1 June Bulletin
The Anglican Parish of Tamborine Mountain
1 June 2025
Seventh Sunday of Easter
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
Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved.
Acts 16:31
Collect
Almighty God,
whose blessed Son before his passion prayed for his disciples that they might be one,
as you and he are one:
grant that your Church,
being bound together in love
and obedience to you,
may be united in one body by the one Spirit, that the world may believe in him whom you have sent, your Son Jesus Christ our Lord; who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Hope 25 prayer
God of Hope
you call on us to be your
witnesses in this uncertain world:
by your Spirit 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: Acts 16:16-34; Psalm 97; Revelation 22:12-22; John 17:20-26
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
This is the day that the lord has made....Let us rejoice and be glad in it
In our prayers today, we first thank God for the wonderful world in which we live, for the heavens above and the earth beneath, and for all forms of life which share God’s creation with us. May we always work to preserve all the benefits which we have now for those who will come after us.
Lord, in your mercy.... Hear our prayer.
We pray for all who live in areas where there is conflict and civil strife, remembering particularly Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan, all those who have lost their homes, their loved ones and are forced to rely on others for all that they need, shelter, food, water and personal security. We pray for world leaders who are trying to bring peaceful solutions to the conflicts and for all who work to provide help to those suffering so much.
Lord, in your mercy.... Hear our prayer.
We read that Christianity is the most persecuted religion in the world, and we pray for all Christians living in places where there is active persecution, discrimination and fear of possible violence from people living nearby. May they be comforted by knowing God’s love and relying on God’s guidance through their daily lives.
Lord, in your mercy.... Hear our prayer.
We pray for church leaders throughout the world as they seek ways to spread the Gospel in an increasingly secular world, where material wealth is leading to spiritual poverty. We pray for our Archbishop Jeremy, our regional bishop John, our priest Helen and for all who work as volunteers in Christian organisations which provide help and relief to those most in need.
Lord, in your mercy.... Hear our prayer
We thank God for the peace and prosperity in which we live here and pray for all who are in need. For all who have short or long term physical or mental health problems and for those who care for them in hospitals, clinics or in their own homes, and today we pray for..... We pray for the homeless, the lonely, the bereaved, those separated from their families and those living in fear in their own homes.
Lord, in your mercy.... Hear our prayer
We pray for all who have been affected by the floods in NSW, who have lost their homes, possessions, businesses or their farm crops and livestock. And we pray for all who are working to provide help and encouragement to start their lives again.
Lord, in your mercy.... Hear our prayer
We give thanks for the lives of those whom we have known bur are no longer with us, and particularly we remember those whose years 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.
Year’s Mind Anniversaries this month: Brian Lyne
Hymns (Numbers refer to Together In Song)
Introit……………… 693 Come as you are
Gradual………....... 754 You are my hiding place
Offertory…….......... 407 Breathe on my breath of God
Missional…..……... 158 God has spoken by his prophets
Pew Reflection
In its essence, Christian spirituality is adventurous, countercultural and surprising. God does not stand still and neither should our faith. We open ourselves to change as we remain faithful to God. Mystical in nature, it opens us to deeper experiences of the Holy Spirit, from whom we receive our mission for life. God is in our lives, and we can experience God as our deepest reality and guide. Christian spirituality will challenge our self-imposed limitation, and it will transcend any behavioural expectation in striving to be faithful to the ‘sacrament of the present moment’. When we welcome God into our ‘worldview’, we will have a larger perspective, and be inspired in hope and energising action. Authentic faith transcends barriers, goes beyond polarisation, and it expands the circle of concern to embrace enemies as well as friends. Authentic faith inspires songs and praises in troubled times. Powers and principalities and their minions cannot defeat us when we have a song in our heart.
NOTICES:
LOAVES AND FISHES RETURNS Tue. 3 June 12.30-2pm
You are invited you to a special event at St John' celebrating the spirit of generosity with an inspiring keynote address from Ms Anne Hollonds, National Children’s Commissioner – Australian Human Rights Commission. The event will support Anglicare Southern Queensland Youth Homelessness Accommodation Project.
Rev'd Helen on retreat.
Rev'd Helen will be on retreat from Monday June 2- Friday June 6. If you need to contact anyone during this time, please contact either Peta Tierney (Tamborine Mountain) or Jan Armstrong (Canungra).
Chappy Dinner:
Annual School Chaplaincy Fundraising Dinner Monday 9 June at 6pm at the CMS dining room at the QCCC conference centre on Beacon Road. This is always a lovely evening and is the main community fund raiser to support our school chaplains on the Mountain. Come along, have an enjoyable meal, and find out about the wonderful work the chaplains do in the school communities of TMSS and SBSS. There is a dinner sign-up sheet at entry table. Let’s make up a table or two. $45 a seat ($40 for pensioners) $340 for an 8 person table.
Camellia Festival: Open Garden Social Event
Mark Saturday, June 14 in your social calendar for a barbecue luncheon at Libby’s Garden. 40-42 Sequoia Drive, Tamborine Mountain (it’s a blue house), from 11:00 - 2:00. Libby will also be serving soup so it would be nice if some of us could bring along a salad or a dessert. This is a social event for St George’s and St Luke’s and friends. A gold coin donation would be very welcome.
SAVE THE DATE: Sunday June 22
Bishop John will be joining us in worship at St Luke’s and St George’s!
Treasurer’s Report April 2025
Parish Financial Summary
Total income
April $18,449- Includes offerings $7,352
YTD $49,640- Includes offering $26,343
Budget YTD $47,539- Includes offering $26,000
Total expenditure
April $21,260
YTD $65,650
Budget YTD $66,321
April Retiring Collection – ABM Lent Appeal 2025 - $329.70
June Retiring Collection: Discipleship of the Good Shepherd East Africa
Over the next 3 months there are two major DGS training missions underway in Africa that need financial support to show that a well-developed DGS program achieves wonderful results. One in the south of Tanzania in a mountainous rural community and the other in Nairobi, in a huge slum. Both are for the first time doing training in Swahili language, the result of an enormous translation effort!
Emergency Relief @ St George’s
Bank Details for EFT BSB 704-901 Acc. No 00015232
UPCOMING EVENTS
Mon 2 – Fri 6 Jun Rev’d Helen away on Retreat
Thurs 5 Jun Cuppa in the Communitea 10– 11am
Mon 9 Jun Chappy Dinner 6pm @ QCCC Conference Centre
Tue 10 Jun Coffee in Canungra 11am at El Social
Sat 14 Jun Camelia Festival Open Garden 11am – 2pm
Sun 22 Jun Parish Council Meeting 11:15 at St George’s
Sun 22 Jun Episcopal visit from Bishop John
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
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:
Day of Pentecost, Sunday June 8, 2025 (Red)
Acts:2:1-21; Psalm 104:26-36; Romans 8:14-17; John 14:8-17