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WEST EPPING UNITING CHURCH
Sunday 8 March 2015
Our Vision
We are people sent to share the love,
hope and compassion of Jesus Christ with
all the world
GOD’S WAY
OF DOING THINGS
Australia has some of the strictest
bicycle helmet laws in the world.
Campaigns
by
organizations,
including the Royal Australasian
College of Surgeons, have sought to
drastically reduce the number of
head injuries suffered by cyclists.
They have done so by encouraging
governments
to
impose laws
concerning the mandatory wearing of helmets.
Welcome 환영합니다
സ്വാഗതം 欢迎
Ki ora Malo elelei
Prayer Points
 Pray for an end to the capital punishment as many
people remain on death row or have recently faced
the firing squad. We pray for those nations that
regularly practice this policy - China, Iran, Iraq and
Saudi Arabia. And we pray for mercy in Indonesia.
 Give thanks for the celebration of St David’s Day on
1st March and St Patrick’s Day on 17th March. We
celebrate the marvellous contribution the Welsh and
the Irish have made to this country and we
remember all those who have migrated to Australia
and who continue to offer so much to the life,
prosperity and character of this nation.
Most of us would assume this is a good thing. But libertarians
oppose such initiatives, claiming people have the fundamental
right to live their lives as they wish.
 Remember the Royal Commission into Institutional
It’s true that no one likes being told what to do. We often resent
receiving instructions about how to live our lives. Arguments
about “big brother” and the “nanny state” together with claims
about the slippery slope towards totalitarianism are familiar to us.
 Pray for Joy Balazo and her tireless commitment to
In today’s Bible reading God gives the Ten Commandments to
Moses. These laws are directed to the people of Israel and they
become the foundation of that nation’s life. The Ten
Commandments provide a basis for just and peaceful living.
They exhort God’s people to embrace a life where worship and
ethical living intersect.
 Give thanks for the contribution of women on this
This creates a new found freedom where communities grow in
an atmosphere of mutual respect, trust and security. The Ten
Commandments are a blueprint for peace and wellbeing.
While it’s not always trendy these days to receive a list of “do’s”
and “don’ts”, the Ten Commandments, God’s way of doing
things, are there for us.
Check them out - you may well be surprised. They are not there
to bludgeon or tie us down.
Rather, the Ten Commandments are given to build authentic
community. These laws are offered to free and unite us. They
are there to help us become the kind of community God
intends.
So, do consider the Ten Commandments. They are, very much,
God’s way of doing things!
John Barr
PASTORAL CARE:
For any Pastoral Care needs
please contact
Pastor Lois Rees 9876 1743 or
Rev John Barr 0457 879 099
Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. May all those
impacted by abuse experience healing and
receive justice.
peace in communities torn apart by violence and
conflict. Pray that her ministry in Mindanao in the
southern Philippines will offer a new way forward as
nurturing communities are established and
sustainable skills are learnt.
International Women’s day. Pray for women who
continue to experience gender inequality, violence
and for women who are exploited and enslaved
through human trafficking.
 Remember all those who share their gifts in this
congregation - for musicians, worship leaders, small
group leaders and all West Epping members who
offer their services in many ways as volunteers. Pray
for our sisters and brothers who have special needs
through illness, grief or loneliness.
 Pray for the ministry of local Uniting Churches in our
area - Marsden Road Uniting Church, Carlingford
Uniting Church, Eastwood Uniting Church and
Epping Uniting Church. May we learn to better serve
one another and may we bear a common witness
as a people united Christ.
 Take seriously “God’s way of doing things” as given
to us in the Ten Commandments. May we, in the
midst of our busy lives, especially remember the
sabbath. May we also, in a world of conflicting
values, honour our commitments and remain faithful
to those we love.
THANK YOU!
Jenny, Ivan and family wish to thank
members of our church family for all their
love, prayers, support and caring
following Jenny’s mum’s passing on
17th February. We have felt truly blessed
to be surrounded by God’s love during
this most difficult time.
MEN’S FELLOWSHIP DINNER
Monday 9 March at 6.30pm
For Catering purposes please book: Bruce Elliott 9869 7633 or
[email protected]
 David Newton 9876 1890 or
[email protected]
Community News
ECUMENICAL
LENTEN
SERVICE
Tuesday 10 March at 7.45pm at
St Gerard Majella Catholic Church, 543 North Rocks Rd, Carlingford
Preacher: Rev John Barr
No later than Sunday 8 March please.
Cost $15. (No refunds once booking
has been made).
ANDIAMO ~ meet for lunch Thursday
12 March, 12 noon at Nadia's at
Carlingford Court.
For details and transport contact Adele
9868 7185.
FRIDAY DISCOVERY ~ Friday 20 March.
Join us at 10am for morning tea.
Guest speaker: Mr. Doug Blunden.
Topic: An Independent Traveller; with
pictures!
(You may even see the occasional train)
Enquiries: Joan Ross 9873 3713.
SAVE THE DATE!
Amazing Women’s Day Retreat
Saturday 16 May 15
Leader: Rev Laurel Barr
9.30am to 3.30pm
Decide now to come
and mark your diary!
AT WEST EPPING
PALM SUNDAY 29 MARCH
Special intergenerational celebration commencing at 9.15am in Loftus
Square Park (Willoughby and Hermington Streets) with a donkey!
We will process to the church for a service beginning at 9.45am.
Note: the 8.00am service will meet as usual.
TUESDAY 31 MARCH
Performance of Giovanni Battista Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater
With Claire Wright: Soprano, Radhika Sukumar-White: Alto
and Malcolm Allerding/Philip Fraser: Organ.
Tickets on sale at the door $15
(proceeds to support Christian Community Aid)
7.30pm in the church
MAUNDY THURSDAY 2 APRIL
Maundy Thursday service of Holy Communion
7.45pm in the church
GOOD FRIDAY 3 APRIL
Good Friday service 9.00am in the church
FINANCIAL REPORTS
to the end of January are available
from the table in the foyer.
A PRAYER
FOR THE THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT:
Loving Jesus, you came into the world and taught us
your ways of love and reconciliation. You called out
injustice where you saw it, even driving out the
money changers from the temple. You have called us to walk
in your ways and to carry the cross. Help us, Lord, to put to
death the doubts and fears that live within us. Help us, Lord, to
put to death the things that hold us back from following you with
our whole hearts. Call us into discipleship, that we might serve
you in the world we live in, that we might follow you all of our
days, knowing that you are the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
Amen.
Bible Readings
Exodus 20:1-20
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.
When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning,
the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking,
they were afraid and trembled and stood at a distance,
and said to Moses, ‘You speak to us, and we will listen; but
do not let God speak to us, or we will die.’ Moses said to
the people, ‘Do not be afraid; for God has come only to
test you and to put the fear of him upon you so that you
do not sin.’
출애굽기 20장 1-17절 (Exodus 20:1-17)
1 하나님이 이 모든 말씀으로 일러 가라사대
2 나는 너를 애굽 땅, 종 되었던 집에서 인도하여 낸 너의
하나님 여호와로라
3 너는 나 외에는 다른 신들을 네게 있게 말찌니라
4 너를 위하여 새긴 우상을 만들지 말고 또 위로 하늘에
있는 것이나 아래로 땅에 있는 것이나 땅아래 물속에
있는 것의 아무 형상이든지 만들지 말며
5 그것들에게 절하지 말며 그것들을 섬기지 말라 나 여호
와 너의 하나님은 질투하는 하나님인즉 나를 미워하는
자의 죄를 갚되 아비로부터 아들에게로 삼 사대까지 이
르게 하거니와
6 나를 사랑하고 내 계명을 지키는 자에게는 천대까지 은
혜를 베푸느니라
7 너는 너의 하나님 여호와의 이름을 망령되이 일컫지 말
라 나 여호와는 나의 이름을 망령되이 일컫는 자를 죄
없다 하지 아니하리라
8 안식일을 기억하여 거룩히 지키라
9 엿새 동안은 힘써 네 모든 일을 행할 것이나
10 제 칠일은 너의 하나님 여호와의 안식일인즉 너나 네
아들이나 네 딸이나 네 남종이나 네 여종이나 네 육축
이나 네 문안에 유하는 객이라도 아무 일도 하지 말라
11 이는 엿새 동안에 나 여호와가 하늘과 땅과 바다와 그
가운데 모든 것을 만들고 제 칠일에 쉬었음이라 그러므
로 나 여호와가 안식일을 복되게 하여 그 날을 거룩하
게 하였느니라
12 네 부모를 공경하라 그리하면 너의 하나님 나 여호와
가 네게 준 땅에서 네 생명이 길리라
13 살인하지 말찌니라
14 간음하지 말찌니라
15 도적질하지 말찌니라
16 네 이웃에 대하여 거짓 증거하지 말찌니라
17 네 이웃의 집을 탐내지 말찌니라 네 이웃의 아내나 그
의 남종이나 그의 여종이나 그의 소나 그의 나귀나 무
릇 네 이웃의 소유를 탐내지 말찌니라
TODAY, 8 MARCH, IS INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
This is a day to celebrate the contribution of women and to advocate for
gender equality and for the rights of women who continue to experience
violence and abuse.
Some facts:
 One in three women across the world are, or have, been abused.
 One in three women in Australia have experienced violence from a
family member or an intimate partner.
 Women make up just 20% of members of parliament across the world
 Women make us just 12% of directorships of Australia’s top 200 companies
 90% of casualties in contemporary conflicts are civilians, most of whom are women and children.
The Uniting Church in Australia embraces a policy of gender inclusion and we affirm the Gospel imperative as expressed in
Galatians 3:28: “There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all
of you are one in Christ Jesus.”
What’s on this week!
TO RICHARD
Next Sunday 15 March, there will be a Farewell
and ‘Pot-Luck’ Lunch for Richard Sercombe,
after the 9:45 am Service.
Please come and bring something to share for
a light Lunch, and the opportunity to say
farewell and thank you to Richard, our
Children’s, Family and Youth
Ministry Worker.
There will be a Card available to
sign, in the Hall at Morning Tea
time today.
Monday 9 Mar
10.00am
6.30pm
English Conversation Classes
Men’s Dinner
Tuesday 10 Mar
9.30am
7.45pm
Men’s Shed at Arrunga
Ecumenical Lenten Service at St Gerard’s
Wednesday 11 Mar
9.30am
9.45am
4.30pm
7.30pm
Men’s Shed at Arrunga
Mainly music
OurSpace mid week
Aspergers Support Group
Thursday 12 Mar
9.30am
10.00am
12 noon
3.30pm
7.30pm
Playgroup & Men’s Shed
Thursday Craft
Andiamo lunch at Nadia’s
ASK—After School Kids
Guest Speaker Hon John Watkins
Sunday 15 March
Lent 4
8.00am
9.45am
11.30am
5.00pm
Worship
Worship : JAM & Junior JAM
Farewell & lunch for Richard
Evening Worship followed by light meal
Serving Next Sunday 15 March 2015
8.00am
9.45am
Welcomers
Margaret Leivesley
Thelma Marshall
Joan Ross
Norma Perry
Stewards
Doug Blunden
Alan Herron
Michael Bullen, Ian West
Bruce Elliott, Michael Jenkins
Ministers Assistant
Betty Taylor
Lois Rees
Reader
John Hall
Ali Powers
Prayer Ministry
John Planner
Sue Elliott
Chief Executive Officer of
Alzheimer’s Australia NSW
Thursday 12 March
7.30pm
Topic:
Alzheimer’s Disease
‘Its effect on Families & Community’
Suggested donation of $10 will go to Alzheimer’s
Australia NSW
Sound
Computer
Please bring a plate of food to share for supper
Bring your family, neighbours & friends!
Nick O & Jan VB
Glennis E & Bruce S
Lyndal Venn Brown
Flowers
Glennis Endicott
Grounds 14 Mar
Arvin Tan & John Norman
Worship Sunday 15 March
8am
Liturgist:
Preacher:
Rev John Barr
Rev Hugh Park
9.45am
Liturgist:
Preacher:
Rev John Barr
Richard Sercombe
5pm:
Worship & meal
The West Epping Uniting Church uses information and news provided by its members, adherents and officers for the purposes of
conducting its pastoral ministry. In the course of that ministry, material published in this bulletin may reach an audience wider
than the membership of the congregation.
Ministry Team
Team Leader
Senior’s Ministry
Pastoral Care Co-ordinator
Children, Families & Youth Ministry
Student Minister
Office Administrator
Rev John Barr
Rev Hugh Park
Pastor Lois Res
Richard Sercombe
Claire Wright
Helen Tattersall
0457 879 099
9868 3574
9876 17432
0418 291 219
9868 3574
9868 3574
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