ABM Weekly Reflections
The Sixth Sunday of Easter – Sunday 10 May 2015
Acts 10.44-48; Psalm 98; 1 John 5.1-12; John 15.9-17 or John 16.16-24
The Reading from Acts captures a moment when the circle of faith was widened. Yet
almost in tension with this is the Epistle where we have a blunt dichotomy, those who have
the Son have life, those who do not, don’t have life. In the end it is apparently that simple.
Pray for a widening of the circle of faith and for a widening of whom we love.
Pray for the Church of North India, giving thanks for the work they do to further God’s
mission in the world.
Text:
The Very Rev. John Roundhill, Dean of Bendigo
© Anglican Board of Mission, 2015
HOW TO GET IN CONTACT
Ven David Ruthven: Phone 6495 3307 email: [email protected]
Assistant Priest: Rev Lou Oakes: Ph 6495 7203 email: [email protected]
Honorary Assistant Priest: Stephen Rigby. Phone 6495 9978
Parish Email: [email protected]
Parish phone: 6495 4353 - Office Hours: Mon, Wed & Thurs 9am -12.00 noon
Address all parish mail to: P.O.Box 282, Merimbula NSW 2548
Parish web Site: www.sapphirecoastanglicanparish.org.au
Parish Office manager: Peter Charlton - Phone: 6495 2661
Parish Council Chairman: Ken Traise - Phone: 6496 2192
OTHER CONTACTS
Parish Council Secretary: TBA
Parish Treasurer: Gavin Bell. Phone: 0411 564120
Merimbula Contact : Vickie Charlton. Phone: 6495 2661
Pambula Contact : Malcolm Brandon. Phone: 6495 9838
Candelo/Tantawanglo Contact: Hazel Targett. Phone: 0413 623248
Eden/ Wyndham/ Towamba Contact : Ken Traise. Phone: 6496 2192
Wolumla Contact: Raymond Daly. Phone: 6494 9753
Kameruka / Cattle Fund Contact: Sandy Macqueen. Phone: 0408 979759
Young Families Contact: Wayne Woods. Phone: 0498 869240
Mission and Evangelism Contact: Carol Bartlett. Phone: 6495 9456
Anglicare Contact: Flo Young. Phone: 6496 4927
Prayer Chain: Laurel Powell. Phone: 6495 6584
Pastoral Care: Geraldine McCann. Phone: 6495 3540
Cathie Haynes. Phone: 6495 3989
Projects/Buildings/Maintenance: Robert Allen. Phone: 0414 927207
Pew Sheet : Diane McParland Phone: 6495 0125
Email: [email protected] News for Pew sheet to Diane by noon
Wednesday
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With Congregations at:
St Clements, Merimbula; Christ Church, Pambula; St Johns, Eden;
St Peters, Candelo; St Johns, Tantawanglo; St Lukes, Wolumla;
Holy Trinity, Wyndham;
Bimbimbie Park, Merimbula; Roy Wootton Gardens, Eden;
Hugh Cunningham Gardens & Sanananda Park, Tura Beach;
Welcome
6th Sunday of Easter – 10th May 2015
Sentence: Jesus said, ‘You did not choose me, but I chose you.
And I appointed you to go and bear fruit.
John 15. 16;
Prayer of the Day
Loving God,
your Son has chosen us and called us to be his friends:
give us grace to keep his commandments,
to love one another, and to bear fruit which will abide;
through him who is the true vine, the source of all our life,
Jesus Christ our Lord,
Amen.
Readings: Acts 10: 44 - 48; Psalm 98. [APBA 325]
1 John 5: 1 - 12; John 15: 9 - 17;
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THIS WEEK 10/5/15 - 17/5/15
Sun
Sixth Sunday of Easter
8am - HC - Christ Church Pambula
9am - HC - St Clements Merimbula - Vestry meeting
11am - Family service - St Clements - Merimbula
11am - HC - St John's Eden
Mon David’s day off
11am - Coffee Corner - The Original Fix coffee shop - Merimbula
2.30pm - HC - Roy Wooton Gardens - Eden
Tues
Lou’s day off
1.30pm –KYB - Pambula [Leader Ruth 64954557]
2pm - HC - Sanananda Park - Tura Beach
Wed 9am - Bible Study - General Store - Candelo
1pm - Afternoon Social group - Parish Centre - St Josephs - Merimbula
6pm - Alpha Course - St Lukes - Wolumla
Thurs Ascension Day
9am - Morning Prayer - St Lukes - Wolumla
12noon - Monthly Friendship Lunch - Dragon Lake - Merimbula
12.30pm - H C - St Lukes - Wolumla - followed by shared lunch & Bible Study
2pm - HC - Bimbimbie Park - Merimbula
2.30pm - 4.00pm Knit and Natter drop in sessions - St Lukes - Wolumla
Fri
Bishops Cathedral Convention begins
1pm – KYB Group - Merimbula [Leader Angie 64954887]
Sat
8am - Men’s Breakfast - Christ Church Hall - Pambula
10am - SOY AND BEESWAX HANDMADE CANDLES - St Lukes - Wolumla
Sun
Seventh Sunday of Easter
8am - HC - Christ Church Pambula - Vestry meeting
9am - HC - St Clements Merimbula
11am - Family service - St Clements - Merimbula
11am - HC - St Lukes - Wolumla
Ven David’s Family Time
11am - HC - St John's Eden
David will be unavailable from
5pm - 7.00pm every night.
This being time with family.
Join us for Communion
St Johns Eden Roster 17/5/15
Christ Church Pambula Roster 17/5/15
Liturgical Assistant - Ken Traise
Reader - Enid Whiter
Intercessor - Dawn Allen
Ushers - Pam Inwood & Peter Rice
Lay Assistants - Malcolm & Ursula Viebcke
Reader & Welcomer - Janet Brandon
Intercessor - Malcolm Brandon
Counters - Cathie Haynes & Janet Brandon
Readings for 17th May - Easter 7
Acts 1: 15 - 17, 21 - 26; Psalm 1. [APBA 224]
1 John 5: 9 - 13; John 17: 6 - 19;
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A Mother’s Day Prayer
Loving God,
we thank you for the love
of the mothers you have given us,
whose love is so precious
that it can never be measured,
whose patience seems to have no end.
May we see your loving hand
behind them and guiding them.
We pray for those mothers
who fear they will run out of love
or time, or patience.
We ask you to bless them
with your own special love.
We ask this in the name of Jesus, Amen.
Grow in Christ
In Our Parish
Pray for: Clergy & Families,
Lay readers, Wardens,
Vestries, our Parish Council,
Parish office staff,
Parishioners on rosters.
God, our refuge and strength,
bring near the day when wars shall cease
and poverty and pain shall end,
that earth may know the peace of heaven
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
EVERYBODY MATTERS.
If you have concern for any member of this wide spread parish please pass it on through your Pastoral
Care Committee. Maybe a Phone care call, a visit, Prayer Chain support,
a Card of congratulations, support or condolence, is what is called for.
Your PCC can arrange an appropriate response on behalf of us all
but only if they know of the need. So please be alert to the needs of your family, friends and neighbours.
Please keep us informed. Ring Cathie Haynes, Marjorie Roche or Geraldine McCann
Phone number in contacts section on page 8
We welcome any visitors to our services today.
Please take Communion, whatever your denomination.
Do stay for a cuppa
after the 8am service at Pambula,
the 9am service at Merimbula
the 11am Family service at Merimbula
the 11am service at Eden
the 2.30pm service at Wyndham 1st Sunday of month
Time for
a cuppa
after??
“Have you considered leaving a lasting legacy to the Parish?”
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INTERCESSIONS
In the world
Pray for the people of Nepal, those grieving, homeless, hungry and struggling
to recover from the recent earthquake
In Australia
Pray for State and Federal Police forces
In the community Marine Rescue NSW
In the world wide Anglican church
Pray for Nike - (Enugu, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Evans Jonathan Ibeagha
In The Anglican Church of Australia
Pray for Bishop to the Defence Force: Bishop Ian Lambert (Jill)
In our Diocese
Pray for Bishop Stuart & Bishop Trevor
St Philip's O'Connor: Rebecca Newland (David Grice), Jeannette McHugh, Linda Anchell
(Fred), Robin Moore, Monica Garang, Andrea de Vaal Horciu (Lucian); Peter Kuot
Defence Force Chaplains: Eric Burton, Archdeacon, Navy (Lynda); Owen Davies, RAN
Reserve (Hazel); Sarah Gibson, Army Chaplain (Thomas); Bishop's Chaplain TBA;
Kevin Russell, Archdeacon, RAAF; Andrew Taylor, Army Reserve (Michelle), Royce Thompson
(Sue); Peter Friend (Deborah); Martin Johnson (Susan); Andrew Osborne (Tracey); Charles
Whitton ; Graeme Liersch (Susan); Tracey Sutherland (Bill)
Service Chaplains from this Diocese Serving Elsewhere: Andrew Knight, Andrew Constance
Pray for: Churchwardens, members of Parish Councils and Lay Leaders
Mission Work of the Church in Australia and overseas
This week we pray for Mission Aviation Fellowship. Nepal Earthquake: MAF's response
MAF’s Disaster Response Team has been working to assess how we may be able to help
after a serious 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the country last Saturday.
Those in need
Norma & Keith Harris, Sue Cochrane, Julie Baker, Col & Pauline, Trish, Stacey, Sue & Jason,
Peter & Doris Prince, Selwyn Ramsay, Pat, Joan & Ray Cornish, Danielle, Joyce Slater, Ann,
Ron & Marie, Chris Bugden, Gerard Bacon, Ken Britten, Alistair.
Missionary news
Timor-Leste coffee
is on sale; $8.50 for a 250g packet
of beans or ground coffee. $4 from
the sale of each packet is helping
educate children in Timor-Leste.
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Crafts at St Luke’s Wolumla
Art and craft workshops
SOY AND BEESWAX HANDMADE CANDLES Saturday
16 May 10am to 1pm $25 including materials.
GROCERY BOXES TO BOOKS Saturday 27 June 10am
to 1pm $25 Learn a binding technique and recycle an
empty cereal carton to make an unusual notebook
Phone Lou Oakes 6495 7203
or book online on our website.
St Clements Roster Merimbula 17/5/15
Klaus, Jude and children Hickel have arrived safely in
Australia. They will be here for 4 months
Pray: As we start home schooling the kids
For our organisation and preparation for visiting our link churches.
For good relationships to continue and develop with supporters.
Praying around the Parish.
This week we pray for the
people of Roy Wooten
Gardens Eden
‘Friends of Holy Trinity, Kameruka’
The Friends of Holy Trinity Kameruka met for their inaugural meeting at the Church on
Tuesday 28th April. There was unanimous agreement that we form the group. The group
recognizes the need to ensure that the Church is maintained and preserved for the years to
come. A letter was read from Mr & Mrs Frank Foster the last family owners of the property.
Mr Foster expressed his great love of the Church and complemented those involved in
starting “Friends of Holy Trinity”. Mr & Mrs Foster were invited to be our founding Patrons
to which they agreed wholeheartedly. We now need to expand our ‘membership’ far and
wide and somehow capture all those people who want to see the Church survive. We will do
this through various mediums, web site, facebook, press and radio. We will seek goodwill
from the press for maximum exposure. All parishioners of the various Churches within our
Parish are invited to join. No money, no work just a desire and determination to see the
Church survive. We are planning a number of events especially 2018 when we
commemorate the end of WW1 and remember those who served. 2019 will be the 150 th
anniversary of the building of the Church and we are planning for the occasion already.
We intend to have an occasional newsletter to keep everyone informed as to what is being
done and plans we have for events such as musical evenings.
To be a part of this history creating endeavor please telephone Sandy Macqueen
0408979759 or email [email protected] for an information pack to be sent to you.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Prayer Chain
Requests for prayers from the
Prayer Chain should be
directed to Laurel Powell
Contacted on 6495 6584
Flowers - Marie Carter
Cleaning - Marie Carter & Jenny Crawford
Ushers - Peter & Vickie Charlton
Liturgy - Shanne Fanning
Reader - Joyce McGill
Intinction Server - Peter Charlton
Projector - Jenny Crawford
Counters - Jan Humphreys & Peter Charlton
Morning Tea - Marie Carter
Monthly Friendship
Lunch
Thurs 14 May 12 noon,
Dragon Lake Restaurant
At Crown Apartments,
Beach Street, Merimbula
Bring your friends and
newcomers in the parish.
Contact Geraldine McCann
6495 3540
St Clements Drama Group
Our first meeting of the
drama group will be on
Thursday 14 May
4.30 - 6.00pm at St Clements;
all welcome as we look at the
material for our first
performance. Please bring
your diaries so we can
arrange dates for rehearsals.
A Men’s breakfast
Saturday 16 May
8am
at Christ Church
Hall Pambula
“Have you considered leaving a lasting legacy to the Parish?”
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Coming Events
Sat 16 May - SOY AND BEESWAX HANDMADE CANDLES - St Lukes - Wolumla
Fri 15 - Sat 16 May - Bishops Cathedral Convention
Sat 27 June - GROCERY BOXES TO BOOKS - St Lukes - Wolumla
Congratulations
Shanne Fanning today
Nella Bacon on Tuesday
Marie Carter on Thursday
Dear God, if one day I lose my hope and
purpose, give me confidence that your
destiny is better than anything I ever
dreamed
We have some very sad news for the
Parish family: John King died early on
Wednesday morning. He has been ill
for some time, so his death was not
unexpected.
Those who served with him on PC will
recall what a strong leader he was.
He was our Synod rep for some years
too. He was a great mentor and
strength to our Clergy.
Funeral arrangements will be advised
when known.
Please keep Gail and the family in your
prayers.
Happy Anniversary
On Wednesday
Congratulations
Ray & Pat Caterson
64 Years of Great Memories
The Sapphire Coast Concert Band & Big Band
presents:
From Classic to Jazz
Conducted by David & Geoff Willis.
Special Guest Host Frankie J Holden
Saturday 30th May 7.30pm
Sunday 31st May 2pm
At Club Sapphire Merimbula Tickets $15
available at Club Sapphire
Pambula Paragraph
Christ Church Pambula is interested in setting up a
columbarium where the ashes of deceased persons can be
interred, and a plaque attached to the wall. The Parish
Council has asked me to try to find out how many
parishioners would be interested in this. If you are
interested, please ring me on 6495 9838 or write to me at
PO Box 551, Merimbula 2548.
Malcolm Brandon Chairman Christ Church Vestry
ANGLICARE NEEDS YOUR URGENT HELP
Our shelves are looking a bit depleted
PLEASE CAN YOU HELP?
We need staple foods such as Peanut Butter or Vegemite, tea bags, toothpaste tooth
brushes and soap. Tinned meat and veg, soups or chunky soup, large tins of tuna, spaghetti,
tinned fruit, pasta and pasta sauce
There’s a basket for your Donations at St Clements Merimbula,
Christ Church Pambula, St Johns Eden, St Peters Candelo.
Nepal Earthquake Emergency Appeal
28/4/15 - It is now estimated that over 4,000 people have been killed and over 6,000 injured due to the
earthquake. The destruction of countless homes and buildings has left many people sleeping on the streets in
freezing temperatures. ABM has earmarked $10,000 in order to provide emergency relief for those affected. ABM is
working through ACT Alliance members, a network of Churches around the world providing relief and development to
the world's poorest ABM's Executive Director, the Rev John Deane, said, "This (Nepal) is one of world's poorest nations
substantially due to its ruggedness and the task of rebuilding will be massive and take years."
Please help ABM support the people of Nepal by donating and spreading the word.
Anglicare Disaster Recovery You can learn how to assist effectively by attending a Disaster Recovery training
day WHEN: Saturday 30 May 2015 9.30am - 3.30pm WHERE: GOULBURN First floor Corner Auburn & Clinton
Streets (entry via 'Curves' fitness centre, Auburn St)
RSVP & MORE INFO: Helen or Rachael Email: [email protected]
Phone: (02) 6278 8400 RSVP’s: by 18 May 2015
The Training Course will outline: The needs of disaster affected persons
The NSW State Emergency Management Plan (EMPLAN) The role of the Anglican Community in recovery
How you can be a part of the response A certificate is awarded on completion of training
Coffee Corner
An employee approached his boss regarding a
dispute on his pay-check…
Employee – Sir, this is $100 less than my salary.
Boss – I know. But last month, when you were
overpaid $100, by mistake, you didn’t complain!
Employee – Well, I don’t mind an occasional
mistake, sir, but it seems to be becoming a habit,
now!
Fancy a cuppa and a chat?
Looking for some company? New to the Parish?
Why not join us for great coffee and a friendly
chat at The Original Fix coffee shop in Merimbula
We meet at 11.00am on Mondays,
Looking forward to seeing you there and
getting to know you, Lou.
It was during a heat wave in August
one summer when I saw this sign on
a telephone pole. “Garage sale this
Sunday 7AM until 100 degrees.”
If you laugh a lot,
when you get older
your wrinkles will
be in the right places.
" Trouble knocked on the door,
but hearing laughter, hurried away."
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
“M” is for the million things she gave me,
“O” means only that she’s growing old,
“T” is for the tears she shed to save me,
“H” is for her heart of purest gold,
“E” is for her eyes, with love-light shining,
“R” means right, and right she’ll always
“Have you considered leaving a lasting legacy to the Parish?”
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