8 September Bulletin
The Anglican Parish of Tamborine Mountain
8 September 2024
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost - Creation 2
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
So speak and so act as those who are to be judged by the law of liberty. James 2:13
Collect
Almighty
and everlasting God,
increase our faith, hope, and love, and, that we may
receive all you promise,
make us love
what you command;
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.
Season of Creation Collect:
Jesus, redeemer of our common home and provider for all of creation;
Teach us to value the habitats of all
your creatures given into our care,
so that we can preserve the world
in all of its diversity
Inspire us to value your precious gifts
and never to take more than we can give,
For you live and reign in the diversity of the Blessed Trinity, Creator,
Redeemer and Sustainer.
Amen.
Liturgy: via PowerPoint + APBA Colour – Green
Readings: Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23; Psalm 125; James 2:1-10, 14-17; Mark 7:24-37
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
Intercessions - prepared by John Noble
As we join with so many Christians around the world in the Season of Creation, we thank God for all the wonders of creation and all the gifts which we use in our daily lives, for food, water, for sunshine and rain and for all living creatures which share this world with us. We pray for God’s guidance in how we can use and preserve all the resources which must be kept for those who come after us. Lord, in your mercy...Hear our prayer
We pray for all those areas around the world where there is conflict and civil strife, particularly in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan and other places where so many people are suffering for conflicts in which they have no influence. We pray for refugees who have been forced out of their homes and for those organisations which bring relief and medical supplies to those who have no other sources of help. Lord, in your mercy...Hear our prayer
We pray for Christians around the world and particularly for those who suffer discrimination and loss, for professing their faith. We pray for church leaders as they seek ways to promote the Gospel message in places which are becoming more secular, in particular for Archbishop Jeremy, Bishop John and our priest Helen. We pray for Anglican and other voluntary organisations which bring help and support to those who can no longer care for themselves. We pray for all residential care homes for the elderly and for those who care for the handicapped in their own homes.
Lord, in your mercy...Hear our prayer
We thank God for our health and strength and pray for all places of healing and treatment, doctors, nurses and other medical staff. Today we pray for....and any others whom we know need special care at this time.
Lord, in your mercy...Hear our prayer
We thank God for all those who live in our community and provide us with all that we need in our daily lives. We pray for those in the emergency services, police, ambulance and fire fighters and we pray for schools, those who teach, and those who learn, that wisdom will be taught as well as knowledge.
Lord, in your mercy...Hear our prayer
We remember all those who have been influential in our lives but are no longer with us, and for those who mourn the loss of loved ones.
We say this grace together: Go before us, O lord, in all our doings with your most gracious favour, and assist us with your continual help, that in all works, begun, continued and ended in you, we may glorify your holy name, and finally by your mercy, obtain everlasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
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:
Joy Powell, William Harris Wheildon, Laurel Youngman, Riley Aiden Conn
Hymns
Introit………….156 Morning has broken
Gradual……….693 Come as you are
Offertory……...690 Beauty for brokenness
Missional……..531 Sent forth by God’s blessing
A note from Helen
The reading from Proverbs may be short, but it ‘kicks’ us where we are. Socrates reflected that it was better to suffer injustice than to perpetrate it. This passage does more than affirm ‘cause and effect’ it connects blessedness with justice and compassion. Generosity expands the spirit and frees us from self-interest. And James’ letter invites us to an embodied and egalitarian faith. Our vision of God as the lover of all creation inspires us to welcome the stranger and uplift the impoverished. In the spirit of the ‘beatitudes’ he reminds us that ‘as we have done to the least of these, we have done unto Christ’. And he challenges our cultural values too, putting those at the bottom end of society at the centre of God’s love and our care. Christian charity is about compassion and fidelity, not reward. Our faith can transform the world and challenge us to leave our comfort zones. The stranger deserves reverence and is entitled to the same well-being that we seek. God wants us to embrace the joy of a good name cultivating the inner and outer journeys and seeking for the ‘other’ what we most desire for ourselves.
NOTICES:
Coffee in Canungra
Tuesday September 10, 11am at The Blue House. All welcome!
Tuesday Meditations in recess
Tuesday Meditations at St George’s are now in recess while Barbara is currently unavailable to lead these sessions.
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, 10am – 4:00pm
St George’s Church is on the map for Springtime on the Mountain.
We would greatly appreciate if anyone is able to donate the following:
· Childrens tea set
· Flower arrangements
· Foliage and flowers
· Fairy lights
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
September Retiring Collection:
Religious Instruction Books for Tamborine Mtn State School. RI books are used each week in lessons given by volunteers from churches in the area. The books are of a high standard and students take them home once completed.
Emergency Relief @ St George’s
Bank Details for EFT BSB 704-901 Acc. No 00015232
UPCOMING EVENTS
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 (in recess)
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
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost - Creation 3 – Green
Proverbs 1:20-33; Psalm 19; James 2:18-26; Mark 8:27-38