Leopold Uniting Church

8th October 2017 WELCOME TO THIS NEWS-SHEET OF EVENTS AND GENERAL INFORMATION

FIVE LITTLE WORDS Sometimes we are lonely. In spite of family, friends, our pets and our Church, we are lonely. Cold winter days and nights seem to make it worse. If we are overseas for our work, we miss the greeting from someone we know. We long to turn around for home. The other morning I woke with the feeling of loneliness though in a warm home, family close. (How blessed I am!) Not wanting to disturb them, I walked down the hall to my study and saw on the wall old photos of grandparents, mum and dad, brothers and a sister, no longer here. And yet they were present. Memories so wonderful of family life flooded in, and I felt a little touch of heaven. Even in my

very human loneliness, I was surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses as the Letter to the Hebrews reminds the faithful every day and generation. What a difference that made to me. Not only the saints of the past, holy men and women in the Gospel stories, but also loved ones, so close. John Henry Newman puts it thus, “and with the morn those angel faces smile, which I have loved, long since, and lost awhile.”

Reflection: In long hand, write out carefully and prayerfully the words of the Risen Lord: I am with you always Bill Pugh

www.victas.uca.org.au/givingisliving

The Uniting Church in Australia

Sunday 8th October, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. Worship Service led by Victor Buhagiar

LECTIONARY: Pentecost 18 Your word O Lord is a lamp to our feet “A light to our path”

Exodus 20: 1 – 4, 7 – 9, 12 - 20 (p 80/81) Psalm 19: (p 547) Philippians 3: 4b – 14 (p 247) Matthew 21: 33 – 46 (p 32) Lord, may your word live in us “And bear much fruit to your glory”

DUTY PERSONS:

Worship Assistant: Tom Gawith Prayer: Don Barber Bible Reader: Jon Harvie Steward: R. Cummings Greeting: Dot Drayton Cleaning: R. & D. Mitchell

Sunday 15th October, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. Worship Service led by Rev Bob Thomas

LECTIONARY: Pentecost 19 Exodus 32: 1 – 14 (p 92) Psalm 106: 1 – 6, 19 - 23 (p 598) Philippians 4: 1 – 9 (p 248) Matthew 22: 1 – 14 (p 32/33) DUTY PERSONS:

Worship Assistant: Ken Flavell Prayer: Minister Bible Reader: Rob Cummings Steward: Ken Flavell Greeting: Mary Dawson Cleaning: Contract Cleaning Services

Sunday 22nd October, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. Worship Service led by Victor Buhagiar

LECTIONARY: Pentecost 20 Exodus 33: 12 – 23 (p 94/95) Psalm 99 (p 593) 1 Thessalonians 1: 1 – 10 (p 254) Matthew 22: 15 – 22 (p 33) DUTY PERSONS:

Worship Assistant: Elsie Stokie Prayer: K. Flavell Bible Reader: Beryl Lewis Steward: R. Wilson Greeting: Kathleen Cummings Cleaning: K. Mitchell & B Lewis

Sunday 29th October, 2017 10:00am Combined Service at East Geelong

Luncheon to follow the Service (Leopold supply the sweets/slices for the luncheon) 2:00pm Seniors Festival

“Hymns We Love to Sing” LECTIONARY: Pentecost 21 Deuteronomy 34: 1 – 12 (p 206/207) Psalm 90: 1 - 6 , 13 - 17 (p 589) 1 Thessalonians 2: 1 – 8 (p 254) Matthew 22: 34 – 46 (p 33/34)

Nursing Home Service: Estia: Every second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 10:30 a.m.

Nursing Home Service: Kensington Grange: Every second Friday of the month at 11:00 a.m.

Church Council Meeting this Tuesday, 10th October, 7:30 p.m. in the Friendship Room Reports to Dennis this weekend please…

CHURCH CONTACTS for the next while…

Ministers: Victor Buhagiar 0427 475 009

Rev Bob Thomas 0414 266 645 Worship & Times: Ron Wilson Welfare: Ruth Mitchell Church Council: Kathleen Cummings Op-Shop: Liz Smith Church Property: Dennis Mitchell Newsletter: K. Flavell

Op-Shop Plant & Garden Sale Friday 17th and Saturday 18th November

CHURCH WEB-SITE Web Address http://leopold.unitingchurch.org.au

Our Newsletter (under the heading “Pew Sheets”) is being added each week – Check it out sometime!

October is the Geelong Seniors Festival - a whole month of activities, exhibitions and offers - something to suit most tastes. A few that may be of interest are:

Wednesday 25th October, “Leopold Rail Trail Friendship Walk” Leopold Probus Club – Registration 10:30 a.m. at Leopold Sportsmans Club, Barbeque lunch to follow the walk…

Sunday 29th October, “Hymns We Love to Sing” at East Geelong Uniting Church 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Des Camm’s Jazz Band)

Details of these and many more events may be found in the Geelong Seniors Festival Program of Events

Op-Shop: Thank you to the people who assist by

moving on op-shop items at the end of each month and taking items for their recycle bins.

Working with Children Checks If you have a WWCC, please advise me so that you may be registered with the Uniting Church. I will need your name, card number and expiry date. (Ken F.) All actively involved are encouraged to have a WWCC

Cuttings in pots - Looking good & growing well…

Speak with Marie-Louise about potting some plants.