SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
13th May 2007
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THE PERFECT REMEDY
Last Sunday Bill was sitting next to Ben at the back of St Augustine’s. Every five minutes Bill shuffled his feet and winced in pain. “What’s the matter Bill?” whispered Ben. “It’s my feet! They are killing me. My shoes are too small.” “Why do you wear shoes that are too small?” “Ah well! Two weeks ago I lost my job. My wife Sadie complains of rheumatism all day long and won’t let me near her. I can’t pay my bills. My son Tom has abandoned his studies and it has cost me my life savings already to put him into university. My daughter has run off with a no good drug addict. But when I take my shoes off, life seems wonderful!”
THE GOLDEN EVENING
BRIGHTENS IN THE WEST
Andrew Neaum
Never admit the pain.
Bury it deep.
Only the weak complain.
Complaint is cheap.
Cover thy wound.
Fold down its curtained place.
Silence is still a crown,
Courage a grace. (Mary Gilmore)
The above is a favourite anthem of mine. We live in an age of complaint. It is a veritable industry. All those sad people so focussed upon by television cameras in nearly every news bulletin! They parade their pain and hurt and demand “closure” for it. As well as, needless to say, compensation. I writhe in embarrassment for them.
One of the things I most admire about Margaret, diagnosed as terminally ill with cancer, is her serene courage and acceptance. It is not a mask, it is not an act, it is not feigned. Rather it is a considered, courageous and theologically sound response to life’s arbitrariness, tragedy and transience. Any expressions of grief and pain are “curtained”, that is, are private, shared only with those really close to her. Though her true acceptance of her lot means that expressions of grief, even to those close to her, are rare.
This is not simply fatalism, or a refusal to fight, as has been suggested to her, but rather a profound theological appreciation, that in all of daily life the true wellspring of love, healing and forgiveness is necessarily dependent upon acceptance. True acceptance brings with it a peace and serenity that opens the door to all sorts of opportunities for grace. “Nevertheless, not my will but thine be done.....” Truly and profoundly to accept an injury or injustice done to us, opens the way to the profound healing that is forgiveness. Truly and profoundly to accept misfortune opens the door to the Holy Spirit.
To accept death is to accept it though. It is not a ploy, a technique, a device to bring about its opposite. Were it so it would not be acceptance.
Good Lord deliver us
Many years ago, in the days when folk were more prepared to spend time in church at prayer, and so recited the Litany regularly, Margaret was struck by the following memorable petition and response: “From dying suddenly and unprepared..... Good Lord deliver us.” This is an unpopular prayer these days. Most people express a rather more selfish desire to die in their sleep. Margaret however is discovering the grace of having had this petition answered in the affirmative. She is attending to all sorts of tasks and preparations for her probable demise in creative, loving, useful and helpful ways. She sews and knits away for us all, and for likely future grandchildren. She sorts her drawers and cupboards, clears the house, shares her jewellery and so on. It both breaks and gladdens the heart.
There have been not a few invitations to imbibe a variety of alternative “medicines”. She has been reluctant to take any of them, though only after as careful and critical a consideration of their efficacy as can be obtained. She has also refused drastic forms of treatment which offer only a marginal increase in longevity because a mere few weeks more of life at the cost of truly horrible treatment both she and her family consider a bad bargain. Folk have also kindly offered the ministrations of healers of one sort or another. She is happy, however for God’s grace to be made available to her, as it has been throughout her life, by way of the ordinary daily prayer of the faithful, both in church and out of church. The God she worships does not require his arm tweaking or ribs digging by special techniques, or formulae.
It has been suggested to her, with the very best of loving intentions, that she is being selfish in “refusing to fight”. All that can be said in response is that her pacifism is of the sort lived by the Jesus she loves. It is therefore not cowardice but courage of the highest order and the results are likely to be as unpredictable and wonderful as they were for him, even if only beyond death.
Too much so called “fighting” disease is a mere clutching at straws and is therefore more pathetic than admirable, more cowardly than courageous.
Look thy last.....
In the meantime there are some wonderful blessings. First among these, perhaps, are the offers and messages of love and help and prayer and goodwill both local and from all over the world. They gladden our hearts enormously and we thank you very much indeed. If things progress as we suspect they will, we plan eventually to harness and channel local offers of assistance by making a list and time table to enable volunteers who have offered help really and practically to do so.
A second great blessing, equal to the first, is to discover how an imminent and likely death can be used, with God’s grace, to enhance one’s appreciation of the present and to strengthen ones loves and affections. We now live the present moment with greater perception and joy than heretofore. We revisit the past with enhanced toleration, understanding and appreciation. We attend to unfinished business. We adjust our future horizon so that the “golden evening” that “brightens in the west” lightens, sharpens and blesses the present. For not quite the same reasons as Walter de la Mare, we take to heart his admonition to:
Look thy last on all things lovely,
Every hour. Let no night
Seal thy sense in deathly slumber
Till to delight
Thou have paid thy utmost blessing;
Since that all things thou wouldst praise
Beauty took from those who loved them
In other days.
THE POWER OF DEATH
IN A SECULAR SOCIETY
Extracts from an excellent article in the May edition of “Quadrant” by the Rev. Dr Peter Sellick, an Anglican deacon and Research Fellow in Physiology in the University of Western Australia.
..........Our society is in the process of replacing a faith- based approach to death by an exclusively biological narrative glossed only by the assurance of the progress of our genes into the future. While this is obviously a true narrative, it only states the obvious; its thinness threatens all of culture......
To the secular mind death is simply the end of the self, the end of experience. The absence of any narrative other than this stark erasure of the self produces distortions in human living.......I once attended a young woman in hospital who suffered from breast cancer. By the time I saw her, metastasis had spread throughout her body and the nursing staff knew she did not have long to live.
However, she told me in all seriousness that she would not allow anything to happen to her body that she did not want to happen. She died several days later. Where did the idea come from that our will is powerful enough to stop virulent disease in its tracks? We seem, as a society, to suffer from extreme hubris to the extent that we have lost contact with the most basic human reality—that our dying is largely out of our control.....
Snake oil
Our attempt to assume control over our health has produced a burgeoning alternative medicine sector and anxiety about diet and exercise. Many people now take numerous pills at breakfast, not because they are sick and these pills have been prescribed to help, but because we believe they will extend our lives. Billions of dollars are spent on alternative medicines because the label on the bottle proclaims a certain health benefit. One suspects that this entire industry is based on the placebo effect. That the CSIRO well being diet book is the number one best-seller indicates a slippery combination of the authority of science and superstition about health and diet!
While the snake-oil aspect of this industry is of great concern, my point is rather our vulnerability to its claims. The reason we are sitting ducks for this industry is that it preys on our fear of death, our inability to even contemplate the time of our taking away. Alternative medicine has taken the place of the talismans of old, those religious objects worn on the person to protect one from harm. It is a plus that these concoctions have not been tested and that we do not know what the active ingredient is, because that leaves room for the imagination. It is our fear of death that makes us irrational, which is ironic since in secular thought it is rationality that does away with God.
Refusing to admit death’s proximity
Our failure to deal with dying in any rational way means that those in the medical profession are caught between administrators whose job it is to manage hospital budgets and patients who will grasp after the slimmest chance to extend their lives. As medical technology provides more and more treatments and tests, and patients and relatives refuse to admit that death is near, the health care budget is increasingly spent on the last days and weeks of life. Of course there are always stories of unexpected cures to keep hope alive, but for the huge majority of people who die of cancer it is the type of cancer cell involved that determines the outcome.
The alienation of death from us has produced cliched journalism that invariably describes death by cancer as occurring "after a long battle". It would be letting the side down to accept a terminal diagnosis and embrace the fact of one's demise. The living depend on the dying to put up a fight. Dying is therefore seen as a moral battle even if that battle is lost.
Another symptom of our situation is the daily reportage of medical progress and health advice in our newspapers. This may be a case of good news selling newspapers; we all look for that brief injection of hope that comes when yet another discovery is made towards curing cancer or heart disease. But what a slim source of hope this is; that our lives might be extended if we find ourselves in certain circumstances. The fact that we are pleased by these reports means that we have placed our hope not in something that will support joyous human living but in a fragile stalling of something we know will happen to us eventually. Such an approach can only lead to cynicism, to eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow we die, hardly the source of the strength of Western civilisation.
Fragile hope
Confirmation of this fragile hope by which we live is the common request for donations to a pertinent health foundation in lieu of flowers at funerals, the Cancer Council being the most prominent beneficiary. There is an unwritten exchange here: give us money for research and we will give you hope that you will not die of cancer. A cynic might say that this sort of charity is narcissistic and appeals of this sort are manipulative.
The absence of a context of living and dying has given death enormous power over us to the extent that we fear it most of all. We are left to deal with our death alone with no story that forms our understanding of what our death means. All we are left with is the frantic attempt to postpone it as long as possible, a panic increased by the knowledge that an end must come. We have, by and large, lost any idea of how we should approach our death.....
TRAVELLERS’ TALES (8)
Andrew Neaum 2000
Episode eight will have to await next week’s pewsheet.......
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Where it is a duty to worship the sun it is pretty sure to be a crime to examine the laws of heat.
Every contrition for sin is apt to encourage a not quite charitable wish that other people should exhibit a similar contrition. Charles Williams
CONGRATULATIONS
Birthdays
Jenny Pleming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14th May
Norm Mitchelmore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14th May
CONFIRMATION
The first Confirmation Class to enroll and select the best day and time for classes will be on Tuesday 15th May at 4.00pm.
THANK YOU
The Celebrant and Preacher at Dookie and the 10.30am Eucharist today is the Revd Barrie Slatter from England. We are grateful to him for offering to take these services to enable your Rector and wife to go away for the weekend.
CHOIR SCHOLARSHIPS
In the Narthex there are details of Choral Scholarships for young soprano or contralto voices. They are worth $1000 a year and require regular singing in St Augustine’s choir. Such scholarships are easier to award in cities with universities with music depart-ments, but we still hope to find a candidate or two worthy of the honour and desirous of having such an honour to adorn their CV.
“SHOW STOPPERS”
Do please support another great Turaton concert: “Show Stoppers” which takes place in our Hall on May 18th at 8pm. The cost of tickets is $15 and includes supper ($7.50 primary school children) BOOK THE DATE and urge friends along. A good proportion of the profits go to the Church and this is always an enjoyable concert. Tickets available from Lovell’s the Wyndham Street Newsagency.
GREAT ANNUAL LUNCH
St. Mary’s Anglican Guild with Katandra West Uniting Church Fellowship are holding their splendid annual luncheon on Wednesday 30th May at 12 noon. There will be good company, soup, sandwiches, sweets, and marvellous entertainment as well as a raffle and stall. Entry $9.Barb Tomlinson 58655321
CATECHESIS OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD
Can you please assist in this great project with any of the following items: small and medium sized wooden boxes with lids, wooden jigsaws secular and religious - age group 3-6 yrs, Diorama map of Israel (florist's foam), wooden trays with handles?
HOSPICE PIES
Pat Griffin is selling fruit pies, the proceeds of which are to go to Hospice. There are three sizes and all, as you would suspect are delicious. Please order from Pat 58 311606
PATRONAL FESTIVAL
I hope that I am not going to be shamed by only half a dozen folk coming to hear the Revd Dr. Scott Cowdell talk on Saturday the 19th May! Please come along yourself and ask friends interested in the faith to come along too:
Talk 1 at 2.30pm:
Sex in Public: Understanding God’s Good News about Human Sexuality.
Talk 2 at 4.30pm
Who’s Afraid of Richard Dawkins: Faith Beyond ‘The God Delusion’.
The speaker is erudite, witty and well worth listening to. It really will be embarrassing for your clergy to have but a few folk present!
PATRONAL FESTIVAL LUNCH
Do sign up for the Patronal Festival Luncheon in the Narthex. The speaker will be the Revd. Dr Scott Cowdell and the lunch, which will be good and include a glass or two of wine costs $15. On the Saturday morning some help with putting out tables is needed please. 10.00am.
LIVING AND AGING WELL EXPO
Are you Living Well & Aging Well? Have you tried Tai Chi or strength training?
Do you know what *COGS, * G.V Community Health Service, *Villa Maria Commonwealth Respite and Carelink Centre, *The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women’s Health, have to offer you?
Do you need information from a wide variety of sectors that are concerned with living well?
Come along to our “Free” Living Well & Aging Well Expo.
Add your name to the list in the narthex. Be at Monsignor Bones Hall, Knight St., on Thursday 24th May 4pm.
DATES FOR THE DIARY
May 15th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Afternoon Guild 2pm
May 16th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parish Council
May 17th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Evening Guild 1.30pm
May 18th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Turaton Concert, 8pm
May 19th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Cowdell Seminar
May 20th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St Augustine’s Day Celebrations & Lunch
May 24th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Living Well & Aging Well Expo
May 24th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Parish Fair meeting 4.30pm
May 25th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Arise 255
May 25th - 26th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Synod
May 26th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wedding
May 27th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hospice Service 2.30pm
May 27th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ecumenical Pentecost Service, Wesley 7.30pm
May 30th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Mary’s Katandra Annual Luncheon
June 1st. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Garden meeting
June 2nd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Garden Working Bee
June 2nd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Men’s Breakfast
June 8th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arise 255t
June 18th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pastoral Care meeting 1.15pm/Library
June 18 -21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clergy Retreat
July 13th & 14th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Garage Sale/ Evening Guild
Oct 6th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Men’s Breakfast
Oct 13th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wedding
Oct 15 -18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clergy Conference
Nov 10th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Parish Fair
Dec 1st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Men’s Breakfast
Dec 8th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wedding 4pm
REQUESTS FOR PRAYER
David Burrow, Betty Bush, Nancy Cooke, Donna Dyson, Mavis Euling, Eric Farrow, Frank Harder, Jean Hastie, Beryl Long, Carolyn McAlister, Denise McKellar, Lois Myers, Margaret Neaum, Margaret Noble, Jan Riches, Terry Rogers, Carol Shields, Peter & Eva Swindells, Phyl Sizler, John Sizler, Robyn Stone, Shirley & Ken Young, Anne, Buffy , Darren, David, David & Judith, Graham, Heather, Mark, Trevor, Joan & John, Karen, Les, Peggy, Toby, Alexandra & Charles, Joy, Sherena.
Rest in Peace
William Lethlean
Anniversary of death
May Jones 13th, Pamela Oliver 15th, Doris Buzza, Eva Ford 16th, Robert Simonis, Wilfred Parry, Marjorie Sweet, Clive Baker 17th, Don Classen, Gladys Turner, Enid Hughes, Raymond Williams 18th, Kathleen Goven-Smith, Ian Robinson 19th.
Duties for 13th May 2007
Celebrant 6.00pm Sat 12th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gail Bryce
Celebrant 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gail Bryce
Celebrant 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Barry Slatter
Celebrant 8.45 Dookie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Barry Slatter
Celebrant 10.45 Katandra. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gail Bryce
Readers 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ian Bryce, Gwyn Cowland,
Readers 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joan McCann, Jenny Moran
Servers 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Volunteer, Michelle, Beth
Servers 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jenny, Peter Lear, Jack Lear
Intercessors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Celebrant, Children
Euc. Assts 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carole Henderson, Bev Condon
Euc. Assts 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jenny Pleming, Christine Evans
Welcoming 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joyce Cavill, Eileen Quaife
Welcomers 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sandra Simonis, Hilder Lidgard
Sidespeople 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trevor Batey, Joy Campbell
Sidespeople 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nola Brewer, Alan Akers
Tea 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shirley Dean
Mowing ( 12th ). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kay McGregor, Merv Cowland
Welcome Tbl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.30 Heather Carlyon, 10.30 Dorothy Cook
Duties for 20th May 2007
Vigil Eucharist at 6pm Sat 5th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew Neaum
Celebrant 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew Neaum
Celebrant 10.30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gail Bryce
Celebrant 8.45 Dookie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gail Bryce
Celebrant 10.45 Katandra. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew Neaum
Readers 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Margaret Neaum, Norm Mitchelmore
Readers 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Andrea Fisher, Ian Bryce
Servers 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michelle, Daniel, Ben
Servers 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joan, Bethany, Daniel
Intercessors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Victoria Heenan, Mary Pearson
Euc. Assts 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John Griffin, Heather Fitzgerald
Euc. Assts 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carole Henderson. Bev Condon
Welcoming 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Shirley Dean, Gwen Betson
Welcomers 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jenny Moran, Charlotte Brewer
Sidespeople 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bob Galt, Norm Mitchelmore
Sidespeople 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlotte Brewer, John Pleming
Tea 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pat Griffin
Mowing 19th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Norm Mitchelmore, Lawrie Tinning
Welcome Tbl.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8.30 Val Rose, 10.30 Ros Dunlop
THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH
Monday 14th May Rector’s Day Off
7.45am Mattins & Eucharist - Lady Chapel
3.30pm Evening Prayer - Lady Chapel
Tuesday 15th May
7.45am Mattins & Eucharist - Lady Chapel
10.00am Playgroup - The Den
11.00am Funeral
12.15pm Simply Soul Soothing - Lady Chapel
2.00pm Afternoon Guild
3.30pm Evening Prayer - Lady Chapel
5.30pm Possibly Bishop in Council
7.30pm Baptism Preparation
Wednesday 16th May
7.45am Mattins only - Lady Chapel
10.00am Eucharist- St Augustine’s
3.30pm Evening Prayer - Lady Chapel
5.30pm Choir Practice for 10.30 Eucharist
7.30pm Parish Council
Thursday 17th May Ascension Day
7.45am Mattins & Eucharist - Lady Chapel
9.30am Tarcoola Eucharists
11.00am Eucharist- Harmony Village
1.30pm Evening Guild
3.30pm Evening Prayer - Lady Chapel
5.30pm Choir Practice
7.30pm Bible Study
Friday 18th May
7.45am Mattins & Eucharist - Lady Chapel
3.30pm Evening Prayer - Lady Chapel
8.00pm Turaton Concert
Saturday 19th May Associate Priest’s Day Off
7.45am Mattins & Eucharist
2.30pm The Rev’d Scott Cowdell Seminar
6.00pm Vigil Eucharist
Sunday 20th May Patronal Festival
8.30am Eucharist - St Augustine’s
10.30am Eucharist - St Augustine’s
8.45am Eucharist - St Luke’s Dookie
10.45am Eucharist - St Mary’s Katandra West
12 noon Patronal Festival Luncheon
3.30pm Pre Synod meeting/Wodonga
5.30pm Evening Prayer