25th August Bulletin
The Anglican Parish of Tamborine Mountain
25 August
Fourteenth 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.
Sentence for the Day
Jesus said, ‘It is the spirit that gives life; the flesh is useless. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.’ John 6:63
Collect
Everliving God,
by whose Spirit the whole body of the Church
is governed and sanctified:
hear the prayers we offer for all your faithful people,
that in the ministry to which you have called them
each may serve you in holiness and truth;
through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Liturgy: via PowerPoint + APBA Colour – Green
Readings: 1 Kings 8:22-30, 41-43; Psalm 84; Ephesians 6:10-20; John 6:56-69
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………….801 Let us build a house
Gradual……….607 Make me a channel of your peace
Offertory……...477 Jesus calls us here to meet him
Missional……..592 Stand up, stand up for Jesus (St George’s)
414 There’s a Spirit in the Air (St Luke’s)
Intercessions - prepared by Jan Armstrong
Loving God, you created a world of wonder and beauty for us to love and care for. Guide us to see and feel your presence with us anew whenever we consider your marvellous creation. Help us to be faithful stewards conserving the Earth’s natural resources. As we live our lives, may we be respectful of our responsibilities to love and serve you, Father God and provide for generations to come.
For your love and goodness, we give you thanks, O God.
Loving God, may we in St George’s and St Luke’s be a loving, caring Christian community bringing delight to your heart as we show your love and understanding to one another and to the wider community around us. Guide and strengthen us. Centre our hearts on your teachings to lead us forward in your will. May the Holy Spirit be alive in our hearts and minds each day.
For your love and goodness, we give you thanks, O God.
Loving God, you know the heart and needs of each person in our wider community. Help us to be still and hear your voice guiding us to show your love to all. We thank you Father God that in caring for those in need we may be a witness for your love. We especially pray today for refugees, whether they are local people seeking a refuge from domestic violence of every kind or refugees from other countries seeking a safe place to live.
For your love and goodness, we give you thanks, O God.
Loving God, you call to yourself those faithful servants whose earthly work is complete. We pray for your comfort to be with the families of those whose yearly remembrance occurs at this time. We thank you for the sure and certain knowledge that in your time we will join with those who have gone before us to praise and worship you for all eternity.
For your love and goodness, we give you thanks, O God.
You are our God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Grant that what we have asked for 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
Solomon prays to an all-embracing God whose glory includes both stranger and friend. He prays that this God who was well known to his father David, is so big, so ‘unmeasurable’ that the temple Solomon has built could not ‘hold’ God. God cares for us and for neighbours, and invites us to move outside our own ‘backyards’ and include the rest of humanity as well. God hears the prayers of the foreigner, the ‘known’ and the ‘unknown’ and God will care for the outsider just as much as us. In this current environment of religious tension, we need to hear and respond to these words of inclusion. The foreigner, the refugee, the asylum seeker, those who arrive by legitimate and illegal means, are cared for and cared about by God. Even though we may try to separate ‘church’ from ‘state’, Solomon’s prayer recognises only one kingdom, God’s kingdom flows through our political, and our individual spheres and our behaviour should reflect that kingdom.
NOTICES:
Rev’d Helen on Leave
Rev’d Helen will be on leave in WA from Mon the 26th of August until Tue the 3rd of September. If you have any urgent queries, please speak to a Churchwarden.
Gardening Bee @ St George’s
Saturday September 14 from 9am. It’s time to weed and tidy up the grounds of St George’s in preparation for our Springtime on the Mountain visitors!
Additionally, the compost bays are full and need shovelling out and spreading to garden beds. Please come and help. Bring everything you might need including closed in shoes.
Springtime on the Mountain:
Friday September 27 and Saturday September 28
St George’s Church is on the map for Springtime on the Mountain.
Planning Meeting 10am Saturday August 31st at St George’s.
Commitment Sunday:
Many thanks to everyone who completed and submitted a Commitment Card for your proposed giving to the Parish for the next twelve months. If you haven’t yet, you can place your completed Card in the Sunday collection plate.
Just a gentle reminder to those who are commencing to use/already use Parish Direct or Direct Credit to contact your banking facility to set up or change any of the details of your giving. If you are new to using envelopes please contact Keith Slater.
Prayer for Peace in the Midde East
Queensland Faith Communities Council invites you to a Multifaith Prayer for Peace in the Middle East, Sunday 8 September at 3pm in the Multifaith Centre (N35), Griffith University Nathan Campus, 170 Kessels Road, Nathan.
RSVP is essential to gparatz@bigpond.com by Sept 4.
Treasurer’s Report July 2024
Parish Financial Summary July Year-to-date Budget YTD
Total income $9,765 $76,077 $62,079
- Includes offerings $7,756 $49,905 $43,190
Total expenditure $13,674 $95,716 $103,191
July Retiring Collection for Ausnep Australia donation $360
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
Mon Aug 26 – Sept 3 Rev’d Helen on leave in WA
Saturday August 31 Meeting for Springtime on the Mtn 10am @St G’s
Tuesday Sept 10 Coffee in Canungra 11am at the Blue House
Sunday Sept 15 Parish Council Meeting 11:15am at St George’s
Fri/Sat 27/28 Sept Springtime on the Mountain
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
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
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost - Creation 1 – Green
Song of Songs 2:8-13; Psalm 45:1-2, 6-9; James 1:17-27; Mark 7:1-8, 14-23