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1 PewNews+ Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost 27 th August 2017 Welcome to The Church of the Resurrection and our Parish of Swanbourne- Mt. Claremont. We extend a warm welcome to those visiting or worshipping with us for the first time today. Sunday Services 9:00am Eucharist A service of Holy Communion, which is usually sung with hymns and a sermon. On the 4 th Sunday of the month the service is said. Children s Church meets in the meeting room at 9 am on the 1 st, 3 rd and 5 th Sundays of the month and at 5 pm on the 4 th Sunday. Children are encouraged to join us in Church on the 2 nd Sunday, when our music is led by the Junior Choir. 5:00pm 4 th Sunday of the month: Choral Mass with music led by the Mapstone Scholars THE ANGLICAN PARISH OF SWANBOURNE MT. CLAREMONT Cnr. Shenton Road and Derby Street Swanbourne WA 6010 Tel Office hours Mon Thurs 9 a.m. 2 p.m. Please join us after the service today for refreshments in the Pelican Centre. Midweek Services There is a said Eucharist at 9:00 am every week, which, on the first Wednesday of the month is a healing Eucharist. Today s Hymns and Music Jesus, where re the people meet CP Firmly I believe and truly CP The church s one foundation CP Mass Setting... Missa Brevis (Palestrina) Motet... Tu Es Petrus (Palestrina)

2 From the Rector Today s gospel begins with a seemingly straightforward question that Jesus poses to his disciples about his identity, and it ends with Jesus revealing how he will build his church. Jesus uses people, not bricks and mortar, as the rocks of his foundation. Jesus builds his church out of the community of believers who continually acknowledge him as the Christ and remain ever faithful to his saving mission. Today when we hear the word church we often think of it as a specific building or an institution with a specific organisational structure etc. This gospel challenges us to refocus our thinking about what the church is the community of believers who constantly make present the risen Christ. Jesus makes a vital connection between his self- identity and the reality of the church. The church rests in Jesus, derives from who Jesus is and his ministry, and is built up only by our own participation in the identity of Jesus. Church isn t something we go to once a week. It is an identity we share as members of the Body of Christ into which we were initiated at baptism. We build up this Body, the church, every time we reach out to another person in need and respond as Christ would, every time we gather in worship, every time we forgive, or offer an encouraging word, or show mercy or compassion. In all these ways, we are not only building up the church but also witnessing to our identity as church. Have a great week. Fr. Nick 2

3 For your diary Every week Monday Tuesday Friday Wednesday This week Sun 27 th August 5 p.m. 6 p.m. 9 a.m. 5 p.m. 9 a.m. 9 a.m. 5 p.m. Wed 30 th August 9 a.m. Said Eucharist Save the date! Sun 3 rd Sept. 9 a.m. Sung Eucharist Wed 5 th Sept. 9 a.m. Healing Eucharist Junior Choir Practice (term time) Senior Choir Practice (term time) Morning Prayer (except Wednesday and Holy days) Evening Prayer Said Eucharist (with ministry of healing on the first Wednesday of the month) Said Eucharist Choral Mass, celebrating the 10 th Anniversary of the ordination of the Revd. Eileen Warby Tues 12 th Sept. 7 p.m. Eucharist followed by Church Council Thurs 14 th Sept p.m. Eucharist at Romily House Fri 22 nd Sept p.m. Concert by the Mapstone Scholars Renaissance Masterpieces Sat 23 rd Sept p.m. Churchsafe Training in the Pelican Centre Tues 10 th October 10 a.m. Sat 21 st October 8 a.m 3 p.m. Study Group in the meeting room Church of the Resurrection Biggest Bonanza Bazaar Sale To arrange the Sacrament of Reconciliation, home or hospital visits, Baptisms, and Weddings please contact Fr. Nick Tel Fr. Nick@me.com 3

4 Holy Communion The Anglican Church of Australia offers the hospitality of the altar to all baptized Christians. Please come forward to receive from the Celebrant and then move to receive from one of the chalices. If you cannot come to the priest, please let one of the sides- people know and the sacrament will be brought to you. If you would prefer to receive a blessing, please come forward, holding your Order of Service. Gluten free wafers are available. For your prayers this week... In the Diocese we pray for the Parish of Beverley- Brookton; Bishops Jeremy and Kate; Defence Force Chaplains; Marie Collins, Steve Gunther, Robert Hosken, Dean Griffiths, Robert Graue, Andrew McNeill, Richard Whereat. In the Province, we pray for the Diocese of Bunbury, Bishop Allan Ewing, clergy and people; The Diocese of North West Australia, Bishop Gary Nelson, clergy and people. In the Anglican Church of Australia we pray for the Primate of Australia, Archbishop Philip Freier. Diocese of Newcastle (New South Wales). In our Partner Diocese of Eldoret we pray for Bishop Christopher Rutto, clergy and people. In the Anglican Communion, we pray for Ruvuma - (Tanzania) Bishop Maternus Kapinga; Archbishop Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury. Our parish The ministries of The Reverend Eileen Warby, Fr. Rowan Strong, and Fr. Raymond Molyneux. Those who are sick, Ethel Kaye, Beryl Staunton, Fred Banyard and Barbara Meys. The faithful departed, especially Marjorie Easton who died recently, and all those whose anniversaries occur this week. 4

5 News Church of the Resurrection Biggest Bonanza Bazaar Sale Saturday 21 st October 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday August 27th is the last day to register your interest in setting up a stall for our monster garage sale now to be called The Church of the Resurrection Biggest Bonanza Bazaar Sale. Please contact Barbara Browne, Jill Strong, Sandra Hughes or Anne Crevald to register your interest. Stall holders will then be circulated regarding details such as the amount of space required and guidelines for sales. As stated previously each person selling goods must be totally responsible for their stall; this means setting up, organising a float, collecting and counting money, and removing all goods not sold. Parishioners who are happy to donate goods for sale but do not want to set up a stall are asked to speak to Barbara ( ) or a member of the Church Council to arrange collection in the week of the sale. It has been decided to have a Produce Stall, a Sausage Sizzle, a Plant Sale and to serve morning/afternoon teas. All parishioners can be part of the action by helping manage these sidelines, preparing goods for the Produce stall and potting plants. Anne Crevald is in charge of the Plant stall and has asked that parishioners start potting plants in colourful pots- please see Anne for further information. Remember October is just around the corner! St. Bartholomew s House Thank you to everybody who so generously donated to the St. Barts Socks, Jocks and Toiletries appeal. Your donated items have now been delivered and will distributed to the homeless in due course. Book Club The next book will be The Secret River by Kate Grenville. Copies can be collected from Jane at Morning Tea after the service or from the Church office. Jennie has kindly agreed to host the discussion, which 5

6 will take place on Wednesday 20 September at 7.30pm at 84 Shenton road, Swanbourne. We look forward to seeing you there! Healing Eucharist change of day and time Please note that the monthly Healing Eucharist will now take place on the first Wednesday morning of every month at 9 a.m., not the first Sunday evening. Study Group Trees for life The Anglican EcoCare Commission have developed a new resource which challenges us to think about trees, habitat and restoration from 3 different perspectives Rural/farmers, Urban and Indigenous perspectives. Each session takes a different theme, and includes readings from Scripture, a reflection, discussion questions, and themed prayers. Each session will take place in the meeting room and will include Morning Tea. All welcome. 10 October: Salt of the Earth - A Rural/Farmers perspective. 17 October: Heat Island effect An Urban perspective. 24 October: Restoration of Habitat An Indigenous perspective 31 October: Where to from here? Congratulations to The Reverend Eileen warby Today we are celebrating the tenth anniversary of Eileen s ordination to the Diaconate, and I am delighted that she has offered to preach for us at both services today. Eileen gives generously of her time and talents with a particular focus on the pastoral care of those who are less mobile and therefore not able to join us in church regularly. Eileen is a much- valued member of this church community and a well- respected colleague in ministry. We look forward to the next ten years Eileen! 6

7 A prayer for the Archbishop Election Process Eternal God, shepherd and guide, in your mercy give your Church in this diocese a shepherd after your own heart who will walk in your ways, and with loving care watch over your people. Give us a leader of vision and a teacher of your truth. So may your Church be built up and your name glorified; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Next week s readings The Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost, 3 September 9am Sung Mass with Fr. Nick preaching and presiding. Exodus 3:1-15, Psalm 105:1-6 & 23-26, Romans 12:9-21 and Matthew 16: Please send any items for next week s PewNews+ to the church office (office@resurrectionswanbourne.com.au) by Wednesday evening. Thank you. Could you automate your giving? The most efficient way to give is by bank transfer. You can, of course, continue to give by other means but if you are able to switch to bank transfer you can set up a regular donation using the following bank details. BSB , Account No If you already use the Direct Debit system for your contribution, you are encouraged to place one of the laminated Direct Debit cards in the collection bowl as it passes you during the Offertory. You can collect a card from the welcomer as you enter the church. 7

8 Readings A Reading from the Book of Exodus Now a new king arose over Egypt, who did not know Joseph. He said to his people, Look, the Israelite people are more numerous and more powerful than we. Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase and, in the event of war, join our enemies and fight against us and escape from the land. Therefore they set taskmasters over them to oppress them with forced labour. They built supply cities, Pithom and Rameses, for Pharaoh. But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread, so that the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites. The Egyptians became ruthless in imposing tasks on the Israelites, and made their lives bitter with hard service in mortar and brick and in every kind of field labour. They were ruthless in all the tasks that they imposed on them. The king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah, When you act as midwives to the Hebrew women, and see them on the birthstool, if it is a boy, kill him; but if it is a girl, she shall live. But the midwives feared God; they did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but they let the boys live. So the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and said to them, Why have you done this, and allowed the boys to live? The midwives said to Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women; for they are vigorous and give birth before the midwife comes to them. So God dealt well with the midwives; and the people multiplied and became very strong. And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families. Then Pharaoh commanded all his people, Every boy that is born to the Hebrews you shall throw into the Nile, but you shall let every girl live. Now a man from the house of Levi went and married a Levite woman. The woman conceived and bore a son; and when she saw that he was a 8

9 fine baby, she hid him for three months. When she could hide him no longer she got a papyrus basket for him, and plastered it with bitumen and pitch; she put the child in it and placed it among the reeds on the bank of the river. His sister stood at a distance, to see what would happen to him. The daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river, while her attendants walked beside the river. She saw the basket among the reeds and sent her maid to bring it. When she opened it, she saw the child. He was crying, and she took pity on him. This must be one of the Hebrews children, she said. Then his sister said to Pharaoh s daughter, Shall I go and get you a nurse from the Hebrew women to nurse the child for you? Pharaoh s daughter said to her, Yes. So the girl went and called the child s mother. Pharaoh s daughter said to her, Take this child and nurse it for me, and I will give you your wages. So the woman took the child and nursed it. When the child grew up, she brought him to Pharaoh s daughter, and she took him as her son. She named him Moses, because, she said, I drew him out of the water. Hear the Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God. Exodus 1:8-2:10 9

10 Psalm 124 If the Lord himself had not been on our side, now may Israel say; If the Lord had not been on our side, when enemies rose up against us; Then would they have swallowed us alive when their anger burned against us; Then would the waters have overwhelmed us and the torrent gone over our soul; over our soul would have swept the raging waters. But blessed be the Lord who has not given us over to be a prey for their teeth. Our soul has escaped as a bird from the snare of the fowler; the snare is broken and we are delivered. Our help is in the name of the Lord, who has made heaven and earth. Psalm 124 A Reading from the Letter to the Romans I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God what is good and acceptable and perfect. For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think, but to think with sober 10

11 judgement, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. For as in one body we have many members, and not all the members have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually we are members one of another. We have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us: prophecy, in proportion to faith; ministry, in ministering; the teacher, in teaching; the exhorter, in exhortation; the giver, in generosity; the leader, in diligence; the compassionate, in cheerfulness. Romans 12:1-8 Hear the Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God. The Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, Who do people say that the Son of Man is? And they said, Some say John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets. He said to them, But who do you say that I am? Simon Peter answered, You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered him, Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven. And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. Then he sternly ordered the disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah. The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ. Matthew 16:

12 Directory Name / Telephone Rector Fr. Nick Freeland fr.nick@me.com Honorary Associate Priest Fr. Rowan Strong Honorary Deacon Revd. Eileen Warby Parish Administrator Jo Heptinstall (Office) Church Wardens Jim Gallagher Synod Representatives Vacant Sandra Hughes Peter Williams Judyth Williams Church Council Jill Strong Ross Easton Bernie Hird Anne Crevald Roger Winwood Director of Music Kate Oliver Children s Church Di Andrewartha We acknowledge Wadjuk Bibbulman people as the original owners and custodians of this Swan River Land we are meeting on today. 12