4th August Bulletin

The Anglican Parish of Tamborine Mountain

4 August

Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost

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.

We welcome today, Harrison McCulkin, who is to be baptised this afternoon.

Sentence for the Day
Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labour for that which does not satisfy? Eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food.

Isaiah 55:2

Collect
Living God,

whose Son Jesus fed the hungry

with the bread of his life

and the word of his kingdom:

renew your people with your heavenly grace,

and in all our weakness

sustain us with your true and living bread,

Jesus Christ our Lord;

who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,

one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Liturgy: via PowerPoint + APBA Colour – Green

Readings: 2 Samuel 11:26-12:13a; Psalm 51:1-12; Ephesians 4:1-16; John 6:24-35

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………….535       I am the Bread of Life

Gradual……….693       Come as you are

Offertory……...538      Feed us now Bread of Life

Missional……..618       What does the Lord require

Intercessions – Prepared by John Noble
We give thanks to God for the wonderful world in which we live, surrounded by so much beauty if only we can pause to notice it. We pray that as our lives become longer and we accumulate more material wealth we do not damage the resources which we must leave to those who will follow.
Lord, in your mercy.... Hear our prayer
We thank God that we live in peace and prosperity here in Australia and we pray for all those areas where there is conflict and civil strife. Particularly we pray for the Middle East where the danger of widespread war is becoming closer. We pray for those who are involved in efforts to keep the peace and seek just solutions to the conflicts. We pray for so many innocent civilians who are governed by militant and corrupt governments with whom they totally disagree, but who inflict so much hardship on their populations.
Lord, in your mercy.... Hear our prayer
We pray for our church as part of the world wide Anglican Communion, and for all its leaders. We pray for positive outcomes from the recent Diocesan Synod and for all who are working actively to maintain the good works done by so many voluntary groups within their communities. We pray for our Archbishop Jeremy, our Bishop John, our priest Helen and our parish council.
Lord, in your mercy.....Hear our  prayer
We thank God for our health and strength and pray for all those who are suffering from long- or short-term illness. We pray for all places of healing and treatment, and for those who work there, doctors, nurses and other medical staff. We pray for all those who care for the elderly and others in their own homes, particularly those who find such a burden too heavy. Today we pray for...and any others known to us at this time.
Lord, in your mercy....Hear our  prayer
We pray for our local communities, here on the mountain and around Canungra, the emergency service workers and so many others who help in our daily lives but whose contribution we take for granted.  We pray for those who make decisions that affect our lives locally, that they make take notice of the opinions of those who have elected them, even if they do not agree with their ideas. Lord, in your mercy.... Hear our prayer
We thank God for the lives of those who have been influential in our lives but are no longer with us, and for those whose year’s mind occurs at this time
Almighty God, you have promised to hear our prayers. Grant that what we have asked in faith we may by your grace receive, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

Year’s Mind Anniversaries this month:
Richard (Dick) Jones, Don Newman, Phillip Kahler

A note from Helen
Our readings today bring us ‘face to face’ with sin and grace. When we recognise our fallibility, we open ourselves to grace beyond our efforts, we find the transformative energy emerging from a grace and power greater than our own. We may not feel like we deserve God’s grace, but God’s grace gives us new life and a new orientation in our brokenness. Nathan challenges David’s sin – both his actions regarding Bathsheba, and the cover-up he engineered when he ordered the murder of Uriah. The prophet convicts David of his misdeeds and tells him there will be ‘hell to pay’. Both David’s hidden and intentional sin have consequences. And this passage convict all of us as well. Even if our ‘sins’ are minor, unintentional or motivated by love. Thomas Merton speaks of the ‘guilty bystander’ and all of us, by our actions or omissions, indirectly leave a trail of tears. None of us is innocent, even though some of our ‘sins’ are hidden or leave little damage behind them. We are all in need of healing grace to begin again with new and transformed lives.

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.

Thank You for DGS Africa Donation:
On behalf of DGS Africa, I would like to thank you for your generous donation to our children’s ministry. The funds were used to buy a good, reconditioned laptop for the coordinator of online training and translation work. Rev Essie is about to start online training for about 50 trainees and has started to translate training material into Swahili for DGS training in Tanzania. John Corner

 Springtime on the Mountain: Save the Date!
Friday September 27 and Saturday September 28
St George’s Church is on the map for Springtime on the Mountain.

Season of Creation Prayer Service
Prayer Service 12pm Wednesday 4th September at the Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens on the Lychee Tree Lawn. All Welcome!

Season of Creation App
The Season of Creation App is now available for download from both Google and Apple app stores. It contains 34 devotions, prayers and reflections for the 34 days in the Season of Creation. Simply search “Season of Creation” in your app store, to download it to your smartphone or device.

Treasurer’s Report June 2024

Parish Financial Summary June Year-to-date 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

June Retiring Collection: Discipleship of the Good Shepherd donation $330

August Retiring Collection:  Little Lukies at St Luke’s Church, Canungra

Little Lukies is a church-based program, run every Monday in term time, that introduces primary school aged children to God and the church. Children are given afternoon tea when they arrive from school, followed by a game, a ‘lesson’ in the church and an activity related to the story that is taught each week.

Emergency Relief @ St George’s 

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

UPCOMING EVENTS

Sunday August 11       High Tea Fundraiser 2:00pm – 4pm @ St Luke’s

Tuesday August 13      Coffee in Canungra 11:00am at Café Metz

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/ Wed 10:30am other weeks

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        4:30pm 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 Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost – Green

2 Samuel 18:5-9, 14:31-33; Psalm 130; Ephesians 4:25-5:2; John 6:34, 41-51