FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
15th June 2008
Graphics and cartoons & liturgical material appear only in the printed version
DRACULA
Two nuns, Sister Marilyn and Sister Helen, were travelling through Europe in their car. In Transylvania, stopped at a traffic light out of nowhere, a diminutive Dracula jumped onto the hood of their car and hissed through the windshield. “Quick, quick!” shouted Sister Marilyn. “What shall we do?” “Turn the windshield wipers on. That will get rid of the abomination,’ said Sister Helen. Sister Marilyn switched them on, knocking Dracula about, but he clung on and continued hissing at the nuns. “What shall I do now?” she shouted.” “Switch on the windshield washer. I filled it up with Holy Water in the Vatican,” said Sister Helen. Sister Marilyn turned on the windshield washer. Dracula screamed as the water burned his skin, but he clung on and continued hissing at the nuns. “Now what?” shouted Sister Marilyn. “Show him your cross,” said Sister Helen. “Now you’re talking,” said Sister Marilyn as she opened the window and shouted, “You blood- sucking, slimy, evil swine! Get the fiendish hell off our car!”
Chicken Kisses & Sunburnt Potatoes
All the dreadful news of dreadful Mr Robert Mugabe’s actions against farmers in Zimbabwe reminds me that I once worked on a farm in that fair land. It was a good introduction to parish priesting, for part of the job involved caring for ten thousand leghorn chickens. So the first flock I ever tended was feathered.
I was a university student at the time and for the three month long summer vacation I worked on a mixed farm about fifty miles from Harare. I slept in a hot little outhouse which I shared with two shuddering and wheezing refrigerators. From their badly sealed doors trickled a slow line of blood that puddled on the floor every night, for they were packed tight with chicken carcases for market.
Murderous folk song
Farming in Rhodesia was labour intensive and the farm I worked on had its own substantial village on the property. Because the farmer was rather less than enlightened it was a ramshackle village, peopled for the most part with wild-eyed and feckless folk. I got to know a group of about twenty of its menfolk fairly well, because I was their foreman in the potato fields. Bloodshot of eye, beer-brawl scarred and coarse of humour, they reminded me of the crowds depicted in some of Hieronymous Bosch’s fascinating paintings, though rather darker of complexion.
They sang a monotonous little song as they worked, over and over and over again:
“Uya, uya, uya pano uya..
Iwe, iwe, mena blalla iwe!”
Translated it goes: “Come, come, come here, come. You, you, I kill you!” This is not the art of the folk song at its most inspiring, but I grew to be very fond of those wild men! It is also a period of my life that has stood me in good stead in parish ministry, because most of my priestly life has been spent in country parishes and since that time farming has always fascinated me.
Murderous leghorns
The leghorns layed far better if given a little privacy. One of my jobs while there was nailing hessian curtains on to hundreds of wooden laying-boxes and so my fascinated face was regularly a mere four inches from fluff-fringed backsides which blew kisses at me as they strained to spit out a shining wet and beautiful egg. A comical perspective on the miracle of birth.
Early each morning I had to collect from the deep-litter runs half a dozen chickens that had been pecked to death as they roosted. Any chicken that was different, or in the wrong place, was absent-mindedly pecked to death on its perch and equally absent mindedly seemed to allow itself to be so!
I soon learned that potatoes are very susceptible to sunburn. If left uncovered for long in the field, they blister, and then when stored the blisters burst, fester and begin to rot, emitting a smell that is as evil as any I have ever gagged over.
For a time I had a fellow worker who was an ex-mercenary soldier in the Congo. He was full of blood thirsty tales, and as if to underline them liked eating chunks of raw steak for morning and afternoon tea. The farmer himself was a pleasant enough man but extremely neurotic. He was a bit of a health food fanatic and long before the days of commercial yoghurt was a devoted consumer of the natural product made by himself in chipped cups. The yoghurt had a slightly furred top and was delicious.
Remedial versifying
We got up at dawn, worked for about four hours and then had a splendid breakfast at about half past nine: fresh fruit smothered in yoghurt, a couple of eggs, bacon, sometimes kidneys and toast galore. The best meal of the day. I kept myself from evening boredom by reading Russian novels. It was there that I waded through both War and Peace and Anna Karenina. I would go home for weekends to sing in my father’s parish choir and drink Castle lager in pubs with friends on Saturday nights. Not to get drunk but as a soul soothing accompaniment to interminable, animated conversation. I would drive back to the farm on Sunday nights, sometimes in spectacular thunderstorms, my little Ford Prefect’s headlights occasionally picking out a duiker or jackal on the narrow farm roads.
The farmer calmed his nerves by building, over many years, a beautifully crafted ocean-going yacht, hundreds and hundreds of miles from the sea in a land-locked country. His neuroses were fed by farming’s perennial uncertainty and also by the fact that for farmers there is always more to do than can ever be done.
This last problem is common to other vocations, not least parish ministry. Just as for a farmer there are always fences to be re-posted and hectares of trees to be planted that never are, so for a parish priest there are always more people unvisited than visited, more programmes and schemes to be undertaken than ever are and so on. This all too easily leads to depression and dissatisfaction. It is a problem for which I have not found the perfect answer, but building an ocean going yacht helps, as does writing verse, gardening and composing articles for pew sheets and Outreach.
(From the June issues of “Outreach”)
C S LEWIS (4)
One of the most influential twentieth century Christians and Anglicans was C S Lewis. He played a large part in holding my faith together when a young man and I still regard him with reverence though in some regards I have probably moved away from him over subsequent years, though on rereading this article I discover probably not as much as I have supposed. We all should know something about him and so I print below the final part of an article by Andrew Walker culled some years ago from the excellent Website “Ship of Fools”. (www.shipoffools.com) (AN)
Lewis wrote three science fiction novels, the second of which, Perelandra, is one of his great works, but of course we all know that Lewis went on to pen the seven Narnia chronicles which have now become nothing less than children’s classics. Before we draw to an end, we cannot let them pass by without comment. The chronicles are more episodic than epic, more impressionistic than pre-Raphaelite in detail. They are not careful ‘sub creations’ in the Tolkien mould, and in fact Tolkien did not like them.
The children are white, middle-class English boys and girls with somewhat stilted and ‘golly gosh’ speech. Except for the spunky Lucy, the girls are not very interesting. What is interesting is that Lewis turned his hand to children’s fairy tales after being defeated in a debate on naturalism at the Socratic Club at Oxford in 1948 by the formidable Elizabeth Anscombe. After this debate, Lewis never wrote Christian apologetics again.
What he did do was to regress to his childhood, fall back on his imagination, and let his word pictures and baptized images tumble onto the page with almost reckless abandon. Everything from neo-Platonism, patristic theology, Norse legend – even Father Christmas – is thrown in to the mix. On the one hand, the Narnia stories are careless, incomplete works (the chronology does not fit); on the other hand, they are immediate (like film), magical and emotionally intense. The Narnia stories are ‘ripping yarns’ because Lewis himself ‘lets rip’. Ostensibly written for children, I think they were really written by Lewis for himself (and possibly for Warnie, too).
Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings is arguably the more accomplished work, but Narnia grabs the attention with its power and numinous quality. Lewis, of course, wrote the Narnia stories not as Christian allegories but as myth. He would have been content, I am sure, if through them children learned of good and evil, the cardinal virtues, and perhaps, at best, even experienced ‘Sehnsucht’ for themselves.
THE GREAT LEVEL VIADUCT – I have left out much of Lewis’s adult life, his theological and spiritual essays, his literary criticism, and his brief but rapturous life with Joy Davidman – but I cannot end without letting Lewis himself speak to us. He is often remembered for his writings on ‘mere Christianity’, but his most elaborate definition of this concept is not so well known. I leave you with this extended quotation from his essay, ‘On the Reading of Old Books.’
‘I myself was first led into reading the Christian classics, almost accidentally, as a result of my English studies. Some, such as Hooker, Herbert, Traherne, Taylor, and Bunyan, I read because they are themselves great English writers; others, such as Boethius, St Augustine, Thomas Aquinas and Dante, because they were influences. George MacDonald I had found for myself at the age of sixteen and never wavered in my allegiance, though I tried for a long time to ignore his Christianity.
‘They are, you will note, a mixed bag, representatives of many Churches, climates and ages. And that brings me to yet another reason for reading them. The divisions of Christendom are undeniable and are by some of these writers most fiercely expressed. But if any man is tempted to think – as one might be tempted who read only contemporaries – that ‘Christianity’ is a word of so many meanings that it means nothing at all, he can learn beyond all doubt, by stepping out of his own century, that this is not so.
‘Measured against the ages, ‘mere Christianity’ turns out to be no insipid interdenominational transparency, but something positive and self-consistent, and inexhaustible. I know it, indeed, to my cost. In the days when I still hated Christianity, I learned to recognize, like some all too familiar smell, that almost unvarying something which met me, now in Puritan Bunyan, now in Anglican Hooker, now in Thomist Dante. It was there (honeyed and floral) in François de Sales; it was there (grave and homely) in Spenser and Walton; it was there (grim but manful) in Pascal and Johnson; there again, with a mild, frightening, Paradisial flavour, in Vaughan and Boehme and Traherne.
‘In the urban sobriety of the eighteenth century one was not safe – Law and Butler were two lions in the path. The supposed ‘Paganism’ of the Elizabethans could not keep it out; it lay in wait where a man might have supposed himself safest, in the very centre of The Faerie Queen and the Arcadia. It was, of course, varied; and yet – after all – so unmistakably the same; recognisable, not to be evaded, the odour which is death to us until we allow it to become life: ‘an air that kills / From yon far country blows’.
‘We are all rightly distressed, and ashamed, also, at the divisions of Christendom. But those who have always lived within the Christian fold may be too easily dispirited by them. They are bad, but such people do not know what it looks like from without. Seen from there, what is left intact despite all the divisions, still appears (as it truly is) an immensely formidable unity. I know, for I saw it; and well our enemies know it. That unity any of us can find by going out of his own age. It is not enough, but it is more than you had thought till then.
‘Once you are well soaked in it, if you then venture to speak, you will have an amusing experience. You will be thought a Papist when you are actually reproducing Bunyan, a Pantheist when you are quoting Aquinas, and so forth. For you have now got on to the great level viaduct which crosses the ages and which looks so high from the valleys, so low from the mountains, so narrow compared with the swamps, and so broad compared with the sheep-tracks.’
Andrew Walker when this article was written was Senior Lecturer in Theology and Education at King’s College London.
CATERING TEAM REVIEW
This should have been printed in “Outreach” but was lost in the welter of email that clutters my computer’s mailbox! (AN)
The Team
We would like to acknowledge and thank again the 50+ ladies who willingly provide/ donate food - sandwiches, slice, sausage rolls and little cakes etc. Thank you all very much.
The list of names will be on the Narthex table during the month of June. If you would like to add your name and phone number I would be very grateful. If, however, you would like to have your name removed, that is OK too, I will miss ringing you, but understand that you may be tired or unavailable for some reason. I/we will not be offended.
Price Rise
For ten years or more the requested donation for standard - sandwich & slice , tea & coffee - has been $5.00 per head. After some discussion and gentle persuasion from those who graciously prepare, setup, serve, & clean up the hall for the events/ funerals, we have agreed to raise the standard price to $6.00 per head. The cost of hot items will remain at $1.00 per piece per head. We will review the price again in 12-18 month.
Investment
As at March 2008 we have $28,350.78 invested with Cymbis Finance @ 8.3% pa due to mature 17/9/2008. This money is being accumulated for the upgrade of the hall toilets & floor tiling.
Facilities
A review of the kitchen facilities and contents shows we have sufficient plates, cups, saucers, mugs, bowls, utensils, glasses - water, wine and beer, tea towels, tablecloths, trays and serving platters. We do however lack enough quality cutlery sufficient for a dinner. We have canvassed quotes from 4 outlets - the details are available for those interested. It has been agreed that we will purchase 202 (17 dozen) sets of table knives, forks, dessert, soup & tea spoons at a cost of $740.00. The old mismatched cutlery (except for the teaspoons) will be given to the Evening Guild Garage sale for disposal.
Simply Soul Soothing
It is not intended at this time to increase the donation for this service. It was agreed that if all those who participated contributed the $5.00 requested, those who provide the lunch would break even - Simply Soul Soothing is not a profit making exercise.
Enquiries - Sandra Simonis 58211940
CONGRATULATIONS
Birthdays
Eileen Quaife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15th June
Jacqui Phillips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15th June
John Horder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15th June
Congratulations to Claire Wilkie who, we are told, turned 80 on Friday 13th
WELCOMING PROCEDURES
On Sunday 22nd after both the 8.30am and 10.30am Eucharists there will be a hopefully short meeting for Welcomers and Welcome Table minders to help review and perhaps reform our procedures.
FRIENDSHIP GROUP
The Friendship Group meets on Tuesday the 17th June at 2pm in the Den. All are welcome.
EVENING GUILD
The Evening Guild meets on Thursday the 19th at 1.30pm in the Den. All are welcome.
PIES IN AID OF HOSPICE
Pat continues to make home made pies for Hospice. Anyone interested in purchasing them please contact Pat on 58311606 or see her at Church.
GIANT GARAGE SALE
This takes place on Friday the 11th of July from 9.00am to 4.00pm and on Saturday July the 12th from 9.00am to12noon. It is time to sort out any unwanted or excess items that you may have. We are in need of all sorts of saleable articles, and as the event is now only a month away, we are a little short. We will accept most things and they can be collected if required. Contact Merle 58315601 or Betty 58211558 or any Guild member
EMERGENCY FOOD
Rudeness and cold-heartedness should play no part in the behaviour of those of us who aspire to be like Jesus of Nazareth. This is especially so of those who come to the Church for assistance because they are down on their luck or unable to manage their lives in exactly the way that we do. I occasionally witness an attitudinal coldness and contempt for such folk that makes my blood first run cold and then boil. All are welcome to our church and even those who take advantage of us need treating with firm kindness rather than contempt.
As the months get colder so does the need for emergency food. Items that are particularly appreciated are 50gram tins of coffee, 250gram Kraft cheddar cheese blocks, small Vita Brits, litre cartons of long life milk, 1kilo packets of sugar.
We appreciate parishioners donating to the emergency food cupboard. Nearly all of the recipients of our parcels appreciate it even more. Thank you.
ON LEAVE
Heather Camm is on leave this week. However she has arranged for volunteers in the Office on most days. Thank you to those volunteers.
GARDEN WORKING BEES
Please note the change! Garden Working Bees are now being held on the last Saturday of the month next one being 28th June.
DIOCESAN SNOW TRIP
This takes place from the 1st to the 3rd of August. Plenty of food, and fun with young people from all over the North East. Applications need to be in by the 10th of July and fees and application forms are available from the Parish Office.
VARIETY FAIR BASH - JUNE 21st
A Variety Fair Bash for the sick children of Victoria is being held in St. Augustine’s hall on Saturday 21st June. There will be cooking & tastings, tupperware and produce stalls and free tea & coffee. The entry fee of $2.00 includes a free ticket for the door prize.
NEW ROSTERS
Please collect your new roster (the one with your name on it!) from the narthex.
READERS IN CHURCH
Readers, please attempt to be in place at the Lectern by the time your reading is due to start. It enables you to compose yourself and it spares everyone else from having to resist the temptation to contemplate critically or admiringly your gait as you amble up!
PARISH COUNCIL
There is a Parish Council meeting on Wednesday at 7.30pm
DATES FOR THE DIARY
June 17th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Friendship Group 2.00pm
June 19th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Evening Guild 1.30pm
June 20th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Baptism Preparation
June 21st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wedding 3pm
June 28th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Garden Working Bee
July 11th & 12th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Giant Garage Sale/Evening Guild
July 16th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Parish Council
July 15th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Friendship Group
July 17th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evening Guild
July 20th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ecumenical Service at Dookie
July 26th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Garden Working Bee
Aug 1st - 3rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Diocesan Snow Trip
Aug 16th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mens Breakfast
Aug 20th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parish Council
Aug 21st. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Evening Guild/Postie Party
Aug 30th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Garden Working Bee
Aug 30th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wedding 1.30pm
Sept 17th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Parish Council
Sept 18th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Evening Guild/Den
Sept 27th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Garden Working Bee
Oct 4th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wedding 1.30pm
Oct 5th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Francis Tide Pet Service
Oct 7th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Visit of Gippsland AWA Eucharist & Meal
Oct 15th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Parish Council
Oct 16th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evening Guild/Narthex
Oct 19th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .St Luke Day for Health & Caring Professionals
Oct 25th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Garden Working Bee
Oct 27-30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Clergy Conference
Nov 1st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .All Saint’s Day
Nov 2nd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All Soul’s Day
Nov 8th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Parish Fair
Nov 15th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mens Breakfast
Nov 19th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parish Council
Nov 20th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evening Guild/Narthex
Nov 22nd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wedding 2pm
Nov 29th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Garden Working Bee
Dec 17th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Parish Council
Duties for 15th June 2008
Readers 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Margaret Neaum, Liz Gyles
Readers 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mary Pearson, Jenny Pleming
Servers 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beth, Michelle
Servers 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe, Zebedee, Ben
Intercessors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Victoria Heenen, Nancy Fennell
Euc. Assts 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bev Condon, Carole Henderson
Euc. Assts 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christine Evans
Welcoming 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eileen Quaife, Jeanette Berry
Welcomers 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sandra Simonis, Nola Brewer
Sidespeople 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joy Campbell, Norm Mitchelmore
Sidespeople 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John Pleming, Charlotte Brewer
Tea 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Val Bambrook
Welcome Tbl 8.30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Val Rose
Mowing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .no mowing this week
Duties for 22nd June 2008
Readers 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carole Henderson, Norm Mitchelmore
Readers 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlotte Brewer, Christine Evans
Servers 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michelle, Beth
Servers 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe, Zebedee, Bethany
Intercessors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pat Griffin, Celebrant
Euc. Assts 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Margaret Neaum, John Griffin
Euc. Assts 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Christine Evans
Welcoming 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gwen Betson, Joy Campbell
Welcomers 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jenny Moran, Charlotte Brewer
Sidespeople 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bob Galt, Joe Pearson
Sidespeople 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alan Akers, Nola Brewer
Tea 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Shirley Dean
Welcoming Table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dorothy Cook
Mowing 21st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gary Grant, John Horder
READINGS for 22nd June
Genesis 21:8-21 & Romans 6:1-11
REQUESTS FOR PRAYER
At the beginning of each month this list is cleared and ALL names need putting down again on the list in the narthex and signed in. No names should be listed without a person’s permission. The list for names of those to be prayed for is kept in the top drawer of the little plastic box of drawers on the narthex table..
Liam Bognar, Joshua & Nicky Cavill, Kylie Butterfield, Alison Baldwin, Jack Cook, Bernie Dreher, Donna Dyson, Jean Eden, Andrew Fox, Richard Goodfellow, John Green, Frank Harder, Charlie Keen, Joan McRae, Lyn Mawson, John Moore, Margaret Neaum, Albert Oxenbury, Ellen Pearson, Bev Ralph, Jan Riches, Kevin Richards, Peter & Eva Swindells, Lorraine Townley, Wes & Sue Tyson, Lorraine Vogul, Heather Vines, Bill, Brigid, David, Darren, Glenda, Layla, Tracey, Michael & Amanda.
Anniversary of death
Betty Norman 17th, Aubrey Goodfellow, Graham Davey, Harold Rawlings 18th, Ken McRae, John Burgess, Yvonne Gibbins 19th, Arthur Halsey, Arthur Taylor, Georgia Morcom 20th.
THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH
Monday 16th June Rector’s Day off
7.45am Mattins & Eucharist - Lady Chapel
3.30pm Evening Prayer - Lady Chapel
4.00pm Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
Tuesday 17th June
7.45am Mattins & Eucharist - Lady Chapel
10.00am Playgroup
12.15pm Simply Soul Soothing
2.00pm Friendship Group
3.30pm Evening Prayer - Lady Chapel
7.30pm Baptism Preparation
Wednesday 18th June
7.45am Mattins only - Lady Chapel
10.00am Eucharist - St Augustine’s
12.00 Hospital Ethics Committee
3.30pm Evening Prayer - Lady Chapel
7.30pm Parish Council
Thursday 19th June
7.45am Mattins & Eucharist - Lady Chapel
9.30am Eucharists - Acacia & Banksia
11.00am Eucharist - Harmony Village
1.30pm Eucharists - Hakea
1.30pm Evening Guild
3.30pm Evening Prayer - Lady Chapel
5.30pm Choir Practice
Friday 20th June
7.45am Mattins & Eucharist - Lady Chapel
9.00am Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
5.00pm Wedding Rehearsal
Saturday 21st June
7.45am Mattins & Eucharist - Lady Chapel Trad Rite
3.00pm Wedding
6.00pm Vigil Eucharist
Sunday 22nd June
8.30am Eucharist - St Augustine’s
10.30am Eucharist - St Augustine’s/Baptisms
8.45am Eucharist - Dookie
10.45am Eucharist - Katandra