Sung Eucharist 8.00am Choral Eucharist 9.30am

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1 W ELCOME TO ST PAUL S. We are glad that you have come to worship God with us today. If you are a visitor from another parish, or worshipping with us for the first time, please introduce yourself to our parish priest, Fr James Collins, or to anyone wearing a name badge, over a cup of tea or coffee in the parish hall after the service. You ll find it behind the church. Sung Eucharist 8.00am Choral Eucharist 9.30am Fr John writes about the History of 3 Mothering Sunday Mothering Sunday is observed today 5 Devotional Lent Items for sale 5 Thank you for the beautiful Peace Rose 6 Easter Mother s Day Raffle 7 Anyone is welcome to the Mosaic 8 Workshops Farewell Keith & Margarete 7 Join in the Rally 11

2 First aid kits are located on the wall of the kitchen in the Large Hall behind the church and in the choir vestry. People needing wheelchair access can enter St Paul s most conveniently by the door at the base of the belltower. Name badges help make St Paul s an inclusive community. If you need a new name badge, fill in the form on the inside back cover, send it to the parish office, and one will be made and left in church for you. Please turn your mobile phone off or on to silent before the service starts. It ll save you much embarrassment later on. Toilets are available at the entrance to the parish hall, which is located behind the church. Ask a member of the clergy or anyone who s wearing a name badge. We re here to help. As you take your place in your pew, please make yourself aware of the route to the nearest emergency exit. Should there be a fire, leave quickly, turn right, and assemble by the roundabout on Burwood Road. Kids are welcome in church at any service. There is a selection of children s books and toys at the back of the church near the font and there are also kids activity sheets and pencils available at the back of the church where the pew sheets and prayer books are. During term time Sunday School runs. Kids are collected from by the font the back of the church at the beginning of the 9.30am Eucharist and then they rejoin us in church for the prayer of thanksgiving. Please feel free to bring your children to the altar rail to receive a blessing, or to receive Communion if they have been admitted to it.

3 During the sixteenth century, people returned to their mother church, the main church or cathedral of the area, for a service to be held on Laetare Sunday. This was either a large local church, or more often the nearest Cathedral. Anyone who did this was commonly said to have gone "a-mothering", although whether this term preceded the observance of Mothering Sunday is unclear. In later times, Mothering Sunday became a day when domestic servants were given a day off to visit their mother church, usually with their own mothers and other family members. It was often the only time that whole families could gather together, since on other days they were prevented by conflicting working hours, and servants were not given free days on other occasions. The children would pick wild flowers along the way to place in the church or give to their mothers. Eventually, the religious tradition evolved into the Mothering Sunday secular tradition of giving gifts to mothers. By the 1920s the custom of keeping Mothering Sunday had tended to lapse in Ireland and in continental Europe. In 1914, inspired by Anna Jarvis's efforts in the United States, Constance Penswick-Smith created Continued next page

4 the Mothering Sunday Movement, and in 1921 she wrote a book asking for the revival of the festival; Constance was the daughter of the vicar of Coddington, Nottinghamshire, and there is a memorial to her in Coddington's church. Its widescale revival was through the influence of American and Canadian soldiers serving abroad during World War II; the traditions of Mothering Sunday, still practised by the Church of England and Church of Ireland were merged with the newly imported traditions and celebrated in the wider Catholic and secular society. UK-based merchants saw the commercial opportunity in the holiday and relentlessly promoted it in the UK; by the 1950s, it was celebrated across all the UK. People from Ireland and the UK started celebrating Mother's Day on the same day that Mothering Sunday was celebrated, the fourth Sunday in Lent. The two celebrations have now been mixed up, and many people think that they are the same thing. Mothering Sunday remains in the calendar of some Canadian Anglican churches, particularly those with strong English connections. ABM is the national mission agency of the Anglican Church of Australia working with overseas and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities. This position is for an Office Assistant. The ideal applicant will be a committed and enthusiastic individual with good people skills and a desire to perform their daily tasks at consistently high standards. They will have a good understanding of the administration function and be accurate and proficient in their data entry and communication skills. The role generally involves; Reception - Dealing warmly and professionally with our stakeholders. Donor Database Updating our database with new information as it becomes available. Office Administration General office administration duties. Please a letter of introduction and your CV to: recruitment@abm.asn.au Closing date for applications is Friday 4 April 2014.

5 Mothering Sunday falls on the Fourth Sunday in Lent, which is today, Sunday 30 March giving us the opportunity to thank God for all those who have nurtured us in our journey of life and faith, especially our mothers. We also give thanks to God for the Church which has nurtured us in our journey of life and faith as well. Thanks to the parishioner who made our beautiful Simnel Cake and to the parishioners who made the posters of flowers, we are truly blessed. Please join us today for our Parish Lunch at La Plaka at midday. All are welcome! Holding $10 each Holding $25 each (4 only) Hand Painted Crosses individual prices c. $20 from El Salvador. (3 only) As announced by Alan Melrose at the AGM, St Paul s is now able to purchase food for the Parish Pantry through Food Bank. Whilst this will help in stocking the Pantry shelves it will in no way alleviate the need for continued contributions by you, the parishioners. Food Bank works on the principle of surplus lines and foods nearing their use by dates. This means that there is no predictability in what will be available to us. Those people that come in regularly for a little help have quite specific needs that we will continue to try to meet. These centre around products such as Heinz All Day Breakfast and Sun Rise complete meals. So please continue to support the Parish Pantry in all the ways that you have been doing.

6 Food Bank is a new endeavour and it may take us a few weeks or even months to get it sorted out as to how we can best use it to help our friends. We will endeavour to let you know each week what our current needs are. We will keep you updated so you can see how we are going and adjust your giving accordingly. Each week we are blessed by your generosity to the Parish Pantry. Somehow we manage to fill the shelves with good and wholesome food that is appreciated by a number of regular visitors. However we are now getting more and more people who have to swallow their pride and come and ask for food. No one is turned away. This week we would like to put in a special request. Just for the time being we do not need anymore small milks, tea or hot chocolate, but we do need coffee, and cold drinks like poppers. We are in urgent need of complete meals such as Heinz all Day Breakfast, small tins of tuna and other meats such as ham and corned beef which add protein to the diet. THANK YOU to each and everyone one of you who help to keep the shelves replenished. We thank God for the Peace Rose given in memory of the late Olive Burchell. We received the following card from Gillian and family here s its contents: Dear James, Rosemary, John, Caroline and all at St Paul s, Wishing you many blessings not only at Easter, but the whole year through. With love From Gillian & family

7 Thank you to Guardian Funerals who, once again have donated a large basket of Easter Eggs. The raffle will also include Mother s day prizes, so people will have two opportunities to win a prize! Tickets will soon be available for sale. There are lots of great prizes; a hand crocheted rug, and a George Foreman electric steamer and lots more. Tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5. Specialising in Good Second Hand Christian Books (e.g. Bibles, Commentaries, Theology, Devotionals, Biography, Missions, Relationships, Fiction and General Books) Books can be purchased online at or customers can come to the shop and enjoy browsing with help of the staff at Hermon Slade House Broughton Ave, Castle Hill 2154 (Anglican Retirement Villages). Trading hours: Wed-Thurs. & Frid; 10am-4pm; Ph: All profits from the bookstore go to the Anglican Foundation for Aged Care. What wonderful progress we are making. We now have 30 kneelers under way. Our aim is to make 250 over the next two to three years. Wouldn t it be great if this numbered 100 by the end of this year. How lovely it will be to see them making their way into our beautiful church, and remember the thinner kneelers will also make beautiful cushions. It has become a habit that each Monday morning I send off a new order to the UK so don t think it is too late to join the project. This is a long term undertaking and if you don t have time to make one now, you might have time next month or later still. We have now settled on 3 for the Annunciation design and 7 for all the other designs. So these cost $100 and $145 respectively.

8 Wednesdays. It is not too late to join the Mosaic Workshops. We would love to see some new faces. Please come on either Monday nights (6.30pm- 8pm) or Wednesdays (11am-2pm) or both. Learn a new craft and be inspired at the outcome. Any enquiries to Pam Upcoming Dates: March 2014 Mon 31 April 2014 Wed 2 Mon 7 April Wed 23 April No workshops (School Holidays & Easter break) Mon 28; Wed 30 May 2014 Mon 5; Wed 7 Mon 12; Wed 14 Mon 19; Wed 21 Mon 26; Wed 28 June 2014 Mon 2; Wed 4 Mon 9; Wed 11 Mon 16; Wed 18 Mon 23; Wed 25 Please wear enclosed shoes for protection and bring lunch on Tea and coffee supplied. Does anyone have any jigsaw pieces.? Two longstanding and loyal parishioners of St Paul's congregation are moving on to reside in other Diocese - Newcastle and Bendigo. Keith Lane moved to the parish in the mid 80's, living in Woodside Street and began attending the Parish Church. He quickly became involved in parish life including change ringing, sidesman, Member of parish council, Synod Representative, Parish Nominator, Churchwarden, and Parish Treasurer. Keith was on the Readers Roster for the Eucharist and he was committed to the Church in Burwood and served it faithfully as a devoted communicant and worked hard for the Church's mission in Burwood. When he retired as a Churchwarden and Parish Treasurer at the AGM in 2011 the Rector, Fr James, immediately bestowed upon him and the retiring Rector's Warden, Barry Brandy, the title of Churchwarden Emeritus.

9 Margarete Ferris arrived in the Parish in 1994 and soon involved herself as an active member of the parish family becoming a member of the parish choir and later as one of the serving team and for many years as the Crucifer and helping with sacristy duties as well as being on the readers roster. Margarete was always there when she was needed. Margarete also became the "provider" of the traditional Simnel Cake for Mothering Sunday (Lent IV)-a task done with loving commitment for many years. Both Keith and Margarete are moving to new homes situated in other Diocese where they will begin another chapter in their Christian pilgrimage - they will be sorely missed from the pews of St Paul's. Past and present parishioners of Burwood Parish Church can simply express their deepest gratitude and appreciation in those two powerful words, THANK YOU. Thank you for being who you are and sharing your lives and faith with us; thank you for what you have done for the parish and above all thank you for what you have done for the cause of the Gospel and His Church in Burwood. Our prayerful best wishes go with you both - may God bless you and enfold you with His love. We wish them much happiness in their new homes and our warmest regards to them and their extended families. Prayer is reaching out after the unseen; fasting is letting go of all that is seen and temporal. Fasting helps express, deepen, confirm the resolution that we are ready to sacrifice anything, even ourselves to attain what we seek for the kingdom of God. Andrew Murray ( ) Missionary and Minister

10 I m the pastor of a medium-size congregation in Madison, Wisconsin, St Dunstan s Church. On Thursday evenings in Lent, we ve been walking the Stations of the Cross at 6:00 pm, before our potluck supper and Lenten program. It's always a small group (our max has been 5, I think). Tonight it was just me, my son G (7-going-on-8), and a woman who is new to our community. We used the order of service from the Book of Occasional Services, and we walked around the full-length glass doors that form the outside walls of our church, where paper cutouts of the 14 stations are taped to the windows. The images are based on a set created by an artist who was one of the original members of the congregation back in the 1960s. I had a little talk with G in the car about what the Stations are - kind of a story, kind of a church service - and I asked him to try to tune in and listen. I let him know he could read a station, if he wanted to; he said he didn't. He took his own Stations booklet, and grabbed a red marker. On the way into church he asked me, "Can I draw in this?" I hesitated a moment before saying, "Sure, go ahead." What did G do, while we were going around and reading the Stations? He stood with us -sometimes relatively still, sometimes hopping from foot to foot. Sometimes reading along in his booklet, sometimes flopping his booklet back and forth, sometimes holding his booklet over his face with just his eyes peering over. He wandered off and sat down on a chair, a rocker, the floor. He drew a cross in red marker on one page of the booklet. He gazed at the art. He breathed on the glass of the windows and drew crosses in the water vapor with his finger. He fell over, once. He peered into the faces of the two adults in the room, to try to figure out what we were thinking and feeling. Sometimes he read the responses with us; sometimes he missed them. And - I know this because I'm his mom, and because at least half my

11 attention was on him the whole time I guess my dream for the church, - he was tuned in, listening, taking it the big-c Church, all the churches, in and thinking about it, the whole is that our hospitality for the children among us, our recognition of time. He was wiggly and distracting and all over the place, but he was, their full membership in the body in his 7-going-on-8 way, fully present. And, as I started to read Staderstanding and appreciation of of Christ, would encompass an untion 7, he said, "I'll read the next the fact that listening and participating and engaging, for kids, often one." He read Station 8 and Station 10. He declined to read again, but looks different from listening and the other adult encouraged him to participating and engaging, for read the last one, and he did. He adults. That there would be gracious space in our life as a worship- read most of it from a seated position astride our (heavy, stone) altar ping community for all kinds of engagement; that our worship togeth- rail. er would be so robust that somebody drawing crosses in the books The experience made me think about church, and kids, and worship, and being present. Someone or on the windows, or even climbing the furniture a little, doesn't who doesn't know G or doesn't read raise an eyebrow. kids well could have thought he was bored, restless, being disruptive. Someone who needs quiet and not, and I'm not blaming anyone for But it's not that simple, I know it's order to worship and pray, could raising eyebrows. Some kids need have felt distracted and bothered more help than G does to tune in by his presence and behavior, even and engage. Some adults need a lot if they also understood that he was more order and quiet than I do to there as a worshipper and that feel that they can connect with God. there was value in his presence. (It There is no way my son or any other child would be allowed to climb all puts me in mind of my mother Pamela Grenfell Smith's Two Rules the altar rail during a Sunday for Liturgical Worship: 1. Don't bother other people. 2. Don't be both- reasons for those limits. We all church service, and there are good ered by other people.) loved it when the MC's toddler granddaughter ran up to the front

12 shouting his name; but if it happened every week it would get old. We have an ordered liturgy and we need that order. My hope, I suppose, is for that sense of order to grow gradually more robust, so that the lesser disruptions of our younger worshippers (and sometimes the older ones, too!) are taken in stride. Lenten Studies will be held after the mid-week Eucharist on Wednesdays at am in the Rectory at St Paul's, Burwood, each week throughout Lent. Lenten Studies will be also be held on Thursday Evenings at 7.30 pm in the Rectory at St Paul's, Burwood, each week throughout Lent. St Paul's is sharing our Lenten Study with the Exodus Foundation this year. The Lenten Study this year will be The Cross: An Australian Journey by Helen Barnes, RSJ. The next Young Adults' dinner will be held on Saturday 5 April at Genevieve Woods' home at 7.30pm. Please let Genevieve know if you're coming so she knows how many to cater for. As usual, please tell her if you have any dietary requirements. Easter is another very special time of year and this year Burwood Council, in conjunction with the local church groups, are celebrating the modern and traditional meanings of Easter. Join us on Saturday 12 April at 1.00pm at Burwood Park, Corner Burwood Road and Park Avenue for stage entertainment, featuring local community groups and all time favourites children s entertainment

13 including face painters, petting zoo and jumping castles. A march will commence at St Paul s Church, Burwood Road at 12.40pm, and will proceed to Burwood Park. Stage entertainment will start in Burwood Park at 1.20pm and continue through to 5.00pm. You can view the following video link about Easter in the Park 2014: access code: h3ll0 SCCFRIEND). To book or for more information, visit the website: CITYRECITALHALL.COM or Call: Come and join in the Palm Sunday Rally and March to declare peace on Refugees. The March will be held on Sunday 13 April at 1pm via King, George, Bathurst, Elizabeth Streets back to Hyde Park North. Fauré s beloved Requiem is more a lullaby of eternal rest than an expression of divine judgment: death as an aspiration towards happiness above, rather than as a painful experience. This performance of the early chamber orchestra version (faithful to the composer s intentions) emphasises the sublime intimacy of this exquisite music. Sydney Chamber Choir in conjunction with the Metropolitan Orchestra is inviting you to a Fauré's Requiem on Saturday 12 April at 7.30pm at City Recital Hall, Angel Place. Tickets starts from $30 (10% discount promotional code:

14 There will be a Service of Confirmation on Pentecost Sunday, 8 June. Our Regional Bishop, Bishop Robert Forsyth, will be joining us for both Services on that day. At the 9.30 am Service, we already have several adult and adolescent candidates who will be Confirmed. Please pray for our candidates that God will: Increase in them the spirit of wisdom and understanding, The spirit of discernment and inner strength, The spirit of knowledge and true godliness, And fill them with wonder and awe at your presence, Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. If you would like to be Confirmed or Received into the Anglican Communion then please speak with Fr James, Fr John, or Rosemary. There will be four sessions held after Church to prepare for Confirmation/Reception into the Anglican Communion. These will be held on: Sunday 27 April; Sunday 4 May Sunday 18 May; Sunday 25 May Each session will be held in the Rectory beginning at 11.15am and finishing at 12.15pm. Each candidate will be given a copy of Graeme Brady's series called Anglican before this so that the candidates can read it and then we would discuss several topics each week when we gather.

15 Palm Sunday, 13 April 8.00am Sung Eucharist 9.30am Choral Eucharist Holy Monday, 14 April Holy Tuesday, 15 April Holy Wednesday, 16 April Maundy Thursday, 17 April 7.00pm Holy Communion in the Chapel 7.00pm Holy Communion in the Chapel 10.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel 7.00pm Holy Communion in the Chapel 7.00pm Sung Eucharist Good Friday, 18 April Holy Saturday, 19 April Easter Day, 20 April 9.00am Liturgy of the Lord s Death 9.00am Preparation of church for Easter 8.00am Sung Festival Eucharist 9.30am Festival Choral Eucharist

16 Lent is a time for prayer, reflection, penitence and sacrifice as we prepare for the coming of Easter. It is a time to reflect on what Mission means to us and the ways in which we can deepen our faith in Christ through action. An ABM Lenten envelope will be available each Sunday to enable us to contribute to the mission of the Church through ABM as you feel able please return your Lenten giving by putting the envelope in the plate each Sunday. 1 Samuel 16:1-13; Psalm 23; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41 The encounter with the man born blind sums up all the other encounters Jesus had Nicodemus, the Samaritan woman, the paralytic and the crowd who were fed for we have here a full response unlike the partial ones so far. To the blind and the ignorant Jesus can bring light. Prayer: Lord Jesus, I believe, heal our blindness and bring us into your light. Give thanks for all the opportunities we have for spiritual refreshment during Lent. Text: The Rev Bill and Judy Howarth, Diocese of Armidale Anglican Board of Mission, 2014

17 Office use PR NB WL PV NSE Please return this form to the Parish Office. Surname First Name(s) Address Suburb Postcode Postal address (if different from above) Service(s) you normally attend Phone (h) Phone (w) Phone (m) DOB Occupation I m new to St Paul s I m already on the roll my details have changed I m already on the roll I just need a new name badge

18 Pray for the Anglican Church for Justin, Archbishop of Canterbury; Phillip, Primate of Australia; Glenn, Archbishop of Sydney; Robert, our Regional Bishop; and for all the bishops, priests, deacons and Religious of the Anglican Communion. In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer we are asked to pray today for The Church of Ireland, for the Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland and Metropolitan, The Most Revd Dr Richard Lionel and for all his clergy and people. Pray for Fr James, and for all the clergy in the parish as well as for their spouses. May God bless them and their ministries and may we support them as they work among us in Christ s name. Pray for St Paul s: God of mercy, strengthen us to help shape a parish where diversity is a source of enrichment, compassion is common, life s poetry realized, suffering lightened through sharing, justice attended, joy pervasive, hope lived, the hum of the universe heard, and together with you and each other we build what is beautiful, true, worthy of your generosity to us, an echo of your kingdom. Amen. (Ted Loder) Pray for, St Matthew s, Zababdeh, (West Bank, Palestinian Territorries), our Anglican Communion Partner: We remember especially their pastor, deacon Saleem Dawani, as he begins his ministry in the parish and as he prepares for being priested. We remember also Jameel Maher, who acts as the St Matthew s partnership link person with us. May both our parishes be blessed by the link we are establishing. Pray for the Church s mission: Lord Jesus Christ, you stretched out your arms of love on the hard wood of the cross that everyone might come within the reach of your saving embrace: So clothe us in your Spirit that we, reaching forth our hands in love, may bring those who do not know you to the knowledge and love of you; for the honour of your name. Amen. (Author unknown) Pray for our Sunday School: The Lord said, Let the little children come to me and do not forbid them for such is the kingdom of heaven. Bless, Lord, your children who now stand before you in prayer. Help them to understand the depth of your love. We pray also for all the teachers of our Sunday School. May our teachers be enabled to teach and train your children and help them to grow spiritually.

19 O Lord, bless our Sunday School and all its future endeavours, that through it we may glorify you with your Father and the Holy Spirit, now, always and forever. Amen. Pray for peace: Lead me from death to life, from falsehood to truth; lead me from despair to hope, from fear to trust; lead me from hate to love, from war to peace. Let peace fill our hearts, our world, our universe. Pray for all in need. Today we pray and we think of all the affected passengers and crews of the recent tragedy of the Malaysian airline. May God comfort all their families. for the sick and their carers: Nidhal Abdulmasseh; Barry Brandy; Annamarie Bunsell; John Burns; Evelyn Byron; (Sir) John Carrick; (Lady) Angela Carrick; Chris;Yvonne Clarke; Beverley Collins; Coralie; Beth Davidge; Hilary Davies; Majorie Davies; Canon Peter Davies; Leah Delacruz; Dave Ernst; Jean Fuller; Ginybuwa; Glenyce; Joyce Gorman; Greg; Fr Brian Harker; George and Joyce Harvey; Mary Harvey; Jenny Johnstone; Janene; Ken Kalman; Lakoa Katalake; Kerry; Josephine Licciardello; Sandra Macleod-Miller; May; Bruce May; Gae McMillan; Barbara Moreton; Kate Morgan; Ian Murray; Tas Murray; Susan Oddie; Pippa Oddie; Ron O Mally; Alister Palmer; Paul Phillips; Fr Dalba Primmer; Bettie Purton; Deidre Reid; Heather Robbins-Hayllar; Jenny Rorich; Julie Scott; Patricia Sedgman; Shannon; Marguerite Sheffield; Stephanie; Susan; Mike Wall; Narelle Weekes; Lynne West; Megan West; Bill Whittle; Valma Woolfrey In love and charity remember the recently departed, Dawn Richards & Fr Ken Le Huray that God grant them a place of refreshment, light and peace. Pray, too, for John Ploughman, Dianna Wampfler, Valerie Climpson, Bill Brown, Gladys Fuller, Audrey McBurney & Norman Stapleton and for any others whose year s mind falls around this time. May they be numbered among the saints, following the Lamb wherever he goes!

20 Phone Fax Post PO Box 530, Burwood, NSW 1805 Website Rector Fr James Collins Office Secretary Mrs Caroline Badra (9.30am to 2.30pm, Tuesday to Friday) Lay Minister Ms Rosemary King Rector s Warden Mr Alan Melrose People s Wardens Mrs Elizabeth Griffiths Mrs Pam Brock Priests in the Parish Fr John Hawkins, Fr Jim Pettigrew Director of Music Mrs Sheryl Southwood Organist Mr Edwin Taylor Morning Prayer will be held in the side chapel Monday Friday at 7.30am this week. A Eucharist with prayers for healing will be held in the side chapel on Wednesday at 10.30am. Commemorations noted by the lectionary this week Thursday 3 April Richard of Chichester, bishop (d.1256)