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Readings from NRSV Used with Permission

Date 6-10-19 13-10-19

Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Colour Green Green

Theme St Francis Attitudes/our focus

Readings Genesis 1.20-21 Jeremiah 29.1, 4-7

Isaiah 40.9-11 Ps 66.1-11

- 2 Timothy 2.1-15

Matthew 6.25-26 Luke 17.11-19

Roster 7.00am 9.00am 7.00am 9.00am

Worship Leader Rev’d Jane Mitchell Rev’d Jane Mitchell Rev’d Jane Mitchell Rev’d Jane Mitchell

Preacher Rev’d Jane Mitchell Rev’d Jane Mitchell Rev’d Chris Johnson Rev’d Chris Johnson

LA Leader Margurita Smethurst Ian Nelson Julie Elliker Sue Reade

LA Server - - - -

Greeter - Julie Elliker - Rhonda Nelson

Sidesperson Robyn Brodie Allan Berry James Sloan Sandra Pearn

Reader 1 Ross Dinnar Jenny Bullock Norm Booth Dianne Bocquee

Reader 2 - - Rose Kake Carol Booth

Offertory Robyn Brodie Allan Berry James Sloan Sandra Pearn

James Sloan Russ Daly Sharon Everton Dianne Bocquee

Chapel Prayers - Pat Thorne Margurita Smethurst Carol Booth

Morning Tea Kay O’Brien Julie Elliker Kay Morris Malini Ramachandrom

Music Leader Ross Dinnar Glenn Rehbein Michael Po Saw Darcie Rehbein

AV Operator Adrian Scott Chris Thillainathan Adrian Scott Ian Nelson

Prayers of the people for the day - - Margurita Smethurst

Counting Russ Daly Joan Harvey

S.School Yahweh Youth

In Recess School Holidays

Kerry Rhonda

Retirement Village Ministry

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Cazna Gardens Rev’d Jane Mitchell

Carol Booth Norm Booth

Carrington Rev’d Jane Mitchell

Michael/Keitha Robyn Brodie

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Sunday, October 6, 2019 Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

Special Communion Bread is available for people who have gluten intolerance - see Rev’d Jane.

Rector: Rev’d Jane Mitchell 3273 7169 0438 184 148 Assistant Priest: Rev’d Morris Rangiwai 0449 557 351 Parish Secretary: Kerry Tovey Office Phone 3273 7169 Email: office@algesteranglican.org.au Website: www.algesteranglican.org.au

ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI

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Contacts Details

CLERGY

Rev'd Jane Mitchell 3273.7169 0438 184 148 rector@algesteranglican.org.au

Rev’d Morris Rangiwai 0449 557 351

PARISH COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP - 2019

Dianne Bocquée Parish Councillor 3800 5984 Ruth Barton Parish Nominator 0402 039 995

Russ Daly Parish Councillor 0407 641 969

Joan Harvey Churchwarden 3372 7496 Parish Treasurer Rhonda Nelson Churchwarden 0412 720 016

Ian Nelson Parish Councillor 0402 321 419 Kay O’Brien Parish Councillor 0438 833 617 Adrian Scott Parish Councillor 0449 824 748

Kerry Tovey Parish Councillor 0416 287 120

PARISH MINISTRY CONTACTS

Cursillo Dianne Bocquée 3800 5984 Home Communions Parish Office 3273 7169 Home Groups Parish Office 3273 7169 KYB - Know Your Bible Jan Tully 0407675006

Ladies’ Group Jane Mitchell 0438 184 148 Mainly Music Jenny Bullock 3800 4651

Men’s Group Hugh Everton 0412 091 479 MU Australia Jenny Bullock 0439 847 979 Prayer Ministry Parish Office 3273 7169 Sunday School Parish Office 3273 7169

Service Times CHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

362 Algester Road, Algester

HOLY COMMUNION

Sundays 7.00am & 9.00am

SUNDAY SCHOOL & YAHWEH YOUTH

Sundays during 9.00am worship

Baptisms, Weddings and Pastoral Services by arrangement

Pastoral Care & Home Communions

Rev'd Jane Mitchell 0438 184 148

Cazna Gardens Retirement Village 465 Hellawell Road, Sunnybank Hills

1st Sunday each month 10.30am

Carrington Retirement Village 16 Blairmount Street, Parkinson

2nd Sunday each month 10.30am

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PRAYERS: Creator God, you have made a beautiful world filled with wonder and surprises! We adore you. Creator God, you have gifted us with the blessing of animals, those in the wild, those on farms, those in our own homes. We adore you. Creator God, you brought into being that which we could not imagine for ourselves, life we cannot see without the aid of microscopes, animals we can only see in pictures from remote regions of this planet earth. We adore you. We thank you for abundant life; for the birds we hear in the morning, for the drone of the cicadas when we are outside, for the vast tapestry of life which is interwoven. We give you thanks. We thank you for the gift of our own animal companions; for the joy they bring us; for the unconditional love and forgiveness which teaches us about you; for the confidant, the listener, the stress-releaser; for the benefits they are to our health and to our Spirit. We give you thanks. And yet, we know that we have not always been faithful caretakers of our animals. Forgive us when we have dirtied their environment, erased places of shelter, polluted the waters, killed off their food supplies or neglected to feed or tend animals in our own communities. Forgive us Lord. Forgive us when we have neglected our own animal companions; when we have said we are too busy to play with them, when we have shooed them away; when we have made excuses, …so that we do not walk them, cuddle them, spend time with them. Forgive us Lord. Forgive us when we have not considered the wider picture; when we have neglected the animals in the wild, the cruelty inflicted in the name of ‘sport’, or in the name of food production or when our lack of care has led to more animals becoming extinct, or their being added to the endangered species list. Forgive us Lord. Forgive us when we neglect to see all animals as part of your creation, forgive us when we neglect to acknowledge that your love beats in all hearts, and that you give breath to all creation. Forgive us Lord. Today we offer up prayers for those involved in animal welfare and conservation work: for the RSPCA, for Earth Watch, World Wildlife Fund, Animals Asia, our local animal shelters. We pray for those who are working at policy and project levels, and for those tending to the needs of animals. We pray for farmers, that the animals in their care are treated with dignity and respect. We pray for vets and vet practices: enable your wisdom and compassion to be evident wherever there are sick or dying animals. Enable the animals to sense your presence. Comfort grieving owners; allow the many warm memories to break the fog of grief. Amen. Accept our prayers through Jesus Christ our Lord who taught us to pray, Our Father in heaven … (page 124)

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As we pray for those in need …

Les [Mitch]; Kim; Nicole; Paula Porter; Kathy; Pat; Mary Loweke; Henry; Amanda; Lily R; Ossie; Tina; Aurelia & family; Wendy & Peter & family; Lucy; Bruce; Mark & Helen; Chris; Keitha; Paul; Gwen; Barbara Colvin; Jade Kaeleigh Williams; Susan Hetherington; John McDonald; Bill Morris

14th Theresa Nyoka Lubang 18th Jamie Elizabeth Hills

Sometimes it is good to have someone add their faith to ours. Prayer support is available in the chapel behind the lectern whenever the candle is alight.

Please note there is no need to divulge details; just the fact that

you have a need is enough for God to work with.

There is also a box on the table in the

foyer for Prayer Requests and

suggestions.

Baptism Anniversaries this month:

Ladies Breakfast

Saturday 12 October

8am Degani, Calamvale Central

Please add names to the clipboard

GREETING CARDS Please have a look at the assorted greeting cards in the box on the table at the back of the church. Each one has a Christian message and is priced at $1.20. In addition there are various Christmas Cards for 50¢ each. These cards are supplied by the Anglican Mothers’ Union.

WH&S Reminders HAZARDS: We all have a responsibility to report

hazards. If you feel something poses a

potential danger, you have a duty to

report it. Please speak to Rev’d Jane,

Kerry Tovey or Kay O’Brien. This wIll

enable us to reduce or eliminate the dan-

ger and keep everyone safe. Kay O’Brien WH&S

Holy Communion Service Wednesday, 9 October 2019

Commencing at 9.30am, this service offers the opportunity for parishioners, male & female, to participate in a mid-week communion service.

The AMUA [Anglican Mothers Union of Australia] AGM and Branch meeting will follow the service.

All are warmly invited to attend

23rd Mia Shireen Drew

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W.I.S.H - What’s Store Here Sunday, October 6, 2019

Today …. 7.00am Holy Communion 9.00am Holy Communion Sunday School/Yahweh Youth in Recess for School Hols 10.30am Cazna Gardens Retirement Village Forthcoming Events Tuesday, 8 October 10.30am Algester Lodge Service [replaces 18 September] Wednesday, 9 October 9.30am Holy Communion Service, followed by MU AGM and

Branch Meeting: see pg.6 Friday, 11 October 10.00am Mainly Music resumes for Term 4 Saturday, 12 October 8.00am Ladies Breakfast: see pg.6 Tuesday, 15 October 7.00pm Parish Council Saturday, 19 October 1.30pm Men’s Shed Social Gathering Thursday, 24 October 10.00am Coffee & Chat Saturday, 26 October Men’s Breakfast Saturday, 2 November 8.30am Café Friday, 8 November 1.30pm Men’s Shed Committee Meeting

Mission: October

JDE Foundation - Providing education for underprivileged

children in Zimbabwe

'Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. Education is

the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. Education is the

passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare

for it today.'

We can not change the world, but the small change you can make,

will make a great impact in someone's else life.

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PRAYER AND READINGS

A READING FROM GENESIS, CHAPTER 1, VERSES 20-21:

‘God said, “Let the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the dome of the sky.” So God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, of every kind, with which the waters swarm, and every winged bird of every kind. And God saw that it was good. God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the sea, and let birds multiply and God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures of every kind, cattle and creeping things and wild animals of the earth of every kind.” And it was so. And God saw that it was good. Then God said, “Let us make humankind”. And God blessed them. God saw everything that God had made, and indeed, it was very good.’ Hear the word of the Lord Thanks be to God A SONG OF GOD’S HERALD :

Go up to a high mountain herald of good tidings to Zion: lift up your voice with strength, herald of good tidings to Jerusalem. Lift up your voice, fear not: say to the cities of Judah, ‘Behold your

God!’ See the Lord God, coming with power: coming to rule with his mighty arm. He brings his reward for the people of God: the recompense for those who are saved. God will feed his flock like a shepherd: and gather the lambs in his arms; He will hold them to his breast: and gently lead those that are with young.

Isaiah 40.9-11

THEME: ST FRANCIS SENTENCE: ‘Who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? But I am among you,’ says the Lord, ‘as one who serves.’

Luke 22.27 OUR PARISH PRAYER: Heavenly Father, help us to grow in love, faith and obedience as we discover meaning and direction for

today and hope for tomorrow through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. PRAYER OF THE WEEK: Generous God, whose hand is open to fill all things living with plenteousness: make us ever thankful for your goodness, and grant that we, remembering the account that we must one day give, may be faithful stewards of your bounty; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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OCTOBER 6, 2019 - SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ACCORDING TO MATTHEW, CHAPTER 6, VERSES 25-26: Glory to you Lord Jesus Christ Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. This is the Gospel of the Lord Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ

Rev’d Chris Johnson will be joining

us next Sunday, 13 October, at both

services, to inform us of the inspiring

ministry being undertaken in

Gold Coast North Parish.

THANK YOU!!

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