St Mary s Kangaroo Flat. Sunday 4 March 2018

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1 St Mary s Kangaroo Flat Sunday 4 March 2018 Third Sunday in Lent Confirmation Service Hugh Haddon Lochlan Cooper Presider & Preacher: Bishop Matt Rector: Rev Tracey Wolsley Regular Services 9.00am & 11.00am each sunday Welcome Bishop Matt & family 10.00am Hymns Organist: Geoff Young TiS 658 Here I Am Lord TiS 351 Lift High The Cross Here Is Bread TiS 161 Tell Out My Soul Sentence: God spoke these words and said, I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; you shall have no other gods before me. Exodus 20:1 Collect: Lord our God, by your Holy Spirit write your commandments upon our hearts and grant us the wisdom and power of the cross, so that, cleansed from greed and selfishness, we may become a living temple of your love; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Please advise Rev Tracey or Alison by 5.00pm Thursday if you wish to add someone to the prayer list below. Thank you. Please hold in your prayers: Julie Abella, Dianna Ashley, Margaret Blatchford, Joyce Gee, Dianne Hyde, John Keller, Pat Martin, Brian Scollary & Gayle Worthington We acknowledge the Dja Dja Wurrung people, the custodians of this land where we gather. We pay our respects to their elders past and present as we pray for reconciliation.

2 We warmly welcome the families, sponsors and friends of our confirmation candidates Hugh Haddon and Lochlan Cooper. Important Dates 5 March Thy Kingdom Come Prayer Coordinators Meeting 2.00pm 19 March Pastoral Care Team Meeting 2.00pm 21 March Palm Cross Making Workshop, 2.00pm 23 March Movie Night, 6.00pm meal, 7.00pm Movie 29 March Maundy Thursday Service 7.00pm 30 March Good Friday Service 9.00am 30 March Ecumenical Way of the Cross 11.00am 1 April Easter Day Services 6.30am, 9.00am & 11.00am 12 April to 14 June Jesus The Game Changer study series 6.00pm 14 April Cursillo Ultreya 12.00pm lunch, 12.45pm start 5 May Car Boot Sale Notices Baptism Service Next Sunday the 9.00am service will a Baptism Service for an Adult. Palm Cross Making Workshop A workshop will be held on Wednesday 21 March at 2.00pm to make Palm Crosses for Palm Sunday. Many hands make many crosses so please come along and lend your hands. Thy Kingdom Come If you are interested in helping plan and coordinate events for the 10 days of Thy Kingdom Come in May then please come along to the first planning meeting on Monday 5 March at 2.00pm. Pastoral Care Team If you are interested in being a member of the Pastoral Care Team please attend the first meeting on Monday 19 March at 2.00pm. Rosters I will be preparing the next roster covering April, June and July over the next few weeks. Please advise me as soon as possible of any Sundays you will be away during these months. Thank you, Alison.

3 Jesus The Game Changer Jesus the Game Changer is a 10 episode study series and shares how the life and teaching of Jesus changed the world and why it matters. The series will run on Thursdays at 6.00pm from 12 April to 14 June. You are welcome to attend 1 or all episodes. Cursillo Ultreya An Ultreya will be held at St Mary s on Saturday 14 April. Lunch will be held from 12 noon and the event from 12.45pm. You don t need to have done Cursillo to attend. Indescribable Movie Night On Friday 23 March there will be a movie night. Indescribable by Louie Giglio is more of a documentary then a movie. Synopsis: The heavens are telling the glory of God, and their expanse declares the work of His hands. Night after night they remind us of just how small we are, and how huge God is. Looking out into the far reaches of the universe, we find a seemingly infinite expanse of mystery and wonder, intricately fashioned by a God of unfathomable size and power. Just a glimpse of one of the billions of visible galaxies He has formed resizes us, shrinking us, and the world we call home, to seeming insignificance in an instant. But as tiny as we may seem, the God who knows every star by name also knows yours, and mine. And in the most stunning rescue imaginable, God sent His Son to this spinning planet we call home-- the Creator reconnecting us to Himself with life that never ends. Indescribable takes us on an image-rich journey through the cosmos, allowing us to peer into God's universe to discover the amazing magnitude of His greatness and grace. Louie Giglio is Pastor of Passion City Church and the Founder of the Passion movement, which exists to call a generation to leverage their lives for the fame of Jesus. We will have a bring and share finger food meal from 6.00pm followed by the screening of Indescribable at 7.00pm. Trivia Night A Trivia Night supporting chaplaincy in Bendigo schools is being held on Monday 19 March at the Eaglehawk Town Hall at 7.00pm for 7.30pm start. Tables of six or less. $15 per person. BYO nibbles, non-alcoholic drinks & glasses, tea & coffee available. Book by Friday 16 March by calling or or rayandro@bigpond.com or bjrains@bigpond.com

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6 The Rector Writes I dare you! Have you ever been dared to do something. For young people, it is not unusual to play truth or dare which has evolved over the years into adult challenges like that seen on Fear Factor the TV show where people were dared to do all sorts of crazy and revolting things like, lie in the dark in a pit full of snakes, or eat a rotten ostrich egg. Absurd! But people actually took up the dares and carried out the feats much to the horror of the audiences. I recently read the following prayer and thought wow dare I pray that. Over turning tables Truth be told, Jesus, There are lots of tables that need overturning in our lives; Beneath the veneer of respectability the tidy rows and neat regulations hide dark addictions and angry judgements hungry greeds and heartless rejections We know the pain and so do those around us of keeping up the facade; What a relief it would be to have it all upset, smashed, scattered, destroyed So, perhaps, Jesus, today you could pay us a visit and help us to radically rearrange the furniture of our lives Amen. Someone once said we need to be careful about what we pray for because we just may get it. This is one of those prayers that remind me of that caution. Dare I pray it, dare I open myself up to the refining and cleansing of work of our Lord? Have thine own way Lord, have thine own way. Blessings Tracey

7 ABM envelopes were distributed to the congregation last week. There are three different envelopes providing three different missions you can donate to. Please take a look at the three envelopes and decide if you want to swap yours for one of the other missions. Please place your envelopes in the collection bowl on Sunday. One of the missions is: PHILIPPINES LIVELIHOODS PROJECT This Lent consider supporting the work of ABM s Philippine church partners, Episcopal Community Action for Renewal and Empowerment (ECARE) and Visayas and Mindanao Regional Office for Development (VIMROD), whose programs help community groups in rural areas to value add community and individual assets to improve people s livelihoods. The project is enabling many in various parts of the Philippines to emerge from poverty and become empowered citizens, providing real hope for their children and future generations. Your gifts will fund vital training of community associations, provide loans or seeding grants for groups and individuals to develop their local assets, and lead to social and economic transformation. Margaret & Mal Brown 6 March Janet & Colin Clark 8 March Glenise Moors 6 March Peg Park 6 March

8 Sunday Roster To volunteer for a task, please contact Alison Niven on All swaps to be arranged amongst yourselves and advised to Alison for amendment in Pew sheet. Time 04/ am 11/03 18/03 25/03 Eucharistic Assistants Welcomers 9.00am G Turpie S Austin C Clark J Clark G Turpie J Clark E Young S Austin 11.00am G Turpie R Aitken G Turpie 9.00am C & J Clark K & B Eddy M & J Fryer M Stevens J Gilmore 11.00am D Robinson A Niven A Niven Reader 9.00am H Weregoda C Clark R Stamp A Dennis Intercessor 9.00am G Turpie R Stamp G Turpie E Young Offertory 9.00am C Clark D Bell M Fryer N Austin M Fryer G Woods K Eddy D Robinson 11.00am A Niven A Niven A Niven Morning Host G Woods M Stewart S Austin J Clark Flowers Nil Nil Nil Nil Booth 9.00am W Stewart D Robinson D Bell A Niven 11.00am A Niven W Stewart A Niven P a r i s h C o n t a c t D e t a i l s Rector: Rev Tracey Wolsley, Ph anglicankf@tpg.com.au or traceywolsley@gmail.com Rector s Warden: Colin Clark, Ph People s Wardens: Dennis Robinson, Ph Shirley Austin, Ph Postal Address: PO Box 1369, Kangaroo Flat VIC 3555 Street Address: High Street, Kangaroo Flat Office anglicankf@tpg.com.au Website: Parish Office: Ph Parish Secretary: Alison Niven, Ph PEW SHEET If you have an item for the Pew sheet please forward by 6pm Thursday to Alison Niven on or anglicankf@tpg.com.au