St Paul s Anglican Church A caring community of Christ worshipping God, engaging the community and building connections between people of all ages and cultures. 2 Margaret Street, P.O. Box 352, Canterbury Vic 3126 Tel: 9830 0729 Website: www.stpaulscanterbury.org.au Church Office: office@stpaulscanterbury.org.au 22 nd of April 2018 Fourth Sunday of Easter Jesus, good shepherd of the sheep, by whom the lost are sought and guided into the fold: feed us and we shall be satisfied, heal us and we shall be whole, and lead us that we may be with you, where you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. Prayer: A Prayer Book for Australia. Image: http://www.freebibleimages.org/photos/shepherds-sheep/. Hymns: 432 699 145 545 Psalm: 23 (chant) Anthem: If Ye Love Me by Thomas Tallis (1505-1585) Postlude: Praeludium und Fuge g-moll by Nicolaus Bruhns (1665-1697) 1
Notices of the Day Welcome to worship and to our St Paul s Faith Community. Prayer Corner: Great Spirit, we remember the land and its First People with respect and dignity. May we live in harmony with all those who share this sacred earth and be thankful. Amen. We pray for the World: For those who mourn loved ones, for the injured and distressed, and for all those committed to the work of peace. For all refugees and asylum seekers. For all those living in war zones, including Syria. We pray for the worldwide Church: St Paul s Kindergarten staff, children and parents; Anglican Communion in Japan (Abp Nathaniel Makoto Uematsu); Diocese of Melbourne (Abp Philip Freier, Bps Bradly Billings, Paul Barker, Genieve Blackwell, Philip Huggins, Clergy & People); Archdeaconry of Dandenong (Jeff Parker); St Christopher's Bentleigh East (Shannon Smith); St Matthew s Endeavour Hills confirmation service (Bp Paul Barker); St Alban s Coburg West/Pascoe Vale South Baptism service (Bp Genieve Blackwell); and Canterbury Baptist Rev d Gordon Wilde. We give thanks for the lives of: Joyce Marion Morrison 24 April 2010 Rev Andrew Schrueder 24 April 2012 Nancy Amelia Elliot 25 April 1991 Leslie Salmon Kelly 25 April 1998 Harold Lyster Wilks 27 April 1968 We pray for those in need: Joan Harrington-Johnson (Charles mum); Anne Shaw (Helen s mum); David Bishop (Jeremy s dad); Dean Fleming (Nick s dad); Yvonne Foster (Kesta s aunt); Robert Kuo (brother of Betty Kuo); Peter Slade (Jenifer McKenzie's brother); Kaye Cox (Susanne s sister); Tessa Hurley (Cassandra s sister) Margaret Clausen; Tricia Cain; Gwen Towart; Scott Findlay; Vanessa Moss; Yvonne Dann; Dulcie Herd; Hazel; Joan Thompson; and Bridget. We pray for ourselves and the community: Ever-present God, take care of all who travel by land, water or air; surround them with your loving care; protect them from every danger; and bring them safely back home. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. A Parish Prayer for St Paul s: Renew in us, O God, the zeal of your love. Let our parish come alive with the power of your Spirit. Where we have failed, forgive us. Where we have persevered, encourage us. When we are in doubt, direct us. Help us to see new opportunities for witness and service. For the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Parish Council Members for 2018: Please keep our parish councillors and wardens in your prayers: Parish Council: John DeAraugo, Charles Harrington-Johnson, Cathy Hudson, Rosemary Miller, Alex Murray, Todd Reichmann and Nick Scott. Wardens: Jeremy Bishop, Andrew Flint and Liz Olie (vicar s warden) Notice Gluten free wafers are available upon request. 2
Parish Events for the Week Term 2 This Sunday 8am 22 nd of April: Fourth Sunday of Easter Eucharist Sung Eucharist; followed by morning tea in the Parish Centre Monday 23 rd George, martyr (d. c. 303) 9:30-10:30am Yoga, Parish Centre 3:30-9pm Ceberano Martial Arts, Hall Tuesday 24 th Oscar Romero, archbishop of San Salvador, martyr (d. 1980) 8:30-10:30am Ecumenical Morning Prayer 5-6:30pm Ballet, Hall 7:30-10:30pm Kinder Committee Meeting, Parish Centre Wednesday 25 th 4-5:30pm 5pm 6-8:30pm 7-8:30pm Thursday 26 th 9:30-10:30am 3:30-9pm 7:30-9:30pm Friday 27 th 8:45-11am 4-5:30pm Saturday 28 th 8:30-11:30am 12:30-4:30pm Next Sunday 8am Mark, Evangelist and Martyr ANZAC Day Eucharist, Church Mandy Song Ballet, Hall Meditation (1/2 hour), Church Yoga, Parish Centre Tae Kwon Do, Hall Kinder Yoga, Hall Ceberano Martial Arts, Hall Choir Practice, Church and Parish Centre Tiny Tutus, Hall Mandy Song Ballet, Hall Ceberano Martial Arts, Hall Ballet, Hall 29 th of April: Fifth Sunday of Easter Eucharist Sung Eucharist; followed by morning tea in the Parish Centre 3
Readings Acts 4.5-12 5 The next day their rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem, 6 with Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, and Alexander, and all who were of the highpriestly family. 7 When they had made the prisoners stand in their midst, they inquired, By what power or by what name did you do this? 8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, Rulers of the people and elders, 9 if we are questioned today because of a good deed done to someone who was sick and are asked how this man has been healed, 10 let it be known to all of you, and to all the people of Israel, that this man is standing before you in good health by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead. 11 This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders; it has become the cornerstone. 12 There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among mortals by which we must be saved. 1 John 3.16-24 16 We know love by this, that he laid down his life for us and we ought to lay down our lives for one another. 17 How does God s love abide in anyone who has the world s goods and sees a brother or sister in need and yet refuses help? 18 Little children, let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action. 19 And by this we will know that we are from the truth and will reassure our hearts before him 20 whenever our hearts condemn us; for God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. 21 Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have boldness before God; 22 and we receive from him whatever we ask, because we obey his commandments and do what pleases him. 23 And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us. 24 All who obey his commandments abide in him, and he abides in them. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit that he has given us. John 10.11-18 11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 The hired hand, who is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. 13 The hired hand runs away because a hired hand does not care for the sheep. 14 I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father. And I lay down my life for the sheep. 16 I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd. 17 For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life in order to take it up again. 18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it up again. I have received this command from my Father. 4
Pew Sheet NEWs: Arrivederci! As you read this on Sunday morning, I will be flying through the air on my way to Rome. Over the next three months, I will be studying Comparative Constitutions and Rights and UN Powers and Policy in Florence, Italy. I am greatly looking forward to this experience and can t wait to share it all with you on my return (and, yes, I will be returning on July 17). Gillian Lamb has kindly agreed to take over the Office Coordinator role in my absence. She will be in the office on both Thursday and Friday mornings. I would like to publicly thank her and the wardens for facilitating this trip. Please ensure notices for the pew sheet continue to be in the office by 5pm on Wednesday. Thank you! Cassandra Offertory Envelopes: Now available in the narthex. St Paul s Direct Debit: St Paul s Anglican Church Canterbury - BSB 633 000 A/C 1191 99941. Child Safe: We take children s safety seriously at St Paul s. If you have any concerns as to the safety of a child in the parish please see Susanne or one of the wardens; Andrew Flint, Jeremy Bishop and Liz Olie. Name Badges If you have a name badge, please remember to wear it, as it can be of help to those of the congregation who have trouble remembering names. It would also be greatly appreciated by the Rev d Wendy Pullin in her ministry with us. If you would like a badge, please fill out a form in the Narthex, or see Margaret Irvine. If this is your first badge, it is free. Replacements can be purchased for $7.00. Next Week s Readings: Fifth Sunday of Easter Acts 8:26-40 Psalm 22:26-32 1 John 4:7-21 John 15:1-8 5
Notices and Parish News ANZAC Day Dawn Service April 25 Surrey Hills Progress Association will host the final local service to commemorate the Centenary of WW1 1914-1918 on Wednesday 25th April, 2018 at Surrey Gardens, 88-90 Union Rd. SURREY HILLS, Vic. Please assemble at 5:45am for 6:00am service. Education for Ministry May 10 EFM is a highly-regarded adult learning program that enables people to see and experience the connection between Christian faith and daily life. St John s Camberwell (552 Burke Road, Camberwell Junction) is holding an information session, with cheese and wine, following the 6.30pm Ascension Day Eucharist on Thursday 10 May. Fr Greg Davies, the national director of EFM Australia, will speak about the program and the possibility of forming an EFM group at St John s, open to interested parishioners from neighbouring parishes. To indicate your interest or find out more, please email hon.secretary@stjohnscamberwell.org.au. Goodbye Trevor! May 20 Trevor will come back on the 20th May to our service so the parish can say thank you and farewell him. He promises to wear his red shoes!! Working with first-year pharmacy students (and fund raising for St Paul's!) May 22 We need a group of 25 people aged 60+ years to spend a morning (2 x half hour sessions) with first-year pharmacy students to give them practice with 'interviewing' people they don't know. This is an opportunity to get involved with the education of future pharmacists and raise money for St. Paul's - a real win-win! Date and time: Tuesday 22 May, from 9am ~12.15pm (morning tea provided) Venue: Parkville campus of Monash University: 381 Royal Parade, Parkville Please contact Laura if you can participate: 0417344566 or laura.dean@monash.edu or speak to Laura at church. 6
Flower and Brass and Casserole Rosters The roster for the flowers and brass covering May, June and July are now in the Narthex to be collected. I am also checking the Casserole Roster and unless people wear their name badges I find it difficult to put names to faces. If you are already on the roster and I have not contacted you please let me know on Sunday after the service so I can update it as soon as possible. Barbara Alderton With Grateful Thanks Thank you Debbie Riley for the gift of The Book of the Gospels and Let us Pray Intercession book. This is a very generous gift and very much appreciated. Incumbency Committee The Parish Council approved the Parish Profile at its meeting on 9/04/18, and this was provided to the Bishop. On Wednesday 11 April, Andrew, Leanne and John met with Bp Paul Barker, Archdeacon Ian Morrison, Rev Phil Meulman and Lay Facilitator Christine Fitzherbert. The Bishop is now contacting potential candidates, and the incumbency committee will then proceed to interviews. The selection process will take a while to discern the best fit for us here at St Paul s. Please uphold Andrew, Leanne and John in prayer. At the Time of Choosing an Incumbent 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 John, Leanne and Andrew who will choose, wisdom, discernment and patience, and to us give warm and generous hearts, for Jesus Christ s sake. Amen Image: https://www.google.com.au/search?q=sheep&rlz=1c1chbf_en- GBAU744AU744&tbm=isch&chips=q:sheep,g_1:drawing&source=lnt&tbs=sur:fm&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiRhqjwMfaAhUMgLwKHQjrA-EQpwUIIA&biw=1536&bih=779&dpr=1.25#imgrc=WObL1iBu7KRe-M: 7
This Week s Ministry Team 22 nd of April: Fourth Sunday of Easter Next Week s Ministry Team 29 th of April: Fifth Sunday of Easter 8am 8am Sidesperson Bruce Brown Sidesperson Stephen Wong Reader Bruce Brown Reader Stephen Wong Liturgical Asst Debbie Riley Liturgical Asst Debbie Riley Flowers Val Sayers & Leigh Etheridge Flowers Tricia Caine Brass Barbara Alderton Brass Barbara Alderton Sidespersons Tom Lambert Gill Lambert Children s Talk Lee Rough Sunday School Kesta Flemming Assistant Julie Haughton J2A Bec Hollingdale Hamish Lord Reader Jill Bales Intercessor Debbie Riley Welcomer All Liturgical Asst Hamish White Server Leanne Reichmann Refreshments Lee Rough Anne Harding Collection Graham Scott Counters Debbie Riley Sidespersons Jill Bales Stuart Bales Children s Talk Kajal Wagner Sunday School Graham Scott Assistant Sue Flint J2A Bec Hollingdale Hamish Lord Reader Kajal Wagner Intercessor Tom Lambert Welcomer All Liturgical Asst Tom Lambert Server Gill Lambert Refreshments Gail White Sung Hee Moon Collection Kajal Wagner Counters Malcolm White Locum Priest: Reverend Wendy Pullin 9830 0729 vicar@stpaulscanterbury.org.au 0407346628 Director of Music and Organist: Dylan Quinlan-Baskett 0490371924 Pastoral Lay Coordinators: Rowan Litchfield 0419 54 7088 Sue Flint 0419 316 931 Vicar s Warden: Liz Olie (away) Church Warden: Andrew Flint 0419 313 047 Jeremy Bishop 0413 313 948 Office: Open: Tue/Wed/Thur/Fri 9am-12:30pm 9830 0729 8