Notices_Easter Day — Sunday 31st March 2024

NOTICES:

A very big thank you to all those who volun­teered their time, energy and clean­ing and/or flower arran­ging skills yesterday.

 

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Easter Joy and Blessings from Fr Jeff, Michelle and family.

Please drive/travel safely and observe all the Cov­id pre­cau­tions for your own pro­tec­tion and the safety of others.

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TODAY — Sun 31^st March – 9.30am East­er Day ser­vice:  Join us after the ser­vice for coffee/tea and a shared lunch.

 

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Next Sunday – 7^th April: DAYLIGHT SAVING ENDS! –

remember to turn your clocks back 1 hour on Saturday night, 6^th April.

Please Note: The Evening Taizé Service on Sunday 7^th April will revert back to a 5pm starting time.

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Tues 2^nd April at 7.30 pm — Tues­day Bible Study recom­mences: at Fr Philip’s home, 5 Lin­coln St Stan­more. All wel­come.  The study for this term will be The Acts of the Apostles.  Please bring a bible.

 

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28^th April at 3pm – Sydney Cham­ber Choir con­cert “Moz­art Requiem”: 

Where: City Recit­al Hall, Angel Place, Sydney

Tick­ets: $95/$85 to $50/$45; Stu­dents and under 30’s $30

Book online:  sydneychamberchoir.org

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Dona­tions towards flowers for East­er Day would be appre­ci­ated:  Please place the dona­tion in the offer­tory plate in an envel­oped marked ‘East­er flowers’, or Dir­ect Deb­it into the par­ish account (details on back of ser­vice book­let) ref­er­ence ‘East­er Flowers’.  Thank you.

 

 

ABM mis­sion meet­ing has been post­poned until after the AGM.  New date is yet to be con­firmed.  It would be help­ful to have read the Pro­ject book pri­or to the meet­ing.  If you would like a copy, please see Jennifer.

 

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East­er Appeal 2024

Envel­opes are avail­able in the church foy­er to place on the col­lect plate Or Scan the QR code to make a dona­tion online.

You can also donate online at www.abmission.org/Lent2024

 

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Op Shop 30-year cel­eb­ra­tion pens are now avail­able for only $2 each.

 

 

ST PAUL’S PANTRY needs food, health and clean­ing items: A bas­ket is in the church foy­er for donations.

 

 

Food for our worms – Leave your worm food gifts at church on Sundays or drop off dur­ing the week.  Please remem­ber to remove the strings from your teabags.  (N.B. — no dairy, cit­rus, onions or meat).

 

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Weekly Inter­ces­sions for our Com­munity:

Sunday: Susan Hill, Janet Broady & Alex; Noel Jeffs; Joseph, Esth­er, Joyti, and Joshlyn Kumar; and Ray­aan Kumar.

Monday: Geoff Lind­say & Mandy Tib­bey; and Lea MacNeil & Don­ald Thomas.

Tues­day: Evelyn Maack; Jen­nifer McGov­ern; John M. and Jo Middleton.

Wed­nes­day: Ron­ald Naidu; and Anthea, Ron, Ron­an, Veron­ica & Rohan Nath.

Thursday: Fran Neilson; Johnny Nitchareon & Edi Intapan; Kath­er­ine Oldfield.

Fri­day: We pray for pas­tor­al care min­istry teams at Hos­pit­als and all those who are min­istered to.

Sat­urday: Almighty God, we pray for those in areas of con­flict.  We pray for heal­ing and good med­ic­al care for those who have been injured.  For those who have lost homes and pos­ses­sions, please meet their daily needs for food, clean water and shel­ter and com­fort those who mourn the loss of loved ones.  And bless all who are help­ing those impacted.  Amen.

 

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Pray­ers for the sick: James Ray­mond; Louisa Sil­ver­man; John Bunyan (Priest); Mar­garet Chiew; Dav­id Dun­lop; John Bowen (Priest); Ger­ald Grant; Alex Regos; Christine Kon­draten­ko; Salochna Devi; Ruth Dodd; Robyn Palmer; Cath­er­ine Lough­man; Helen Woell­ner; Libby Dav­is; Steph­en Grif­fen; Nick Moles­worth; Douglas Sey­mour; Max Wood (Priest); Dav­id Brad­ford; Evelyn de Zoysa; Fran, Jac­queline; Donna Har­ris; Douglas John­ston; Susie Brooks; Sarah & Mari­on; Mer­rizi & her hus­band; and Delia & Dav­id Bone.

 

 

Anniversar­ies of the Depar­ted: John Faulks; Mynette Alex­an­der; Ron Mor­ris (Priest); Ben­son Greenough; Bobart Bell; Anne Oliv­er; and Nita Richards.

 

 

Long Term Pas­tor­al Pray­er list: Bar­bara Ray­mond; Janet Walms­ley; Simone Crowth­er; Ruth Cham­pi­on; John Hawkins (Priest); Robert & Lyn­dall Dubler; Andy Ser­afin; Florence Shel­lard; Ray Som­mer; John Hardy; Lyn Car­ring­ton; John Dick­son; Bar­bara Allen; Marissa & Meg Maack, Jude, Isla, & Al Don­nell; Ann Jeffs; and Noel Jeffs.

 

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Read­ings Next Sunday – The Annun­ci­ation to the Blessed Vir­gin Mary

First Read­ing: Isai­ah 7.10–14                  Psalm: 40.6–13

Second Read­ing: Hebrews 10.4–10         Gos­pel: Luke 1.26–38

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