ELCOME TO ST PAUL S. We are. Sung Eucharist 8.00am Choral Eucharist 9.30am. Advent Sunday 3. A Rite for the Lighting of the Advent Wreath 4

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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 the hall behind the church. Sung Eucharist 8.00am Choral Eucharist 9.30am Advent Sunday 3 A Rite for the Lighting of the Advent Wreath 4 Children s Advent Pack 6 Christ the King 7 Fellow Pilgrims 8 Thank you for the beautiful vestments 11 Thank you Pam! 12 Rising Nepal 13

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 inside the pew sheet, 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 TODAY is ADVENT SUNDAY which marks the beginning of the new Church (Liturgical) year. We enter into Year A in the lectionary cycle with the Gospel of Saint Matthew. Advent is a time of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the coming of Jesus when we celebrate his Holy Nativity at Christmas. The colour for Advent is purple and the ADVENT WREATH is in place with three different coloured candles, there are three purple, one white and one pink (rose). The white candle in the centre is the symbol of Christ s purity and lit at Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve to mark His birth and a pink ( rose) candle which is lit on the Third Sunday known as Gaudate Sunday from the opening words of the Introit - "Rejoice"- which speaks of joy and the move from repentance towards celebration. TODAY the Advent Wreath is blessed then the First Candle is lit. May this Advent be a time for us to truly prepare for the coming of the Lord Jesus in all humility and draw us closer to Himself so that we may be brought to a joyful celebration of His Holy Birth. Gloria in excelsis Deo.

4 Priest All Each Sunday during the singing of the introit hymn, as the choir go to their places, the servers, lay assistants and priest move to the advent wreath for the advent wreath liturgy, the hymn pausing before the last verse. As we begin the season of Advent, we acknowledge the symbols of the great mysteries we celebrate at Christmas. From these the Advent wreath has been made. O God you are our eternal Father, you sent your son to bring us eternal life. Reader We have the evergreens. These evergreens are the sign of eternal All life. They symbolize the eternal life that Jesus brought to us from God. O God may your life in our souls always increase and grow stronger. May it always remain in us and may we live in happiness with you forever. Reader We bring candles. These candles remind us that Jesus, the light of All Priest the world is coming. He is the light that shows us the way. As candlelight sheds warmth and beauty all around so does the light of Jesus fill our lives with love and happiness. Come Jesus be our light. May the light of your goodness and truth shine through us. May it shine through us upon others. O God, by whose word all things are sanctified, pour forth your blessing upon this wreath and grant that we who use it may prepare our hearts for the coming of your son and may we receive grace from you. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. The Lighting Of The First Candle, The Candle Of Hope Priest Light and peace in Jesus Christ our Lord. All Priest Priest All Thanks be to God. Our help is in the name of the Lord. Who made heaven and earth. Come Lord Jesus, light of the world. O God help us to prepare for the coming the coming of your Son. Bring us out of the darkness into light. Bring light to all who are in darkness and in the shadow of death. Amen.

5 Reader God told Abraham that through him all nations would be blessed Priest because he trusted and put his hope in God. The prophets spoke of the coming of Christ, of how a Saviour would be born, a king in the line of David. He would rule the world wisely and bless all the nations. We too believe in God s promise to send Jesus again to this world to establish his kingdom upon earth. A server lights the first candle. Hope is like a light shining in a dark place. As we look at the light of this candle we celebrate the hope we have in Jesus Christ. Let us pray: O Lord, we are waiting. Give us hope and the strength to turn from our sinful ways. Keep us from the things and people who cause us to turn our backs on you. Help always to meet the needs of others. We ask this of you who lives and reigns forever. Amen. The final verse of the hymn is sung immediately after this prayer. The custom of the Advent wreath has been appropriated into the Anglican tradition from Protestant middle-european denominations and is, according to some accounts, a relatively modern innovation from the nineteenth century. In its current form the wreath consists of four small candles of the liturgical colour of each Sunday (usually four violet candles or three violet candles and a rose one) and a large white one. Violet is the colour that the Church employs to symbolize penitence and suffering and it reminds us that we not only look for God s coming into the world as a the Prince of Peace at Christmas (violet also being the colour of royal and imperial power), but his coming to us to be our Saviour through his sufferings, and his coming as our judge at the end of time. Rose is the liturgical colour in the Roman rite for the third Sunday of Advent, known as Gaudete Sunday from the first Latin word of the day s opening scriptural sentence (known as the introit). It means rejoice. The third Sunday of Advent anticipates the joy of the Christmas celebrations, so its colour is a mixture of Advent violet and Christmas white. The fifth candle in the Advent wreath, white in colour, the Christ candle, is lit at the Vigil (Midnight) Mass for Christmas.

6 Thank you to everyone who has been bringing in things for our Advent Packs and for Judith and Rosemary for their time and effort in designing and preparing those packs. The packs are now available at the back of the church. We hope your children and grandchildren, nieces and nephews will enjoy the journey through Advent to prepare for Christ's coming. If you are going to do this with your own children please put aside a shoe box and some toilet roll inners to use as we will not be providing them this year. The tickets are now on sale for the Christmas raffle. The main prize will be a wonderful Christmas hamper. Could we have donations of Christmas fair to fill it with? Suggestions - plum puddings, biscuits, canned fruit, Cranberry sauce, Christmas decorations, smoked oysters, serviettes, anything you might like to use at Christmas. The tickets will be $2 each or 3 for $5. Please place these in the washing basket which will be at the back of the church at each service or give to Pam or leave at the Church Office and mark for Christmas Hamper. It will be drawn after the Lessons & Carols on Saturday 18th of December.

7 Our worship for the Feast of Christ the King was so very beautiful: the Bell Ringers called us to worship and the Choir sang magnificently. Not only was the Gloria glorious, the Choir sang the Communion Motet marvellously. Our Baptism Services are deeply meaningful as we welcome other fellow pilgrims who are pledging to follow Jesus in the way of self-giving love (those Parishioners who boycott our Baptism Services not only miss out for themselves they also fail in their duty to encourage others in the faith of Christ). Here are some thoughts that I penned on our worship this morning to a friend in the US: The rise of ultra right wing nationalist movements around the world is worrying ("let's make America great again"????? I thought that America was supposed to be the greatest nation on the planet how come the victors are sounding and feeling like the losers?) and it is rather like the inter-war period in Germany after the Treaty of Versailles with the Germans vowing never be pushed around again and all of this creating the environment where Naziism and Hitler could arise. We face a similar problem in our period of world history and it won't end well unless moderates of all persuasions work together for the common good. Nietzsche's will to power once again threatens our world for when people give up on loving God and their neighbour all hell is unleashed. Our worship of Christ the King of love and peace reminds us that the way of self-sacrificing love is the way of life and that the way of power, privilege, and prestige leads to death both spiritual and physical. The way of Christ might look foolish and weak but God's foolishness is wiser than human wisdom and God's weakness is stronger than human strength.

8 Our worship today was wonderful, beautiful, and deeply meaningful. Five were Baptized two of whom are a very special part of our community of faith. How wonderful and how very special. Being in the Diocese of Sydney, most Parishes won't Baptize anyone unless they are regular worshippers so we get a lot of people looking for Baptism for their children because no one else will. We take Baptism seriously and prepare everyone for Baptism but welcome everyone too and the Baptism Service is once a month as a part of our main Eucharist. Unless it's an emergency, I don't do private Baptisms. So we get a lot of people who will probably never link up with us but the seed is sown and the Spirit blows where it will so if we welcome people and have a beautiful Baptism Service for their children then I hope that they or their children might come to worship God some where at some time. It's pretty much guaranteed that if we don't welcome them that they will never worship God any where at any time. Fr James A brief note to thank each one of you who participated in last Sunday s great Festival of Christ our Eternal King. (And those who had us in their thoughts and prayers although unable to be with us.) The Parish Eucharist was a wonderful act of worship to the One we honoured as The King of Kings, the Prince of Peace and as we acknowledged the Sovereignty of Christ, the Eternal King. It is an honour and deep privilege to be able to join together as Brothers and Sisters in Christ to offer Him such a wonderful act of worship. Our thanks to Fr James, our Parish Priest, who enables us to express our worship in such a meaningful manner. To Sheryl, our Director Of Music, we are grateful for her planning and dedication so we are able to meaningfully participate in a great Mass setting sung with such commitment that uplifts our spirits (our thanks Sheryl to each of your choristers) and to our brilliant organist that makes the Davidson

9 organ hum and to be inspired his playing and today especially by the magnificent Gospel music that one wanted to shout "Halleluiah" as the music filled us with joy and anticipation of the new Jerusalem. The shape of the Liturgy was wonderfully enhanced by the band of the "servants of the sanctuary" - the stoic thurifer, the joyous boat boy, the dignified crucifer, the diligent acolytes and faithful Gospel bearer. Of course we missed Fr Michael who was doing missionary work at Christ Church S. Laurence, resplendent in cope and biretta - a high standard to be maintained!! Thank you Fr James for encouraging such wonderful acts of worship at S. Paul's such as we had for All Saints-tide and today as we concluded another liturgical year (and of course all our services) - the words of the old collect for this Sunday are a fitting reminder as we ask: "Stir up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people: that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works, may of thy loving kindness be the more abundantly rewarded; through Jesus Christ our Lord." Sheryl do keep up the good work being done by you, Edwin and the Choir, which enriches our lives and we look forward to the serving team going on from strength to strength as new and we hope younger blood may swell the ranks..

10 Again thank you for helping in this important work you each do in the life of the parish and making this old Sacristan's role a lot easier and lighter as after over 60 years helping in so many ways in the sanctuary and chancel it is getting close to the time when I should be hanging up my surplice and cassock!!!! (and some would add my little bell!) What a joy it is to serve Christ our Eternal King. Every blessing, Graham Norman On Friday 18th November, we celebrated Thanksgiving with a Turkey dinner and lots of lovely food. It was a night of good company and much conviviality shared amongst all who came. Thank you to everyone who brought food and a special thank you to the family that cooked the turkey. Sitting around in a circle, sharing what we have been particularly thankful for or something that has been very special to each of us over the last year demonstrated the diversity of those present. This is the second year that we have held a Thanksgiving dinner and no doubt the beginnings of many more. I recommend that you put this in your diary for Last Saturday, Fr James, Dr Jane Carrick, Dr Bob Woods and Rosemary King all attended the opening of the new medical centre at Exodus. It was a special morning with Exodus own band setting the tone. Bill Crews spoke from his heart about the journey that they had been on with Dr Bob s first medical centre being located in an area little bigger than a cupboard. Minister Skinner, the Minister for Health officially opened the centre. Now they have a centre with a medical office, a dentists surgery and offices for staff as well as a waiting room and reception area. The design is very clever with small spaces being used efficiently. It is a good example to us of what can be done on a minimal budget with some very clever planning. It was a privilege to invited to this very special event.

11 THANK YOU TO THE PARISHIONER who has gifted the parish two new sets of Burse and Veil for the Altar. One is purple and the other white. You will see from the photographs below just how beautiful they are. We have been very blessed by this generosity. This parishioner has also kindly given the parish some more candles and incense.

12 A big thank you to Pam Brock for organising today s Parish Christmas Luncheon. Thank you to those who put up our Advent Wreath. Manjia Luo's Piano Music was nominated top 5 at Australian Independent Music Awards 2016 in Classical/ Jazz. Well done Manjia! The Advent Gift Tree will be placed in the Church from Sunday, December (Advent II) to place gifts under for those in need this Christmas for distribution by the Exodus Foundation over Christmastide. Wrapped gifts short be labelled indicating the suitable age and gender of the gift. Gifts may be left for two Sundays and until Wednesday 21st December. The Advent Gift Tree becomes our Christmas Tree from the Midnight Mass of Christmas Eve. Dear Peter and Andrew, It was such a wonderful treat to see you this morning at St. Paul's, Andrew and Matt. You are welcome here anytime. Thank you very much for your kindness in coming to St. Paul's and fixing up the audio link to the Bell Tower, adjusting the microphones over the Choir Stalls, and replacing the RØDE headsets and the connecting leads to the wireless belt pack and receiver units. The new RØDE headsets are terrific. Thank you for these beautiful gifts. I am truly grateful to you for you love and care and for your generosity and kindness. I look forward to seeing you again soon. With my love and thanks. Peace, James.

13 BACKGROUND When Judy Tenzing and I travelled to Nepal last year we assessed what was possible for Rising Nepal to undertake in the terms of Earthquake relief and we came back with 3 projects. 1. Rebuilding different aspects of the village of GYACHCHOK at the first Epicentre. Subsequently many village toilets have been rebuilt and money contributed to the rebuilding of the local hydro electric plant, enabling power for lights to be restored. The next goal is to provide funds for building 11 classrooms for the school. 2. Building and staffing a Health Post for the Village of BHAKANJE. Plans for this are underway. 3. Working in partnership with teachers from SMD School, Kathmandu. A school that educates children from the remote Himalayan regions for free. CURRENT PROJECT Last week Rising Nepal brought Shirley Blair, Director of SMD School, to Australia to set up an in-service program to take to Nepal next year. And what a week it was. In the months since our return from Nepal I have been talking to Barbara Stone (past principal of MLC) regarding a culturally and educationally appropriate in-service program that would benefit the teachers of SMD school. The initial planning has been done and last week saw the first stage put into operation. Barbara has spent a lot of time and much careful thought in planning four amazing days, with appointments lined up with Principals of several of Sydney s leading schools. In 3½ days Barbara Stone, Shirley Blair and myself visited 8 different premier schools in Sydney to present our

14 proposal to take 10 to 12 outstanding classroom teachers to Nepal after three terms of training in coaching/mentoring teachers. This will be a one on one program where each teacher and their partner have already got to know each other through contact during the year. Then over a period of 6 to 8 days in December 2017 they will walk side by side with their Nepalese partner. This model will be one of sustainability and we already have a strong indication that we will need to run it again in It is one of the most exciting programs that I have been involved in and I look forward to the next stage in its development. Rosemary King From Left to right : Rosemary King, Shirley Blair, Barbara Stone

15 Would you like to donate a kneeler as a thank offering to God or in memory of someone or to dedicate one to someone? These kneelers are $175 each and you can make them yourself or we can ask 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. Thank you to those of you who make such very generous donations to the Parish Pantry each week but as Fr James tells us the need keeps growing. Currently the urgent need is for coffee & Up & Go. If you are able to contribute any of the above items it would be much appreciated. Thank you. Foods always needed are: Tinned ham, spam, corned beef, cereal, Up and Go. tins of chunky soups, pasta, tins of tuna, spreads and sweet and savoury biscuits. With the hot weather we have run out of juice. If you can please bring poppers of drink/juice. Australia Post has issued this year's Religious Christmas Stamp for Cards sent within Australia - 65 cents (The stamp shows S. Mary tenderly cradling the Infant Christ in her arms). There are 2 other Religious Stamps for overseas mail available. When buying your stamps ask for the Religious 65c stamp (or overseas stamps) and help keep the real meaning of Christmas alive. (some smaller Post Offices are pretending they have not seen them and try to give you secular stamps!!!)

16 Isaiah 2.1-5; Psalm 122; Romans ; Matthew The Psalmist prays for the peace of Jerusalem while Isaiah sees a day when many peoples from all nations will go up to the mountain of the LORD and to the LORD s house to be taught his word and his ways. May we, this Advent, as we ponder anew the birth of Jesus, wake from our sleep, for our salvation is near, the night is over and the day has come. Let us put on the Lord Jesus Christ and walk in the light. And let us not be found wanting when our Lord returns again. May he find us people of faith, hope, love and peace. Pray that this Advent we may love our neighbours as ourselves, rejoice with and encourage one another with the promises of God in our Lord Jesus Christ. Give thanks for the work of the Anglican Alliance for Development, Relief and Advocacy. Text: Dr Michael Sutton Ordination candidate Anglican Board of Mission, 2016 Offertory Envelopes for the next 12 months are available now from the back of the Church. The use of Offertory Envelopes is a systematic means of giving to the work of the Church week by week (even when not present on a particular Sunday) so if you wish please collect a new Set of Envelopes as you leave today.

17 Today, Sunday 27th November First Sunday of Advent and Parish Christmas Lunch Sunday 4th December Vespers at 4pm at Cardinal Freeman Village (137 Victoria Street, Ashfield) You are invited to drop in at Yowie Bay at Jeanette and Wayne Greenwood s on Tuesday 27th December at 11am. Address: 247 Attunga Road, Yowie Bay BYO leftovers and drinks. Open to all the parish. Saturday 17th Dec Lessons & Carols (Cardinal Freeman Village at 5.30pm Sunday 18th Dec Lessons & Carols at St Paul s at 7pm RSVP by 20th of December to Wayne Greenwood on: or via wayne.greenwood@prioritymanag ement.com.au Saturday 24th December 11pm Mass (Sung Service) Sunday 25th December Christmas Day at 9am I am pleased to tell you that the singing of the full Communion Service will be sung on: Saturday, December 24th (11pm) Sheryl Southwood Director of Music The Sydney College of the Oratory of the Good Shepherd invites you to share in the annual celebration of the Feast of Nicholas Ferrar of Little Gidding. Nicholas and his extended family lived a life of prayer as a community in a remote parish in England in the early seventeenth century.

18 A sung Eucharist will take place on Monday 5 December at 6 pm at Christ Church St Laurence, Railway Square, Sydney. The preacher this year will be the prior of Sydney College, Fr Ron Henderson OGS. Refreshments in Christ Church hall will follow the service. All are welcome to attend. For any enquiries contact Fr Ron Henderson on When: Friday 2 Dec 2016, 7:00pm 9:00pm Where: St Mary's Cathedral Crypt, St Mary's Road, CBD, Sydney Ticket Information: A Reserve: $40.00 B Reserve: $30.00 Restricted view side aisles: $15.00 Buy Tickets Contact Details: Chrissie Goldrick Website: A special concert for Advent in the crypt of St Marys. Featuring Cantata no. 140 Sleepers Wake (BWV 140) by JS Bach and excerpts from Handel s Messiah plus other choral works written for the season of Advent. With the St Mary s Singers, soloists and orchestra under the direction of Thomas Wilson. Don t miss this concert to mark the start of the season of Advent with the wonderful cantata Sleepers Wake sung in English in the beautiful setting of St Mary s crypt with its sublime acoustic. There will be opportunities for the audience to join in with sections of the concert. Book early for this special event as seating is strictly limited. Refreshments available at the interval.

19 For more information go to: On Saturday, 10th December there will be a Christmas Market Day at the Brighton Retirement Village between Croydon Ave and Brighton Streets, Croydon between 10 am and 2 pm. Lots of Stalls including Jewellery, Jams/Pickles, Trash and Treasure, Food, Art and Craft with Devonshire Teas being served from 10 am in the lovely garden setting. A Sausage Sizzle from 12 noon and drinks and ice-creams on sale. A chance to find that unexpected Christmas gift. Carols in the Park will take place on Saturday 10th of December from 5pm to 9pm in Burwood Park (Burwood Rd, Burwood The night will feature a stage set of traditional Carols, roaming performers (featuring voice winner: Anja Nissen), stalls, petting zoo, jumping castle, Santa appearance and fireworks. Back again by popular demand is Christian children s entertainer Colin Buchanan at St Andrew s Cathedral, Sydney Square. A past regular on ABC TV s Play School, Colin s repertoire of songs can often be heard sung in Primary and Sunday School classrooms across Australia, United Kingdom and the United States. This concert will feature some of the best of Colin Buchanan s Christian music. There will be audience participation too. It will be a fun day out for the family. Don't be disappointed. Book your tickets today. Special pricing for a family of four. Kids under 2 years of age are free! There's two sessions to choose: 10am or 1pm on Tuesday December 13, Book tickets at bit.ly/2edba2j Bring along your picnic blanket for a lovely night out with the family.

20 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.. 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." You can join us on our Facebook page: groups/ /. Forthcoming events and other interesting news will be posted there! To go directly to our page: 1. Look up our website: au 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. Thank you Margaret Whittaker for your care in administrating our Facebook page. Collection given at St Paul s on Sunday 20th of November: $1937 Other collection given: Rising Nepal: $150 Bishop of NT: $50 Parish Pantry - $120 TOTAL: $2257 Thank you for responding t God s generous love.

21 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

22 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 Diocese of Kensas, for its bishop, The Rt Revd Dean Wolfe 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

23 to 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, remembering especially this week all those who are suffering with Cancer. Pray for the sick and their carers: Annabelle; Antoine; Joyce Bannister; Margaret Baseley; Tim Bolton; Wendy Bolton; Barry Brandy; Meghan Brazier; Buddy; John Burns; June Cameron; Di Campbell; (Sir) John Carrick; (Lady) Angela Carrick; George Cepak; Rodney Chesham; Beth Davidge; Hilary Davies; John Deasey; Leah Delacruz; Manish Dhakal; Dave Ernst; Ena Gillespie; Glenyce; Joyce Gorman; Rev. John Gwilliam; Fr Brian Harker; George Harvey; Mary Harvey; Margaret Hayes; Denis Hayes; Heather; Margaret Hurley; Peter Jewkes; Bishop Ivan Lee; Marion Lyons; Robert McLean; 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; Jason Proctor; Deidre Reid; Rhonda Rickards; Pam Richardson; Joanne Roberts, Heather Robbins Hayllar; Jenny Rorich; Marguerite Sheffield; Tony Sheffield; Sheryl Southwood; Stephanie; Susan; John Telek; Pauline Thomas; Viola; Mike Wall; Alannah Walsh; Lynne West; Megan West; Valma Woolfrey; Bob Woods; Peter Ying In love and charity remember the recently departed especially Patsy Jones that God may grant her a place of refreshment, light and peace. Pray, too, For, Alan Sample, Cecil Stephens, Desmond Jackson, Doug Moran 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!

24 Phone Fax Post PO Box 530, Burwood, NSW 1805 Website Rector Fr James Collins Senior Assistant Priest Fr Michael Deasey, OAM Office Secretary Mrs Caroline Badra (9.30am to 2.30pm, Tuesday to Friday) Lay Minister Ms Rosemary King Student Minister Dr Michael Sutton Rector s Warden Dr Jane Carrick People s Wardens Mrs Elizabeth Griffiths Mrs Pam Brock Priest in the Parish Fr Jim Pettigrew Director of Music Mrs Sheryl Southwood Organist Mr Edwin Taylor A mid-week Eucharist will be held in the Chapel of our Lord's Passion on Wednesday at 10.30am. Commemorations noted by the lectionary this week Wednesday 30 November Andrew, Apostle and Martyr Friday 2 December Frances Perry, Founder of the Royal Women s Hospital, Melbourne (d.1892) Saturday 3 December Francis Xavier, Priest and Missionary (d.1552)