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An Anglican Parish in the Diocese of Sydney.

Third Sunday in Lent      8^th March 2015

 Welcome to our worship this morning!
At St Luke's we seek to share God's unconditional love and acceptance of all people, regardless of age gender, race, marital or family status, sexual orientation disability or wealth.

 

 

The Jews want a sign; the gentiles want a philosophy. Through the cross, God gave the greatest sign of all of his love and power and revealed the highest purpose of life.

• Pray that we may experience the power of the cross and discern God’s purpose in the world.
• Pray for the Daehan Song Gong Hoe, the Anglican Church of Korea, giving thanks for the work they do to further God’s mission in the world.

Text:            Dorothy Thorpe, Diocese of Willochra
© Anglican Board of Mission, 2015

Introit Hymn 499    Lord Jesus, joy of loving hearts

Sentence:     God spoke these words and said, ‘I am the Lord your God,
who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; you shall have no other gods before me.’

The Collect:
 Lord our God,
by your Holy Spirit
write your commandments upon our hearts
and grant us the wisdom and power of the cross,
so that, cleansed from greed and selfishness,
we mey become a living temple of your love;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

 

First Reading                         Exodus 20.1-17

A reading from the book of Exodus

Then God spoke all these words:  I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; you shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, punishing children for the iniquity of parents, to the third and the fourth generation of those who reject me, but showing steadfast love to the thousandth generation of those who love me and keep my commandments.  You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not acquit anyone who misuses his name. Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. For six days you shall labour and do all your work. But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work—you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your
towns. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and consecrated it.  Honour your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.  
You shall not murder.*
You shall not commit adultery.
You shall not steal.
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour.
You shall not covet your neighbour’s house; you shall not covet your neighbour’s wife, or male or female slave, or ox, or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbour.

. For the Word of the Lord                   Thanks be to God

Psalm 19

1 The heavens are telling the | glory of | God:
      and the | firmament pro|claims his | handiwork;
2 Day to day | pours forth | speech:
      and | night to | night declares | knowledge.
3 There is no speech, nor | are there | words:
      their | voice | is not | heard;
4 Yet the sound goes out through | all the | earth:
      and their | words to the | end of the | world.
5 In the heavens God has set a | tent for the | sun:
      which like an athlete | runs its | course with | joy.
6 It rises from the start of the heavens, its circuit | is to the | end of
         them: and | nothing is | hid from its | heat.
 7 The law of the Lord is perfect, re|viving the | soul:
      the decrees of the Lord are sure and | make the | simple | wise.
8 The precepts of the Lord are right, re|joicing the | heart:
      the commandment of the Lord is clear, en|light-en|ing the | eyes.
9 the fear of the Lord is pure, en|during for | ever:
      the ordinances of the Lord are true and | righteous | every | one.
10 More to be desired are they than gold, even | much fine | gold:
      sweeter also than honey and | drippings | of the | honeycomb.
11 Moreover by them is your | servant | taught:
      there is | great re|ward in | keeping them.
12 But who can de|tect their | errors?:
      O | clear me from | hidden | faults.
13 Keep back your servant also | from the | insolent:
      do not let them | have do|minion | over me.
14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation | of my | heart:
      be acceptable to you O | Lord, my | rock and re|deemer.

Glo|ry to | God; Father | Son and | Holy | Spirit.
As in the be|ginning so | now; and for | ever. | A|men.

 

Second Reading                1 Corinthians1.18-25

A reading from Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians

For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written, ‘I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.’
Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, God decided, through the foolishness of our proclamation, to save those who believe. For Jews demand signs and Greeks desire wisdom, but we proclaim Christ crucified, a stumbling-block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength.

For the Word of the Lord                            Thanks be to God

Gospel  Procession  

 

Gospel Acclamation:
Glory and praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ, king of endless glory!
God loved the world so much, he gave us his only Son.
that all who believe in him might have eternal life.
Glory and praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ, king of endless glory!

 

The Gospel    John 2.13-22

The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
The Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John
X Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ

 The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and the money-changers seated at their tables. Making a whip of cords, he drove all of them out of the temple, both the sheep and the cattle. He also poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. He told those who were selling the doves, ‘Take these things out of here! Stop making my Father’s house a market-place!’ His disciples remembered that it was written, ‘Zeal for your house will consume me.’ The Jews then said to him, ‘What sign can you show us for doing this?’ Jesus answered them, ‘Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.’ The Jews then said, ‘This temple has been under construction for forty-six years, and will you raise it up in three days?’ But he was speaking of the temple of his body. After he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this; and they believed the scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.  

For the Gospel of the Lord                         Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ

Hymn after the Sermon TiS 233   How sweet the name 

Offertory Hymn, 560     All my hope on God is founded

Communion Chant     

Hymn after the Blessing, TiS 569   Guide me, O thou great redeemer

PARI SH PRAYER
Gracious God,
we pray for our Parish of St Luke,
for our Acting Rector Fr Philip and all who worship here.
At this time of change, we pray that this Parish
will always have 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 a new rector,
wisdom, discernment and patience.
Give to us warm and generous hearts; for Jesus Christ’s sake. Amen.

Next Sunday’s Readings      Fourth Sunday in Lent
Numbers 21.4-9, Psalm 107.1-3,17-22, Ephesians 2.1-10, John 3.14-21

Bible Readings for the Week 8th to 14th March 2015

Monday	2 Kings 5.1-15	Psalm43	Luke 4.24 -30
Tuesday	SO 3YM 2,11-20	Psalm 25.3-9	Matthew 18.21-35
Wednesday	Deuteronomy 4.1-4-9	Psalm 147.12-20	Matthew 5.17-19
Thursday	Jeremiah 7.23-28	Psalm 95.6-11	Luke 11.14-23
Friday	Hosea 14.2-10	Psalm 81.6-10	Mark 12.28-34
Saturday	Hosea5.15-6.6	Psalm 51.10-17	Luke 18.9-14

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Notices for March 8th 2015

Please join us in the Hall afterwards for some refreshment and fellowship.
At 12 noon, you are invited to lunch at the Warren View Hotel Bistro (it is child friendly, enter via Enmore Road)
ABM Lenten envelopes are available each Sunday, Good Friday and Easter Day, to help us give sacrificially during Lent.

Today is International Women’s Day!

Today - Wardens’ Meeting after morning tea.

Tuesday 10 March 7.00 p.m. – 3rd  Lenten Bible Study “Jonah, Jesus and the Easter Message” – this time at The Metropolitan Church, Crystal Street, Petersham – it will finish promptly at 8.15 p.m. Parking is available in surrounding streets.
Friday 13 March 6.30 p.m. for 7.00 p.m. – Boyz Nite Out at Albertos Pizza Restaurant, 589 King St Newtown.  Please RSVP to John Roe 0400 955 772 by 11 March.

Sunday 15 March 9.30 a.m. – Guest Preacher will be the Archbishop of PNG, The Most Reverend Clyde Agara.  & Parish Council will meet after morning tea.

Sunday 15 March – Palm Cross making after morning tea – please come and join us; many hands make light work!  Instructions/demonstrations will be given. We need to make 855!

Thursday 19 March 9.00 a.m. - A bus trip with St Paul’s Burwood to visit the Lakemba Mosque and the Coptic church of St Anthony & St Paul Guildford.  Lunch is along the way.  The bus will depart Burwood (205-207) Burwood Road, Burwood promptly at 9am. The cost is $30 and the closing date is Sunday 14 March.  Please contact St Paul’s Burwood Parish Office between 10.00 a.m. and 2.00 p.m. on 9747 4327 if you wish to go.

Weekend 21/22 March – eight parishioners will be visiting Christchurch Blayney, our link parish to present a gift of 2 Paschal Candles; one for the church at Blayney and the other for the church at Millthorpe. As Fr Philip will be preaching at the two services in Blayney, we are thankful to Fr Ron Morris who has agreed to come and locum at St Luke’s.

 

Sunday 29 March – Palm Sunday and the beginning of Holy Week

Intercessions

Prayers for each day of the week Today; Matilda Rinker; John Roe; Grahame Sadler; Ken Searle; Andy Serafin & Colin Spokes; Peter Seymour. Monday; Jeffrey Sheather; Laurel & Ray Sommer; Mary Sotiriadis; Raboom & Nol; Takham. Tuesday; Matthew, James, & Mark Tangruthaitham; Christine & Troy Thurley; John Tonetti. Wednesday; Stuart, Jo & Laurence Veitch; Nadia Wheatley; Matthew, Bronwyn, Sam & Thomas Whiting. Thursday; Jennie Winton; Sally Woellner; Waew Wongjam; Kay & Natasha Younie; Amelia Zea. Friday; Kate Abou Takka; Shirley & Barbara Allen; Grace Ashton; James, Elliot & Harry Barnes; Ian Barnett. Saturday; Peter, Jennifer, Elise & Blake Bestel; Mervyn Bishop; Ross Black; Angus, Susan, Anwyn & Bry Brook-Evans.

Our Prayers for those in need... Shirley Allen; Elizabeth Armstrong; Ross Black; Henry & Maureen Byers; Robert Champion; David & Donna; Br. Brian; Francesca; Ken Harrison; Rhodri, Bonnie, Callum & Rhiannon Henry-Edwards; Joy Gander; Ross Lehman; Marie McGrath; Marissa; Bp Ken Mason; Eve Moggs; June Nash; Bill Phipps; Bill & Poppy Prezios; Peter Purcell; Brian Rawnsley; Alex Regos; Maria Sevilla; John Thomas; Julie & Alex Wright. Recent Death   Anniversaries of Deaths. Isabel Morgan; Nancy Russell; Rod Robins; Jeoisime Green; Ivy Noble; Robert Williams; Fr. John Buderus. Saints and Commemorations Mon 9th : Sister Emma SSA, superior of the Society of the Sacred Advent, Queensland (d.1939)

 

ABN.78 161 584 893.
SUNDAY WORSHIP    Sung Eucharist and Children's Ministry 9.30am Thai Worship in the Chapel 11.30am
WEEKDAY SERVICES: Morning Prayer Tuesday 8.30, Wednesday 9.30am followed by 10.00 a.m. Eucharist; Thursday 8.30am, Friday 8.30am.
CONFESSIONS (Sacrament of Reconciliation) HOME COMMUNIONS, BAPTISMS, MARRIAGES by arrangement.
ACTING RECTOR. Fr Philip Bradford. (Ph 9557 4219 Mb 0418 641 189)
PO Box 64. Enmore NSW 2042