How ashamed the disciples must have been when Jesus overheard them arguing about who among them was the greatest! But aren’t we like the disciples? We compare ourselves with others and desire their praise. The appetite for glory and greatness seems to be inbred in us. Who doesn't cherish the ambition to be "somebody" whom others admire rather than a "nobody"? Even the psalms speak about the glory God has destined for us. You have made them a little lower than God, and crowned them with glory and honor (Psalm 8:5). Jesus made a dramatic gesture by embracing a child to show his disciples who really is the greatest in the kingdom of God. What can a little child possibly teach us about greatness? Children in the ancient world had no rights, position, or privileges of their own. They were socially at the "bottom of the rung" and at the service of their parents, much like the household staff and domestic servants. What is the significance of Jesus' gesture? Jesus elevated a little child in the presence of his disciples by placing the child in a privileged position of honour. It is customary, even today, to seat the guest of honour at the right side of the host. Who is the greatest in God's kingdom? The one who is humble and lowly of heart – who instead of asserting their rights willingly empty themselves of pride and self-seeking glory by taking the lowly position of a servant or child.

Lord Jesus, by your cross you have redeemed the world and revealed your glory and triumph over sin and death.

May I never fail to see your glory and victory in the cross. Help me to conform my life to your will and to follow in your way of holiness.

Parish Office: Ministry Centre, 5 Peters Lane, Pialba Tuesday—Friday: 9.00am -3.00pm Ph: 41241499

Postal Address: PO Box 35, Hervey Bay, Qld, 4655 Email: admin@anglicanherveybay.org.au

Parish Priest: Archdeacon Allan Paulsen Mobile: 0400 943 105 Email: ajpaulsen@bigpond.com

Associate Priest: Fr Greg Loumeau Mobile: 0431 065 118 Email: gloumeau@fcac.qld.edu.au

Hon Associate Priest: Fr Vic Burgess Mobile 0477 736 244 Email: vicburgess45@hotmail.com

Hervey Bay

Anglican Parish

Weekly News 20 September, 2015

Mission Statement—Through Christ: change lives, transform communities

Vision Statement—Inspired lives and inclusive communities rejoicing in and through Christ.

Our Worship Times

All Saint’s Chapel in the Ministry Centre, Peters Lane, Pialba, is open for private prayer 9.00am to 3.00pm Monday to Friday

Parish Family Peggy Cooper, Betty Donald, Leah Farley, Christine & Mick Gollop, Kerry Murren, Fay Walker, Terry WIlkinson.

Sick and in Need Dee deNiet, Jean Evans, Anne Baulch, Malcolm Johnson, Evelyn Robinson, Paula & Ron Rofe, Kev & Joyce Lister, Father Peter Kumar (Fiji), Rada Radosevic, Col Walker, Doris Millard, Paula Boyle, Tu-Le Burgess, Susan Darlington (Diana Roper’s daughter-in-law), Catherine Summers

Faithful Departed Mellissa Mortimer, Patricia Coverley, Margaret Le Pla, Patricia Greenwood, Fay Martin, Pamela Crosby, James Thomas, Joanne Harrison

St John’s Church (Doolong Road, Wondunna)

7.00am Sung Eucharist 9.00am Family Eucharist 6.00pm Sunset Service

8:00am Eucharist 5th Sunday of the month

Burrum Heads Community

Church

7.30am Eucharist - 2nd & 4th Sundays

Weekday Eucharists

Wednesday

10.00am All Souls’ Chapel in St John’s Church

Thursday

9.30am Kirami Aged Care Facility

Friday

10.00am All Saint’s Chapel in Ministry Centre, Pialba

1st Tuesday 2.00pm Torbay Chapel & 3.15pm Masters Lodge

2nd Tuesday 10.30am Fairhaven

3rd Monday 10.45am Baycrest

Men’s Breakfast Come along for some great Food,

Bible Study & Prayer In the Parish Hall at 7am

September 26

Offerings received last week :- $3,031.75 Budgeted Weekly Income:- $3,269

New parishioners—If you notice we have

some visitors within our services, please

make them welcome. It is everyone’s

responsibility to welcome not just those on

the door

Lectionary

TODAY—17th Sunday after Pentecost—20th September

Proverbs 31.10-31; Psalm 1; James 3.13-4.3, 7-8a

Mark 9.30-37

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

NEXT SUNDAY—18th Sunday after Pentecost—27th Sept

Esther 7.1-6, 9-10; 9.20-22; Psalm 124; James 5.13-20

Mark 9.38-50

Ps 50; 1 Kings 13:1-19; Matthew 6:16-24

Ps 51: 1 Kings 13:20-34; Matthew 6:25-7:5

Pss 54;55:1-12; 1 Kings 14:1-18; Matthew 7:6-23

Pss56;57; ! Kings 14:19-15:8; Matthew7:24-8:4

Pss 62;63; 1 Kings 15:9-24; Matthew8:5-22

Pss 65;70; 1 Kings 15:25-16:7; Matthew 8:23-34

Eternal Father, You have joined us in this community of faith. We thank you for the love and fellowship we share and the many blessings you have given us. Yet we ask that you not let us grow complacent or cling too tightly to what we have. Inspire us to use our resources and talents generously on behalf of others. Fill our hearts with tolerance that we may embrace all people and accept their differing beliefs and opinions. Teach us respect for your earth and compassion for all living things. Help us to raise children who are strong in faith and kind in spirit. In times of danger and uncertainty, protect and comfort us. Strengthen us when we are weak, and forgive us when we fail you. Above all, help us always to keep you in our minds and to love and serve you with our whole hearts. Amen.

LOVE IN A SHOEBOX Packing has begun!!

Target 200 boxes = $1,800

Thank you for your recent donations. I

am very grateful for your generosity.

Don’t forget you can either use the

canisters on the missions table for

donations or simply place your donation

in the shoebox on the missions table.

THANKYOU

25th Anniversary Celebrations of

St. John’s Church

29th November

Our Guest Preacher will be Bishop George Browning

We will have a 10am service only on that day followed by a

lunch. The lunch will be at no cost and will be capped at 100 people.

All invitations will be personal and verbal.

If you know of someone who doesn’t attend St. John’s anymore that might like to attend,

please let them know.

We will also be having a “Happy Hour” on Saturday afternoon from 4pm—6pm.

More information will follow.

What’s On

Koroipita House Total:$8,331.78Target —$4,500

Freight for Love in a Shoebox— $419.15

MISSIONS TOTALS

MESSY CHURCH

NEXT SUNDAY

4pm—6pm

At the Parish Hall

Encourage your friends to come along.

All Welcome.

WOMEN’S BREAKFAST 3rd October at 7.45am

At the Sticky Fig Restaurant, Pialba

Guest Speaker: Jessica Phillips—Dietician

Addressing Obesity and Diabetes in Hervey Bay &

Peach Program (Parenting, Eating and Activity for Child Health)

Tickets are $20 per head Please place your name on the List on Dee’s table.

BCA BOXES are due in during the month

of September. Please leave your boxes in

the red plastic basket on the bench at the

back of the church. Thank you for your donation to the Bush

Church Aid.

Hospital Visitors

As part of our upgrading of Pastoral Care provision in the parish, we are keen to recruit parishioners who would be willing to be part of a hospital visitation team.

What is envisaged is that a group of people would be available to provide a social visit to parishioners who find themselves as patients in the local hospitals.

Training will be provided.

If you are interested in becoming a part of this ministry, please contact the parish office (4124 1499) and leave your name and contact details.

This week, we bid a fond farewell to

our tireless workers, Bev & Ray

Sommers as they head back to

Victoria to live. A big thank you for

all they have done, devoting their

time to many ministries within and around the

parish. We will miss you both.

Burrum Heads Christian Community Church

Annual Tombola

Tuesday 22nd September

in the Community Hall

Prizes, raffles, cake stall and jumble stall

Doors open 8.30am and first draw 9.30am

Morning tea provided—entry is free Leading Your Church into Growth Program

Date Claimers

Wednesday 7 October—MS1 Our Focus - Committing

ourselves to growth

Wednesday 21 October—MS2 Our Plan - Developing a

strategy for doing it!

Wednesday 4 November—MS3 Our Culture - Developing a

community of invitation, welcome and hospitality

Wednesday 3 February 2016—MS4 Our Calling - Telling

our story and helping people meet Jesus

Wednesday 17 February 2016—MS5 Our Journey - Growing

and going deeper as followers of Jesus

Wednesday 2 March 2016—MS6 Our Heart - Developing a

worship that helps the Church to grow

Everyone is invited to participate.

DATE CLAIMER—10th October - Tombola in the Hall.

Doors open 9am, free cuppa 9.30am, draw from 10am Friday 13th November—Final RSVP for 25th Anniversary Lunch (if there is still availability)

BYRNE BROS CONCRETE Hervey Bay 4128 1155 46 Boat Harbour Drive Maryborough 4123 4599 344 Queen Street

Peacheys Investment

Services Pty. Ltd.

“Adding Value to the Community”

Scott Bickerton Authorised Representative of Peacheys

Investment Services Pty. Ltd. Licenced Dealer in Securities No. 181337

Ph/Fax 4124 2722 Mob: 0427 131 945

A.C.C. ELECTRICAL

20 Years in Hervey Bay

All Electrical, TV, Telephone

& Solar Needs

Ph: Colin 0427 027 472 or

4124 4600

FREE QUOTES Lic No. 10574

Max’s Lawn & Garden Service

Max McClelland ABN 67 963 645 441

4124 1164

or mobile 0402 159 862

Fraser Coast Anglican College est. January 1995

Koala Kindy – Year 12 co-educational campus

For enrolments or information contact: Ms Tracey Wigmore

Fraser Coast Anglican College Doolong South Road PO Box 1150 Hervey Bay Qld 4655 Phone (07) 4124 5411

Premixed concrete (Normal, Decorative & Special Mixes) Quarry Products – Road bases, CBR, crusher dust, scalps, fill etc Crushed & Natural aggregates (7mm to 75mm) Sands (river, packing, filling, bedding, top dressing and filter sands) Steel and reinforcing products & bricklayers supplies Bagged cement products (GP, Ivory, Drymix and Mortamix) Landscape supplies (decorative gravel, soils, bark and treated timber)

Leslie G Ross FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Fraser Coast Crematorium & Bayside Memorial Gardens

Personal Service with Professional People

Hervey Bay Office

Focal Point Cnr Torquay & Taylor Street, Pialba 4124 4883 Fraser Coast Crematorium

on the Highway, Nikenbah 4124 7511

Maurice & Nicole Ellis Licensed Real Estate Agents

Commissioner for Declarations

0427 246 261 maurice@cartercooperrealty.com.au

COME AND SUPPORT OUR OP SHOP

We would be grateful for any of your unwanted items such as clothing,

jewellery, kitchenware etc. or just pop in for a browse. You will find us next to the

Office in Peters Lane (at the back of St. John’s Gardens)

Home Builders

Tony Port builder/manager

0497 625 899

0431597022 Lorelle Mathiesen—Dip. Qual.