St John s Anglican Church Toorak with All Saints Kooyong

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1 St John s Anglican Church Toorak with All Saints Kooyong Welcome to The Anglican parish of St John the Evangelist 86 Clendon Rd Toorak VIC 3142 PH Locum Vicar The Revd Canon Dr Ray Cleary 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 th October 2015 Luke, Evangelist & Martyr 8am Holy Communion 10.00am Sung Eucharist St John s Toorak 9.00am Holy Communion All Saints Kooyong

2 NOTICES Stewardship Currently we are distributing a letter and material for our annual stewardship program. The Church Wardens in conjunction with the Parish Council have decided not to have a full program this year but to ask parishioners to renew their pledges and commitment to St John's and All Saints by completing the forms which have been available in the church over the last couple of weeks, and also sent wherever possible via . We have much to thank God for in our parish life as we continue to pray for a new Incumbent. The locum period provides us with time for reflection and planning for the future. I commend to you this request remembering the many gifts God bestows on us as God's people in this place. Locum Vicar writes, Today we observe the Feast of St Luke. Luke is my favourite Gospel writer. He speaks with an emphasis on the humanity of Jesus while remaining faithful to his divinity and mission. He is probably writing to an eclective community of followers of the Jesus story speaking about the importance of their responsibility to the other and in particular those who were regarded as the outcast as well as the place of women and children. He was born a Greek and a Gentile in Antioch Syria. He was a physician and it is believed he may at some time also been a slave, as it was not uncommon in his day for slaves to be educated in medicine so the family would have a resident physician. He is a good storyteller. Luke became a close companion of Paul of Tarsus and accompanied him on his missionary journey. His Gospel focuses on the poor and oppressed, encouraging tenderness and compassion for the less fortunate. This is seen in his account of the Good Samaritan and in his Sermon on the Plain. Luke also has women playing an important part in the ministry of Jesus, such as Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Martha and Mary. He also writes about the birth of Christ from Mary s point of view in the wonderful words of Mary s song {Luke 1,46} Luke s Jesus calls not the likely or the rich and influential but the unlikely. His Gospel reminds us of our own vulnerability and his emphasis on table fellowship where all are welcome highlights his strong sense of justice and the responsibility of us all to bring to the world the peace of God. Please note the series on the Gospels I will be conducting in November with an emphasis on

3 Luke. Our Gospel readings for 2016 will be from Luke and our studies will help inform us on the context and issues that is the centre of his work. Shalom Ray Visit of Bishop Peter Hollingworth AC OBE We extended a warm welcome to Bishop Peter for being with us today. Bishop Peter will be known to many of you and please join for Breakfast after the 8am service and morning tea after 10am. Our Locum Vicar Canon Ray is away this Sunday. All Saints Day November 1st. Our joint parish gathering to commemorate All Saints and All Souls day is to be held at All Saints Kooyong on the 1st November at 10am with the Choir from St Johns present. Invitations have been forwarded to the families of those whose funeral was conducted during this year at St Johns inviting them to be present and also to have the name of their loved one read out at the services for the day. There will be the normal 8am service at St Johns with a 10am service in the Angel Chapel for those unable to come to All Saints. Following the service at Kooyong a parish barbecue is to be held and we hope as many as possible will stay to join in the celebrations. If you would like the name of a loved one remembered and read out please place the name on the lists in the Church porch. Please note, there will be no 5pm service that day. November Evening Studies, "Pizzas and the Gospels." For 4 Sundays in November commencing on the 8th November at 5pm The Locum Vicar will be conducting a series of studies on the theme of "Calling in the Gospels, the summons of God in the New Testament. The sessions will explore a number of the vocation stories in the New Testament with an emphasis on Luke's Gospel. mark the dates in your diary now. More details shortly.

4 NOTICES The Eucharistic Setting is by Melbourne musician Thomas Heywood. Copies are available from the sides people. [Maybe take two as you enter, so it is easy to give a new-comer the spare copy.] Please return these with your hymn book on leaving. MUSIC TODAY Holy is the true light by William Harris sets text by mystic. Harris main position was as Organist, St George s Chapel, Windsor, where in addition to beautiful miniatures such as the Anthem today, he composed large-scale music including Faire is the heavens. Holy is the true light, and passing wonderful, lending radiance to them that endured in the heat of the conflict. From Christ they inherit a home of unfading splendour, wherein they rejoice with gladness evermore. Alleluia. Agnus Dei Tomas Luis de Victoria VII. Above all sing spiritually. Have an eye to God in every word you sing. Aim at pleasing him more than yourself, or any other creature. In order to do this attend strictly to the sense of what you sing, and see that your heart is not carried away with the sound, but offered to God continually; so shall your singing be such as the Lord will approve here, and reward you when he cometh in the clouds of heaven. John Wesley s Directions for Singing in Worship (Select Hymns, 1761). Sunday School Meets every second, fourth and fifth Sundays. Children gather in the kinder after the Collect/short prayer in church. For further information please talk to Jane, Clive or the Clergy. Liz Hawthorne Is back in Melbourne from Africa and will be at St John s next Sunday 25 October at the 8am and 10 am services. Looks forward to catching up!

5 NOTICES Annual Meeting reports Those responsible for producing reports please submit them to the parish office by 2 November (preferably ed). Annual Parish Meeting The Annual Parish meeting of St John's Toorak with All Saints Kooyong will be held on the 22nd November commencing at 11.30am in the Church at St John's. Please note the date in your diary now and plan to be present. All those who are responsible for reports please have them into the Office no later than the 2nd November. The Parish Electoral role is now being finalized. If you are not on the Electoral role and would like to be, please fill in the application form to be found in the porch of both churches today and hand it into the Office no later than then the 22nd October. Nomination forms to parish Council will be available from the 1st November. Melbourne Festival - Haydn In association with the City of Stonnington - free event. Experience the majesty of Haydn in the great churches of Melbourne s leafy east. On Thursday 22 October at 12.30pm, here at St John s - Melbourne Symphony Orchestra String Quartet. String quartet No 5 Op 1 No 0 String quartet No 45 Op 55 No 1 For dates for other venues please check noticeboards in the church and the guild room. Evening Service The Evening Service will take place first Sunday of the month (only) at 5pm in the Angel Chapel, and will include Holy Communion. Gluten free wafers Are available for communion on Sunday morning. Please let the clergy know in advance. Prayers for Christian Unity Thursday 29 October, 10.00am at St John s.

6 WORSHIP at St John s This Sunday: 18 October Luke, Evangelist & Martyr (red) 8.00am - Holy Communion Hymns: 206; 347; 133 Jeremiah (L Hosking) Ps Timothy a (V Randall) Luke Celebrant: Revd Hilary Roath Preacher: Right Revd and Hon Dr Peter Hollingworth AC OBE Intercessor: Volunteer required Next Sunday: 25 October Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost (green) 8.00am - Holy Communion Hymns: 132; 517, 90 Job ; (C Papageorge) Ps Hebrews (G Horwood) Mark Celebrant: Canon Ray Cleary Preacher: Canon Ray Cleary Intercessor: Volunteer required 10.00am - Sung Eucharist Hymns: 206; 131; 347; 133 Jeremiah (J Smith) Ps Timothy a (R Williams) Luke Prelude: Adagio - Felix Mendelssohn [Sonata 1] organ scholar Anthem: Holy is the true light (William Harris) Communion: Agnus Dei (Tomas Luis de Victoria) Postlude: Toccata - Léon Boëllmann [Suite Gothique] organ scholar Celebrant: Revd Hilary Roath Preacher: Right Revd and Hon Dr Peter Hollingworth AC OBE Intercessor: John Horan 10.00am - Sung Eucharist Hymns: 132; 619, 517, 90 Job ; (J Griffith) Ps Hebrews (C Beecher) Mark Prelude: Fantaisie in Eb [first part] (Camille Saint-Saens) Anthem: He that shall endure to the end (Felix Mendelssohn) Communion: O quam gloriosum est (Tomas Luis de Victoria) Postlude: Fantaisie in Eb [second part] Camille Saint-Saens Celebrant: Canon Ray Cleary Preacher: Canon Ray Cleary Intercessor: Keith Beecher Morning tea volunteers: Sarojini Maclarn, plus volunteer Morning tea volunteers: Nona Wilson, Greg Robb Director of Music Mr Christopher Cook

7 WORSHIP at All Saints Kooyong Organist Margaret Orr This Sunday: 18 October Luke, Evangelist & Martyr (red) 9.00am - Holy Communion Jeremiah (A Prentice) Ps Timothy a (M Richardson) Luke Celebrant: The Revd Canon David Richardson Preacher: The Revd Canon David Richardson Intercessor: M Richardson Please join us for morning tea in the hall after the service Next Sunday: 25 October Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost (green) 9.00am - Holy Communion Job ; (S Khan) Ps Hebrews (M Orr) Mark Celebrant: The Revd Hilary Roath Preacher: The Revd Hilary Roath Intercessor: M Orr Please join us for morning tea in the hall after the service Prayer At the time of choosing an incumbent From A Prayer Book for Australia Bountiful God, give to this parish a faithful pastor who will faithfully speak your word and minister your sacraments; an encourager who will equip your people for ministry and enable us to fulfil our calling. Give to those who will choose, wisdom, discernment and patience, and to us give warm and generous hearts, For Jesus Christ s sake. Amen.

8 World & Nation: We pray for Anglican Christians working for peace in so many troubled parts of the world. Diocese of The Arctic (Bp David Parsons); Suffragan Bishop Darren McCartney); Diocese of Armidale (Bp Rick Lewers, Clergy & People); Anglican Media (Roland Ashby, Director); St Andrew s Brighton (Jan Joustra, Andrew Esnouf, Emily Fraser, Chester Lord, Sharne Rolfe); Mount Eliza - 150th anniversary of Anglican Ministry (Abp Philip Freier); St Thomas Moonee Ponds - pastoral visit (Bp Genieve Blackwell); St Paul s Cathedral - service for St Jude s Carlton (Bp Genevieve Blackwell). Those celebrating birthdays: Keith Beecher (Tues); Jo Jo Patterson (Tues); John Wall (Tues). Those being baptised: Olivia Konstantinidis. Those who mourn: The family of: Ian McFarling. PRAYER NOTES For schools in the community: Geelong Grammar School Toorak Campus (Glamorgan), Head of Campus Garry Pierson; St Catherine's School, Principal Michelle Carroll; Toorak Primary School, Principal Julie Manallack. Scotch College, Principal Tom Batty. For those who lead us in the Anglican Church: The Most Revd Philip Freier, Archbishop of Melbourne. The Right Revd Paul White. The Right Revd Genieve Blackwell. The Toorak Ecumenical Movement: Pray for our partner churches: St Peter s Roman Catholic Church, Toorak Uniting Church, The Swedish Church. For Those In Mission Work: CMS Link Missionaries; Andrew, Helen, Jacqueline and Alyssa. Liz Hawthorne. For the sick and all in need: Matthew; John Saunders; Susan; Alan; Paul Dalton; Samuel; Kim Charge; Robert John; Peter Leeton; Julia Hyde; Mark Lincoln; Kate; Michael Collins Persse; Geoffrey Clinton; Philip Trealor; Marie Dieni; Grace; Sarojini Maclarn. For those in nursing homes and those who are house bound: Nan Milner; Randall Watt; Lorna Mirfield; Dorothy Hughes; Michael Moore; Don Sawers; Thelma Freeman. Give thanks for those whose Anniversary of death is this week: Robert Gronow; Elizabeth Bolton; John Hill; Anthea Martin; Rosemary Pithie; Gerald Niall; Barry Smith; Prudence Bullivant.

9 Saint John s Anglican Church, Toorak 86 Clendon Road Toorak 3142 Telephone: Fax: enquiries@saintjohnstoorak.org Locum Vicar the Revd Canon Dr Ray Cleary rcleary@trinity.unimelb.edu.au The Associate Priest Revd Hilary Roath associate@saintjohnstoorak.org Director of Music & Organist Mr Christopher Cook accook2001@yahoo.com.au Administration Mrs Sally Robertson Prayer Chain Co-ordinator Mrs Annette Wilson October Sunday 18 October 12.00pm - Baptism of Olivia Konstantinidis. Thursday 22 October 11.00am - Holy Communion pm - Haydn for everyone Stonnington series during Melbourne Festival, M.S.O quartet, St John s. St John s on-line Website: