St Christopher s Anglican Church 120 Waddell Rd, Bicton Parish Bulletin 1 APRIL 2018 EASTER SUNDAY Newcomers, Visitors, Regulars All are welcome Please join us in the Hall afterwards for Morning Tea. 8.30am Eucharist 10.15am Family Service Eucharist Rector: Vacant Locum Priest: Reverend John Forsyth Wardens: Mrs Fran Sagar 9339 5928 mob:0438 917 093 Mrs Catriona Smallbone 9330 5085 mob:0411581864 Parish Website - www.bicton.perth.anglican.org Facebook Page - St Christopher's Anglican Church Bicton-Attadale
Reflection: To All Who Love Him Joanna Fuchs O God of the Universe, you shed your glory, your majesty, your omnipotence to become human, as Jesus Christ-- to get close to us, to connect with us, to be our role model and guide for living. O God of the Universe, you became the human Jesus Christ, to know us, to feel all we feel, to show us how much you love us by taking within yourself all our sins. O God of the Universe, you felt not just one person's pain but the pain of all of us, to wash us clean and bond with us, your creation, your children. O God of the Universe, you proved your transcendent holy power by rising from the dead, a sign that all of us who believe in You will also rise to be with You eternally. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the "Happy" in "Happy Easter." Happy Easter to all those who love Him. http://www.poemsource.com/christian-easter-poems.html Ngaal kaaditj Noongar moort keyen kaadak nidja boodja We acknowledge the Noongar people as the original custodians of this land. 2
Eucharist: 8.30am and 10:15am See separate booklet, which includes the hymns, psalm, Prayer of the Day and Readings. PARISH INFORMATION Notices in inverted commas are copied from other publications. Special Thank You- To all who volunteered to help out with the various Lenten and Easter tasks. Geoff Croxton and his wife Laurel prepared and printed all the various booklets we used over Holy Week and Easter. Barbara Dudding and Sue Tuana were kept busy changing the altar colours. Neville Page obtained the palms, for the church and the processions. Pat Goodridge made many palm crosses. Margaret Philpott cleaned the brass. Jacqui Garbett and Sheila Lange played the piano. We are truly blessed at St Christopher s with very generous caring parishioners. Enrolment and Emergency Contacts Update - 2018. If you have not already completed the parish registration form and emergency contact update, please complete these forms as soon as possible so we can update our parish records. The updated information will help towards the compilation of a new parish contact list, which will be available for members. Thank you Parish Games Afternoon - Parish Games Afternoon and Fish n Chips Supper - 3pm to 7pm, Saturday 7th April. All Welcome. Afternoon tea, lots of fun, BYO games you love, learn new games, share with others, have a chat. Dinner will be around 5:30pm / 5:45pm, then we ll play some classic group games like charades, who am I, etc. $8 on the night for Fish n Chips. BYO Drinks. Tea / Coffee / Water available. Questions? Samantha Cullen 0407 195 355 or email cullenfamily@iinet.net.au Garage Sale Cake Stall Appealing for contributions of cakes, biscuits, preserves etc. for the cake stall. We can sell anything in 3
these lines that you care to make. Please include a note of the ingredients (as required by law). Contact Jill Binning 9330 4909 Garage Sale Plant Stall - We have had such a good response to the call out for potting up plants in readiness for the plant stall...thank you everyone. I have been asked if we anticipate having any Agapanthus or Clivias on our stall...so a demand is there...if any one has any of the above plants please bring them along. Along with plants...items of garden decor are also good sellers...including flower pots, garden tools and some garden furniture. Once again many thanks Helen Jameson. Ph 0418145730 email helnjam44@westnet.com.au Parish Book Club The next meeting of the Parish Book Club will be on Tuesday 17 April at 1.00pm in the Church Hall. Everyone is welcome. Sheila Lange 9330 3089. BCA Boxes Please could you return your BCA box on Sunday 8 th April. Sheila Lange UWA Choral Society present two of John Rutter s most enduring and endearing pieces: his acclaimed Requiem and his joyously colourful Magnificat. 2.30pm Sunday 8 April at Winthrop Hall, UWA. Tickets $50 and (concession) $45 from ticketswa.com or at the door. See www.uwacs.com.au. NEXT SUNDAY 8.30AM WOMEN S FELLOWSHIP COMMUNION AFTER THE SERVICE BREAKFAST ALL LADIES ARE WARMLY INVITED 4
MEN S FELLOWSHIP BREAKFAST THIS WEDNESDAY 4 APRIL 8.00am CHARISMA CAFÉ, 18 HISLOP ROAD, ATTADALE (Opposite Melville Motors) ALL MEN OF THE PARISH AND FRIENDS WARMLY INVITED Anglican Messenger - New edition for April is available today at the back of the church (free). Read what is happening in the wider church outside our parish. Please help yourself. COMING UP Parish Games afternoon Saturday 7 th April Garage Sale- 14-15 April 5
Readings and Readers Next Two Weeks Next Week 8 April Fortnight 15 April Readings 8.30am 10.15am Acts 4.32-37 Chris Hughes - 1 John 1.1-2.2 Sheila Lange Karen John 20.19-31 LPM LPM Acts 3.12-20 Diana Ryan - 1 John Charles Meredith 2.15-17, 3.1-6 Goodridge Robinson Luke 24.36b-48 LPM LPM DURING THIS WEEK: Monday 9.30 10.30am Dance Creations 1.00-5.30pm Parish Card Club Tuesday 4.00-5.30pm Cheer Dance & Acro Wednesday 8.00am Men s Fellowship Breakfast 10.00am Eucharist Thursday 9.30 11.00am mainly music 1.30-4.30pm Parish Table Tennis Club Friday 8.00am Parish Gardeners 10.00-11.30am Little Angels Playgroup Saturday Parish Games Afternoon NEXT SUNDAY (8 April) SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER 8.30am Eucharist, including Women s Fellowship Communion 10.15am Family Service Holy Communion 6
Prayer for new Rector 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. APBA p.21 Prayer Points. Give thanks for the grace and forgiveness that God has freely given us Give thanks for all the people who helped with the many tasks needed to make the Easter services possible. Pray for safety on our roads over the Easter period. Pray for world peace and freedom from injustice and oppression. Pray for Archbishop Kay and Bishops Kate and Jeremy. (Parish Prayer cycle): pray for Damien, Jenny & Lucy Warner and Trevor, Bridget, Liam & Gillian Whitehead. Pray for residents of Point Walter Road, Bicton Pray for safety for Mark & Jodre Simmonds and their three children working in ministry in Sudan Pray for those on our prayer list: Mena Bessen, Justine Morton, Kevin, Deb, Wilson, Keith, Joanne & Barbara, Katherine, Joy Knight, Nigel, Jan, David, Simon, Iris Dalimore and Neil Robertson. We remember the anniversary of death this week of: Vivienne Nairn and Beatrice Devenish 7
Parish Rosters 8.30am Today Next Sunday Lay Pastoral Ministers Fran Sagar Diana Ryan 2 nd Chalice Stuart Collins Fran Sagar Intercessions Diana Ryan Fran Sagar Sidespersons: Diana & Noel Ryan Chris Hughes Neville Page Reading from Acts Geoffrey Croxton Chris Hughes New Testament Reading Stuart Collins Sheila Lange Morning Tea Barbara Dudding Audrey Sheldon Noel Ryan Tony Ingram 10.15am Today Next Sunday Lay Pastoral Minister Fran Sagar Tina Elsegood Intercessions Revd John Catriona Smallbone Sidesperson/welcomer Anneliese Hochwald-Jones Paul & Jacqui Garbett New Testament Reading Paul Garbett Karen Morning Tea Paul & Jacqui Garbett Catriona Smallbone & Family The resurrection gives my life meaning and direction and the opportunity to start over no matter what my circumstances." Robert Flatt https://www.latintimes.com/easter-quotes-15-inspirational-sayings-celebrate-christianholiday-303412 8