12 November 2023
The Anglican Parish of Tamborine Mountain
12 November 2023
Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost
and Ministry Preparation Sunday
St. George’s, Tamborine Mountain St. Luke’s, Canungra
2 Dapsang Drive, 15-21 Kidston Street,
Tamborine Mountain Canungra
Sunday: 10.00am Eucharist Sunday: 8.00am Eucharist
4.00 pm Eucharist
We are a Christian faith community living in the way of Christ accepting and welcoming all in loving service, growing Christ’s future on Earth.
Sentence for the Day
Watch and be ready, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. Matthew 24.42, 44
Collect of the Day
Eternal God,
you have taught us that the night is far spent
and the day is at hand:
keep us awake and alert,
watching for your kingdom,
so that when Christ, the bridegroom, comes
we may go out joyfully to meet him,
and with him enter into the marriage feast
that you have prepared for all who truly love you;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Liturgy: via PowerPoint + APBA Colour – Green
Readings: Joshua 24.1–3a, 24.14–25; Psalm 78.1-7; 1 Thessalonians 4.9–18; Matthew 25.1–13
We acknowledge and pay our respects to the Wanggeriburra people of the Yugambeh Nation, the traditional owners and ongoing custodians of the land on which we gather, and to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people worshipping with us today.
A note from Helen The stories we tell are important. The stories Joshua and the Israelites exchange in our first reading are painful to hear and difficult to deal with. Joshua asks the Israelites to choose who they will follow, ‘the God of your ancestors or the gods of the Amorites in whose land we now live’. But their reason for choosing God is not easy to hear. So how do we deal with a God whose stories include drownings, curses, plagues, and genocidal conquests. And although we may not realise it, the stories we tell, and the gods we choose or reject, are powerfully linked. The Israelites had to choose between a God who turned a blind eye to violence and tribalism or a God who would call them to account when they oppressed the stranger, ignored the widow, mistreated the orphan. And our society today has its own life-or-death decision about God and neighbour. We are not autonomous to do whatever we want; the God of covenant will not quietly accept selfish anti-neighbour behaviour. So, our neighbour decision is an awareness that the ones unlike us deserve inclusion in the whole of community. Our stories matter. And even though God is in our stories, God will never be contained by our stories. As Christ’s followers, we are called to hold our stories reverently but lightly, let them exist in full and creative tension with each other. May we choose a God who is unimaginably bigger than the stories we tell, a God whose every story begins, and ends, in love.
NOTICES
Stewardship Thought
1. What does ‘living in the way of Christ’ mean for us/you?
2. How do we/you live in the way of Christ?
3. How do we/I communicate ‘living in the way of Christ’ in the wider community?
Offering Envelopes for the next 6 months are available at the entry table.
Christmas Market - 2 December. Set-up day is Friday 1 December. BOOKS: good, clean, tidy books, can be left on Sundays in the Georgian Room. TRASH & TREASURE: Surprise us. Nothing electrical, please. CRAFT: Nimble fingers and creative ideas items. JAMS & PRESERVES: Are you a jam maker? (Remember to write ingredients on the jar). PLANTS: only on "set-up day Friday 1 Dec". Posy of flowers from your garden? CAKES: We produce some very saleable goodies. (Again write the ingredients on the item). Deliver on set-up day or before 8am on Market Day. RAFFLE: Tickets will be available for distribution from Val B. PRE-LOVED STALL: if you have pre-loved items for this stall, they can be placed in the garage in the rectory. Contact Rev’d Helen to arrange access.
Hymns
Introit @ St Luke’s 491 Father welcomes all his children
Introit @ St George’s 123 Be Still my soul
Gradual 717 Give thanks
Offertory 407 Breathe on me
Missional 599 Take my life
Intercessions – prepared by Peta
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.’
Heavenly Father, we give you thanks and honour for the beauty of the earth and for the earth’s bounty which sustains us. Help us to use these resources mindful of the needs of all people on this earth. Guide world leaders in making fair and ethical decisions about the future of our world. We pray for all nations and peoples suffering impacts of severe weather and climate change. We pray for relief from bushfire in our own country, and especially for those firefighters who lost their lives in the service of others.
Merciful God, hear our prayer.
We give you thanks and honour for your church across the world, for the world-wide Anglican Communion, for church leaders in this diocese and in this parish. Our prayers go with Rev John in his work in Africa. We give thanks for the commitment of Archbishop Elect, Jeremy and his assistant bishops.
Merciful God, hear our prayer.
We remember your commandment to love one another, and we pray for all those in need, and for support services, helping where we have the opportunity and resources. We pray for the seriously ill and dying, those without shelter, security, or dignity. In our community, we pray for school leavers, especially for Cy. We pray for those mourning the painful loss of loved ones, and especially for the family of our friend, Kaye.
Merciful God, hear our prayer.
Heavenly Father, we are blessed and honoured that you have promised a place with you for each of us when our time on earth comes to an end. We honour all who have lived their lives according to your will and have gone before us; we give thanks for the lives of all saints, martyrs, missionaries and Christian teachers.
Merciful God, hear our prayer.
Prayer for Archbishop-elect Jeremy – Rev’d Helen.
Merciful god, grant that what we have asked for in faith, we may by your grace, receive. Amen
Year’s Mind Anniversaries this month
Elizabeth Marshall, Joe Armstrong, Harold Ellis, Jean Cooke.
November Retiring Collection: Archbishop’s 2023 November appeal
This year the Archbishop’s November appeal is in aid of the Solomon Islands Climate Change and Disaster Management Project sponsored by the Anglican Board of Mission. Your donation will help local communities prepare for disasters, increase food security and address the adverse impacts of climate change.
Emergency Relief @ St George’s
Bank Details for EFT BSB 704-901 Acc. No 00015232
Upcoming Events
Tuesday 14 November Coffee in Canungra OWL 11.00am
Friday 17 November SLAngers Youth Group 6pm @ St Luke’s
Sunday 19 November Ministry Sunday
Sunday 19 November Parish Council meeting 11.15am @ St G
Saturday 25 November St Luke’s Guild meeting 8am bacon/egg roll
Sunday 26 November Christingle Service 4pm @ St Luke’s
Saturday 2 December Christmas Markets @ St George’s
Sunday 10 December Parish AGM1 @ St George’s
Wednesday 20 December St Luke’s Carols 6.30pm
Sunday 24 December Footsteps Christmas 4pm
WEEKLY EVENTS:
Footsteps Sun 10.00am@ St George’s
Roslyn Lodge 1st/3rd Mon 10.30am
Little Lukies Mon 3:00pm @ St Luke’s
Meditation Tue 9.30am @ St George’s
Wally Wombat Club Wed 9.30am @ St Georges (in recess)
Bible Study Wed 11.00am@ St Luke’s (in recess)
Friday Bible Study Fri 10:00am Fortnightly. (1st & 3rd)
PARISH DIRECTORY
Priest-in-Charge Rev’d Helen Paget 04 9248 8330
Helen.Paget@anglicanchurchsq.org.au
Churchwarden Delma McCrea 07 5545 1856 delma.mccrea@live.com
Churchwarden Peta Tierney 04 1325 8332 peta.tierney@hotmail.com
Priests with Permission to Officiate:
The Rev’d John Corner, The Ven Allan Paulsen
Parish Office
Phone: 5545 2919 Monday to Friday 9.30-2.30
Email: tamborinemountain@anglicanchurchsq.org.au
Website: https://tamborinemtandcanungraanglican.com
Parish Bank Details: BSB 704-901 Account No. 00000450
Readings for Next Week Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (Green) Judges 4.1–10; Psalm 123; 1 Thessalonians 5.1–11; Matthew 25.14–30