6th August 2023 Bulletin

The Anglican Parish of Tamborine Mountain

6th August 2023

Tenth 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

The Lord is near to all who call on him in truth. He fulfils the desire of all that fear him, hears their cry, and saves them. Psalm 145.18–19 

Collect of the Day

O God,giver of life and health,

whose Son Jesus Christ has called us to hunger and thirst for justice:

refresh us with your grace,

that we may not be weary in well-doing,

for the sake of him who meets all our needs,

Jesus Christ our Saviour;

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 32.22-31; Psalm 17.1-7,16; Romans 9.1-8; Matthew 14.13-21

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

On a lonely night, after sending his family away, Jacob is confronted by a stranger and they ‘wrestle’ with each other for till daybreak.   Does this sound familiar to you, have you spent time alone in dark places and in that dark place found yourself ‘wrestling’ with something you won’t recognise as God until much, much later.  Whether we recognise our ‘nemesis’ as God or not, it is always in God’s company that we face our demons, and it is in God company that we fight the fights that will bend, break and remake us.  It is God who will bring us to the edge of our strength so that we finally surrender and allow ourselves to be saved.  God battles with and against us for our transformation.  The Hebrew word for wrestle means ‘to get dusty’, and it is when we ‘get down and get dirty’ that we find our true selves, our true strengths, and we face the reality of ourselves.  Jacob declines the ‘man’s’ request for release asking him to first bless him, but first asks for his name.  Are we asked that same question?  Not because God does not know who we are, but sometimes because we don’t.  Or maybe we don’t want to face what we know.  Who am I really.  So don’t despair about your times of ‘struggle’, wrestling means I haven’t walked away from God and God hasn’t walked away from me, and through the wrestling, blessing will come.

NOTICES

Thank you

Thank you for your presence yesterday at my commissioning.  It was lovely to be welcomed so openly and so enthusiastically and your hospitality was appreciated by all who were there.

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.

Rev’d Helen away 21-24 August 2023

Rev’s Helen will be at the Southern Region Clergy Conference during the above dates. Should you have a need to speak to someone  urgently please contact one of the Churchwardens – see back page for details.

Hymns

Introit                44        How lovely is your dwelling place

Gradual            217       Love divine, all loves excelling

Offertory           538       Feed us now Bread of life

Missional          613       Lord of all hopefulness

Intercessions – prepared by Peta

Creator God, we thank you for the wonderful Earth on which we live, and its landscapes and creatures. We thank you for the beauty of our mountain and valley homes. We bring before you our concerns about our planet and its future. Help each of us to play our part in living sustainably and in ensuring all peoples are able to share in the bounty of the earth. 

Wondrously show your steadfast love,

O saviour of those who seek refuge from their adversaries at your right hand.

Living God, we try to live our lives as you commanded us, loving you and our neighbour as ourselves. But we are imperfect and often fail. Forgive us when we falter. Bless this church and all who minister and labour here in your name. Bless Helen, Bishop John, Bishop Administrator Cameron, Dan our Area Dean, and school chaplains Jodie and Nadine.

Wondrously show your steadfast love,

O saviour of those who seek refuge from their adversaries at your right hand.

Compassionate God, we bring before you all who suffer, those who are seriously ill, frail or dying, those living in poverty or who are homeless, all those who need our prayers. We pray especially for…. and for those known to us whom we name aloud or in the silence of our hearts.

Wondrously show your steadfast love,

O saviour of those who seek refuge from their adversaries at your right hand.

Eternal God, you knew each of us before we were born, and we are comforted to know you have prepared a place for us with you when our time on Earth comes to an end. Be with those who are dying and with those who are mourning. We pray for the families of the airmen killed off Hamilton Island this week. We remember with love those whose Years Mind occurs this month.

Wondrously show your steadfast love,

O saviour of those who seek refuge from their adversaries at your right hand and grant that what we have asked for in faith, we may by your grace, receive.

Year’s Mind Anniversaries this month

Dick Jones, Don Newman, Phillip Kahler

August Retiring Collection:  

Religious Instruction Books for Canungra State School

Emergency Relief @ St George’s  

Bank Details for EFT BSB 704-901 Acc. No 00015232

Upcoming Events

Tuesday 8 August        Coffee in Canungra 10.00am el Social

Monday 14 August       SRRC Public Holiday for Ekka

Sunday 20 August        Parish Council meeting

Mon-Thurs 21-24 Aug  Rev’d Helen at Southern Region Conference

Wednesday 30 August SRRC Cuppa in the Communitea Canungra

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 Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost (Green)

Genesis 37.1-4,12-28; Psalm 105.1-6,16-22; Romans 10.4-15;

Matthew 14.22-36