30th July 2023

28 Jul

Written By Sonya Gubbins

The Anglican Parish of Tamborine Mountain

30th July 2023

Ninth 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

Neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8.38–39

Collect of the Day

O God, the fount of wisdom,

you have revealed to us in Christ

the hidden treasure and the pearl of great price:

grant us your Spirit’s gift of discernment,

that, in the midst of the things of this world,

we may learn to value the priceless worth of your kingdom,

and be ready to renounce all else

for the sake of the precious gift you offer.

We ask this 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:

Genesis 29.15-28; Psalm 105.1-11; Romans 8.26-39; Matthew 13. 44-58

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

Faith is often challenging to us and can be poorly understood by others. In the parable of the hidden treasures, Jesus tells us that a man found treasure, hid it again and then sold everything he had to buy the land. This may sound shrewd to some, but others see him as dishonest and conniving. The pearl trader who sees a large pearl he desires, and then sells all his other pearls to buy this one seems foolish to many. Effectively he has taken himself ‘out of the market’, as he no longer has the resources to keep trading. But there is a subtle message in these parables. The Gospel of God will take hold of your life and totally rearrange your priorities. The Gospel is also good news only to those who are not satisfied with their current lives, because if you are contented, then you are not interested in ‘risking your life’ for anything else. Faith is about seeing – seeing something others do not see, seeing something the world does not value. Faith is not about knowledge, but about trust, trust that leads you to act and speak differently, like you have a secret few know. Today’s gospel gives us a promise – God’s disruptive, life-changing, and life-giving kingdom is coming. We will need patience and trust to await it, and it may not be anything like what we expect when it arrives, but it will invade, take over and transform our lives.

NOTICES

Gwen Curtis turns 100 and you are invited to join her for that celebration August 12 from 10am in the Georgian Room. Please share the news with all you know who know Gwen, as she will be here from her new residence down the mountain and it would be a great opportunity to share in this momentous occasion with her.

Georgian Room

The Georgian Room is now hired out on most days of the week at varying times. Some hirers have children present and therefore are very mindful of their responsibilities towards them. Should you need to access the Georgian Room and surrounds (inside the fence) please check with Helen first.

Rev’d Helen is being Commissioned as our Priest-in-Charge.

3pm August 5 at St George’s Eagle Heights.

Come and join the Bishop, the Deanery, other clergy, family and friends as Helen is Commissioned as our new Priest.

Hymns

Introit 569 Guide me O Thou great Redeemer

Gradual 647 Comfort, Comfort

Offertory 745 Seek ye first the Kingdom of God

Missional 380 Yours be the Glory

Intercessions – prepared by Anne

Almighty God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit: You taught us to pray not only for ourselves but for people everywhere: so now hear us as we pray for others, in the name of Jesus Christ our Saviour and Lord.

We pray for our nation and our local community. Guide us in good and right ways; lead us to reflect your kingdom’s values in all we are and do. And we pray for our world, with all its difficulties: May poverty be overcome by generosity; hunger by compassion; disease by caring; and war by peace. We pray for your church: St. Luke’s and St. George’s to be a colony of heaven on earth, that brings You honour and not shame by what we do and say.