THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, GORDON TRINITY SUNDAY 11 JUNE 2017 W E L C O M E T O S T J O H N S I was glad when they said unto me, We will go into the house of the Lord. Psalm 122:1 S U N D A Y S E R V I C E S 7:30AM MORNING PRAYER (Said, Book of Common Prayer) 8:00AM HOLY COMMUNION (Sung, Book of Common Prayer) 9:30AM HOLY COMMUNION (Sung, A Prayer Book For Australia) WEEKDAYS 7:00AM, Monday through Thursday, Morning Prayer, Book of Common Prayer 10:00AM Thursday, Midweek Holy Communion Service With Healing, Book of Common Prayer EVENSONG 4:00PM Second Sunday of the month, March through November Evensong TODAY RED LETTER DAYS occurring Monday to Friday are observed with a service of Holy Communion following 7:00AM Morning Prayer. No observances on Saturdays or Public Holidays. Today is a Red Letter Day. Upcoming Red Letter Days are 12 June, St Barnabas, Apostle and Martyr 24 June, St John the Baptist 29 June, St Peter, Apostle and Martyr The CHURCH IS OPEN FOR PRAYER during the day, Monday through Friday. VISITORS, you are welcome to receive Communion at St John s if you receive at your own church and your church discipline allows. Scan this QR code to go to the church website.
Notices n READINGS For Today, 11 June, Trinity Sunday 7:30AM Exodus 34:1-10 Acts 2:22-36 8:00AM Revelation 4:1-11 St John 3:1-15 9:30AM Exodus 34:1-9 2 Corinthians 13:5-14 John 3:11-18 4:00PM Proverbs 8:1-6 1 Peter 2:11-17 READINGS For Next Sunday, First Sunday After Trinity 7:30AM Micah 3:5-end Matthew 5:27-end 8:00AM 1 St John 4:7-21 St Luke 16:29-31 9:30AM Exodus 19:1-6 Romans 5:6-11 Matthew 9:35-10:8 Bishop Michael has had to end the THY KINGDOM COME MISSION earlier than planned. His wife Bennita had a fall that required him to return home. You may know that she is on our prayer list and that she is awaiting a lung transplant. We thank Bishop Michael for his time and leadership. Please keep him and Bennita in your prayers. EVENSONG today at 4:00PM celebrates HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN S OFFICIAL BIRTHDAY. The St John s Evensong Choir sings all English music, including Sir John Stainer s exciting anthem for double choir I Saw The Lord, an anthem for the Feast of the Holy Trinity. A wonderful afternoon tea and sherry follow the Office, with an opportunity to toast Her Majesty. Tomorrow is the RED LETTER DAY of St Barnabas, Apostle and Martyr, but as it is a public holiday, there will not be the usual observance. Readings are Acts 11:22-30 and St John 15:12-16. There will be NO JUNE WOMEN S EVENING GROUP MEETING, as the date falls on the Queen s Birthday Monday holiday. 2
This Week In The Parish Thy Kingdom Come mission concluded early Warrior Welcome Home, Darwin concludes today SUN 11 7:30AM 8AM Singers rehearsal, Tower Room 11:30AM Parish Choir rehearsal, choir stalls 4:00PM Evensong marking the Queen s Official Birthday, with St John s Evensong Choir MON 12 Early No Red Letter Day observance, St Barnabas No June Women s Evening Group meeting TUE 13 Morning Op Shop sorts and prices WED 14 10:00AM Wednesday Morning Bible Study with Father Keith, crypt 5:00PM Wednesday Evening Women s Bible Study, church office, studying Book of Deuteronomy THU 15 Morning Op Shop sorts and prices 6:00PM Sidesmen s meeting, crypt Recurring weekday services Morning Prayer and Thursday mornings are listed on the front page. Upcoming Events June MON 19 Noon St John s Kitchen Monthly Community Luncheon THU 29 Early Red Letter Day, St Peter, service of Holy Communion after 7:00AM Morning Prayer FRI 30 9:00AM Op Shop Sale July SAT 15 9:00AM Op Shop Sale MON 17 Noon St John s Kitchen Monthly Community Luncheon FRI 28 9:00AM Op Shop Sale 3
WARRIOR WELCOME HOME, DARWIN Pentecost 2017 Dear Friends, We re halfway through our WWH NT program and we need to keep praying. The opening reception at Parliament House Darwin was a blessing. We didn t have as many soldiers attending as I had hoped but those there felt appropriately appreciated and enjoyed a free beer with the dignitaries of the Northern Territory. I suspect the WWH message had more effect upon the dignitaries than the diggers. Numbers for Saturday were not what I had hoped. Hospitalised children and some participants in hospital themselves are the realities. More have said they want to come this Saturday. I hope that you all had a blessed Whitsun; it was certainly fun in Darwin with balloons flying around the Cathedral and a wind ensemble playing all the music. This Trinity weekend we plan a church leaders session on Friday afternoon, WWH on Saturday, closing service on Sunday and a possible meeting with injured soldiers on Monday before I fly home. God has put so many amazing parts of this program in place in Darwin and many people are working hard. Support from chaplains, commanders and the Cathedral parish has been great; please pray that God will now send those that He wants to bless at His supper. Thank you all for your encouragement, support and prayers. Blessings, Rob Chaplain Rob Sutherland, CSC revrob@ozemail.com.au 0406 767 757 4
John Brandon has called a periodic SIDEMEN S MEETING for Thursday evening, 15 June, 6:00PM in the crypt. The FORWARD AND BACH concerts, directed by Antony Pitts and including a Luther-inspired work by Brett McKern continue, with remaining Sydney dates of 17 and 22 June and concerts in Newcastle, Melbourne and Canberra. For details and tickets, go to http://song.company/forward-bach or telephone 8272 9500. Jen Lum has pointed out that the June issue of SOUTHERN CROSS includes an article on WARRIOR WELCOME HOME. Copies of the magazine are available in the narthex and the article is on Page 6. Every day people in Gordon declutter, downsize or decide they don t like their Christmas presents and they bring items to the Op Shop. Additional OP SHOP WORKERS are needed for sorting and pricing donations on Tuesdays and Thursdays and for Friday and Saturday sale days. BIBLE STUDY GROUPS meet here Wednesday mornings at 10:00AM with the Rector, in the crypt and Wednesday evenings at 5:00PM a ladies group, in the church office. Father Keith is considering FORMING ADDITIONAL BIBLE STUDY GROUPS. Let him know if you are interested and what day and time would suit you. If you are ever injured at church or you sustain damage to your car, after notifying the church office, you will need to submit, as soon as possible, an INCIDENT REPORT to Parish Manager Rosemary Angus. These forms are in the church s front office, on the shelves near the entrance door from the hall, in a yellow binder marked Risk Management Incident Reporting. Speak to Brett McKern or Nicola Chau if you would like to SING IN A CHURCH CHOIR. 5
Natalie Maschmeyer informs us that as part of the SRE TEACHER ACCREDITATION PROCESS, it is now necessary for Scripture teachers to be observed teaching one lesson annually. The list of people eligible to carry out this observation appears below (direct quote from Youthworks website). *Peer review (by another accredited SRE Teacher) *An accredited SRE Trainer *A Diocesan Rector *A licensed paid ministry worker (Assistant Minister / Youth Minister / Children s Minister, et cetera) *A teacher or retired teacher There are six Scripture teachers working Tuesday mornings at Gordon East Public School who will need observation. Consider this a call for qualified persons to come forward. See Natalie Maschmeyer, who attends the 9:30AM service, or e-mail her at n.a.maschmeyer@iinet.net.au. WEEKDAY VERGERS are needed, especially on Mondays and Wednesdays when there is no-one working in the church office. Contact Chris Russell or Rosemary Angus. Let the church know when you or someone in your family is in the HOSPITAL so we may visit you and pray for you. The clipboard for the PRAYER LIST is located in the narthex. Write names there or e-mail them to pewbulletin@stjohnsgordon.org.au. The list begins anew each month. Epping Baptist Church has arranged for the screening of a new film called THE CASE FOR CHRIST, based on the very popular book by Lee Strobel. The film will be shown Sunday, 18 June, 4:00PM at Macquarie Events Cinema. See Essy Gandhi for tickets, $15 each, or telephone her at 9449 8285. Epping Baptist Church invites you to attend and will donate proceeds to a local project in East Asia. 6
Report on KU-RING-GAI INTER-CHURCH COMMITTEE Activity During the WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY As a special event for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, the Ku-ring-gai Inter-church Committee arranged a prayer service on Friday night, 2 June at St Swithun s Church, Pymble, which attracted a large attendance of clergy and parishioners from the various churches in the area. Ann Powell, a committee delegate from St Swithun s, was largely responsible for organizing the event with much help from her Rector, Rev d Roger Chilton. Several committee members assisted in preparing a black painted wall of boxes in front of the communion rail, highlighting our many obstacles to peaceful unity within personal and community relationships which need attention. This wall reached to the base of the gold cross above the altar and was dismantled, stone by stone, during the service, ending by its surprisingly complete absence after the very active circulation of people throughout the church for Peace be with you. This was explained as being in symbolic remembrance of toppling the Berlin Wall. All committee members took an active individual part in the service and were joined by host Rev d Roger Chilton, plus St Swithun s choir and organist, a band and a short pageant on the Prodigal Son by students from Ku-ring-gai High School led by Lisa Andraws, and a sermon by the Editor-in-Chief from the ecumenical publication Eternity, John Sandeman. Many people then enjoyed refreshments provided by church and committee members in the adjoining church hall. It was an extremely moving event and many of the attendees expressed a hope for it to be a feature in future years. Shirleyann Gibbs on behalf of St John s KICC delegates, herself and John Welch If you would like to CHANGE YOUR GIVING from ENVELOPES in the plate to ELECTRONIC and automatic, speak to Bill Killinger (0407 551 600) or Father Keith (0433 538 915). They can help you get started. Ask them how you may remain anonymous, if you desire. The Rector, Churchwardens and Parish Council have a strong preference for parishioners to give electronically. 7
Services and Rosters TODAY, 11 JUNE, TRINITY SUNDAY 8:00AM CHORAL COMMUNION (Book of Common Prayer) Leonie Hayne, John Brandon and Alan Tilley First Reading: David Barker Welcoming: John McLean 9:30AM SOLEMN CHORAL EUCHARIST Reece McCormack and Brian Wood Welcoming: Jennifer Lum First Reading: Marnix Bakker Prayers Of The People: Cynthia Keithly Offertory Procession: Kathy Helm and Hugh Keithly Morning Tea: The Friday Group 4:00PM EVENSONG Alex Surmon and Simon Lennon Lesson Readers: Natalie Maschmeyer and James Winter NEXT SUNDAY, 18 JUNE, FIRST SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 8:00AM CHORAL COMMUNION (Book of Common Prayer) John East and Chris Russell Welcoming: John McLean First Reading: Chris Russell 9:30AM CHORAL COMMUNION (A Prayer Book For Australia) John Marshall and Don Yorath Welcoming: Rita McColl First Reading: Rhonda Miller Prayers Of the People: Nicola Chau Offertory Procession: Mary Mewett and Ruth Myers Morning Tea: Janet Long and Deb Marshall ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST PARISH DIRECTORY 754 PACIFIC HIGHWAY (P.O. BOX 295) GORDON NSW 2072 Telephone 9498 2744 Fax 9499 6060 Website www.stjohnsgordon.org.au Rector REV D KEITH DALBY Rectory 9498 2596, Mobile 0433 538 915, rector@stjohnsgordon.org.au Assistant Priest Rev d Rob Sutherland CSC 0406 767 757, revrob@ozemail.com.au Honorary Assisting Ven. Clive King AM Parish Missioner Rt Rev d Dr Michael Hough anathoth.hough@gmail.com Director of Music Dr Brett McKern 0408 303 225, music@stjohnsgordon.org.au Asst Dir of Music Nicola Chau Parish Council Janet Long, Secretary parishcouncil@stjohnsgordon.org.au Pastoral Care Elizabeth Kelly 9144 3064, 0413 707 944, elizabethkelly70@bigpond.com Student Minister Jennifer Lum jennifer.lum@bigpond.com Safe Ministry Jan McLachlan janmclachlan@bigpond.com, 0408 641 037 Parish Manager Rosemary Angus Tuesday, Thursday, Friday office@stjohnsgordon.org.au Pew Bulletin Cynthia Keithly Deadline is end of the day Tuesday Usually in the office on Thursdays pewbulletin@stjohnsgordon.org.au 8 8