Anglican Parish of Woy Woy Weekly Bulletin 21 August 2016 14th Sunday after Pentecost In the coming week Today 4.30pm Messy Church-St Andrew's Monday 22 August Tuesday 23 August 9.00am 2.15pm Cottage Crafters-The Cottage Happy Hour-St Andrew's Wednesday 24 August 9.30am Communion-Peninsula Village 9.30am Communion-Blue Wave 7.30pm Bible Study-Rosemary Bond Thursday 25 August 8.30am Communion-St Luke s 10.00am Little Pelicans-St Andrew's 10.30am Coffee & Chat-Ruby's 3.00pm Cursillo Group Reunion-St Andrew's 4.30pm Messy Church Team-The Cottage Friday 26 August Saturday 27 August Next Sunday 28 August 8.00am Eucharist-St Andrew's 9.30am Coober Pedy Team leave St Andrew's 10.00am Eucharist-St Luke's 5.00pm Sunday Night Live-St Andrew s Welcome to everyone visiting our churches! Our services are all slightly different, but each offers a friendly space in which you can worship God and be part of God s community. St Andrew s at 8am: Holy Communion is a less formal worship service. The first Sunday of the month is usually Morning Prayer. St Luke s at 10am: Holy Eucharist has a more formal style of worship. The Eucharist is also celebrated at St Luke s on Thursdays at 8:30am. St Andrew s at 5pm: Sunday Night Live or 4:30pm: Messy Church (3rd Sunday of each month) is a space for families with children and the young at heart to join in informal and fun worship, discussion and activities. At our Sunday morning services you will need the middle pages of this booklet to join in the prayers and the Psalm that we read together. If you need a gluten-free wafer at Communion, please tell the person who welcomed you at the front door before the service. We pray in silence before worship Before worship speak to God. During worship let God speak to you. After Worship speak to each other. Both of our churches are equipped with an audio loop. If you use a hearing aid, use the T switch to connect. 1
From the Parish Rector's Reflection Dear friends, This past week I spent a few days in the Hunter Valley at the annual clergy conference. The mood was a little more subdued than usual given the royal commission at present, but the evenings afforded us an opportunity to enjoy collegial fellowship and imbibe some liquid refreshment over dinner. Despite our collective grief as a diocese, I gleaned a sense of hope from laity and clergy alike at both convention and conference. I want to thank the fifteen parishioners who accompanied me to the convention last Saturday, it speaks volumes and I don't believe there was greater attendance from any other parish. The disclosure of historical abuses in the diocese has left many of us shocked and dismayed. It touches us all at different levels. For the clergy of our parish it is quite personal as some of the victims and perpetrators are known to us. In some cases we've felt conflicted, in others betrayed. As with grief in all circumstances, there are several stages to undergo before arriving at a place of resolve. Whilst our parish has not been directly effected, we are still members of the diocesan family and, as such, not impervious to these revelations. But we draw strength from each other as members of the body of Christ - the church is a place of hope and good news. We mustn't forget that resurrection follows death, that we are an Easter people and that 'alleluia' is the song on our lips and in our hearts! We received word on the final day of the clergy conference that Bishop Greg and Kerry had become grandparents for the very first time. Knowing what our bishop's been going through presently, this news filled us all with a sense of thanksgiving. I've taken the liberty, on your behalf, of extending our warmest congratulations to their family. The birth of a child is always a great joy within any family, and we share our bishop's joy at this time of great trial. Brothers and Sisters, may I prevail upon your continued prayers for Bishops Greg and Peter - as yet to take the stand at the royal commission - both exemplars of episcopal integrity. Please pray for me and our parish ministry team as we seek to lead you in the truth of the gospel. May The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you. The Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you His peace. Amen. Fr Michael 2
From the Parish Samaritans Next Sunday at both the 8 am and 10 am services we welcome the Rev Lyn Porritt, representing Samaritans on the Central Coast. Lyn is currently the associate priest in the parish of Toukley and has a passion for outreach to those in need. Ecumenical Progressive Lunch Saturday, 3 September Starters: Uniting Church, Umina - 12 Noon Main Course: Catholic Church Hall, Woy Woy - 12.45pm Dessert & Coffee: St Luke's Hall - Around 2pm Donation of $1 for Starters, $5 for Main Course and $1 for Dessert. For Catering purposes please add your name to the Sign-up Sheet at the church entry if you are coming and indicate if you are able to bring something for dessert or a slice to go with coffee. Please contact Penny Wheeler 4341 8510 for more details. Bulletin for 4th September Please note that the 4th September Bulletin is being prepared this week. Could all information that needs to be included be given to office staff before Friday of this week. Quiet Day: Next Saturday The opportunity to spend quality time with God and your fellow passengers. This is a beautiful way to get in touch with the God who loves you and abundantly provides for you. Where: The Old Monastery, Stroud How to Get There? Car Pool from St Luke's; Elizabeth and Michael have seats available in their cars. Start: Promptly at 8am Programme: Tea, Coffee and biscuits available all day. Talk "How to be Quiet?" Midday Prayer. BYO Lunch. Afternoon of Quiet reflection. Eucharist before leaving. Finish: 6pm St Luke's Carpark. Signup sheet at the back of the Church. Information for Cursillistas Cursillistas please note that our regular Group Reunion will take place at St Andrews starting at 3.00pm on Thursday 25th August. All are welcome. Happy Hour Come and join us to hear Judith Lambkin tell us about - KATOKE Anglican Secondary School in TANZANIA where she recently spent some time as a consultant WHEN: WHERE: CONTACT: Tuesday, 23rd August - 2.15pm St Andrew's Church, 360 Ocean Beach Rd, Umina Verna Rice if you need transport 4341 0646 3
We pray in silence before worship As you prepare for this morning s service please pray for yourself and those around you. You might like to reflect on this thought for the week: You, O Lord, are my hope, my trust from my youth. Upon you have I leaned since my birth. The prayer of the day O God, the Judge of all, through the saving blood of your Son 4 Psalm 71.5 6 you have brought us to the heavenly Jerusalem and given us a kingdom which cannot be shaken: fill us with reverence and awe in your presence, that in thanksgiving we and all your Church may offer you acceptable worship; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives to intercede for us, now and for ever. Amen. Today s readings Jeremiah 1.4-10 Psalm 71.1-6 Hebrews 12.18-29 Luke 13.22-30 8.00am Derek Corless Elizabeth Corless 10.00am Marion Reddan Julie-Anne West This morning s hymns 141 Praise to the Holiest 155 O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder 232 O the deep, deep love of Jesus 519 And now, O Father, mindful of the love 209 And can it be that I should gain For our prayers this week Please pray for: Youth Homelessness Support Service, Friendship House and Home for good (post prison release). Wider Community: The First Peoples of the Diocese. People living with a disability and those who support them. Anglican Cycle of Prayer The Diocese of Guadalcanal. The Church of the Province of Myanmar. The Salvation Army. The Diocese of Tasmania. In the Diocese of Newcastle: Our Bishops Gregory and Peter, the priests and people of The Cathedral, Gloucester, Harrington-Coopernook, and Taree. In the Parish of Woy Woy: We pray for our ministry team, Fr Michael, Fr Peter, and Julie-Anne, and we pray for ourselves and the work we do in the mission of this parish. For those seeking God s help: Margaret Allen, Helen Baker, Gwen Ball, Gabriella Bulloch, Clare, Rex Crisp, Daphne, Desmond, Brett Donnelly, Frank Flint, Sharon Jones, Dorothy Perks, Cecily Prentice, Jennifer, Elaine Rand, Angela Richardson, Lucy Roy, Lorraine Smith, Joan Williamson, Finn Wilson, Leith Woodward, Mary, Marie and family. Would those who wish to include names in the above list, please ensure that permission has been obtained from that person or their carer.
Readings for this week Jeremiah 1.4-10 Now the word of the Lord came to me saying, Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations. Then I said, Ah, Lord God! Truly I do not know how to speak, for I am only a boy. But the Lord said to me, Do not say, I am only a boy ; for you shall go to all to whom I send you, and you shall speak whatever I command you. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, says the Lord. Then the Lord put out his hand and touched my mouth; and the Lord said to me, Now I have put my words in your mouth. See, today I appoint you over nations and over kingdoms, to pluck up and to pull down, to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant. Psalm 71.1-6 (To be said by alternate half verse) 1 To you, Lord, have I come for shelter: let me never be put to shame. 2 In your righteousness rescue and deliver me: incline your ear to me and save me. 3 Be for me a rock of refuge, a fortress to defend me: for you are my high rock, and my stronghold. 4 Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked: from the grasp of the pitiless and unjust. 5 For you, Lord, are my hope: you are my confidence, O God, from my youth upward. 6 On you have I leaned since my birth: you are he that brought me out of my mother s womb, and my praise is of you continually. 5
Hebrews 12.18-29 You have not come to something that can be touched, a blazing fire, and darkness, and gloom, and a tempest, and the sound of a trumpet, and a voice whose words made the hearers beg that not another word be spoken to them. (For they could not endure the order that was given, If even an animal touches the mountain, it shall be stoned to death. Indeed, so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, I tremble with fear. ) But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel. See that you do not refuse the one who is speaking; for if they did not escape when they refused the one who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject the one who warns from heaven! At that time his voice shook the earth; but now he has promised, Yet once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heaven. This phrase Yet once more indicates the removal of what is shaken that is, created things so that what cannot be shaken may remain. Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us give thanks, by which we offer to God an acceptable worship with reverence and awe; for indeed our God is a consuming fire. The Gospel: Luke 13.22-30 Jesus went through one town and village after another, teaching as he made his way to Jerusalem. Someone asked him, Lord, will only a few be saved? He said to them, Strive to enter through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able. When once the owner of the house has got up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us, then in reply he will say to you, I do not know where you come from. Then you will begin to say, We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets. But he will say, I do not know where you come from; go away from me, all you evildoers! There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrown out. Then people will come from east and west, from north and south, and will eat in the kingdom of God. Indeed, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last. New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.for next week For next week Readings 15th Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 2.4-13 Psalm 81.10-16 Hebrews 13.1-8,15-16 Luke 14.1,7-14 Hymns 595 O Jesus, I have promised MP691 This is the day 607Make me a channel 584 Just as I am 569 Guide me, O thou great Redeemer 6
Notices St Andrew's Keys We have recently changed the lock on the front door at St Andrew's. If you have a key to the old lock please contact the Office. Also, we have had locks installed to the windows, a key is hanging inside the front door (with a spare in the Vestry) for use if the windows need to be opened in warmer weather. Could you also, please advise the Office if you have a key to the Vestry Door. Samaritans Wanted! 20cm crochet squares! NOT JOINED up! A number of Day-Care Programs at Samaritans are looking to brighten up their seats and lounges. If you are able to assist with supplying squares they can arrange and sew-up please be in touch with or deliver to Warabrook Head Office. Phone 4960 7100 36 Warabrook Blvd WARABROOK NSW 2310 Cheers in Christ Julia The Reverend Canon Dr. Julia Perry Chaplain Samaritans Foundation August 28: Bush Church Aid Rallies Come and hear about the work of The Bush Church Aid Society across the country Guest Speaker: Cheryl Hallinan, Bush Scripture Adviser. Cheryl works with BCA in partnership with Generate Ministries. The aim of this initiative is to see a Scripture teacher in every New South Wales rural state high and central school by 2020. Music from The Revd Peter Adkins, BCA NSW/ACT Regional Officer. Date: Sunday 28 August 2016 Kincumber Anglican Corner of Avoca Drive and Empire Bay Drive, Kincumber Time: 11.45am 1.30pm with lunch bring a plate to share Coastal Mission Day (for your diaries) The annual CMS mission day will be Sat Oct 15th at EV Church in Terrigal Drive. Bible speaker Simon Gillham, Is Your God Too Small? Meet missionaries from many countries. More info later. Anglican Women Thank You Boxes Please bring in your Thank You Boxes for Alzheimer s before the end of August in time for the Anglican Women s Spring Celebration on 9th September at Lakes Anglican. They can be left at the office or given to Jacky King. 7
Generosity Thank you This week we say thank you to Rosemary Gillham, the coordinators and members of the Parish Partners at our churches. We appreciate how their ministry makes people in our churches feel welcomed and cared for. Samaritans Please remember to bring non-perishable food items and place them in the baskets provided near the door of the church for the work of the Samaritans organisation in our diocese. Direct giving Thank you for your generous financial giving to the mission of our parish. We encourage parishioners to give directly to the Anglican Parish of Woy Woy account: BSB 032-527 ACCOUNT 228059. Reminder If you would like a notice in the bulletin please give information to office staff by Thursday for inclusion in the bulletin the following Sunday. Parish Churches St Luke's: 151 Blackwall Rd, Woy Woy(opposite Park Rd) St Andrew's 360 Ocean Beach Rd,Umina(near Albion St) Ministry Team Parish Priest: Fr Michael Davies Mobile phone: 0417 650 805 Email: mdavies0968@gmail.com Day off Monday. Associate Priest: Fr Peter Mumford Phone: (02) 4322 9121 Email: ptierm@gmail.com Normally available Sundays and Wednesdays Children & Family Worker: Ms Julie-Anne West Phone: 0412 796 315 Email: j.west57@optusnet.com.au. Not available Monday or Tuesday The Cottage: parish office, op-shop and community space 151 Blackwall Road, Woy Woy 2256 PO Box 709, Woy Woy 2256 Phone: (02) 4344 1347 Website: www.woywoyanglican.org E-mail: woywoyanglican@gmail.com 9.00 am to 4.00 pm Tuesday to Friday Refreshments are served after each of the services. We would love you to join us! At St Andrew s, refreshments are served in the foyer, and at St Lukes in the church hall. At the end of the service, please introduce yourself so that we can welcome you properly. Ask for our Welcome Pack, which offers more information about who we are and what we do. The Collect is from A Prayer Book for Australia 1995 Anglican Church of Australia Trust Corporation, published under the imprint Broughton Books. 8