HIGH STREET UNITING CHURCH

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1 UNITING CHURCH IN AUSTRALIA HIGH STREET UNITING CHURCH Sunday 10 July 2016 Pentecost 8 MINISTER: Rev David Fotheringham YOUTH MINISTER: Rev Jay Robinson CHILDREN & FAMILY MINISTRY WORKER: Meg Ryan SERVICES: 9:00am Traditional Worship 10:40am Contemporary Worship Communion: 1st Sunday of month CHURCH OFFICE: High Street, Frankston Tuesday-Friday 9am 1pm Phone: frankstonuc@gmail.com Web:

2 FOR OUR PRAYERS We pray for all those struggling with ill health, and particularly for Audrey Labrooy, Glad Stott, Ross McKenzie, David Russell, Ron Cooper, Julie Holmes and Eric McNalley that they may know God s healing and strength. Presbytery prayer point: we pray for the congregation and church council of St Luke s Mt Waverley and their minister Rev James Douglas. We pray for the family and friends of Rhoda Sheffield who died on Thursday morning. The funeral will hopefully be one afternoon next week however this is still being finalized. We pray for Rev Jay as she attends the Chaplains Global Conference at LaTrobe Univeristy in Bendigo all this week. NORTH INDIA Last weeks focus for our communion & Community Sunday was North India, we managed to raise $206.80!! Thankyou all for your support! FRUIT SALAD Next Friday 15th July we will be heading AMF Karingal for a fun night of Bowling. Cost is $22 and we will be meeting at 7:30pm. Amitie Craft Group Next meeting on Thursday 14 th July in the Green Room to 400 pm. Come and enjoy a friendly afternoon, bring your latest project to work on, show and tell and share your skills. Contact Patti Scully

3 Block Of Cheese Club Many Many thanks to members for responding to the CHEESE CLUB so generously. We now have many Kraft Cheese packets. May we call on you the last Sunday of each month? Dawn Peacock Please collect your July issue of High Street Times & Crosslight from the foyer. SAVE THE DATE. Just a reminder that Rev Jay s Cutting of Ties ceremony will be on the 21st August at 10am.

4 HIGH STREET UNITING CHURCH, FRANKSTON 9.00AM, 10 July 2016 Welcome We sing: Stand up and bless the Lord (TiS 449 vv. 1 and 4 only) as the Bible is brought in and the candle lit Call to worship Song: Give to our God immortal praise (TiS 84) Prayer of adoration Prayer of confession and declaration of forgiveness Sharing the peace We sing: What a friend we have in Jesus (TiS 590) Bible readings: Colossians 1: 1-14 Matthew 6: 5-13 Sermon We sing: Fill my whole life (TiS 596) Sharing our blessings, and announcements Offering Prayers of the people and the Lord s prayer We sing: O thou who camest from above (TiS 572(i)) Blessing Sung blessing: May the grace of Christ our Saviour (TiS 777)

5 HIGH STREET UNITING CHURCH, FRANKSTON 10.40am, 10 July 2016 Pre-Service You rescued me Kum ba yah Welcome and Notices Call to worship Song Faith, hope and love Prayer Introduction Bible reading Ways that we pray Colossians 1: 1-14 (GNB) Sermon Bible reading Colossians 1: 1-14 (NRSV) Praying with fruit Song What s it all depend upon Sharing blessings and concerns Praying for others & The Lord s prayer Song with offering Song Pass it on Part of the family Blessing Song The Blessing

6 Worship Planners Meeting There will be a Worship planning meeting on Sunday 17th July in the church straight after the contemporary service. Lunch date THE Monthly Shared Lunch for July will be at the home of Marg Shilton on Saturday, 16th July from 12.30pm. Please ring on by 8pm on Friday to confirm and advise what dish you will be bringing.

7 Please join us for morning tea in the hall after the service. Mondays Tuesdays 8.30am 4:00pm LARDER Showbiz Singers 10.30am PWK (Parents with Kids) Regular Weekly Meetings Wednesdays Thursdays 10:30am 3:30pm Bible Study Church Choir 10:00am Secret Men s Business JULY 10 9:00AM 10:40AM Traditional Worship Contemporary Worship Tuesday 12 8:30AM Walkie Talkies Frankston Pier Car Park Thursday 14 8:30AM 2:00PM Friday 15 7:30PM Fruit Salad Bowling Walkie Talkies Pearcedale Footy Ground Amitie Saturday 16 12:30PM Monthly Shared Lunch Marg Shilton JULY 17 9:00AM 10:40AM 5:00PM Traditional Worship Contemporary Worship Transform Elders July 2016 John Coulson - Betty Bowley Stewards Barabara Trewartha, Cheryle Wilson Offering Ted & Jeanette Hewitt Bible Reading Keith Holmes Morning Tea Carol Calderbank, Daryl & Shirley Groves, Pat Johnson Contemporary Steward: Marilyn Welcomer: Ley Hospitality: Joy & Santhira Date July 10 Rona Russell Ted & Jeanette Hewitt Mary McDonald Monica Dick Marlene Thresher Heather Rawson, Robert Latimer, Ron & Eileen Carolus July 17 Contemporary Steward: Andi Hospitality: Gill & Robert L Welcomer: Lindy

8 The Practice of Prayer Today we re going to spend some time learning about prayer. For some people prayer is natural, for some it is an easy habit, for some it takes different forms, and for some it s a source of guilt because of not being very good at it. There are all sorts of ways to pray. To me one of the most important things about it is that it is intentional in whatever way, you are intentionally placing thoughts, conversations, ideas, or concerns before God, giving them into God s care in one way or another. One practice that might be useful for setting aside prayer time is to ask yourself questions like this as you begin: Am I tired? How tired? Am I angry? At what or at whom? Am I sad? Why? Where in my body does the sadness reside? Am I afraid? How afraid? Of what? Of whom? Am I grateful? For what? For whom? Is my heart at peace? Once you have spoken these truths to yourself, tell them to God. Then listen. (From When in Doubt, Sing Prayer in Daily Life, by Jane Redmont,(New York: HarperCollins 1999), p.22) God s peace, David