5th March Bulletin
The Anglican Parish of Tamborine Mountain
5th March 2023
Second Sunday in Lent
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
Sentence for the Day
God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.
John 3.16
Collect
God of mercy,
you are full of tenderness and compassion,
slow to anger, rich in mercy,
and always ready to forgive:
grant us grace to renounce all evil and to cling to Christ,
that in every way we may prove to be your loving children;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Hymns
Introit TIS 376 I know my redeemer lives (St George’s 491 Father welcomes all his children)
Gradual(St G’s) TIS 691 Faith will not grow from words alone
Offertory TIS 675 Shine Jesus Shine
Missional TIS 242 I danced in the morning (Lord of the Dance)
Liturgy: via PowerPoint + APBA Colour – Violet
Readings: Genesis 12.1-4a; Ps 121; Romans 4.1-5, 13-17 (Galatians 5.1,16,21-22 at St George’s); John 3.1-7
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
For the first few generations of Christians, when a person made the decision to commit their lives to Jesus and his followers, they were immediately taken to the nearest body of water and baptised. There was no lengthy period of preparation or instruction. It was figured that if you were willing to risk being fed to the lions for being a Christian, then it was reasonable to assume your decision was not an ‘idle thought’ or ‘whim’. By the time of Emperor Constantine, Christianity was the official religion of the empire, and many people sought to ‘become Christian’ to guarantee political and social status and favour. So a year long period of preparation was introduced, which finished with an intense final forty days of fasting, self-examination and prayer before the celebration of baptism in the Easter Vigil. This forty day period is what we now know and observe as Lent, a time for us all to examine if we have what it takes to be the people of God, and followers of Jesus.
NOTICES…
St Luke’s Annual Car Boot Sale Saturday 11th March 8.00am
All funds raised by this St Luke’s Guild event are for the maintenance of the church buildings. Please support however you are able. Donations of T&T, baked goodies, plants welcome. Items can be delivered to St George’s office in the week prior for on-forwarding to St Luke’s if necessary.
Sites $10 contact David Ayscough (07 5533 7070)
Walking the Walk 2023
During holy week, Bishop John will be ‘walking the Southern Region’, (Robina, Southport, Holyrood, Tamborine, Jimboomba, Logan, Sunnybank, Carindale). He will arrive at St Georges (from Holy Rood) on Tuesday 4th April, and will leave the next day for Jimboomba. I will be taking him to the Cathedral on Tuesday for the Chrism Service, and then transporting him ‘down the mountain’, on Wednesday morning for him to walk to Jimboomba. Come see him off. More details with times etc as they evolve.
CPR Training
If you need, or would like, to undertake CPR training, a course will be held in the Georgian Room at 9.30am on Friday 21st April. $60/head. Please advise the office before 10th April if you would like to attend.
Assistant Treasurer.
Do you know anyone who would be willing to ‘shadow’ John King in the role of parish treasurer to learn the role and help him by sharing the role. This is a voluntary role and John will give the person all the assistance needed to learn the role. Please talk to Rev’d Helen or John King if are willing to consider this role or know someone who might.
Parish Phone
The parish phone is working again.
This week’s intercessions: Prepared by Peta
Jesus went up the mountain and called to him those whom he wanted, and they came to him. And he appointed twelve, whom he also named apostles, to be with him, and to be sent out to proclaim the gospel.
Lord God, today we farewell one of our own, John, as he takes up your call to spread your message in his return to work with the children of Africa. We pray your blessings on his mission, and on all the lives he touches.
We pray for all who proclaim your gospel. In our Diocese, we pray for the work of Phillip and John; in our parish we pray for Helen, John and Allan, as well as Keith, Jan, Gisela and Barbara, who share your gospel in small groups. Uphold us, when we want to follow you but we hesitate or falter.
And he appointed twelve, whom he also named apostles, to be with him, and to be sent out to proclaim the gospel.
We give thanks for all your followers and servants in every age. We remember this week David of Wales, and all those whose year’s mind occurs this month. Hold in your hands the dying, and comfort those who are mourning loved ones.
And he appointed twelve, whom he also named apostles, to be with him, and to be sent out to proclaim the gospel.
We pray for our world. Help us to cherish the beauty of our earth and the resources which sustain our lives, our health. Turn us from greed and needless waste.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
We pray for all people, those close to us and those far away and very different from us. We pray for the people of Syria and Turkei and New Zealand, for lives lost, homes destroyed and children traumatised. We pray for healing for those suffering illness and frailty. We pray for those who are homeless or have no employment, who are feeling marginalised from society. We pray especially for ….. and for those known to us whom we name aloud or in the silence of our hearts…
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Lord God, we thank you for all the gifts you give us and we pray your blessing on us as we go forth into the world this week. And grant that what we have asked in faith, we may by your grace, receive. Amen.
Year’s Mind Anniversaries this month
Christopher Fulcher, Geoff Perkins, Tim Lyne, Matthew Power,
Amber Mailer, John Vance.
Candidates for Confirmation
Please pray for Cy and Sophia who are preparing for Confirmation.
March Retiring Collection: ABM’s Lenten Appeal
Your gift this Lent and Good Friday will help support vulnerable women, youth and children in the Diocese of Jerusalem. It will empower many vulnerable women in Gaza and improve the nutrition of their children, via the courageous work of the Ahli Hospital. It will also help to ensure that young Anglican Palestinians learn more about their Christian heritage, including visiting ancient Christian sites such as the synagogue church where Jesus read the scroll of Isaiah. These young people will also be provided with the skills needed to lead their communities and churches into the future.
Emergency Relief @ St George’s
Bank Details for EFT BSB 704-901 Acc. No 00015232
Upcoming Events
Saturday 4 March Working Bee @ St Luke’s 8.00am
Sunday 5 March PC Meeting @ St Luke’s 1.00pm
Vision Statement Planning
Saturday 11 March St Luke’s CBS 7.00am – 12.00midday
Tuesday 14 March Coffee in Canungra 10.00am Café Metz
Sunday 23 April Confirmation of Cy and Sophia at 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
Bible Study Wed 11.00am@ St Luke’s
Friday Bible Study Fri 10:00am Weekly during Lent except 3rd March
PARISH DIRECTORY
Locum Priest 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 Third Sunday in Lent (violet)
Exodus 17.1-7; Ps 95; Romans 5.1-11; John 4.5-42