NOTICES_Sunday 8th March 2026 — Third Sunday in Lent

Notices:

Wel­come to any vis­it­ors with us today.  Please join us for morn­ing tea after the ser­vice.

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The new Big Roster is now out for 22^nd March to 20^th May 2026 — Cop­ies are avail­able in the church foy­er and at the Com­munity Resource Centre near the hall.

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Tues­day Night Bible Study at 7.30pm:

Held at Fr Philip Bradford’s place.  We will be con­tinu­ing with the Gos­pel of Mat­thew.  Please bring a bible.  All wel­come.

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Fr Mark is con­duct­ing an hourly Len­ten Study on Zoom, each Wed­nes­day even­ing until 1 April, at 7.30 p.m. 

The study book is “Let Me Go There” by Paula Gooder. This book con­tains a series of bib­lic­al reflec­tions and invites us to exper­i­ence Lent, not as a sea­son of restric­tion but of wide-open spa­cious­ness, to learn anew and grow in faith. Paula Gooder is a lead­ing bib­lic­al schol­ar and one of today’s most pop­u­lar writers in spir­itu­al­ity.

If you would like to join the Zoom study, please let Ruth know on 0400 166 041 or email ruthchampion47@gmail.com.

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NEXT Sunday 15^th March – Annu­al Gen­er­al Meet­ing in the Church Hall, after the 9.30am ser­vice and morn­ing tea.

Nom­in­a­tion forms for War­dens, Par­ish Coun­cil­lors and Syn­od Reps are avail­able in the hall.

If you are an office bear­er, please sub­mit your report/s to the Par­ish Office via email TODAY

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16^th – 20^th March — T.S. Eliot’s Four Quar­tets:

Eli­ot was an Anglo-Cath­ol­ic, and his Four Quar­tets is a pro­found med­it­a­tion on time, pres­ence and faith. He is explor­ing Chris­ti­an mys­ti­cism in his poetry, and it was inspired by his own spir­itu­al beliefs.
Ven­ue: Old Fitz Theatre
Address: 129 Dowl­ing Street, Wool­loomoo­loo NSW 2011
More details here: https://www.oldfitztheatre.com.au/four-quartets

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Dates for you Diary

Sunday 15^th March – Moth­er­ing Sunday – Fourth Sunday in Lent.

Sunday 22^nd March – Palm Cross mak­ing in the hall after 9.30am ser­vice and morn­ing tea.

Sat­urday 28^th March — Work­ing bee to pre­pare for East­er.

Sunday 29^th March – 9.30am Palm Sunday Ser­vice

Thursday 2^nd April – 7.30pm Maun­dy Thursday Ser­vice.

Fri­day 3^rd April – 9.30am Good Fri­day Ser­vice and 12pm Sta­tions of the Cross.

Sunday 5^th April – 9.30am East­er Day ser­vice fol­lowed by a shared lunch in the hall.  Please bring food to share.

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

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Weekly Inter­ces­sions for our Com­munity:

Sunday Jen­nifer, Peter, Andy & Blake B.; John (Fr) & Joanne Bowen; Tony Brown­low; and Kristina Cat­tell.

Monday: Kay Younie, Nata­sha, Timothy & Jona­thon; and Vic­tor Any­anji.

Tues­day: Cyn­thia Berke­mei­er; Philip (Fr) Brad­ford; and Les & Lyn Car­ring­ton.

Wed­nes­day: Ruth Cham­pi­on; Quinn Chen; and Nancy Cheng.

Thursday: Tiffany, Kev­in, Alex­an­der & Nich­olas Chiew.

Fri­day: We pray for pas­tor­al care min­istry teams at all 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 and for those in need of pray­er:

Ron Clarke; Christine Thur­ley; Don­ald Thomas; Andy Ser­afin; Alex Regos; Sarah, Paul, Emma, & Michael; John Park­er; Kim McLoughrey; Gra­ham Dagg; Char­lotte Dolby; Steven Solomonides, Fred Dobell; Ara­bella Ross; Erica Math­ieson and Suz­anne Camp­ton.

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Anniversar­ies of the Depar­ted: Iso­bel Mor­gan; Nancy Rus­sell, Rod Robins, Jeoisime Green; Ivy Noble; Robert Wil­li­ams, and Fr John Buder­us

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Saints Com­mem­or­a­tion: 9^th: Sis­ter Emma SSA, Super­i­or of the Soci­ety of the Sac­red Advent, QLD (d.1939).

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Long Term Pas­tor­al Pray­er list: John Bowen (Priest); Janet Walms­ley; Lyn Car­ring­ton; Simone Crowth­er; Kar­en Stein­er-Hill; Christine Kon­draten­ko; Mar­garet Chiew; Ray Som­mer; John Hardy; Marissa & Meg Maack, Jude, Isla, & Al Don­nell; Noel Jeffs; Michael Aiken; and Mel McK­im­mie.

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 Read­ings for Next Sunday: Fourth Sunday in Lent – Moth­er­ing Sunday

First Read­ing: 1 Samuel 16.1–13             Psalm: 23

Second Read­ing: Eph­esians 5.8–14         Gos­pel: John 9.1–41

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