This Sunday: Preacher: Steve McKinnon

Reading: Acts 8:26-40 Topic: Mission to the Marginalised

8am Leader : Gail Horne

10am Leader: Trenna Bridge

ROSTERS

8am Sept 30th

Stewards Keith Timmel & Handoko Kurniadi

Music Marylee, Peter J, Brian G

10am Sept 30th

Stewards Fred Oeij & Norm Kingwell

Music Carpenters, Chris, Janet

Morning Tea Bob & Faye Langenbach

Prayer Faith Kronberger

Flower Roberta Gripton

Koinonia (Oct 2nd) Cooking : Team Miscellaneous

8am Oct 7th

Stewards Keith Timmel & Handoko Kurniadi

Music Marc Kabay

10am Oct 7th

Stewards OT Lee & Bob Kronberger

Music Marc & Steph, Cameron, Beth

Morning Tea Ros Kabay & Janet Leon

Prayer Sue Mulcahy & Merrill Cole

Flower Kaye Murray

Koinonia (Oct 9th) Cooking : Asian Mafia

Communion (Oct 21st) : Jenny Higgins & Nola McGhee

Next Sunday:

Preacher: Wayne Harnett

Reading: Mark 10:2-16

8am Leader : Stephanie Waters

10am Leader: Dianne Mavor

Kids Talk : Wendy Allan

We seek to be an authentic Christlike community, on a journey together, sharing God’s love with everyone.

September 30th 2018

Across Africa, Asia and the Pacific, TEAR Australia enables people to overcome poverty by equipping them to lead their own development initiatives. We do this in partnership with local Christian development organisations, support-ing them as they walk alongside the poorest and most marginalised people in their communities.

By working in partner-ship, TEAR Australia is a catalyst for extraordinary change.

WELCOME TO STEVE MCKINNON FROM TEAR !

We extend a warm welcome to those who are visiting and all

regular worshippers.

We trust you will be encouraged by sharing with us in worship

today.

If you want more information about Mount Pleasant Uniting Church, please ask one of the stewards welcoming people at the door or Trevor.

1 Coomoora Road, Mount Pleasant, WA 6153. Office Hours 9am to 12noon Monday to Friday

Office phone 08 9316 3161 Minister: Rev Trevor Waters 0437 250 456

Email: reception@mp.unitingchurch.org.au Playgroup Coordinator: Trish Salmond 0434 249 149

Website: mpuc.com.au Office Administrator: Jeanne Ong 9316 3161

Donations to MPUC can be made directly into the church’s account at the

Commonwealth Bank A/C Name: Mt Pleasant Parish BSB: 066102 A/C #: 00904745

Playgroup will be in recess for the holidays. There will be a Play Day on Wednesday 3rd Oct.

Sunday Club and JUICE resume next Sunday 7th October

Have you ever thought about joining one of our Desert Spirit Journeys and wanted to find out more?

Australian Desert Spirit Journeys is holding an information afternoon tea at MPUC, where you can hear about our recent journey to the Helena Aurora

Ranges, talk to people who have joined recent journeys, find out about plans for next year, and have your questions answered!

Date - Sunday October 14 Time - 3.30 to 5.00pm

Venue - Mount Pleasant Uniting Church

Afternoon tea will be served at 3.30pm Please RSVP to ADSJ Secretary Liz Norman - liz.norman@iinet.net.au

Find your spirit in the desert - An Invitation

Making Christmas Decorations

On Sunday 16th Dec we will be making Christmas tree decorations in the 10am service. We need some crea-tive people who will demonstrate and assist others, young and old, to make a decoration of your choice.

We need to be able to make each decoration in about 15 minutes. So find your favourite tree decoration and let Trevor know you can help.

PURE

In the midst of following the lectionary from Mark a few weeks ago we looked at Mark 7:1-15 when Jesus was attacked by the Phari-sees for not making his disciples wash their hands before they ate. They accused him of not living according to the traditions of Israel.

Israel had a very strict purity code part, of which had been given by God, and part of which they had developed themselves. I got to thinking, do we have purity codes in our society and what impact do they have on us. As I looked into this more I realised we have highly developed purity codes. At basic levels our code tells us we should have dirt outside our houses. but not inside. Your foot mat at your front door is part of keeping dirt in the designated area. Some people ask you to take your shoes off before entering their house. But there are lots of other aspects to our purity codes which control life and the people we associate with and those we do not.

In October we will have a three week series called “PURE”. It isn’t about making us perfectly pure people who don’t want to get a spot on our lives. It’s about wondering why we accept some things/people, and rule out other things/people, and trying to un-derstand what Jesus says to us.