29 October 2023
The Anglican Parish of Tamborine Mountain
29 October 2023
Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost
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
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: you shall love your neighbour as yourself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. Matthew 22.37–40
Collect of the Day
O God,
whose Son has taught us that love is the fulfilment of your law:
stir up within us the fire of your Holy Spirit,
and pour into our hearts your greatest gift of love,
so that we may love you with our whole being,
and our neighbours as ourselves;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Liturgy: via PowerPoint + APBA Colour – Green
Readings:
Deuteronomy 34.1–12; Psalm 90.1–6, 90.13–17; 1 Thessalonians 2.1–13; Matthew 22.34–46
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
What do you think your legacy will be. Our readings today point us ‘beyond self toward identification with God’s Self and the well-being of others long after we are no longer here. Moses has travelled long and hard as he brought the people to the verge of their new homeland, but he would never set foot on this promised land. Martin Luther was once asked what he would do if he was told the world would end tomorrow, and he said, ”I would plant a tree”. We are all creating the future by what we do in the present. Out actions today will bear fruit we may never see, but that should not stop us from doing what we do. Even though we may never enjoy or see the fruits of our creation, we can still shape the future, and that is the point. Hope enables us to trust that God will use our limited lives as contributors to an everlasting adventure. We do something beautiful for God that will outlast our small lifetimes.
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?
Working bee – de Voil Room.
Our primary focus for this room is cleaning out the cupboards, so it would be really good if anyone/all who are aware of the ‘history’ of what is in the cupboards could join us on Saturday 4 November from 9am.
2024 Lectionary is now available. The parish order will be placed on 6 Nov. If you would like a copy please advise the office email by this date.
2024 Calendars have arrived. If you ordered one, they are ready for collection after payment. Please either bring your monies to the office or place it in an envelope clearly marked ‘Calendar’ and your name.
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.
Hymns
Introit 162 Thank you for giving me the morning
Gradual 595 O Jesus I have promised
Offertory 629 When I needed a neighbour
Missional 666 We are marching – St Luke
217 Love divine, all loves excelling - St George
Intercessions – prepared by John N
In our prayers today let us first thank God for the wonderful world in which we live, for the heavens above and the earth beneath, and for all the natural beauty around us if only we open our eyes to notice it. May we remember that we are but guardians of God’s creation and we must preserve and use it wisely for those who will come after us.
Lord, in your mercy....Hear our prayer.
We thank God for the peace and prosperity in which we live her in Australia and pray for all those places around the world where there is conflict, civil strife, oppression of minorities and corruption in governments. Particularly we pray for all those suffering in the Middle East and Ukraine, for all who have lost family members, their homes and loved ones and those who have been forced to flee to other countries as refugees. We pray for all who are working to provide relief and supplies to those who so urgently need it.
Lord, in your mercy....Hear our prayer.
We pray for our Anglican Church throughout the world, and for all its leaders as they seek ways to promote the Gospel among increasingly secular populations. We pray for our Archbishop elect, our regional bishop John, our priest Helen, our parish council and all who work in our parish day by day. We pray for church organisations such as Anglicare and other volunteers as they provide help to those most in need, the homeless, those suffering financial difficulties and others with family problems.
Lord, in your mercy....Hear our prayer.
We thank God for our health and strength and pray for all who are no longer able to continue their lives as they would like due to illness or long-term medical problems. We pray for all places of healing and treatment, hospitals, clinics and all those who care for those unable to look after themselves in their own homes, or in residential accommodation. Today we pray particularly for........... We thank God for the lives of those whom we have known, and are no longer with us, particularly.......
Lord, in your mercy....Hear our prayer.
We pray for our local communities, on the Mountain and around Canungra, for all who work to provide us with our daily needs. The emergency services, those who work in shops and offices, those in volunteer organisations, and for all schools, their teachers and pupils, that wisdom may be taught as well as knowledge.
Lord, in your mercy....Hear our prayer.
Prayer for Archbishop-elect Jeremy – Rev’d Helen.
Almighty God, you have promised to hear our prayers, Grant that what we have asked in faith we may by your grace receive, through Jesus Christ our Lord
Year’s Mind Anniversaries this month
Phil Oldenburg, Dawn Page.
October Retiring Collection: Turning Canungra Pink
Started in 2010, Turning Canungra Pink has become a month-long festival of fundraising and awareness of all types of cancer
Parish Financial Summary Aug/Sep Year-to-date
Total income $21,668 $81,207
- Includes offerings $12,741 $54,719
Total expenditure $36,349 $149,211
Emergency Relief @ St George’s
Bank Details for EFT BSB 704-901 Acc. No 00015232
Upcoming Events
Saturday 4 November Working Bee de Voil Room (note change of date)
Tuesday 7 November Coffee in Canungra OWL 11.00am
Sunday 12 November Ministry Preparation Sunday
Sunday 19 November Ministry Sunday
Sunday 19 November Parish Council meeting
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
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
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-Third Sunday after Pentecost (Green)
Joshua 3.7–17; Psalm 107.1–7, 107.33–37; 1 Thessalonian’s 3.5–13; Matthew 23.1–12