ELCOME TO ST PAUL S. We are. 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 Thank you 3 Wanted 4 Birthday Greetings 5 Donations and Bequests 6 Father s Day Raffle 7 St Paul s Anglican Church, Burwood 9 Fundraising Concert An Afternoon with the Dean of St George s 11 College at St Paul s RIP Elie Wiesel 12

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. Children 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. Children s Church runs during Term Time. Meet at the back of the church at the beginning of the 9.30am Eucharist. 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 the sacrament. 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. Please do not take photos inside the church or during the services of worship without permission.

3 Thank you to the Parish family who gave some sanitizing hand wash for the Church. Thank you to all our Welcomers who help to make everyone so very welcome when they come to St. Paul's. Thank you to all who bring food for the Parish Pantry and who give other assistance to those in need like providing warm clothes or helping in very practical ways like helping with medical or dental assistance. Thank you to Peter Freedman, Shane Kelly, Sheryl Southwood, and Pam Brock for helping to fine-tune our sound system and audio visual link to the Bell Tower. Thank you to Serge Medina and Adam Zino for designing and fitting the mural in the Small Hall. Thank you to the Parishioner who ordered and paid for the new banner to advertize our new Saturday Night Eucharist. Thank you to the Parishioner who ordered and paid for the new Altar Linen and Purificators. Thank you to the Parishioner who had the curtain made for the room under the stage.

4 Thank you to all who have given to the Wardens Appeal. Thank you to the choir for singing a full setting of the mass today. Thank you to all those who help with gardening. Thank you to all who helped oiling the pews. Thank you to everyone who came to our excellent soup and board games night on Friday night. Thank you to Michael Sutton for organising such a special evening. Thank you to Dr Kelly Chu for organising a training session for using our new defibrillators. Thank you to the very kind parishioner who donated a variety of board games. This is very kind of each of you and I am deeply thankful to God for you all and for your love and care. NEW men s work socks for Life Jacket. Thank you for your compliments following the service on Sunday, 12th June. It was a high and festive occasion in the history of our Parish. I have been encouraged by Fr James, and numerous among you, to continue singing the full Communion Service. Thank you for this. As a result of my discussions with Fr James, I am pleased to tell you that the singing of the full Communion Service will be sung on the Sundays of most months as listed below: Sunday, July 10th Sunday, August 14th Sunday, October 30th Sunday, November 13th

5 Saturday, December 24th (Midnight) On Sunday, September 11th, Choral Evensong will be sung. The Choir is enjoying a busy year. As well as preparing for Sunday services, we are rehearsing for our Fundraising Concert on Sunday, 21st August at 5.00pm. The proceeds will be given to Church Wardens' Appeal for wonderful restoration. Please invite your friends and family - music followed by delicious refreshments! Sheryl Southwood Music Director Happy Birthday to Mrs Pam Brock and Fr John Hawkins who have celebrated their Birthday during the past week - many happy returns and every blessing for the coming year. In past winters many of you have knitted Teddy s. This winter we would ask you to knit squares that can be sewn together to form blankets. Please use 4mm needles, 8 ply wool and caste on 50 stiches and knit until square. There is plenty of wool available in a tub at the back of the church. We are blessed that Bill Whittle and Syd Farrow, and some new keen gardeners, give so generously of their time and expertise to care for the beautiful grounds around St. Paul's. Is anyone able to give some time to help Bill and Syd to care for our precinct? Please have a chat with Bill or Syd if you can help. Thank you. Would you like to donate a kneeler as a thank offering to God? These kneelers are $175 each and you can make them yourself or we can get someone to make one for you. We have many people who are looking forward to working some more kneelers. If you would like to order one just speak to Rosemary. You can join us on our Facebook page: groups/ /.

6 To go directly to our page: 1. Look up our website: 2. Then scroll down the home page until you come to the blue band at the bottom and click on the f in the circle under Connect with us. Forthcoming events and other interesting news will be posted there! Thank you Margaret Whittaker for your care in administrating our Facebook page. Those wishing to make a bequest are invited to do so using these or a similar form of words: "I bequeath the sum of $... to the Rector and Wardens of the Anglican Parish of St Paul s, Burwood, to be used at their absolute discretion for the charitable purposes of the parish." If everyone gave electronically it would mean that the Parish would further benefit by receiving giving each week from every person rather than only receiving giving when each person can physically put their financial gift into the collection bag. Why not give it a go? The bank details are: Account name: St Pauls Anglican Church BSB number: Account number: Reference: e.g. offertory, kneelers, parish pantry, choir, organ, church building, etc.. We are urgently in need of the following: Tins of ham, tin of corned beef, Spam, small cans of tuna, creamed rice, noodles in a cup, pasta, Heinz & Campbell's chunky food, Up & Go, sweet and savoury biscuits, desserts, and fruit drinks. We have plenty of baked beans and spaghetti for a while. Some more washing machine liquid or powder would be appreciated. Thank you for your continuous Support and generosity towards the Parish Panty. It could not function without your generous donations.

7 Tickets is now on sale. $2 each or 3 for $5. This will be drawn on Father's Day Sunday 4th of September. Prizes will include a bottle of Grand Marnier, 4 slice toaster and more. Collection given at St Paul s on Sunday 3rd of July: $1689 Other collection given: Parish Pantry: $ 20 HIV/AIDS Children Nepal: $20 Heritage Project (Wardens' Appeal): $200 Total giving via The National Trust is : $ 118,880 Thank you for responding to God s generous love. Total giving via The Warden s Appeal is: $ It is held at 7pm in the Rectory throughout the year. Thank you for coming to playgroup and children s church this term. Children s Church will re-start on Sunday 24th of July at.30am. Next playgroup will re-start on Monday 25th of July at 9.30am. Sunday 31st July at 3pm Fundraising concert for the church followed by refreshments Tuesday 9th August at pm Lunchtime Recital Sunday 21st August at 5.00pm St Paul's Choir Fund Raising Concert for the Church with associate artists - followed by supper

8 Sunday 28th August Refugee Sunday Saturday 3rd September Parish Fete Sunday 11th September at 3.00pm Choral Evensong Tuesday 25th October at pm Lunchtime Recital Sunday 30th October Feast of All Saints Wednesday 2nd November All Soul s Day Tuesday 15th November at pm Lunchtime Recital Sunday 20th November Celebration of Christ the King Sunday 27th November First Sunday of Advent Sunday 4th December Second Sunday of Advent Sunday 11th December Third Sunday of Advent Sunday 18th December Fourth Sunday of Advent Saturday 24th December Midnight Mass Saturday 25th December Christmas Day Service at 9am Two of our artists are giving their services to this recital. This is a very generous of them. I am sure it is not too much to ask everyone to tell at least two friends of this wonderful recital, not forgetting refreshments! Word of mouth is still our best communication. Our Church is unique and its transformation deserves to be admired by many more than our regular parishioners. There will be an opportunity before the concert to have a guided tour of the Church. I will do all I can to promote it, but I need all your help to gather the largest audience we can. How proud we would be to fill the hall! Thank you for your continuing support. Sheryl Southwood Music Director

9 ST PAUL'S ANGLICAN CHURCH, BURWOOD FUND RAISING CONCERT Soprano Contralto Pianist Judith Rough Nicole Smeulders John Martin present Lieder by Schubert, Mendelssohn and Brahms, arias and duets by Vivaldi, Rossini, Bizet, Lehar, Humperdinck, Strauss and Herbert and a piano piece by Miriam Hyde in a Fund Raising Concert for the Heritage Restoration Work of St Paul's, Burwood This Concert will be held in the Church Hall on Sunday, 31st July,2016 at 3.00pm followed by refreshments Please join us at 2.30pm for a guided tour of the Church Admission: Tour, Recital and Refreshments - $25, Concession $15 Your generous donation to the Church Wardens' Appeal will be greatly appreciated There will also be a raffle - $2 a ticket or 3 tickets for $5 If you wish to let us know you will be attending please contact the St Paul s Church Office: Ph.: / office@stpaulsburwood.org.au * * * St Paul s is an historic Church designed by Edmund Blacket. It is famous for its beauty and spiritual ambience. The restoration and refurbishment of the Church was undertaken with the support and approval of the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage by Paul Davies Architects Heritage Consultants - Paul Davies and Jean Wahl The Hannam Group Pty Ltd - Neil Hannam Peter D.G. Jewkes Pty Ltd Organ Builders - Peter Jewkes and Rodney Ford Frederika Perey, Senior Architectural Lighting Designer, Illuminated Designs, Tasmania, Australia

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11 Ever wondered about the life of Jesus? Interested in pilgrimage? Love liturgy? Keen to learn about life in Israel / Palestine? Want an unforgettable experience? Do you love history, art or architecture? Are you a foodie? - If the answer to any of these questions is yes then come and join Friends and Alumni of St George s College, Jerusalem to at St Paul s Anglican Church, Burwood Burwood Rd, Burwood NSW 2134 There will be opportunity to ask questions Entry by note donation Afternoon tea provided RSVP by 27 July to robert_m_sydney@hotmail.com

12 Dr Greg Jenks is the Dean of St George s College, Jerusalem. Until his recent appointment he was the Academic Dean and Lecturer in Biblical Studies, St Francis Theological College, Brisbane and Senior Lecturer in the School of Theology, Charles Sturt University Dr Jenks has a long-standing interest in Christian origins and is the lead researcher for the Jesus Database project. He is a co-director of the Bethsaida Archaeological Excavation in Israel. When: Friday 22 July at 7pm for dinner at 7.30pm Where: Club Burwood, 97 Burwood Road, (Crn George Street), Burwood RSVP: Before Monday 11 July Guest speaker: Mr Graeme Innes AM, LLB, who was Australia s Disability Commissioner until recent times when the position was left vacant. Graeme grew up in Ashfield, living at the former Masonic Hospital where his father was the Chief Executive Officer. Graeme will speak about his life, both in Ashfield and in later years as an adult. He will shortly be publishing a book about his life s work and has his own website at if you want more information. If you interested in having a St Paul's table, please speak to Pam.

13 NEW YORK, United States (AFP) Mourners gathered in New York on Sunday to bid farewell to Elie Wiesel, the Holocaust survivor and Nobel peace laureate hailed for his life s work of keeping alive the memory of Jews slaughtered during World War II. Wiesel, who died in New York on Saturday at age 87, was honored at private services at a synagogue on the Upper East Side neighborhood of Manhattan, as tributes poured in from around the world. His wife, Marion, in a wheelchair, was among those who arrived in a stream of black cars. The service began at about 11:00 am (15:00 GMT). The burial was to follow, some of the mourners told AFP. It s a great loss for Jewish people. It s a great loss for mankind. He was a unique individual and we will miss him dearly, Ronald Lauder, the president of the World Jewish Congress, told reporters outside the synagogue. The Romanian-born Wiesel, a US citizen once known as the world s leading spokesman on the Holocaust, was perhaps best known for his memoir Night detailing his experiences in Nazi death camps. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986, when he was described as having made it his life s work to bear witness to the genocide committed by the Nazis during World War II. In his Nobel acceptance speech, he said the award both frightens and pleases me. It frightens me because I wonder: Do I have the right to represent the multitudes who have perished? Do I have the right to accept this great

14 honor on their behalf? I do not. That would be presumptuous. No one may speak for the dead, no one may interpret their mutilated dreams and visions. Exemplar of humanity Tributes poured in for Wiesel from world leaders including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who reportedly tried to convince the Holocaust survivor to run for president in Elie, a master of words, expressed in his unique personality and fascinating books the victory of human spirit over cruelty and evil, Netanyahu said in a statement. In the darkness of the Holocaust, in which six million of our brothers and sisters perished, Elie Wiesel was a beacon of light and an exemplar of humanity that believes in man s good. US President Barack Obama hailed Wiesel as one of the great moral voices of our time, and in many ways, the conscience of the world. At the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, which Wiesel helped to create, the facility s chairman Tom Bernstein said the world feels incomplete after Wiesel s death. He was a transformative figure who exemplified the very ideals that the Museum encourages all to aspire to that memory calls us to action. We all bear the tremendous responsibility to carry on his legacy, he said. Living memorial Eliezer Wiesel was born on September 30, 1928, and grew up in a small town in Romania. His parents raised him and his three sisters in a Jewish community, until they were all detained during the Holocaust when he was a teenager. His mother and younger sister were killed in the gas chamber at Auschwitz, according to his biography. His father died of dysentery and

15 starvation at Buchenwald, where Wiesel was freed by US soldiers at the age of 17. He was reunited with his two older sisters in France, and eventually studied at the Sorbonne in Paris. Wiesel traveled back to Auschwitz in 2006 with US talk show host Oprah Winfrey. He also accompanied Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on a tour of the Buchenwald camp. After we walked together among the barbed wire and guard towers of Buchenwald Elie spoke words I ve never forgotten Memory has become a sacred duty of all people of goodwill,' Obama said Saturday. Elie was not just the world s most prominent Holocaust survivor, he was a living memorial, he added. His life, and the power of his example, urges us to be better. Merkel said that a voice of morality and humanity has been silenced with the death of Wiesel, whom she praised as a big-hearted reconciler. Elie Wiesel has offered the hand of friendship to us Germans and worked tirelessly with us to make a better world. Writer, scholar, activist Wiesel s internationally acclaimed Night was published in 1956 and has been translated into more than 30 languages. It was later expanded into a trilogy with Dawn and Day. While Wiesel s focus was the Holocaust and the plight of the Jewish people, he was also a rights activist and a professor of Judaic studies and the humanities. Soon after he won the Nobel prize, Wiesel and his wife founded The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity with a mission to combat indifference, intolerance and injustice through international dialogue and youth-focused programs. The world has lost one of its most important witnesses and one of its most eloquent advocates of tolerance and peace, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said.

16 Amos ; Psalm 82; Colossians ; Luke So that you may lead lives worthy of the Lord as you bear fruit in every good work. Paul writes this to the young church community at Collossae, reflecting the words of the Psalmist Rescue the poor and needy: and save them from the hands of the wicked. This speaks to our much more established church communities. We are to share with the young, struggling, poor and often persecuted churches. Jesus story of the travelling Samaritan illustrates that loving and caring for our neighbour means loving and supporting those in need - both far away as well as those near at hand. Pray that our churches here in Australia will hear the cry of the suffering and be moved with pity. Give thanks for the Anglican Church of Australia, and pray that in each of the dioceses God s love for the world may be made known. Text: Moya Holle, ABM Sydney Committee Anglican Board of Mission, 2016

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 fo the Anglican Church for Justin, Archbishop of Canterbury; Phillip, Primate of Australia; Glenn, Archbishop of Sydney; Michael Stead, 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 Episcopal Church in the Philippines, For its Bishop, The Most Revd Renato Mag-Gay Abibico and for all his clergy and people. Pray for Fr James and for Fr Michael as well as for Helen and Antonia. 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 Parish Priest, Fr Saleem Dawani, and his ministry in the parish. 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 Children s Church: 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 Children s Church. May our teachers be enabled to teach and train your children and help them to

19 grow spiritually. O Lord, bless our Children's Church 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 especially for stillborn babies. May the Lord enfold them into eternal life. May He give comfort and courage to their parents as they grief for their saddened loss. Pray for the sick and their carers: Joyce Bannister; Margaret Baseley; Tim Bolton; Wendy Bolton; Barry Brandy; Buddy; John Burns; June Cameron; Di Campbell; (Sir) John Carrick; (Lady) Angela Carrick; Ingrid Castleton; George Cepak; Bill Clark; Beth Davidge; Hilary Davies; Leah Delacruz; Manish Dhakal; Dave Ernst; Fraser; Glenyce; Joyce Gorman; Rev. John Gwilliam; Fr Brian Harker; George Harvey; Mary Harvey; Margaret Hayes; Denis Hayes; Heather; Margaret Hurley; Peter Jewkes; Jenny Johnston; Kerry; David Leak; Bishop Ivan Lee; Clyde Livingstone; Marion Lyons; Sandra Macleod-Miller; Chris Mannix; Bishop Ken Mason, Bruce May; Lerola Meyers; Gae McMillan; Jean Miller; Barbara Moreton; Tas Murray; Susan Oddie; Pippa Oddie; Oscar; Alister Palmer; Valerie Perrin; Paul Phillips; Anna Powell; Jason Proctor; Deidre Reid; Rhonda Rickards; Pam Richardson; Joanne Roberts, Heather Robbins Hayllar; Jenny Rorich; Marguerite Sheffield; Tony Sheffield; Elsa Sorensen; Stephanie; Susan; John Telek; Pauline Thomas; Wal Tuchin; Viola; Mike Wall; Alannah Walsh; Lynne West; Megan West; Valma Woolfrey; Bob Woods; Peter Ying In love and charity remember the recently departed, especially Betty Medway, Elie Wiesel that God may grant them a place of refreshment, light and peace. Pray, too, For, Ann Johnson, Bettie Loveland Purton, Vanessa Tormey, Eleanor Laurence, Margaret Nellie Maud Gardner, Norma Melrose, Beverley Frances Collins, Allan Jeffrey Crocket, & David John Richardson and for any others whose year s mind falls around this time. Rest eternal grant unto them O Lord, and let light perpetual shine upon them!

20 Phone Fax Post PO Box 530, Burwood, NSW 1805 Website Rector Senior Assistant Priest Office Secretary Lay Minister Student Minister Fr James Collins Fr Michael Deasey, OAM Mrs Caroline Badra (9.30am to 2.30pm, Tuesday to Friday) Ms Rosemary King Dr Michael Sutton Rector s Warden Dr Jane Carrick People s Wardens Mrs Elizabeth Griffiths Mrs Pam Brock Priest in the Parish Director of Music Organist Fr Jim Pettigrew Mrs Sheryl Southwood Mr Edwin Taylor A Eucharist with prayers for healing will be held in the Chapel of Our Lord s Passion on Wednesday at 10.30am. Commemorations noted by the lectionary this week Monday 11 July Benedict of Nursia, Abbot (d.550) Wednesday 13 July Sydney James Kirkby, Bishop, Pioneer of Outback Ministry and the Bush Church Aid Society (d.193.5)