27 October Bulletin

The Anglican Parish of Tamborine Mountain

27 October 2024

Twenty-third 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

The redeemed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with singing; and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads. Isaiah 51:1

Collect
O God,

you give light to the blind and comfort to the sorrowing,

and in your Son you have given us a High Priest who has offered the true sacrifice for us

and yet can sympathise

with us in our weakness:

hear the cry of your people

and lead us home to our true country, where with

your Son and the Holy Spirit

you live and reign, one God,

in glory everlasting. Amen

Ministry Collect

Quicken, O Lord,

we pray you,

all members of your church,

 that we may be alive to the opportunities and

responsibilities of our times.

Save us from complacency and from fear of new ways;

inspire our minds with the hope of your kingdom; give us joy in what lies before us; and stir our wills to pray and to work until your will is done on earth as it is in heaven. Amen

Readings: Job 42:1-6, 10-17; Psalm 34:1-8; Hebrews 7:21-28; Mark 10:46-52

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……………..272      Come, thou long expected Jesus

Gradual……….....517      Hallelujah sing to Jesus

Offertory…….......407      Breathe on me, Breath of God (St George’s)
                       579      The blind man sat by the road (St Luke’s) 

Missional…………526      Lord Jesus Christ you have come to us

Intercessions: prepared by Jan Armstrong
Loving God, we praise you and acknowledge you as Lord of our lives. We thank you for the rhythm of the changing seasons reflecting your care and provision for all your creation. Help us to be faithful and loving stewards of our world.
For your love and goodness, we give you thanks, O God.
Loving God, thank you that you always keep your promises. You have promised that all who trust in you will share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. We pray that we may stand firm in our faith as we show your love and understanding to one another. Strengthen those who guide us in this time. We pray for Archbishop Jeremy, Bishop John and Reverend Helen. 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. We pray for all those in areas of conflict in the world. Hear their cries for help we beg and guide the peacemakers to reach a peaceful solution. Guide and equip each of us to show your love and concern for each one in our local community. Help us to be still and hear your voice guiding us. We thank you Father God that in caring for those in need we may be a witness for your love. We thank you for all those who work with children and their families each week in our parish and community activities.
For your love and goodness, we give you thanks, O God.
Loving God, as you weep with those who weep and are in need we pray especially for all who are physically sick or suffering. Give physical and spiritual strength to those who care for them. Use each of us, we pray, to ease the burdens of those around us. Centre our thoughts on you, dear God and fill us with your peace which passes all understanding.
For your love and goodness, we give you thanks, O God.
Loving God, we thank you for the lives which have been lived to your honour and glory, for those who have witnessed of your infinite love and now are with you for eternity. 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 forever.
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:
Phil Oldenburg, Dawn Page, Kaye Corner.

A note from Helen
Our passage from Job this week may leave us feeling slightly ‘unsettled’. In this ‘closing’ of the book of Job, we find its ending not quite ‘kosher’. Job has endured much, he has questioned God and God has questioned him and now he falls down before God and confesses his impiety, he confesses he had not realised the scope of God’s power when he questioned God’s justice and morality. And in return for his humble apology, Job receives twice as much as he had before, including children. But this is where it gets a little awkward. What does that say about the children Job has lost. Were they of no consequence. How do you ‘replace’ children you have lost through death. Most scholars believe this ending was added to undo some of the criticism of the tradition of acts-consequences and rewards-punishments, enshrined in Hebraic theology. But the ending is not a good one. Even though tragedy leads us into growth and healing, we are always ‘scarred’ by our losses and pain. After all the pain Job endured, did he recover from his ‘God-induced’ trauma. Did he ever fully make peace with God and experience God in terms of love instead of fear and awe? Did he accept his daughters and sons as fully his own?

So this ending leaves us questioning, how do we understand God’s relationship to humankind and the world? Is our understanding primarily in terms of love or power. Job’s God is undeniably awesome in power and ingenuity, but is there real love displayed in God’s intentional testing of Job; in the permitting of all his children to be killed; and God’s acquiescence to Job’s physical torture?

A Ministry Sunday Question to Ponder:
How are you Accepting and Welcoming in Loving Service?

NOTICES:
Gwen Curtis
Gwen’s Family in England have thanked us all for us for our care of Gwen in giving her a 'fitting and dignified farewell.’
St Luke’s Annual Bath THANK-YOU!!!!
Thanks to all of those you came along and helped with the scrubbing of St Luke’s on Saturday. It looks amazing!
 Rev’d Helen on Retreat
Rev’d Helen is on Retreat from Monday the 28th of October to Thursday the 31st of October. If you have any urgent queries during this time, please contact a Church Warden.
St Luke’s Garage Sale Fundraiser
Saturday 9th November, St Luke’s is on the Garage Sale Trail. Start planning your Spring clean-out! Donations welcome!
St George’s Christmas Market!
The St George’s Christmas Markets will be happening on the 30th of November! Set-up day is Friday the 29 of November.
Donations welcome: Books, Trash and Treasure, Preloved Clothing, Furniture, Crafts, Jams, Chutneys, Etc, Plants, Cakes, Raffle, BBQ, Morning Tea, Helpers needed. See Yvonne.

Treasurer’s Report August 2024
Parish Financial Summary August Year-to-date Budget YTD
Total income $5,687 $81,764 $69,376
- Includes offerings $5,032 $54,937 $49,360
Total expenditure $12,644 $108,360 $117,441
August Retiring Collection for Little Lukies donation $138

October Retiring Collection: Turning Canungra Pink!
Canungra turns pink each October to raise awareness and funds for Cancer.

A message from Anglicare.
At Christmas we celebrate Jesus, hope of the world, born in a lowly manger. Christmas is a time for giving, a time for reflection and a time for hope. Look at the list on the notice board and select what you would like to donate to an Anglicare client bring it to the office and we will ensure it is ‘dropped off’. Please note, all gifts must be labelled, ‘Anglicare Southern Queensland’, brand new, unopened and unused and unwrapped, or wrapped in clear cellophane so contents are visible.

Emergency Relief @ St George’s 

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

UPCOMING EVENTS

Mon Oct 28 - Thurs Oct 31    Rev’d Helen on Retreat

Saturday Nov 9                      St Luke’s Garage Sale

WEEKLY EVENTS

Footsteps                    Sun      10:00am@ St George’s

Wally Wombat Club     Sun      10:00am @ St George’s

Roslyn Lodge              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        6:00pm 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

Parish Office: Phone (07) 5545 2919

Monday to Friday 9.30am-2.30pm

Email:   tamborinemountain@anglicanchurchsq.org.au

Website: https://tamborinemountain.anglicanchurchsq.org.au/ OR https://canungra.anglicanchurchsq.org.au/

Parish Bank Details:  BSB 704-901      Account No. 00000450

Readings for Next Week
Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost – Green
Ruth 1:1-18; Psalm 146; Hebrews 9:11-15; Mark 12:13-17, 28-34