7 May 2023 Bulletin

3 May

Written By Sonya Gubbins

The Anglican Parish of Tamborine Mountain

7th May 2023

Fifth Sunday of Easter

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

‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life,’ says the Lord.

‘No one comes to the Father except through me.’

John 14.6

Collect of the Day

Everliving God,

whose Son Jesus Christ is the way, the truth, and the life:

give us grace to love one another,

to follow in the way of his commandments,

and to share his risen life;

who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,

one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Collect of Commitment

Gracious Father,

who in your great mercy made glad the disciples

with the sight of the risen Lord:

give us such awareness of his presence with us

that we may be strengthened and sustained by his risen life,

and serve you continually in righteousness and truth;

through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Liturgy: via PowerPoint + APBA Colour – White

Readings: Acts 7.55-60; Psalm 31.1-5,17-18; 1 Peter 2.11-25; John 14.1-14

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

‘Lord, do not hold this sin against them.’ These words from Stephen just before he died resemble closely the words of Jesus on the cross “Father forgive them, for they know not what they do”. And the question to us today is how readily would we offer this prayer for those who wrong us. Society is not always very forgiving. In fact, if you are seen to not ‘get even’ or at least ‘hold them to answer’ for what another person has done to us, society labels us as ‘weak’, or ‘insipid’. But, I think, forgiveness starts with ‘me’. If I cannot forgive the other person, then the pain, and the wrong, stays with me and I end up punishing myself by ‘holding on’ to the wrong rather than ‘letting it go’. I can only know freedom if I do not hold on to the hurt, the pain, the injury that others have caused me. It doesn’t matter if the other does not recognise that they have wronged me, it doesn’t matter that they do not accept my forgiveness or even that I offer it ‘out loud’; so long as I am able to ‘inwardly’ let go of the injury so that I can once again live a free and God-filled life.

NOTICES

Service of Evensong at St John’s Cathedral to mark Coronation.

The Very Reverend Dr Peter Catt and the Cathedral Chapter invite you to a Service of Evensong to mark the Coronation of His Majesty Charles III

King of Australia, at St John’s Cathedral 373 Ann Street, Brisbane

Sunday 7th May 2023, 5:00 pm, followed by light refreshments.

Mission Action Planning St George’s (20 May).

Coffee in Canungra - Tuesday 9 May at Bean Inn, 10am

Commitment Sunday - 18 June

As we prepare for Commitment Sunday this year, have you noticed the new Mission Statement on the front of this Bulletin?

Mother’s Day Stall

It’s that time of year again: Mother’s Day! This means we will be having our annual Mother’s Day stall on May 13 from 8:00 am. As usual we will be selling cakes and other baked goodies along with plants and jams.

If you can supply any of these your contribution will be much appreciated.

Don’t forget to sign the roster at the back of the church if you can assist on the stall.

Containers for Change

There is now a collection bag at St George’s as well as the one at Canungra. Please support this recycling activity that in turn supports Religious Instruction in local schools.

Hymns

Introit 246 Christ is the world’s light

Gradual 427 Lord, your word abiding

Offertory 643 I want to walk as a child of the light

Missional 687 God gives us a future

Intercessions prepared by Keith

Everliving God, we give you thanks that you sent your Son to be our way, our truth and our life. We bring our prayers for the world, the church, and for one another before you.

We pray for the world: We pray that the gift of life is handled with gentle hands as we care for your creation, as we tend, and use wisely and sustainably the natural environment in which we live.