St John s Anglican Church Toorak

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1 St John s Anglican Church Toorak Welcome to The Anglican parish of St John the Evangelist 86 Clendon Rd Toorak VIC 3142 PH Vicar Archdeacon Dr Bradly S Billings our mission statement What we have seen and heard we announce to you also, so that you will join us in the fellowship that we have with the Father and with his son Jesus Christ. 1 John September 2012 Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost 8am Holy Communion A Prayer Book for Australia am Sung Eucharist A Prayer Book for Australia

2 NOTICES Diamond Jubilee High Tea Get your outfits ready for this glamorous and elegant occasion. Dust off your tiara, diamonds and pearls for our lavish Diamond Jubilee High Tea. Champagne, Door Prizes and Raffle, plus a wonderful musical program. Saturday 13 October at 3pm in the Buxton Hall. Tickets $50. This is an event not to be missed. Bookings now being taken by Sally in the office ( ) or enquires@saintjohnstoorak.org Payments must be received by Monday 1 October. Roster forms Availability forms for Oct/Nov are with this pewsheet. Please complete and forward to the parish office a.s.a.p. by today please. Back to Church Sunday Sunday 7 th October - our guest will be Athol Guy of The Seekers. Back to Church Sunday is an opportunity for each and every one of us to invite a family member, a friend, a neighbour, or a colleague, to come back to church. It gives us all, together, a further opportunity to welcome visitors and guests. Invitation cards will be available soon. In the meantime, please consider using the Back to Church Sunday prayer (below) and see the information sheet in today s pew slip for more details. We thank you Lord that you created us and loved us more than we can ever know. Without you our lives would be lost, but through Jesus you have given us all things richly to enjoy the forgiveness of our sins and the gift of life eternal. We pray that we and our church family will be bold in inviting our friends to Back to Church Sunday.

3 We also pray that all who come to church on that day, will be warmly welcomed and blessed with a desire to know you more. May this Back to Church Sunday be a day of celebration of your love for all people, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Organ recital David Brown (former Director of Music at St John s) is giving an organ recital at St Paul s Cathedral on Sunday 7 th October at 5.15pm before the 6pm evensong. Sunday October 14th The vicar will be absent on Sunday 14th October due to archdeaconry commitments. Assistant Priest Hilary will lead the morning services that day. Brad and Karen will be guests of the parish of St John's Bentleigh for their patronal festival. CMS Link Missionaries On Sunday 21st October (8am and 10am services) we welcome link missionaries Andrew and Helen, with Jacqueline and Alyssa, for their first parish visit in three years. Andrew and Helen will speak about their ministry over the past three years at the point of the sermon on this day.

4 WORSHIP Director of Music - Professor Mel Waters This Sunday: 23 Sept Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost (green) 8.00am - Holy Communion A Prayer Book for Australia, p.119 Hymns: 105, 152, 217 Proverbs ( V Randall) Ps 1 James (T Mouritz) Mark Celebrant: Hilary Roath Preacher: Hilary Roath Intercessor: Brenda Mouritz 10.00am Sung Eucharist & Baptism Printed order of service Hymns: 105; 152; 491; 217 Proverbs ( K/C Beecher) Ps 1 James (M Lincoln) Mark Anthem: Sanctus (Faure) Motet: Ave verum (Byrd) Celebrant: Hilary Roath Preacher: Hilary Roath Intercessor: no intercessions Next Sunday: 30 Sept Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost (green) 8.00am - Holy Communion A Prayer Book for Australia, p.119 Hymns: 152; 499; Gather 404 Esther 7.1-6, 9-10, (T Craddock) Ps 124 James (C Papageorge) Mark Celebrant: Bradly Billings Preacher: Bradly Billings Intercessor: clergy 10.00am Sung Eucharist A Prayer Book for Australia, p.51 Hymns: 152; 430; 499; Gather 404 Esther 7.1-6, 9-10, (H Nye) Ps 124 James (M Moore) Mark Anthem: How lovely are the messengers (Mendelssohn) Motet: De torrente (Handel) Celebrant: Bradly Billings Preacher: Bradly Billings Intercessor: Keith Beecher 5pm Evening Prayer 5pm Evening Prayer

5 World & Nation: We pray for Anglican Christians working for peace in so many troubled parts of the world. The USA Episcopal Church (Bp Katharine Jefferts Schori); The Diocese of Tasmania (Bp John Harrower, Bps Chris Jones, Ross Nicholson, Clergy and People); United Faculty of Theology; St John the Divine Croydon (Tim Gibson; David Manyok); Church of the Ascension Burwood East (Bp Barbara Darling); Those being married: Garth O Donnell & Christina Dzanovski; Shaokan Liu & Yang Song. Those being baptised: Monique Hollis; Eliza Perry; Danielle Black; Courtney Black, Lauren Black; Zoe Black; Mikayla Maher.. For our link parish: Christ Church, Tallangatta, and for their vicar, Revd Canon Malcolm Halford. For schools in the community Geelong Grammar School Toorak Campus (Glamorgan), Head of Campus Garry Pierson; St Catherine's School, Principal Sylvia Walton AO; CRE program and teachers at Toorak Primary School. The Toorak Ecumenical Movement: Pray for our partner churches: St Peter s Roman Catholic Church, Toorak Uniting Church, The Swedish Church. PRAYER NOTES For those who lead us in the Anglican Church: The Most Revd Philip Freier, Archbishop of Melbourne The Right Revd Paul White, Bishop of the Southern Region. For our CMS Link Missionaries: Andrew; Helen; Jacqueline and Alyssa. For the sick and all in need: Sophie; Beverley Smith; Matthew; Phillip Treloar; Hazel Lord; John Saunders; Susan; Duncan Ansell; Jenny Williams; David; Ann Brewer; Pat. For those in nursing homes and those who are house bound: Nan Milner; Randall Watt; Betty Blomfield; Lorna Mirfield; Dorothy Hughes; Marge Smith. Give thanks for those whose Anniversary of death is this week:. Edwin Bush; John Quest; Alfred Oldham; Evelyn Whitton; Jenny Bostock; Peter Derham; Muriel Kett; Nan Simmonds; Peter Whitehead; John Bock; Jean Enniss; Lula Lempriere; Beth Lowe; Alan Turner; Roy Brien; Robert Hogue; Rosemary Sutton; Betty Doody; Joan Law-Smith; Peter Lempriere; Joy Roche; Stuart Forster; David Jones; Mavis Little; Colin Richards; Ernest Scott; Trevor Wilson; William Jamieson; Noel Paterson; Robert Southey; Belinda Washington. The flowers in the memorial window are in loving memory of Peter Whitehead.

6 Forthcoming events notice Sunday 7 th October: Back to Church Sunday at 8am and 10am, with guest Athol Guy of The Seekers at 10am and parish barbecue afterwards Sunday 7 th October: Messy Church from 4pm, with the Blessing of the Pets and Animals at 5pm Sunday 13th October: Diamond Jubilee High Tea at 3pm, Buxton Hall. Sunday 4 th November: Parish barbecue after the 10am service, Messy Church at 4pm Sunday 11 th November: Service of Remembrance with RSL (10am) Sunday 18 th November: Annual Meeting of the Parish, following the 10am service Sunday 25th November: Feast Day of Christ the King Sunday 2 nd December: Parish barbecue after the 10am service, Messy Church at 4pm 7pm Ecumenical Advent Service at St Peter's. Our vicar, Brad, will preach.

7 Benetas launch The launch of the Benetas report 'Finding the Way: A Theology of Ageing' was at the RACV Club, Melbourne, on September 13th. Pictured here (from left to right) are Benetas board members Gerry Naughtin, Graeme Blackman and our vicar Brad, with the author Canon Stephen Ames, Benetas CEO Sandra Hills, guest speaker at the launch Lindsay Tanner, and Archbishop Philip. The report can be downloaded here research-opinion/aged-care-research-projects

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10 This week at St John s Sunday 23 September Baptisms during the 10am service of Monique Hollis; Eliza Perry; Danielle Black; Courtney Black; Lauren Black; Zoe Black pm - Baptism of Mikayla Maher 1.30pm - Wedding of Garth O Donnell & Christina Dzanovski. Thursday 27 September 11.00am - Holy Communion 7.00pm - Vestry meeting. Saturday 29 September 11.58am - Wedding of Shaokan Liu & Yang Song. Saint John s Anglican Church, Toorak 86 Clendon Road Toorak 3142 Telephone : Fax: enquiries@saintjohnstoorak.org Vicar Archdeacon Dr Bradly S Billings PH (mobile) vicar@saintjohnstoorak.org Associate Priest Revd Hilary Roath associate@saintjohnstoorak.org Director of Music & Organist Professor Mel Waters music@saintjohnstoorak.org Marriage Ministry Co-ordinator Ms Gay Djumas marriagemin@saintjohnstoorak.org Administration Mrs Sally Robertson Prayer Chain Co-ordinator Mrs Annette Wilson St John s on-line Website: