Eaglehawk Uniting Church
"Eaglehawk Uniting Church tells people about Jesus, everywhere. (Acts Chapter 1 verses 8)"
Duty Elders:
January am Rosalie Costin
pm Brian Davey
Communion Duty Elders
January am Rosalie Costin
Glenys Hall
Rod Broom
pm Brian Davey
Duty Elders:
February am Mary Preston
pm Jenny Farrell
Communion Duty Elders
Sunday 25 January 2015
Sunday 1 February 2015
10 am Rev Cynthia
10 am
6.30 pm Study
6.30 pm Study
A Welcome for those attending for the first time, thanks for choosing to meet with us at
Eaglehawk today. Please stay for a chat after the service, and collect an information
pack from the foyer about all the activities of the Eaglehawk Uniting Church. We hope
to see you again soon. From the Elders of the EUC. The people of Eaglehawk Uniting
Church acknowledge the original indigenous inhabitants – the Elders and the People,
both past and present – who occupied the land on which we live and worship.
Jonah 3:1-5 Maybe God Will Change His Mind
3 1-2 Next, GOD spoke to Jonah a second time: “Up on your feet and on your
way to the big city of Nineveh! Preach to them. They’re in a bad way and I can’t
ignore it any longer.” 3 This time Jonah started off straight for Nineveh, obeying GOD’s orders to the letter. Nineveh was a big city, very big—it took three
days to walk across it. 4 Jonah entered the city, went one day’s walk and
preached, “In forty days Nineveh will be smashed.” 5 The people of Nineveh
listened, and trusted God. They proclaimed a citywide fast and dressed in burlap to show their repentance. Everyone did it—rich and poor, famous and obscure, leaders and followers.
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God saw what they had done, that they had turned away from their evil lives.
He did change his mind about them. What he said he would do to them he
didn’t do.
February am Mary Preston
Rosalie Costin
Carolyn Jennings
pm Jenny Farrell
Bible Readers
25 January 1 February - June WJ
8 February - John Taylor
15 February - David Richards
22 February - Lorna Thomas
Mark 1:14-20
After John was arrested, Jesus went to Galilee preaching the Message of
God: “Time’s up! God’s kingdom is here. Change your life and believe the Message.” 16-18 Passing along the beach of Lake Galilee, he saw Simon and his
brother Andrew net-fishing. Fishing was their regular work. Jesus said to them,
“Come with me. I’ll make a new kind of fisherman out of you. I’ll show you how
to catch men and women instead of perch and bass.” They didn’t ask questions. They dropped their nets and followed. 19-20 A dozen yards or so down the
beach, he saw the brothers James and John, Zebedee’s sons. They were in the
boat, mending their fishnets. Right off, he made the same offer. Immediately,
they left their father Zebedee, the boat, and the hired hands, and followed.
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Steward Roster
Items for BUCO:
Ephiphany 3 25/1/15
Ephiphany 4 1/2/15
Ephiphany 5 8/2/15
February - School lunch items
Jonah 3:1-5, 10
Psalm 62:5-12
1 Corinthians 7:29-31
Mark 1:14-20
Deuteronomy 18:15-20
Psalm 111
1 Corinthians 8:1-13
Mark 1:21-28
Isaiah 40:21-31
Psalm 147:1-11, 20c
1 Corinthians 9:16-23
Mark 1:29-39
Pastoral Care.
For Pastoral care needs please
contact Rosie Taylor.
Ph 5448 3920 or 0417 164 973
Contact : Rev Cynthia Page - 5446 9177 Manse
Anyone who has a Prayer
Mobile number—0400 543 372
Request for our Prayer Chain
should contact Rosie Taylor
for Daytime and Yvonne Davey
(for day and evenings).
Church postal address: PO Box 387 Eaglehawk, Vic 3556
www.eaglehawk.unitingchurch.org.au
Emergency Evacuation Procedure Exit the building via the designated exit or
the nearest safe exit located at the front or rear of the foyer. You should proceed to the Evacuation Assembly area which is the far end of the car park
(northern). You should remain in the assembly area until told it is safe to do
otherwise by an appropriate authority.
EVENING SERVICE
25 January - Study
1 February - Study
Missionary Action Group (MAGS)
Fourth Tuesday from 12 noon to
3pm
8 February - Study
15 February - Study
22 February - Lenten Study 1
Playgroup Friday 9:45 am to
12:15 pm in the Meeting Room
during School terms.
Dates to remember:
The 1st Sunday services are a
combined effort from YOU and the
Youth Club Specific programs held Elders (as Cynthia is at Marong these
when advertised.
days). For 2015 Merrill will be
coordinating the Message that will be
presented. This doesn't mean that she
Men’s Coffee & Conversation
will be preaching every 1st Sunday
Usually last Friday of Month
morning, but it does mean that there will
be someone arranged, or a special
Various Venues 10:00 am
event to recognise. If you have any
suggestions - a speaker, or a 'day' (such
OP Shop Monday to Saturday.
as World Peace Day that we did last
year) - please talk to Merrill at least a
month ahead.
Women's Get Together held every
last Monday of the month from
10am at Cafe Crema High Street
Eaglehawk.
Tuesday Morning Study Group
meets from 10am during School
terms or as listed in the Newsletter,
In recess until Tuesday 3rd
February 2015,
Church Resources - part of Synod.
Dear people
Have a Residential Energy offer for
members. See noticeboard for more
information.
As the New Year gears up once again i
would remind you that we have an active
web site which is updated early every week
with helpful posts that relate to the coming
week's readings and so can be very helpful
in preparing for the coming week's worship.
This alwasy includes a poem/prayer by Rev
Ken Rookes and a full sermon by Rev
Julianne Parker, both of which are always
thoughtful.
Christmas Bowl Envelopes should be
returned through the Offering no later
than Sunday 25th January 2015.
Wednesday Morning Study
Group
The Preston’s 36 Harvey Lane
Jackass Flat. Meetings are 9.30 till
11.00am.
Friendship Group
3rd Wednesday from 1pm to 3pm
in the Meeting Room. All welcome.
Youth Program
Ken 0439 381 806
Booking Officer—contact Jenny
Farrell 0409614735
Anyone who has a Prayer
Request for our Prayer Chain
should contact Rosie Taylor for
Daytime and Yvonne Davey (for
day and evenings).
Annual Reports: Annual reports are to be
tabled at the Annual Meeting of the
congregation. Either Alastair Pata
(Chairperson) or Ron Pata (Secretary) will
be happy to receive the report of your
group, or you may prefer to leave it in the
Church Council Secretary's pigeon hole in
the foyer.
Church Council Executive meets next
Wednesday at 5.15pm followed by the
JAMM Session for multimedia and
musicians.
The Men's Coffee and Conversation
will meet next Friday at Ellie and
Graeme Davey's home at 19 Ophir
Street, Golden Square.
There will be a meeting of interested
Cornerstone people at the Taylor's
home next Monday 2nd February 2015
at 7.30pm.
The website is still at http://loddonmalleeuca.blogspot.com.au/
Please also pray for Neil and Jan Newling as
Neil recovers from surgery and moves into
rehabilitation. The past couple of weeks
have been very rough for them and their
family and the way ahead is unclear
healthwise so they would greatly appreciate
your prayers and thoughts. Please also pray
for the people of Eastern Mallee rural cluster
in this difficult time.
Blessings
Gordon
Rev Gordon Bannon
Presbytery Minister - Pastoral Care
Life is short and we do not have
The Tuesday Bible Study Group will
resume on Tuesday February 3rd at
10am in the Meeting Room. Newcomers
welcome.
too much time to gladden the hearts
of those who travel this journey with us,
so be quick to love and make haste to be
kind.
Swiss philosopher and poet Henri Frédéric
Amiel
From Cynthia
Hi everyone.
The school year is almost upon us again (remember that we
soon need to obey the 40km signs again!) and for most of us
life is cranking up again.
We have quite a few folk not well at the moment and your
prayers for them are appreciated: Carol Allen, Heather Cox,
Geoff Major, Jack Brereton, Steph Hein, George Hein to name a
few.
It means a lot to know that people are holding you in prayer so
please keep praying for healing and strength, patience, courage
and hope.
We pray for the families of Nilla Francis and Annie French as
they continue to grieve the loss of Nilla and Annie.
On a lighter note, you are invited to wear a pair of your snazzy
shoes that you love this Sunday?
Why? Because you can and to celebrate our gracious God who
does indeed move from anger to mercy as seen in our reading
from the Hebrew Scriptures today.
The city of Nineveh, having been condemned by God via the
word of the prophet Jonah, stand up and repent. They radically
turn themselves around in a hurry and God is moved to mercy
and forgiveness.
So, if you so fancy, please wear your fancy shoes or sandals, a
pair you would love to parade around on Sunday.
No-one told me that church could not be fun!
We will also celebrate communion and take that blessed bread
and wine to those who cannot be with us so if you or someone
else would like and Elder and I to bring you communion sometime next week, please let me know.
And any Elders who are able and happy to accompany me on
communion visits, can you also let me know asap? Thankyou.
Both Nilla and Annie were examples of women who loved God
and showed that love in their daily life and service of the
church but they also showed their love for God in their taking
time to be and to be still with God.
They were both inspiring faithful Christian servants.
As Mark Mulqueen said in relationship to Annie, ‘I feel like I am
not doing enough with my life, not giving enough to others’.
Thankyou to you, Eaglehawk’s living saints, for all you do in
your daily lives and in Christian service.
May you have time to be and in the being to enjoy being with
God.
Amen.
Warmly,
Cynthia