W ELCOME TO ST PAUL’S. We are glad that you have come to worship God with us today. If you are a visitor from another parish, or worshipping with us for the first time, please introduce yourself to our parish priest, Fr James Collins, or to anyone wearing a name badge, over a cup of tea or coffee in the parish hall after the service. You’ll find it behind the church. Lighting the Advent candles and praying 3 for refugees in Europe... Happy Birthday to Gillian and Mark! 4 Advent Gift Tree 5 Thanksgiving dinner 6 ABM's 2015 Advent and Christmas Appeal 8 Envelopes, Resources & Christmas e-Card A Litany for peace in the Holy Land 10 St James’ Institute upcoming presentations 13 Carols in the park 2015 14 Cherishing the Expendable 16 Sunday 29 November after 9.30am Service – St Paul’s Parish Christmas Luncheon Saturday 19 December at 5.30pm – Lessons and Carols at Cardinal Freeman Village Sunday 20 December at 7.00pm – Lessons and Carols at St Paul’s Thursday 24 December at 11.30pm – Midnight Mass Friday 25 December at 9.00 am – Christmas Day Mass Our parish’s patron is St Paul the Apostle, one of the early Church’s missionary leaders. A dynamic preacher, he visited communities located around the Mediterranean Sea and in Asia Minor proclaiming the good news of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Sung Eucharist – 8.00am Parish Eucharist – 9.30am
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W ELCOME TO ST PAUL’S. We are
glad that you have come to
worship God with us today. If
you are a visitor from another parish, or
worshipping with us for the first time,
please introduce yourself to our parish
priest, Fr James Collins, or to anyone
wearing a name badge, over a cup of tea or
coffee in the parish hall after the service.
You’ll find it behind the church.
Lighting the Advent candles and praying 3
for refugees in Europe...
Happy Birthday to Gillian and Mark! 4
Advent Gift Tree 5
Thanksgiving dinner 6
ABM's 2015 Advent and Christmas Appeal 8
Envelopes, Resources & Christmas e-Card
A Litany for peace in the Holy Land 10
St James’ Institute upcoming presentations 13
Carols in the park 2015 14
Cherishing the Expendable 16
Sunday 29 November
after 9.30am Service –
St Paul’s Parish Christmas
Luncheon
Saturday 19 December at
5.30pm – Lessons and
Carols at Cardinal Freeman
Village
Sunday 20 December at
7.00pm – Lessons and
Carols at St Paul’s
Thursday 24 December at
11.30pm – Midnight Mass
Friday 25 December at
9.00 am – Christmas Day
Mass
Our parish’s patron is St Paul
the Apostle, one of the early
Church’s missionary leaders.
A dynamic preacher, he
visited communities located
around the Mediterranean
Sea and in Asia Minor
proclaiming the good news
of the death and resurrection
of Jesus Christ.
Sung Eucharist – 8.00am
Parish Eucharist – 9.30am
Name badges help make St Paul’s an
inclusive community. If you need a new
name badge, fill in the form on the
inside back cover, send it to the parish
office, and one will be made and left in
church for you.
Toilets are available at the entrance to
the parish hall, which is located behind
the church.
First aid kits are located on the wall of
the kitchen in the Large Hall behind
the church and in the choir vestry.
Ask a member of the clergy or anyone
who’s wearing a name badge. We’re
here to help.
As you take your place in your pew,
please make yourself aware of the route
to the nearest emergency exit. Should
there be a fire, leave quickly, turn right,
and assemble by the roundabout on
Burwood Road.
People needing wheelchair access can
enter St Paul’s most conveniently by the
door at the base of the belltower.
Please turn your mobile phone off or on
to silent before the service starts. It’ll
save you much embarrassment later on.
Kids are welcome in church at any
service. There is a selection of
children’s books and toys at the back of
the church near the font and there are
also kids’ activity sheets and pencils
available at the back of the church
where the pew sheets and prayer books
are.
Children’s Church runs during Term
Time. Meet at the back of the church at
the beginning of the 9.30am Eucharist.
Please feel free to bring your children to
the altar rail to receive a blessing, or to
receive Communion if they have been
admitted to the sacrament.
This year, as part of our Advent
appeal, we are inviting churches to
pray for refugees in Europe and
around the world as they light their
Advent candles.
The Diocese in Europe chose “Us” (a
church-based charity formerly known
as USPG) to be the official agency for Anglican churches to channel
donations to support its work to care for the refugees arriving in Europe.
Your donations will help to meet the emergency needs of refugees over
the winter months, as well as funding a longer-term support strategy.
We have a particular focus on Greece, where we are working with local
churches and agencies to provide refugees with food, shelter and
healthcare.
Prayers for lighting the Advent candles
The four Advent candles remind us that the coming of Christ was
anticipated over many generations. Each Sunday of Advent we
remember faithful participants in that journey of faith: The Patriarchs, The
Prophets, John the Baptist, and finally Mary. As we do so we are invited to
pray for those who through their life’s journey are in need of a Saviour
today.
First Sunday of Advent: Sunday 29
November
The Patriarchs
Beckoning God, you called your
servant Abraham to leave Ur in
search of a new land of promise.
Now may the light of your love
bring courage, comfort and hope to
all forced to travel the world in
search of safety, life and peace.
Amen.
Happy birthday to Gillian Taylor
and Mark Meyer who celebrated
their birthdays this week. Many
happy returns and every blessing to
you both!
Thank you to everyone who has
been bringing in things for our
Advent Packs and for Judith and
Rosemary for their time and effort
in designing and preparing those
packs.
The packs are available from today
at the back of the church.
We hope your children and
grandchildren, nieces and nephews
will enjoy the journey through
Advent to prepare for Christ's
coming.
We have enjoyed wonderful music
this past week. The choir was
delighted to celebrate of the Feast
of Christ the King with you all. They
sang so well; my thanks to our usual
ensemble and to our friends who
joined us for Evensong: Ria
Andriani – soprano – who sang the
solo in the Magnificat of Dyson in F,
so beautifully, Jamie McCarthy,
Phillip Saidi and Jeremy Bell. Jeremy
Southwood sang the solo in the
Nunc dimittis with musical phrasing
and tone; his singing of the Office
was flawless - thank you, Jeremy.
Edwin Taylor was in top form for
our 9.30am Service and David Tagg
accompanied our Evensong in a
most accomplished and
professional way. His postlude was
wonderful. Thank you to Edwin and
David.
On Tuesday, Edwin Taylor
performed a programme of
Whitlock, Floyd and Stanford in the
second of our lunchtime recitals. It
was a time when we could enjoy his
playing outside the liturgy and to
appreciate what a great talent he
has. Thank you to everyone who
came to hear him.
I extend my thanks to Fr James,
Rosemary, Caroline, Margaret
Whittaker, Elizabeth Griffiths,
Margery Foss and Vanessa McNeill
for their assistance in preparing the
repast which followed the recital.
Our recitals will resume during
2016.
Sheryl Southwood
Music Director
Our Play Group just gets better and
bigger each week. This is so
wonderful!
We sincerely thank Judith, Angela,
Manjia, and Gigi for their faithful
service of God and of God's
people. They all do an amazingly
good job of caring for the children
and their families. .
We will gather at St Paul’s on
Saturday 19 December at 9.30am
to dust, polish, and clean the
Church and to work on the grounds
in readiness for Christmas.
The amount raised at the Parish Fair
has now risen to $5446.55
Please note that the Advent Gift
Tree will be placed in the Parish
Church in the south transept on
Sunday, 6th December (Advent II,
Feast of S. Nicholas) It will be there
until 22nd December- gifts may be
placed around the tree for those in
need. Gifts should show clearly the
gender and age for whom the gift is
suitable. The gifts will be
distributed to the Exodus
Foundation a few days before
Christmas and given to the
homeless and those in need. (At
Midnight Mass the Advent Gift Tree
becomes the Christmas Tree)
Would you like to help with the
kneeler project but are not brave
enough to try stitching one or can-
not afford to pay for one?
We need "Scotch Gard". Every
kneeler is sprayed with Scotch Gard
before it is put into the church.
Donations of tins of Scotch Gard
would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
On Friday 20th November, the
Young Adults hosted a Thanks-
giving Dinner at the Rectory. All
were welcome and around
twenty people attended. For
many of us, it was our first
Thanksgiving Dinner.
The festival as it is celebrated
today originated and evolved in
America and rivals Christmas as
a time of family fellowship and
thanksgiving. The idea of
Thanksgiving also resonates with
every culture as many countries
hold similar festivals during the
year. One custom in America is
for everyone to express their
thankfulness for something or
someone. We took up that
tradition after what can only be
described as a feast. It was a
special time of sharing and
reflection.
As Fr. James reflected, one of the
great strengths of St. Pauls is that
all are welcome and all are loved.
This spirit of acceptance is based
on Christ’s love and acceptance
of us and it is what the kingdom
of God is all about (1 John 5: 1-2). God loved us in Christ and He loves us
(1 John 4: 10-12). One of the chief ways we express our love for God is in
loving others (1 John 19-21).
Speaking of love, we are deeply grateful
for the Sullivan family – Talia, Bill,
Christian and Liam and Jenny, for their
dedication and care in the preparation
of the turkey. Cooking turkey is not an
easy task even for the seasoned chef. It
was delicious.
We are deeply grateful for the kindness
of those who took time to prepare
different dishes for us to enjoy. Many
thanks to Bill, Talia, Liam, Christian,
Jenny, Ji-ji, Kelly, Alex, Michael, Kevin
and Alice, Louisa and Rosemary among
others.
The highlight for me was the turkey and
the trifle. The seemingly endless supply
of punch was also a blessing on such a
hot night!
Sharing a meal is an important part of
Christian fellowship. Much of the
ministry of Jesus occurred either before,
during or after a meal with His disciples, friends or associates
(sometimes His enemies!) We often forget that the Eucharist was first
celebrated as a Passover meal Jesus shared with His disciples the night
He was betrayed.
Food prepared and shared reflects a depth of relationship. It is an act of
hospitality and an act of love. A church culture where culinary hospitality
is a regular aspect of fellowship is one that resonates with the life of
Christ and the apostles. It is one way we can authenticate our desire to
welcome all.
The Thanksgiving Dinner followed on the success of the Board Game
evening held on the 18th September 2015. That event, also hosted by the