St George s Anglican Church Malvern Wélcomé to St Géorgé s Sévénth Sunday aftér Epiphany Today 24 Fébruary 2019 8:00am... Eucharist followed by coffee at Giorgio s. 10:00am Sung Eucharist with Holy Baptism of Ophélié Alicé Rivét Baring followed by refreshments in the hall. 12noon Holy Baptism of Charlotté Elizabéth Wintér. 2.00pm Holy Baptism of Jack Morris Robson. 5:00pm Méditation & Eucharist Tuésday 9.00am Cabrini ministry Thursday 10.15am Eucharist 7.00pm Choir Practicé 10.00am World Day of Prayér at St Joséph s Stanhopé Stréét. Friday Laus Déo! We give thanks for his ministry and pray for Bishop Pétér Hollingworth who will tomorrow celebrate the 34th anniversary of his consecration, on St Matthias Day, as a bishop in the Church of God. Practical Information & Today s Music...Pagé 2 Réading Shééts...Pagés 3-6 Parish Information / Noticés...Pagés 6-8
HEARING AID LOOP Please adjust your T Switch for hearing. VISITORS aré most wélcomé at St Géorgé s. Please introduce yourself to the clergy. Gluten free wafers are available; please advise the clergy or a welcomer before the service. CAR PARKING for worship services. It would be appreciated if you leave the car spaces closest to the Church for the less agile worshippers. It helps older parishioners if you park behind the Church when coming to worship, unless you need to be closer. Sundays 8:00am Eucharist 10:00am Sung Eucharist 5:00pm Meditation & Eucharist Wéékdays 9:00am Morning Prayer in St Martin s Chapel Thursdays 10:15am Eucharist The service begins on page 119 of the green Prayer Book. HYMNS: 614 650 511 648 SETTING: Parish Eucharist Dudman TiS 756 PSALM 37: Responsorial setting in pew sheet ANTHEM: Deep Peace Douglas POSTLUDE: Processional Mathias HOLY BAPTISM at 10am Wé wélcomé Ophélié Alicé Rivét Baring, hér parénts Valérié and Nicholas, and hér godmothér Stéphanié Rivét as shé comés to bé baptiséd. Valérié comés from Mauritius whéré thé Vicar knows thé Bishop, Ian Ernést and has visitéd to givé a séminar to thé Diocésé. Valérié was baptiséd by Bp Ian s fathér! What a wondérful wéb of rélationships wé aré in whén wé bélong to thé Anglican Communion of Churchés. 2
St George s Anglican Church Malvern Sévénth Sunday aftér Epiphany. Yr C 24 Fébruary 2019 Sénténcé Love your enemies, do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. You will be children of the Most High; for he is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked. Luke 6.35 Colléct of thé day. God of compassion, interrupting our vicious cycles of resentment and revenge: teach us to walk the way of forgiveness beyond all accounting and to love the gift that has no measure; through Jesus Christ, who died for all. Amén. A réading from thé book of Génésis. The brothers of Joseph people trafficked him to Egypt as a slave, out of jealousy since was his father s favourite son. In Egypt, Joseph rose to great power. When, years later, his brothers come to Egypt to buy grain because there is famine at home, Joseph recognises them but they do not know him. Joseph sees the hand of God in bringing good out of his cruel mistreatment forgives his brothers, and does only good to them in contrast to their earlier behaviour towards him. Joseph said to his brothers, I am Joseph. Is my father still alive? But his brothers could not answer him, so dismayed were they at his presence. Then Joseph said to his brothers, Come closer to me. And they came closer. He said, I am your brother Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt. And now do not be distressed, or angry with yourselves, because you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life. For the famine has been in the land these two years; and there are five more years in which there will be neither ploughing nor harvest. God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant on earth, and to keep alive for you many survivors. So it was not you who sent me here, but God; he has made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house and ruler over all the land of Egypt. Hurry and go up to my father and say to him, Thus says your son Joseph, God has made me lord of all Egypt; come down to me, do not delay. You shall settle in the land of Goshen, and you shall be near me, you and your children and your children s children, as well as your flocks,
your herds, and all that you have. I will provide for you there since there are five more years of famine to come so that you and your household, and all that you have, will not come to poverty. And he kissed all his brothers and wept upon them; and after that his brothers talked with him. Genesis 45.3-11, 15 Reader ALL Hear the word of the Lord Thanks bé to God Psalm 37. 1-11, 40-41 APBA pagé 258 This psalm is characteristic of the contrasting outcomes of human behaviour: the wisdom teaching is that the righteous are promised reward and the plans of the wicked will backfire. A réading from thé first léttér of Paul to thé church in Corinth. This is part of a longer argument from Paul concerning the resurrection. Here he is seeking to enable people who are Greek in their culture and so their thinking, to understand that body and soul are not two separate entities which the soul surviving death but that the mortal body is sown into the earth as a seed and raised to transformed life by God who creates of the seed a heavenly body which can never die. Paul will go on to say all this is a great mystery! Someone will ask, How are the dead raised? With what kind of body do they come? Fool! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies. And as for what you sow, you do not sow the body that is to be, but a bare seed, perhaps of wheat or of some other grain. But God gives it a body as he has chosen, and to each kind of seed its own body. Not all flesh is alike, but there is one flesh for human beings, another for animals, another for birds, and another for fish. There are both heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the glory of the heavenly is one thing, and that of the earthly is another. There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; indeed, star differs from star in glory. So it is with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable, what 4
is raised is imperishable. It is sown in dishonour, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power. It is sown a physical body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a physical body, there is also a spiritual body. Thus it is written, The first man, Adam, became a living being ; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit. But it is not the spiritual that is first, but the physical, and then the spiritual. The first man was from the earth, a man of dust; the second man is from heaven. As was the man of dust, so are those who are of the dust; and as is the man of heaven, so are those who are of heaven. Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we will also bear the image of the man of heaven. What I am saying, brothers and sisters, is this: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. 1 Cor. 15. 35-50 Reader ALL May your word live in us. and béar much fruit to your glory. Gospél Acclamation ALL Alléluia! Alléluia! I am the Lord your God; sanctify yourselves therefore and be holy, for I am holy. ALL Alléluia! Reader The Lord be with you. ALL And also with you. Reader A reading from the holy gospel according to Luke. ALL Glory to you Lord Jésus Christ. Jesus teaching continues. What is Jesus asking of us when he asks us to love, bless, pray, give, lend, do good, withhold judgment, extend mercy, and turn the other cheek? Jesus said to his disciples, But I say to you that listen, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. If anyone strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also; and from anyone who takes away your coat do not withhold even your shirt. Give to everyone who begs from you; and if anyone takes away your goods, do not ask for them again. Do to others as you would have them do to you. If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. If
you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to receive as much again. But love your enemies, do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. Your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. Do not judge, and you will not be judged; do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven; give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap; for the measure you give will be the measure you get back. Luke 6.27-38 Reader For the Gospel of the Lord ALL Praisé to you Lord Jésus Christ Prayér of thé wéék. Almighty God, you have taught us through your Son that love is the fulfilling of the law: grant that we may love you with our whole heart, and our neighbours as ourselves; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Biblé Réadings néxt wéék. Last Sunday aftér Epiphany-Transfiguration. Exodus 34. 29-35 Psalm 99 1 Corinthians 3.12-.42 Luke 9.28-36 Pray for thé Faithful Départéd: We remember before God: Victor Field; Peter Willers; Mariannus (Mac) Cuming; Barbara Edith Anthonisz; George Findlay; Heather Hume-Cook; Katherine Webster; John Eric Hoy; Keith Atkins; Jeffrey William McKie; Joyce Lyster; and Joyce Granger; whose anniversaries occur this week. Commémorations of thé wéék. Fébruary 24 Mathias, apostlé and martyr. Appointed to fill the post occupied by Judas Iscariot (Acts. 1.15-26). He was a follower of Jesus for the whole of Jesus ministry and a witness of the resurrection. Nothing is known of his later life. Fébruary 27 Géorgé Hérbért (1593-1633). Parish priest. Best known as a one of the first devotional poets of the Church of England. A number of his hymns are in our Hymn Book. March 1 David, Bishop of Minévia, Walés (died c.601). Very little is known about his life, though there are many legends. Patron Saint of Wales. March 2 Chad, Bishop of Lichfiéld, England. (died c.672). A pupil of Aidan at Lindisfarne. 6
Datés for your diary. TOMORROW: 25 Fébruary 7.30pm Trinity Collégé Théological School Comméncémént Lécturé: Christian Worship and Désiré. Thé Révd Proféssor Sarah Coakléy, former Professor of Divinity at Cambridge University (2007 2018) to book: karens@trinity.unimelb.edu.au NE$XT SUNDAY 3 March. Thé préachér will bé Thé Révd Dr Bob Dérrénbackér, Déan of Théology at Trinity Collégé 5 March Pancakes on the church lawn. 6 March ASH WEDNESDAY 10.15am and 7.30pm. Thé Parish Council has established a committee to celebrate the 150th annivérsary of St Géorgé s parish and church building. If you would like to become part of the group who will work to create a series of events for September this year, please speak to the Vicar. Brian Corless, the parish archivist is writing a history which will be launched, and Council wants to reach as many former parishioners as well as present ones with an invitation to join the celebrations. There is much to give thanks for, and as Paul reminded the Corinthians, mostly to God. I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. (I Cor 3.6) ON FORGIVENESS I think forgiveness is a transformed way of seeing. When Joseph forgives his brothers, he reframes the horrible events of his life to include the redemptive artistry of God: God sent me before you to preserve life. To be clear: this doesn t mean that God willed Joseph s brothers to abuse and abandon him. I don t believe that abuse is ever God s will or plan for any of his children. Rather, what Joseph is saying is that God is always and everywhere in the business of taking the worst things that happen to us, and going to work on them for the purposes of multiplying wholeness and blessing. Because God is in the story, we can rest assured that it will not end in loss and trauma. There will be another turn, another chapter, another path, another grace. As Jesus promises his listeners, the measure we give will be given back to us: "A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over. Because God loves us, we don t have to forgive out of scarcity. We can forgive out of God s amazing abundance. From: Journey with Jesus website
PARISH DIRECTORY: 296 Glenferrie Road, Malvern VIC 3144 VICAR: The Reverend Canon Dr Colleen O Reilly Phone: 9822 3030 Email: vicar@stgeorgesmalvern.org ASSOCIATE PRIEST: The Revd Jacqui Smith 0410 855 300 Phone: 9822 3030 Email: curate@stgeorgesmalvern.org HONORARY ASSOCIATE PRIEST : Revd Bill Michie ORGANIST & DIRECTOR OF MUSIC Elizabeth-Anne Nixon Email: music@stgeorgesmalvern.org CHURCH OFFICE Mondays to Fridays: 9:30am-12:30pm Phone: 9822 3030 Email: office@stgeorgesmalvern.org WARDENS: Jenny Newton 9570 7731 Ravi Renjen 0412 399 897 Malcolm Tadgell 0400 799 030 FACEBOOK Please visit and facebook/st George s Anglican Church Malvern 8