THE ANGLICAN PARISH OF ST STEPHEN AND ST MARY MOUNT WAVERLEY WELCOME Sixth Sunday after Pentecost 16 July 2017 Our real journey in life is interior: it is a matter of growth, deepening, and of an ever greater surrender to the creative action of love and grace in our hearts Thomas Merton
At Worship Today: Prayer of the Day: Bountiful God, we thank you for planting in us the seed of your word: by your Holy Spirit, help us to receive it with joy and to live according to it, that we may grow in faith an faith and hope and love through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with in the unity of the Holy Spirit one God, for ever and ever. Amen. 7.45 am (BCP) Book of Common Prayer Presiding and Preaching: Revd Dianne Hymn: 473 10.30 am Contemporary Eucharist Presiding and Preaching: Revd Dianne The Sanctuary bell will be rung 5 minutes before the service begins to observe a time of quiet. 9am A Prayer Book for Australia - page 119 Presiding at the Eucharist: Musical Setting: Revd Dianne Michael Dudman Introit: Hymn 473 Sentence: First Reading: Genesis 25.19-34 Gradual: Hymn 439 Second Reading: 1 Peter 2.1-10 Gospel Acclamation: The words you have spoken are Spirit and life. O Lord; you have the words of eternal life. Gospel: Matthew 13.1-9; 18-23 Offertory: Hymn 650 Recessional Hymn: Hymn 658 People all Christian Churches, who are communicants of their own church are invited to share Holy Communion with us
First Reading: Genesis 25.19-34 These are the descendants of Isaac, Abraham s son: Abraham was the father of Isaac, 20 and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, daughter of Bethuel the Aramean of Paddan-aram, sister of Laban the Aramean. 21 Isaac prayed to the LORD for his wife, because she was barren; and the LORD granted his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived. 22 The children struggled together within her; and she said, If it is to be this way, why do I live? So she went to inquire of the LORD. 23 And the LORD said to her, Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples born of you shall be divided; one shall be stronger than the other, the elder shall serve the younger. 24 When her time to give birth was at hand, there were twins in her womb. 25 The first came out red, all his body like a hairy mantle; so they named him Esau. 26 Afterwards his brother came out, with his hand gripping Esau s heel; so he was named Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them. 27 When the boys grew up, Esau was a skilful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man, living in tents. 28 Isaac loved Esau, because he was fond of game; but Rebekah loved Jacob. 29 Once when Jacob was cooking a stew, Esau came in from the field, and he was famished. 30 Esau said to Jacob, Let me eat some of that red stuff, for I am famished! (Therefore he was called Edom.) 31 Jacob said, First sell me your birthright. 32 Esau said, I am about to die; of what use is a birthright to me? 33 Jacob said, Swear to me first. So he swore to him, and sold his birthright to Jacob. 34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew, and he ate and drank, and rose and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright. Second Reading 1 Peter 2.1-10 Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, and all guile, insincerity, envy, and all slander. 2 Like newborn infants, long for the pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow into salvation - 3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.4 Come to him, a living stone, though rejected by mortals yet chosen and precious in God s sight, and 5 like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 For it stands in scripture: See, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious; and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame. 7 To you then who believe, he is precious; but for those who do not believe, The stone that the builders rejected has become the very head of the corner, 8 and A stone that makes them stumble, and a rock that makes them fall. They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God s own people, in order that you may proclaim the mighty acts of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are God s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the lake. 2 Such great crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat there, while the whole crowd stood on the beach. 3 And he told them many things in parables, saying: Listen! A sower went out to sow. 4 And as he sowed, some seeds fell on the path, and the birds came and ate them up. 5 Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and they sprang up quickly, since they had no depth of soil. 6 But when the sun rose, they were scorched; and since they had no root, they withered away. 7 Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. 8 Other seeds fell on good soil and brought forth grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. 9 Let anyone with ears listen! Gospel: Matthew 13.1-9, 18-23 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the lake. 2 Such great crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat there, while the whole crowd stood on the beach. 3 And he told them many things in parables, saying: Listen! A sower went out to sow. 4 And as he sowed, some seeds fell on the path, and the birds came and ate them up. 5 Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and they sprang up quickly, since they had no depth of soil. 6 But when the sun rose, they were scorched; and since they had no root, they withered away. 7 Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. 8 Other seeds fell on good soil and brought forth grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. 9 Let anyone with ears listen!...continued
18 Hear then the parable of the sower. 19 When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in the heart; this is what was sown on the path. 20 As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; 21 yet such a person has no root, but endures only for a while, and when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word, that person immediately falls away. 22 As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the lure of wealth choke the word, and it yields nothing. 23 But as for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty. New Office Administrator We are pleased to announce that Katherine Rushby has been appointed to the position recently occupied by David Cundy. Katherine will commence on Tuesday 1 st August and will work Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 10am - 2pm. David will work sporadically until the end of July. We welcome Katherine to St Stephen and St Mary. Revd Dianne At noon on Sunday 23 rd July our Assistant Curate, Kathryn, will speak about the program she recently undertook at Canterbury Cathedral. Please bring something to share for lunch. Evening Meditation Gatherings 2 nd and 4 th Thursdays of the month at 7.30pm in the Old Church, based on the Contemplative Traditions of Christian Meditation. Contact Michael Mosley on 9807 3168. Next session will be on 27 July 7.30pm in the Old Church, then on 3 August. Advance Notice: Patronal Festival 2017 September 10th, St Mary, Mother of God. The next Parish Magazine will come out in August. Articles to helenedur@netspace.net.au Three Things from Parish Council Information received from National Church Life Survey Parish Privacy Policy completed Mission allocation approved Games, Grazing, Groaning and Grinning Come and join us for lunch, board games and/or cards at midday on Sunday 30 th July in the Parish Centre. Bring along some food to share, and a favourite game or two. We ll bring Articulate, Pictionary, Uno and some ordinary playing cards for starters. We ll team up when we see what games we have, and who likes what. All ages welcome. Due to the recent loss of a large contract, Waverley Helpmates (who cuts our grass and does general garden maintenance), for the first time in more than 10 years, has several vacancies for new customers. If you refer someone, you will receive 3 free tickets in their Christmas Raffle, which will be drawn at their Customer Party on 4 th December, 2017. Phone: 9807 1155 for more info. Galahkookemu Held on the 4th Wednesday of the month at 7.00 pm dinner/gathering off site at Mitcham. We explore how to follow the Benedictine way of life in today's world. Next meeting 26 July www.monasteriesoftheheart.org. Visitors are always welcome. Contact Christine Mallouhi 0409 829 389
GREEN FETE NEWS 1 New stalls in 2017 Fresh Produce: vegetables, fruit and herbs. Home-grown is best so if you can help plant now. Contact ideas for supplies welcome Re-cycled Clothing: clean and wearable children s & adults clothing & interesting accessories but no shoes welcome. Speak to Nora Ashe (9am service) if you have suitable items. Mutant Toys: create new out of old (Fiona Nicholson Stocker) Green stall: worm farms, composting ideas, etc (Irene co-ordinating with Monash Council) Donations of goods for the fete. Due to storage problems we cannot collect items until September. If you need to clear out a house or garage now, speak to Doug Hastings. For books, CD, DVDs etc (Jenny Brown); ornaments & household items (Bev Anderson). WANTED Volunteers to help with BBQ, Helpers for the KIDS ZONE. The Fete planning group is meeting regularly. If you wish to join this group or receive meeting notes, please email Irene. GREEN FETE News 3 (Sunday 9 th & 16 th July) There is an old saying many hands make light work. We need Fete Volunteers to run the parish fete. If you can spare an hour to help, add you name to the GREEN FETE NOTICE on parish noticeboards Bookstall (Jenny Brown) Trash & Treasure (Doug Hastings & Bev Anderson) BBQ (Paul Rowlands) KIDS ZONE (Marg Taylor) GREEN FETE NEWS 2 KIDS ZONE@ the fete 2017 This was a great success last time. New ideas always welcome. We need volunteers for the KIDS ZONE. Animal Farm Recycled Art competition Face painting (we need a volunteer or two) Bush creatures and pet rocks Lucky Dip Entertainment we need jugglers, kite makers, balloon blowers etc Mutant toys create new out of old Toys (Fiona Nicholson-Stocker) Craft (Ros Sahhar & Anne Richardson) Tombola (Fran Ludgate) Plants (Maggie & Graeme Dellora) Cakes (Janice Millar) Produce (Alf North) Parking & Cleaning (Bruce Chugg) Setting up on Friday Oct. 27 th Reserve this FETE DAY: Saturday Oct 28 th.
What does the Green Challenge mean? As the camera zoomed towards the artificial mountain in the shopping street, it revealed that it was in fact a mountain of discarded clothes, donated via bins in shopping centre car parks to various charities. Unfortunately many items were unfit to be worn again, damaged and dirty. This was one of the most memorable images from the recent ABC TV series "War on Waste". There were other memorable storylines in this disturbing series: eg the destruction of bananas because they did not conform to supermarket design standards too long, too curvy, too fat We should be thankful that the same standards are not applied to humans! This was a timely series for our Parish as we undertake The Green Challenge. If you have not seen this series, it is available on iview on your computer, TV, ipad or tablet. What the program sets out to do is to challenge the way we use the resources of our society, and much of the factual information is quite scary. Eg, recyclable coffee cups that cannot be recycled while coffee drinkers in Melbourne use many thousands a day. Most of the soft plastics, such as food wraps and supermarket shopping bags we take for granted, are exported overseas to be dumped. Of the items we place in our yellow-lidded bins, probably only the paper, glass and metals are recovered and reused. Our e-waste superseded computers, printers, cartridges, batteries etc is destined to create another mountain somewhere out of sight, unless we make the effort to return them to collection points. Scientific studies have also identified nano (very, very small) particles of plastic in the digestive tracts of fish and birds. Many creatures will die from ingesting our rubbish. It seems that without deliberate action, we will soon pollute this earth to such an extent that life for all creatures will be very poor indeed. Thus our challenge: what can we do to protect the earth, and all that lives upon it, from destruction? Let's consider what we are able to do as a parish and as individuals. The parish centre and vicarage have (where possible) energy-efficient LED light globes. There are facilities in the Parish Office for shredding or recycling paper. Rainwater is collected in water tanks and reused and gardens are mulched to reduce watering. Like domestic premises in the Monash Council area, we have colour-coded bins into to which rubbish should be sorted. The council has also produced a brochure to assist people with recycling household rubbish, and copies are available in the Narthex and Parish Centre. Our social justice group has designed the Green Challenge with useful ideas that you might like to try. As an individual, I have taken up the challenge of reducing food waste. I am the owner of four worm farms, and I would like people to consider this as an effective way to turn vegetable scraps, tea bags, garden weeds (unsprayed), eggshells, fruit peelings and shredded newspaper etc into rich garden fertiliser at no cost to the environment and great benefit to my garden. If I had more space, I would use a compost bin. I also refuse unnecessary packaging on items purchased. For example, some clothes shops wrap extra paper around a purchase that is unlikely to get damaged on the journey home. Such unnecessary use of paper provides little environmental benefit compared to the tree it once was! Ask the dry cleaner to fold your clothes and not hang them on un-needed coat hangers, wrapped in wasteful soft plastic. Think how much paper is wasted by computer printing. How much plastic is used if we do not take our own shopping bags to the supermarket? At the Church Fete in October we will try to demonstrate our Parish commitment to meeting the Green Challenge. Please check the Pew Sheet for ideas. Some of the key words of the Green Challenge are: recycle re-purpose re-gift Being environmentally conscious also saves money. St Paul's Cathedral replace their lights with LED globes resulting in annual savings of $18,000. Solar panels on north facing roofs significantly reduce dependence on polluting coal. But more importantly, simple changes made by individuals will help save our planet. If we revert to old-fashioned ways of reusing materials or preserving garden produce, we may gain benefits from the Green Challenge. reduce reject /Continued
Sunday July 9 - Pentecost 5 2017 7.45 am BCP 9. 00 am SE 10.45 am CE Monday 10 Tuesday 11 10.30-12noon Wednesday 12 10.30-12noon Mainly Music (School Holidays) Mainly Music 10.30-12 noon Friendship Group Thursday 13 7.30pm Meditation Friday 14 Saturday 15 Sunday 16 Pentecost 16 Next week: July 23 - Pentecost 7 2017 Readings: Genesis 28.10-9 Psalm 139..1-11, 23-24 1 Peter 2...11-25 Matthew 13.24-.36--41 Stewards/Welcomers: BCP Elaine Fasken Grant Le Huray SE Jenny Brown Helen Warren CE Judith Gibson Rowena Ferguson Readers: BCP AdamThevapalan SE Bev Anderson Leonie McLachlan CE Larelle Skingsley Eucharistic/Chalice Assistance: BCP Brian De Lacy SE Kevin Phillips Ros Sahhar Gloria Smith Bruce Chugg CE Rowena Ferguson Judith Gibson Intercessor: SE Bruce Chugg CE Becky Sims Continued from previous page It will also allow each one of use to regain some control over how we use the resources available to us. But most of all, the Green Challenge should teach us to respect and restore this wonderful planet, the free gift of God. Irene Donohoue-Clyne for the Social Justice group.
The Anglican Parish of St Stephen and St Mary Mount Waverley 383 High Street Road, Mt Waverley, 3149. Phone: 9807 3168; Fax: 9807 0978 Office hours: Wednesday, Friday: 10am - 2pm, Thursday 1-5pm Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/stephenandmary.mtwaverley Priest (Day off - Monday) Assistant Curates Children s and Families Minister (Tues, Wed, Thurs) Music Director Treasurer Office Administrator The Rev d Dianne Sharrock The Rev d Kathryn Watt The Rev d Garry Deverell Becky Sims David Cundy Helen Warren Katherine Rushby Churchwardens: Brian De Lacy, Bruce Chugg, Sue Retschko Parish Council: Geoff Crawford, Elaine Fasken, Nathan Goode, Doug Hastings, Sherredan Maher, Peter Northwood, Helen Warren, Joan West Pastoral Care Ministry: Home Communion and General Visiting: Aged Care Chaplaincies: Hospital Visiting: Funeral Ministry: Contemporary Eucharist Contact: Pastoral Associate (Emeritus): Vicar & Assistant Curates Bruce Chugg Clergy The Vicar Rowena Ferguson Trevor Bickerstaff Spiritual Director Val Dyke Prayer Chain contact Margaret Syfret SERVICES: Sunday 7.45am Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer) 9.00am Sung Eucharist (APBA) 10.30am Contemporary Eucharist (Children's Participation) Tuesday 9.15am, Morning Prayer Wednesday - Friday 9.00am, Morning Prayer Thursday 10.00am, Eucharist