Parish Bulletin

20 Oct

Written By Sonya Gubbins

PARISH BULLETIN 17th October 2021

The Patronal Festival of St Luke

Sentence of the Day

The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few;

ask therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into his harvest.

Luke 10:2

Collect for St Luke’s Day

Almighty God,
who inspired your servant Luke the physician
to set forth in his gospel
the love and healing power of your Son:
graciously continue in your Church
this love and power to heal,
to the praise and glory of your name;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God,
now and for ever. Amen.

Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost

God of unchangeable power,

when the heaven and earth were made,

the morning stars sang together

and the host of heaven shouted for joy:

open our eyes to the wonders of creation

and teach us to use all things for good,

to the honour of your glorious name;

through Jesus Christ our Lord,

who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Liturgy: via PowerPoint + APBA Colour – Red

Readings: Jeremiah 8.22-9.3; Psalm 145.10-18; 2 Timothy 4.9-17a; Luke 10.1-9

Hymns

Introit TIS 150 Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones

Gradual: TIS 448 Blest are the pure in heart

Offertory: TIS 447 Lord your almighty word

Post Communion TIS 427 Lord your word abiding

Recessional: TIS 161 Tell out my soul

Fr Harry writes:

To St Luke, a Gentile, we owe the beautifully written Gospel of St Luke, and the Book of Acts. He was a Greek physician, a disciple of St Paul, a companion on some of his missionary journeys and an inspired writer. Luke’s gospel focuses on the compassion of Christ. His gospel contains some of the most moving parables, such as the Good Samaritan and Prodigal Son. This, with his emphasis on poverty, prayer and purity of heart, make up much of his appeal to the Gentiles, for whom he wrote.

Luke is the patron saint of doctors, surgeons and artists (due to his picturesque style of writing). His symbol in Christian Iconology is the winged ox.

The parishioners at St Luke’s, Canungra, are proud of their beautiful 1936 church, which is kept in pristine condition, and hope that many will join with them for the Evening Prayer Service on Sunday at 5.00pm. This will be followed by a sumptuous BBQ and fellowship.

A Patronal Festival celebrates the life of a Faith Community and gives thanks for the qualities of their saint and those who have worshiped at St Luke’s over the past 85 years.

With my best wishes, Fr Harry

Prayers of the people Prepared by John N

In our prayers today let us first thank God for the wonders of his creation, for the heavens above and the earth beneath, and for all the living creatures which share God’s world with us. We pray for those who live in areas which have been destroyed and polluted by man’s greed and power over nature, and we pray for all who work for the preservation of what is in danger of being lost for ever, and for the recovery of what can be nurtured and flourish again for our benefit.