30 March Bulletin
The Anglican Parish of Tamborine Mountain
30 March 2025
Fourth Sunday in Lent
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
While he was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he ran and put his arms around him and kissed him.
Luke 15.21
Collect
God of compassion,
you are slow to anger,
and full of mercy,
welcoming sinners who return to you with penitent hearts:
receive in your loving embrace all who come home to you,
and seat them at your bountiful table, that, with all your children,
they may feast with delight on all that satisfies the hungry heart.
We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Saviour,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
Hope 25 prayer
God of Hope
you call on us to be your witnesses in this uncertain world:
by your Sprit awaken in us
a true vision of your kingdom
a greater certainty of our salvation, and a deeper dedication
to your service:
that through our words and actions the same Spirit may
bring many who are lost to be found and for them to celebrate the hope that we can only have
in Jesus Christ,
in whose name we pray.
Amen.
Readings: Joshua 5:2-12; Psalm 32; 2 Corinthians 5:16-21; Luke 15:11-32
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
(Numbers refer to Together In Song)
Introit………………627 Praise and thanksgiving Father we offer
Gradual……….......685 The power of your love
Offertory…….........129 Amazing grace how sweet the sound
Missional…..……...233 I will sing the wondrous story
Pew Reflection
Our Scriptures today reflect God’s unconditional love for us and the challenges of accepting the ‘unworthy’. Most of us would admit that we have not always done as we should have, we have all ‘sinned’, and this is true of our family dynamics as well as individuals. The gap between the moral and immoral in our communities as well as our families is often not as big as we think. We all stand in the need for grace.
God’s aim for us is wholeness, even it is conditioned by our behaviour. We have all been that ‘lost child’ who has turned their backs on everything to ‘do their own thing’, until the ‘still small voice’, the ‘whisper of sighs too deep for words’ leads us back. Grace is greater than sin, love never ends and it welcomes every lost child home. But even those who are the ‘good child’ are often lost. Goodness brings its own burden, family honour, you always have to ‘deliver’, can’t make mistakes. Grace and celebration is there for that one too, but they are too busy being good to notice it. Paul’s words add to this story of lost boys. Don’t regard anyone from a human perspective. Look beneath the surface, see divinity in every face, glimpse the Christ within.
NOTICES:
Coffee in Canungra
Our next, “Coffee in Canungra”, will be on Tuesday, April 8, 11am @ The Blue House. All Welcome
History of Jerusalem Talk
John Noble will be delivering an informative talk about Jerusalem on Saturday April 12 at 11am at St George’s in the Georgian Room. He says: “Jerusalem has always been by far the most interesting place we have ever visited, and we have been there twice, although both were a long time ago (1968 and 1979)”. A light lunch will be served.
Post Cyclone Assistance
The Disaster Recovery Centre offers a range of assistance and grants and is located on the Mountain at the old library next to the Post Office.
1800 173 349
Easter Service Times
17 April – Maundy Thursday St George’s 6pm
18 April – Good Friday St George’s 8am Canungra 3pm TBC
20 April – Lighting of the New Fire at St George’s 6am
Easter Day St Luke’s 8am, St George’s 10am
Intercessions: taken from David Adam, “Glimpses of Glory”
Lord of all compassion, we return to you like children who had wandered away: we trust in your love, we rejoice in your mercy, we know you will accept us. Lord, enfold us in your peace, and forgive us our sins.
Holy God, when we wander from the way, call us back; when we stray from the truth, redirect us; when we do not live life to the full inspire and refresh us. May we and your whole church follow him who is the way, the truth and the life. We pray for all who have wandered away from the faith, for all who have lost touch with you and your love. We remember all who are pilgrims and seekers.
Lord, we turn to you. Enfold us in your peace.
Lord God, we pray for all who have been separated from loved one, through war or circumstances, for those who have left home and become lost. We remember those who live on the streets of our cities. We pray for all who live in poverty and debt.
Lord, we turn to you. Enfold us in your peace.
We give thanks for our families, our parents and all who love us. We pray especially for those who are dear to us but with whom we have lost contact. We ask you blessing upon all who are taken into care, for all separated from loved ones through illness.
Lord, we turn to you. Enfold us in your peace.
Lord, we pray for places where your glory is marred or scarred: for all who live in slum dwellings, for all who do not have enough to eat or someone to care for them. We remember all lonely and distressed people. We ask your blessing upon all who are ill at home or in hospital, and we pray especially for …….
Lord … Lord, we turn to you. Enfold us in your peace.
We pray for all whom you have called home into your kingdom where sorrow and pain are no more. We remember especially those whose anniversaries occur at this time.
Lord, we turn to you. Enfold us in your peace.
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: Christopher Fulcher, Geoff Perkins. Tim Lyne, Matthew Power, Amber Mailer, Doug Hoare, John Vance
Treasurer’s Report February 2025
Parish Financial Summary
Total income
Feb $10,646 - Includes offerings $6,309
YTD $17,472- Includes offering $12,749
Budget YTD $17,732- Includes offering $13,000
Total expenditure
February $15,439
YTD $28,015
Budget YTD $32,143
February Retiring Collection for Bush Ministry Fund donation $ 345
March Retiring Collection: RI Books
Religious Instruction Books for Canungra 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
Tues 8 April Coffee in Canungra 11am @ the Blue House
Sat 12 April Jerusalem Talk 11am @ St George’s
Sun 13 April Parish Council Meeting 11:15 @ St George’s
Thur 17 April Maundy Thursday 6pm @ St George’s
Fri 18 April Good Friday 8am at St Georges & 3pm Canungra TBC
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 Weekly during Lent (Mt Tamborine)
SLAngers Tue 4:00pm Fortnightly 1st & 3rd
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 M: 0492 488 330
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
6 April 2025, Fifth Sunday in Lent – Violet
Isaiah 43:16-21; Psalm 126; Philippians 3:3-14; John 12:1-8