St Mary s Kangaroo Flat Sunday 17 June 2018 4th Sunday after Pentecost Preacher & Celebrant: Rev Tracey Wolsley Regular Services held at 9.00am & 11.00am Sundays 9.00am Hymns Keyboard: Sue Turpie TiS 244 All Hail the Power of Jesus Name Shoulders TiS 217 Love Divine Gather Us In 11.00am Hymns iphone TiS 145 The King of Love Just Say Jesus TiS 315 Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory Sentence: In Christ, God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting the message of reconciliation to us. 2 Corinthians 5.19 Collect: Almighty God, without you we are unable to please you: mercifully grant that your Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Please advise Rev Tracey or Alison by 5.00pm Thursday if you wish to add someone to the prayer list below. Thank you. Please hold in your prayers: Julie Abella, Joyce Gee, Dianne Hyde, John Keller, Pat Martin, Warrick Stewart and Gayle We acknowledge the Dja Dja Wurrung people, the custodians of this land where we gather. We pay our respects to their elders past and present as we pray for reconciliation.
Important Dates 19 June St Mary s Fellowship, K Flat Sports Club, 12 noon 20 June Parish Council Meeting, 7.30pm 23-30 June Rev Tracey on Leave 27-29 July Winter Art Show, 10.00am to 4.00pm 27 July Winter Art Show Official Opening, 7.30pm Notices SALT The Winter edition of SALT is out now and available in the Narthex. A gold coin donation to assist in printing costs would be greatly appreciated. C.O.F.F.E.E Signs There have been requests for copies of the C.O.F.F.E.E. (Christ Offers Forgiveness For Everyone Everywhere) sign seen in the kitchen. Alison has made three designs (wood, coffee beans & flowers) and they are available to order for $2.00 each. An order sheet is available on the welcome table in the Narthex. Christian Meditation held each Wednesday 3.30-4.30pm in St Stephen s Chapel. Celebrate Prayer held each Thursday from 11.00am to 12 noon in St Stephen s Chapel Low Brass Society and friends present a program of works for Trombone and Tuba, Sacred Heart Cathedral Bendigo, Sunday 17 June at 2.00pm, featuring international trombone soloist Ming Yeung Li, Admission free. Composers include Bruckner, Puccini, Nyman, Mozart plus tradition works. Kangaroo Flat Market Saturday 30 June, Kangaroo Flat Uniting Church, 8:00am - 1:00pm. Featuring a wide variety of Market Stalls & Car Boot Sales plus a Garage Sale (if raining Garage Sale, Church Stalls & Devonshire Teas will be in the hall). This community Market offers plenty to interest everyone with Trash & Treasure; s/h furniture; Books; Toys; Tools; Clothing; Plants; Produce; Cakes, Slices etc.; Craft & Christmas Gifts; Devonshire Teas; a Sausage Sizzle & much more. For further information contact Max on 54431809.
Plant Pots Please Fr Richard Stamp would like some washed plant pots please. He is potting plants for the Fair but they will also be used as gifts to new people moving to the area. God Loves A Cheerful Giver John 15.5 Our Stewardship text for today is I am the vine, you are the branches. We re on the receiving end of so many wonderful things God has done for us in Jesus Christ. Our sins are forgiven, and the Holy Spirit blesses us with everything we need for abundant life. Putting out our empty hands to be filled, and saying Thank you for these blessings is the first thing we do. But salvation is more than just us receiving blessings. It s us being connected to Jesus, so we can become part of God s system for delivering blessings to everyone else. That s where the vine comes in. Jesus is the vine, we are the branches. He feeds us, we produce food for others. Every time we make an offering at our local church, every time we give our time or our skills or our money, we are producing more of the fruit that is changing the world. BEAUT resources 2005 Parish Operating Account Details: Acc Name: Anglican Parish of Kangaroo Flat Bank: Bendigo Bank BSB No: 633 108 Acc No: 106133630 Reference: offertory or giving or tithe Russell Leach 17 June Lauraine Waasdorp 18 June Janet Clark 20 June
THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 17 June 2018 First Reading 1 Sam. 15:34-16:13 Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house in Gibeah of Saul. Samuel did not see Saul again until the day of his death, but Samuel grieved over Saul. And the Lord was sorry that he had made Saul king over Israel. The Lord said to Samuel, How long will you grieve over Saul? I have rejected him from being king over Israel. Fill your horn with oil and set out; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons. Samuel said, how can I go? If Saul hears of it, he will kill me. And the Lord said, Take a heifer with you, and say, I have come to sacrifice to the Lord. Invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do; and you shall anoint for me the one whom I name to you. Samuel did what the Lord commanded, and came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said, Do you come peaceably? He said, Peaceably: I have come to sacrifice to the Lord; sanctify yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice. When they came, he looked on Eliab and thought, Surely the Lord s anointed is now before the Lord. But the Lord said to Samuel, Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for the Lord does not see as mortals see; they look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart. Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. He said, Neither has the Lord chosen this one. Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, Neither has the Lord chosen this one. Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel, and Samuel said to Jesse, The Lord has not chosen any of these. Samuel said to Jesse, Are all your sons here? And he said, There remains the youngest, but he is keeping the sheep. And Samuel said to Jesse, Send and bring him; for we will not sit down until he comes here. He sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and had beautiful eyes, and was handsome. The Lord said, Rise and anoint him; for this is the one. Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the presence of his brothers; and the spirit of the Lord came mightily upon David from that day forward. Samuel then set out
and went to Ramah. Hear the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Psalm 20 APBA page 240 Second Reading 2 Cor. 5:6-10, 14-17 So we are always confident; even though we know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord for we walk by faith, not be sight. Yes, we do have confidence, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord. So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him. For all of us must appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each may receive recompense for what has been done in the body, whether good or evil. For the love of Christ urges us on, because we are convinced that one has died for all; therefore all have died. Al he died for all, so that those who live might live no longer for themselves, but for him who died and was raised for them. From now on, therefore, we regard no one from a human point of view; even though we once knew Christ from a human point of view, we know him no longer in that way. So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new! Hear the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Gospel Mark 4:26-34 The Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark. Glory to you Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus also said, The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground, and would sleep and rise night and day, and the seed would sprout and grow, he does not know how. The earth produces of itself, first the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head. But when the grain is sripe, at once he goes in with his sickle, because the harvest has come. He also said, With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable will we use for it? It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth; yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes the greatest of all shrubs, and puts forth large
The Rector Writes Reflection from our readings this week.size does not matter The main theme of our readings today is that of small things and the potential they have to grow and have a significant impact and influence. In Samuel, the arrogant Saul is replaced by David, the youngest son of an insignificant family in an unimportant village. It is God who sees the heart, and takes the small person who trusts in God and makes him or her someone of significance in God s purposes. In the Gospel, the small mustard seed becomes a large tree, revealing how important small contributions, commitments and actions are for the growth of God s Reign in our world. For each of us as individual Christ-followers, and for our communities, this week is one of great encouragement. It is easy to become disheartened or feel frustrated when we seek to make a difference in our world or seek to make some sort of contribution and we feel that our gifts or opportunities are insufficient or that the resources we bring are too meagre. However, this week s theme calls us to value the small, the insignificant, the hidden. Every act of service, every gesture of love, every gift we give has value and makes a difference in the work of God s Reign in our communities and in our own hearts. In the world, we may be small, nothing extraordinary or special, but we have God and he is able to do far more than we can ever think of or imagine. The invitation, this week, is to learn to value our small efforts and contributions as God does, and to stay faithful even when we don t see the results of our work. As Paul says in our second reading from 2 Corinthians we are called to walk by faith and not by sight, and trust God s Reign is at work in and through us to bring forth his kingdom. When we do that and when we recognise that the smallest commitments and contributions, and the least significant people, can have a great impact for God s Reign, we are inspired to do what we can and not fret about what we cannot do. Blessings, Tracey
Lesson from a mozzie! For such a little creature, they certainly have a big impact. Mozzies, they can drive you crazy. Picture it, a hot summers night and you finally climb into bed after a busy day, turn off the light, get comfortable, shut your eyes and begin to drift off and it starts, the buzzing of a mosquito. That one tiny, minute little creature has the capacity to rob you of your sleep. They will make you lie in bed and wave your arms around like a lunatic trying to hit it. They can even bring you to hit yourself in the head, all in an attempt to take it down. Mozzies may be small, but ignore them to your own detriment. Next time you think you are too small to have an impact, consider the effectiveness of a mozzie! Our Small Difference We may not be able to confront queens, or challenge presidents; We may not have the capacity to divert resources, or uplift communities; We may not have the voice to silence the noise of war, or the words to negotiate peace between armies; But, as we follow you, O Christ, we are able to do something. And so, we pray that you would inspire us to commit to and act on the small difference we can make: May we bring peace through small acts of gentleness and reconciliation; May we bring wealth through small contributions and collaborations; May we bring safety through small acts of consideration and acceptance; May we bring wholeness through small acts of care and service. And in the small ways, O God, may our small difference make a big contribution to your saving work in our world. Amen.
Sunday Roster To volunteer for a task, please contact Alison Niven on 0409 326 495. All swaps to be arranged amongst yourselves and advised to Alison for amendment in Pew sheet. Time 17/06 24/06 01/07 08/07 Welcomers Eucharistic Assistants Offertory Booth 9.00am M Stevens J Gilmore 11.00am A Niven 9.00am C Clark E Dunnicliff 11.00am R Aitken 9.00am K Eddy B Guest 11.00am A Niven 9.00am D Robinson 11.00am A Niven W & M Stewart A Niven G Turpie J Clark E Young M Stewart M Fryer A Niven G Turpie A Niven Reader 9.00am C Clark R Stamp Intercessor 9.00am E Dunnicliff G Turpie Morning Host 9.00am J Leach M Stevens Flowers M Shay J Clark P a r i s h C o n t a c t D e t a i l s Rector: Rev Tracey Wolsley, Ph 0423 267 405 Email: anglicankf@tpg.com.au or traceywolsley@gmail.com Rector s Warden: Colin Clark Ph 5447 9783 People s Wardens: Dennis Robinson Ph 5447 4035 Shirley Austin Ph 0417 523 068 Postal Address: PO Box 1369, Kangaroo Flat VIC 3555 Street Address: 193-195 High Street, Kangaroo Flat Office email: anglicankf@tpg.com.au Website: www.stmaryskangarooflat.com Parish Office: Ph 5447 7427 Parish Secretary: Alison Niven Ph 0409 326 495 PEW SHEET If you have an item for the Pew sheet please forward by 12 noon Thursday to Alison Niven on 0409 326 495 or Email anglicankf@tpg.com.au