25 th June, 2017 Third Sunday after Pentecost

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1 Anglican Parish of Charlestown St Alban s Charlestown, St Martin s Kahibah A place for everyone, serving the Kingdom of God, following Jesus Christ. Rectory: 4 St Alban s Close, Charlestown, NSW 2290 Ph: stalban@bigpond.net.au Web: We acknowledge the Awabakal people who are the traditional custodians of this land we worship on today. 25 th June, 2017 Third Sunday after Pentecost Welcome to all those who are visiting us today. Please join us for refreshments after the service and the St Albans Day Lunch Readings: Genesis Psalm , Romans Matthew Prayer for the week; Almighty and everlasting God, you are always more ready to hear than we to pray, and give more than either we desire or deserve: pour down upon us the abundance of your mercy, forgiving us those things of which our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things which we are not worthy to ask, save through the merits and meditation of Jesus Christ, your Son our Lord. Amen.

2 Intercessions: In our Newcastle Diocese, we pray for: Bishop Administrator Peter Stuart and Nicki Robyn Morillas, Jane Dumsa (Accounting/ Finance) Brendon Lowndes (Property/WHS) In the national church we pray for; Diocese of Willochra (Bp John Stead) In the wider Church, we pray for: All those who have suffered loss either by terrorism or natural disaster. The Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea, Heads of Christian Churches (Newcastle) The Diocese of Guadalcanal (Bp Nathan Tome & Selena) The Revd. David and Priya Morgan, Paraburdoo Sue Prosser (Paid SRE teacher) In the wider community we pray for; The First Peoples of the Diocese especially the Awabakal, Biripi, Darkinjung, Geawegal, Kamilaroi, Worimi and Wonnarua peoples. Actors and musicians In Our Church we pray for; We pray for Archdeacon Wendy, Lu Piper, Ruth and Bob, the parish council, David Hesketh and Kim. We give thanks and pray for the faithful departed: (connected to our parish) Walter Kirk, David Alexander Stein, We pray for those in our parish who need support or have experienced loss recently: We pray for Strength, peace and healing: Greg Thompson and Kerry, Louie Impiazzi, Doug and Julia Roberts, Carrie Neale, Brian and Glenys Conway, Clare, Luke and Glenda, Debbie Bell, Ruth Boundy, Rebecca Ferguson, Frank and Helen Firken, Anne Preston, Pryer family. To our dear friends at our link churches, We enjoyed catching up with many of you during our recent time in Sydney, Priya, Evie, Lizzie and I returned to the Pilbara almost month ago, We d love you to keep upholding us in prayer, Lizzie s sleeping patterns are a bit different to ours at the moment, her most awake time of day is between about 9pm and 12am at present, Also as over 75% of our congregation left town last year we are working on a reboot, we have surveyed the town of Paraburdoo and received 42 online responses so far, Dave will start doorknocking next week. We d love you to pray -For wisdom, patience and love in parenting, -For continual good responses to our survey, may this connect us with Christians we haven t met yet, give us, BCA and the diocese a better understanding of our mission context, and further opportunities for evangelism. One great encouragement has been meeting R a Christian who due to nervousness, has only been to church twice since being converted 10 years ago. Dave is about to start meeting with him weekly to read the Bible and pray, please pray for R s encouragement. In Christian fellowship Dave, Priya, Evie and Lizzie

3 Read the Bible & Pray during the week (Monday) Psalm (7-9); 138 Sirach (Tuesday) Psalm 140 Sirach (Wednesday) Psalm 143; 146 Sirach Thursday) Psalm 71 Sirach (Friday) Psalm 148, 149 Sirach (Saturday) Psalm 1;2 Sirach This week at St Alban s Sunday 8.30am Eucharist 11.30am St Albans Day Dinner Monday 8.30am Silent Meditation 9.30am Play Group Wednesday 8.30am Morning Prayer 10.00am GAPS / Grands I send low prayers along the ground. These are for Jesus Christ; asking him to heal all people. I send high prayers into the sky. These are for our God in heaven, asking God to bring peace to the world. I send deep prayers into my heart. These are for the Holy Spirit asking the Spirit to heal and pacify my heart. traditional Celtic prayer Winter clothing needed for Windale Merrigum Centre Op-Shop. We desperately need winter clothing as our stock is very low. We are constantly in need of good quality clothing and household goods to be able to sell and also to give out to the needier people of the greater Windale community. If any of your parishioner s are thinking of doing a clean out of their cupboards, or downsizing or perhaps after a Garage Sale when you are wondering what to do with the leftovers, we d be so grateful if you would think of us. Donations can be dropped off at the church hall any Tuesday morning between 9am and 12midday Important Request If you are the last person to leave on Sunday could you please be sure that all is locked and put the rope across the entrance to the carpark.. Next Garage Sale at Windale - Saturday 29th July at 8am

4 Rev Ruth has asked me to pass on to you her special thanks & congratulations for the work and effort that made last Sunday night such a successful and fun evening for all! The engagement and focus of the children with the support and interaction of the adults was fantastic! The farewelling of the Jaberi family was made special by the party atmosphere, the blessings given by Rev Ruth and Rev Bob, and by the depth of connection that this family had made through their very regular attendance. Our sincere wishes go with them. Next Messy church is July 16th, please save the date! The planning meeting will be held after church on 2nd July, your input would be much appreciated. Janet Storer for Rev Ruth. ANNOUNCEMENT So there s good news and bad news; there s better and there s worse. But we have some great news if you can bear to read this verse. We re having a party! We re planning a do! We d like you all to join us, that s you and you and you. July 23 at St Alban s, come along about noon. We ll celebrate our milestones, one July, the other June. One s our anniversary, one s three score and ten. We d love for you to be there, it would be great to see you then. Rsvp to our mobiles John by July 18 please Ruth

5 Next Sunday 2 nd July, 2017 Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Readings: Genesis Psalm 13 Romans Mathew St Albans am Eucharist Prayers: T. Davis Reading: R. Menhenick Sacristan: R. Reed Sanctuary: L. Adams, R. Menhenick L.L. Ass: S. Bell Music: Robert Sound: E. Gibson Welcomers: R. Bath, S. Whyte Morning Tea: J. Cooper, E. Gibson St Martins am No love, no friendship can cross the path of our destiny without leaving some kind of mark on it forever. It takes years to build up trust, and just seconds to destroy it. The first duty of love is to listen Love is a power, like money, or steam, or electricity. It is valueless unless you can give something else by means of it. Parish Ministry Team: Archdeacon Wendy Dubojski: Priest Sharon Butler: Building a new Faith Community Neville Thomas: Working for a Better Community The Rev. Ruth Brand & Brian Taylor: Christian Formation and Discipleship The Rev. Robert Peattie: Community Chaplain for Carers Wardens John Francis jfr56202@bigpond.net.au Anthony Butler anthonybutler1@bigpond.com Sue Thomas suzanne_thomas@live.com.au