28th July Bulletin
The Anglican Parish of Tamborine Mountain
28 July 2024
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
Commitment Sunday
St. George’s, Tamborine Mountain
2 Dapsang Drive, Tamborine Mountain
Saturday 4:00pm Eucharist &
Sunday: 10:00am Eucharist
St. Luke’s, Canungra
15-21 Kidston Street, Canungra
Sunday: 8:00am 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 living bread that came down from heaven,’ says the Lord. ‘Whoever eats of this bread will live for ever; and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.’
John 6:51
Collect
Gracious God, you have placed within the hearts of all your children a longing for your word and a hunger for your truth: grant that, believing in the one whom you have sent,
we may know him to be the true bread of heaven and the food of eternal life, Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom with you and the Holy Spirit be glory and honour for ever and ever. Amen.
Stewardship Poem
If I see a gift as mine alone,
I might give hesitantly,
even grudgingly,
after considering my options,
giving primarily from a
sense of ought.
If I see the gift as God’s
who allows me to use it for
a time, then the gift can
flow more freely, as I join
with others to be a channel
for God’s love and mercy.
By Roberta Porter
Liturgy: via PowerPoint + APBA Colour – Green
Readings: 2 Samuel 11:1-15; Psalm 14; Ephesians 3:14-21; John 6:1-21
We acknowledge and pay our respects to the Wanggeriburra people of the Yugambeh language region, 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.
Hymns
Introit………….699 A new commandment
Gradual……….229 Jesus loves me this I know
Offertory……... Freely, freely
Missional……..417 Loving Spirit
Commitment Sunday Intercessions – Prepared by Keith Slater
Gracious God, as we seek to live in the way of Christ, empower us to be living examples of your love with all whom we meet.
Generous God: we offer ourselves afresh to you.
Giving God, we give you thanks for your Church throughout the world; for Justin, Archbishop of Canterbury; for Jeremy, our Archbishop; John our Bishop and Helen our priest, and for all who bear witness to the Good News of Jesus.
Generous God: we offer ourselves afresh to you.
Creator God, we give you thanks for your creation and for the provision of our needs. We pray for our careful and equitable sharing of this creation; for the living of just lives; for the recognition of the integrity of each other; and for our living together in peace and harmony.
Generous God: we offer ourselves afresh to you.
Loving God, we offer our thanks for the communities in which we live and share your love.
Generous God: we offer ourselves afresh to you.
Gracious God, today, mindful of your boundless love we make our financial offering to you and your ministry in this Parish and community:
(There will be an extended pause. We are invited to come forward and place our Commitment Card in the offering basket before the altar.)
Gracious God, in this commitment we make the offering of ourselves to you.
Generous God: we offer ourselves afresh to you.
Compassionate God, we hold before you today all those who are in need, those whom we know and whom we name aloud or in the silence of our hearts.
Generous God: we offer ourselves afresh to you.
Eternal God, we give thanks for all who have gone before us and who have washed the feet of others offering themselves to you in response to your love.
Loving generous God: we offer ourselves afresh to you this day, through Jesus Christ our Lord, and empowered by the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Year’s Mind Anniversaries this month:
Gordon Marshall, Gloria Watterton, Mollie Ellis, Ted Karamisheff, Audrey Giltinan, Norma Anderson, Helen Emmett, Dennis Fulcher.
A note from Helen
Our readings today span the polarities and ambiguities of life. They connect themes involving the individual and communal, scarcity and abundance, and fallibility and grace. They are both spiritual and political and call us to move beyond our own self-interest to see world loyalty, beyond scarcity to see abundance. They call us to look beyond our pleasure and power to embrace the power of love and sacrifice. When we are connected with God, we find we have everything we need to succeed, prosper, serve God, and to support God’s vision of Shalom.
David is close to God’s heart. Tempted and seduced by beauty, he takes advantage of Bathsheba, tries to cover it up, and engineers her husband Uriah’s death. There is no excuse for his behaviour, yet saints can also be sinners. David’s immorality challenges us to take inventory of our own lives. Have we not sinned and fallen short of God’s glory? Do we, sometimes, intend good but leave behind us a trail of pain? Our imperfections do not disqualify us from challenging injustice and political immorality, and they remind us not to put ourselves on a moral pedestal.
The feeding of the multitude reminds us that we have resources beyond belief. Five loaves and two fish can feed a multitude. Divine multiplication brings abundance from what we see as just scarcity. What would happen if we anticipated God’s blessings? Our gifts and bounty, dedicated to God’s vision, bring results beyond our expectation.
NOTICES:
High Tea Fundraiser at St Luke’s
Sunday August 11, 2:00pm – 4:00pm at St Luke’s Church, Canungra.
Entertainment and Raffles! We are raising funds to maintain the church.
Adults $25, children under 10 yrs. $10 - All Wecome!
RSVP by August 8 to Jan saintlukescanungra@gmail.com or M: 0404 114 849
2024 Season of Creation Art and Photography Exhibition
OPEN CALL For Photographers, Writers, and Artists!
The theme for Season of Creation this year is "To hope and act with creation." Upload your creations at www.fb.com/QCEnvNet or email admin@qct.org.au. Artworks can also be posted or delivered to Queensland Churches Together. Photos and artworks to be submitted by 5th August 2024.
Chappy Fundraising Dinner – Tomorrow!
Monday 29th of July at 6pm is the Annual Chappy fundraising Dinner. Come along and support the chappies and our own Chappy Jodie Wooden. CMS dining room QCCC, Beacon Rd Tamborine Mountain.
Treasurer’s Report June 2024
Parish Financial Summary June YTD Budget YTD
Total income $6,827 $66,312 $53,782
- Includes offerings $5,237 $42,148 $37,020
Total expenditure $12,119 $82,041 $88,699
May Retiring Collection for Discipleship of the Good Shepherd donation $330
July Retiring Collection: AUSNEP
2024 marks 16 years of Ausnep Australia - Helping Where It Matters.
Ausnep's vision is to provide a health link between two countries; providing free surgeries, pain management interventions, dental procedures, & public health to those who have no means to access health care, in both remote & urban regions of Nepal. Ausnep also provides ongoing education to health professionals.
Emergency Relief @ St George’s
Bank Details for EFT BSB 704-901 Acc. No 00015232
UPCOMING EVENTS
Monday July 29 Chappy Fundraising Dinner 6pm QCCC Beacon Rd.
Sunday August 11 High Tea Fundraiser 2:00pm – 4pm @ St Luke’s
Tuesday August 13 Coffee in Canungra 11:00am at the Blue House
Sunday August 18 Parish Council Meeting 11:15am at St George’s
Mon August 19 – 22 Rev’d Helen attending Provincial Conference
Saturday August 24 Canungra Show
Mon Aug 26 – Sept 2 Rev’d Helen on leave in WA
WEEKLY EVENTS
Footsteps Sun 10:00am@ St George’s
Wally Wombat Club 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
Bible Study Wed 11:00am@ St Luke’s
Friday Bible Study Fri 10:00am Fortnightly (Mt Tamborine)
SLAngers Fri 5:00pm Fortnightly
PARISH DIRECTORY
Priest-in-Charge: Rev’d Helen Paget
M: 0492 488 330 E: Helen.Paget@anglicanchurchsq.org.au
Churchwarden: Peta Tierney
M: 0413 258 332 E: peta.tierney@hotmail.com
Priests with Permission to Officiate:
The Rev’d John Corner, The Ven Allan Paulsen
Parish Office:
Phone: (07) 5545 2919 Monday to Friday 9.30am-2.30pm
Email: tamborinemountain@anglicanchurchsq.org.au
Website: https://tamborinemtandcanungraanglican.com
Parish Bank Details: BSB 704-901 Account No. 00000450
Readings for Next Week Tenth Sunday after Pentecost – Green
2 Samuel 11:1-15; Psalm 14; Ephesians 3:14-21; John 6:1-21