25th September 2016 AD

MINISTRY MORSEL. October is super Bush Church Aid Society (BCA) month for our parish. In October the bi annual conference for BCA Field Staff is being held on the Gold Coast. This is a special gathering for Field Staff and their families, many of whom serve in very isolated ministries. The benefit of this location is that it brings our BCA mission partners within visiting distance. We are taking full advantage of this. On Sunday October 9, Geoff and Tracey Piggott will be involved in both our morning services. Geoff will be the preacher for the day. For some in our parish family it will be the first opportunity you have had to meet Geoff & Tracey personally and hear firsthand of their ministry in Coober Pedy. On Sunday October 23 Peter and Lee Caspersonn will be sharing in both the services. I’m not completely sure how our link with Peter and Lee began but in recent years it has deepened through regular communication with our Mission Secretary, the personal visit Leone and I made during our Long Service Leave and a keener awareness of the fruit that is growing from their persistent, faithful presence in the south western NSW town of Hay. Through a growing number of BCA boxes, financial support from the parish budget and ongoing prayer support our partnership with BCA is growing. With our current seeking of support for a Young Families Minister that partnership may well have an added dimension to it.

‘My Sheep’ OT: Deuteronomy 26:1-15 (p200)

NT: 2 Corinthians 1:23-2:11 (p1158) Gospel: John 10:22-42 (p1076)

PARISH SERVICES

Weekly Sunday: Sunday @ 8 Holy Communion Sunday@10 Family Gathering Weekly Sunday: 1.30pm Armchair Church - Woolgoolga Retirement Village Monthly third Wednesday: Wheelie Wednesday@10 Service - Holy Communion

WEEKLY HAPPENINGS Sunday: 3.45pm - Bible Study @ Marj Simmons’ Home 5pm - Youth @5 - Rectory Tuesday: 9am - Bridge - Parish Hall 5pm - Choir Rehearsal - Church Wednesday: 9am - Prayer Gathering-Chapel Women’s Bible Study-2 groups alternate weekly (phone office)

Thursday: 4pm -Table Tennis-Parish Hall 5pm -Music Group Rehearsal-Church 6pm - Free English Conversation Classes - Parish Hall Friday: 6pm - Friday Night Fellowship - Rectory Saturday: 8am - Saturday@8 for Prayer-Woolgoolga Headland by WaterTower

Rector: Canon David Hanger 66549720 Deacon: Rev Pam Stone 0418228885 Ministers: The Congregation Parish Office: PO Box 49 Woolgoolga NSW 2456 66541370 Op Shop: 21 Scarborough Street, Woolgoolga Email: office@northernbeachesanglicans.org.au Website: www.northernbeachesanglicans.org.au

SENTENCE: Confess your sins to one another, and p0ray for one another, so that you may

be healed. The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective. James 5:16

COLLECT: O God, from whom light rises in darkness for those who seek you: grant us, in all our doubts and uncertainties, the grace to ask what you would have us do, that in your light we may see light, and in your narrow path may not stumble; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. Our Father, we love to hear you speak to us, and so we are eager to hear your Word. Please help us by your Spirit to listen to you as your Word is now read and soften our hearts so that we might know you better and love you more. Amen.

BLOKES BREKKY is on next Saturday October 1, beginning at 7.30am. This

gathering is a vital time of fellowship and encouragement. All men welcome.

Bring a friend. Great food, great fellowship. Cost is by donation.

DAYLIGHT SAVING begins NEXT Sunday October 2

so please turn your clocks forward one hour next Saturday night!

OP SHOP COMMITTEE MEETING TOMORROW MONDAY 26 SEPTEMBER @ 10AM

NO YOUTH@5 on September 25 and October 2 due to the school holidays.

ROSTERS: October / December are out please check your pigeon hole.

May God bless you on your

very special day.

PLEASE PRAY FOR: IMMEDIATE:

LONG TERM: Elizabeth Beattie, Betty Bultitude, Frank Woodwell, Lyn Wylie, Greg Cahill, Ted Vardy, Ann MacAndrew, Harold Whackett, Audrey Buckless, Kay Burton, Lacey Keam, Elva Wright, Alemzuria Teshome, Greg Wright, Frances Robinson, Rae Martin, and Des Moffitt.

Also pray for the people on page 6 of the Parish Directory. Northern Beaches Anglicans in the Diocese of Grafton is committed to protecting your privacy.

The people on this list have requested prayers at this time.

DIARY 26 Sep Op Shop Committee

1 Oct Blokes Brekky

8 Oct Market Stall

9 Oct BCA Deputation

11 Oct Parish Council

19 Oct Wheelies Service

20 Nov Bishop Sarah Pastoral visit

4 Dec Community Christmas party

to everyone joining us in fellowship and worship in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour. Please join us for morning tea in our Parish Centre from 9.20am.

CMS Paul Sampson Nairobi Kenya: Paul has just returned from his sixth trip ‘up country’ to Isiolo (7 hours from Nairobi)

where he has taught long intensives of the Preliminary Theological Certificate (PTC) course. This arrangement has worked well for pastors in rural areas who simply cannot afford to attend Bible college. Many of these pastors have not otherwise had any kind of theological training - most of their week is spent farming their little plot of land to feed their family and survive. (Anne)

(The Sampson’s)

DAYS OFF - Monday—David Tuesday—Pam

Friday September 30 If you like to cook, sew, knit, garden, make jams or pickles or have any produce we can sell at the stall to assist in our fundraising please start now and bring in

for the stall or contact Ted and Laurel Vardy or the Parish Office.

Next week’s readings: OT: Deuteronomy 26:16-19 (p201) NT: 2 Corinthians 2:12-17 (p1158)

Gospel: John 11:1-16 (p1076)

SAMPSON UPDATE. Paul and Cathy Sampson, Marsden, Anastasia and Geneva are

currently serving with the Church Missionary Society in Kenya. They are our CMS Mission

Partners. The Sampson’s are due home for their scheduled break at the end of the year.

During the week Paul emailed us to indicate that after a great deal of prayer and

conversations they have decided to resign from CMS and not return to Kenya in 2017. They

value our prayers as they prepare to leave the people and ministries that have been central to

their lives in the past 6 years. We anticipate that they will visit the parish early in the new year

which will give us opportunity to thank them for the partnership we have in the Lord’s work.

David will have discussions with CMS about potential new Mission Partners so we are able to

continue to play an active part in the spread of the gospel throughout the world.

DIOCESAN NEWS. Bishop Sarah has announced the appointment of Rev Stuart Webb as the

new Rector of Port Macquarie. Currently Stuart is the Rector of Kawana Waters in the Diocese

of Brisbane. Stuart and his family will be moving to Port Macquarie early in the new year.

BISHOP SARAH: has asked that the following be included in our Parish Newsletter. ‘As part of

our efforts to make good the wrongs of the past the Diocese has paid settlements to people

who were abused in the life of the church. To do this a loan currently totalling over $2 million

has been taken out. As a Diocese we are now trying to repay this loan and build a fund from

which any future claims can be paid. This means that we are sharing the burden together as the

body of Christ rather than asking individual parishes to bear the cost of payments for abuse that

occurred in that parish. Bishop Sarah is meeting with each parish to discuss their support.

Contributions from parishioners are also welcomed and can be made either through the parish

or directly to the following bank account: Diocesan Financial Challenge 2016

BSB 705 077 A/c: 00040961

MU GRAFTON DIOCESE: DEMENTIA FORUM: Thursday 6th October 10am. Morning tea @ 9.30am. Edward Hall Grafton Cathedral RSVP Pam Sligo by 3rd October (0755249619 or email: bpsligo@iinet.net.au). Information on notice board.

CMS SUMMER SCHOOL: This summer David and Leone are attending CMS Summer school if anyone is interested in joining them, Leone has brochures. Date: January 6-11 2017, @ Mount Tamborine.