SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT
24 February 2013
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REDEMPTIVE LAUGHTER
There are churches where wowserism is a condition of membership. One Sunday morning into one such church strayed a man sobering up from the night before. Brought up well, he decided to sit it through rather than make an exit. The sermon in such churches tends to be long and boring and so it was little wonder that during the sermon the hung-over visitor nodded off. The preacher had been watching him all along, and having a nose for sinners had noticed the man’s apparent hangover and was disgusted. At the end of the sermon, the preacher decided to make an example of the visitor. He said to his congregation, “All those wishing to have a place in heaven, please stand.” The whole assembly stood up except, of course, the sleeping man. Then when everyone had sat down again the preacher shouted, “And he who would like to find a place in hell please STAND UP!” The weary man catching on to the last two words groggily stood up, to find that he was the only one standing. Confused and embarrassed he said, “I don’t know what we’re voting on here, Reverend, but it seems that you and I are the only ones standing up for it!” A whole church full of wowsers burst into redemptive laughter.
THIS AND THAT (73)
Andrew Neaum
I love the show “Rev” on the ABC at 10.00pm on Sunday nights. It is a comedy about a Church of England Vicar and unusually does not portray him as a buffoon. Comical yes, fallible yes indeed, vulnerable very much so, but essentially it is an affectionate portrayal.
Antihero as hero
Its central character is Father Adam Smallbone. He is a very human, hesitant but also impulsive, sometimes swearing, sex-ruminating, questioning, doubting and lovable Vicar of an inner London parish, with only a dozen broken folk in his congregation. Indeed there is almost no conventional “success” in his life at all. This, I often suspect, is a characteristic of Anglicanism at its most authentic.
There was a memorable episode involving a smooth, trendy, evangelical vicar. He borrows Adam’s church for his own massive congregation while they enlarge their own church and he is as wildly successful but as nasty a piece of work as you would find anywhere. It is made clear though that authenticity has little to do with a full church or “success” or popularity. It has to be far closer to crucifixion. I love Father Adam Smallbone. The anti hero is my hero.
The picture of Rectory life is spot on too. All those interruptions and the lack of privacy. Down and outs ring the door bell insistently at the most inconvenient of times, occasionally melting ones heart in their need, more usually tempting their murder.
There have been times this past week when I have wished to do what Father Adam Smallbone did after being derided and mocked for weeks by construction workers from a building site next door to his church. Ignoring them did not work. They become more and more outrageous until one of them moons him. Enough is enough! Father Adam deliberately and obviously removes his dog collar and tells them loudly and emphatically to F... off. They are stunned. As indeed they should be, a sign of grace in such louts. By the way, Rowan Williams loves the show too, and no, I don’t myself use that word!
Literalism
The problem with many too strict biblical literalists is wider than their limited and limiting interpretation of Scripture. Many of them read people literally too.
To relate to others widely and maturely we need an appreciation of, and ear for human ambiguity and ambivalence, for mixed motives, nuance, suggestion, irony and paradox. We need to understand that people might hold two or more conflicting opinions at the same time, and while believing can also not believe.
In a recent sermon I dared to confess that the word “evangelist” sometimes makes my flesh creep. In explaining why I cited, among other things “.....the born-again enthusiasts who enquire as to the state of our souls on street corners....” Someone suggested to me later that this could well give offence to any evangelicals in church, something I do not like doing for they are a valuable part of our Church and possible hold its future in their hands. However, anyone able to read not only a text but also its context would understand that this was not a generalised condemnation of all the “born-again”, but only of those who confront folk on street-corners, and what is that I would be prepared to qualify even that judgement if pushed. Ho hum! I suppose it is a compliment to be read like the bible, even if badly.
Irony is important in writing, art, humour and life generally, not “....in its vulgar meaning of "sarcasm", or the still more vulgar meaning of "saying something you don't really mean": but in the sense of inhabiting more than one position at once – of being able to observe something, but also to stand back and think about the way you are observing it, about the off-the-peg narratives and received ideas that shape your perceptions..... (Sam Leith in the Guardian on the kerfuffle to do with the novelist Hilary Mantel’s observations about Kate Middleton)
RETURN TO
TRISTAN DA CUNHA (8)
Sunday 16 September, 2012 continued...
Walking on the big stones that compose the remnant of what used to be black sanded “Little Beach” is difficult, keeping your balance a trial. We made it to the lava flow and began to climb up its sterile and rough surface. Then we noticed an approaching squall and decided to turn back. On the way down Diana put her hand on a piece of jagged clinker to steady herself and it gave way. She gently fell over, rolling on to her back, the only harm being a nastily scraped hand. We fixed it up temporarily with micropore from her pocket and made our way home by way of the harbour. There I discovered the remnant of the cave I was looking forward to rediscovering. In my memory it was a clean and pleasing cave with a sandy floor, but now it is all but in the harbour, has rough sheds in front of it, no sand and is dank, shaded and uninviting.
17 September, 2012 Monday
Using the South African Prayer Book for Mattins has introduced me to an excellent, very brief but comprehensive prayer of general intercession. I shall use it sometimes at the weekly Eucharists once I get back to Australia: Lord God we ask you to give us your blessing, to your Church, holiness; to the world, peace; to this nation, justice; and to all people knowledge of your law. Keep safe our families, protect the weak, heal the sick, comfort the dying and bring us all to a joyful resurrection. We ask these things through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
In spite of falling asleep for a good hour yesterday afternoon, we slept well and long last night as well, getting up only at about seven and making it to 8.00am Mattins in the church only just in time. Much as I love the Lady Chapel in St Augustine’s, tucked so beautifully and completely away from the outside world, a glittering, warm-brick cavern, it is pleasant to say Morning Prayer with a window beside you looking out over low cottages and flax to the South Atlantic.
Our breakfast as always was a piece of toast and a cup of coffee. I then made my way to the internet café where I tried to connect my own computer to the internet with the cable I obtained on the ship. It would have none of it. So I used the public machines to drop a note to the Bishop, a letter to the family and reply to letters from John Southerden and Heather Camm.
It is a grey day and fairly cold but as yet with no rain. We will take a walk later to “Pig Bite” the easternmost part of the settlement plateau. We have made the day’s most important decision of all though, what to have for dinner tonight. It will be a meal enjoyed as a lad on the island fifty five years ago: toad in the hole, if we can obtain some Vienna sausages from the supermarket.
Tuesday 18 September, 2012 8.42am
Another good night’s sleep. The toad in the hole, after some difficulty in working out how to light the gas oven, proved to be highly successful, eaten with half a large gem squash, tinned peas and fresh but ancient and mildly scabrous carrots. We also watched an episode of Downton Abbey, the first I have ever seen and absorbing. Tinned pineapple, cake and yoghurt afterwards. We intended going for a walk yesterday, but didn’t get round to it, the weather was indifferent to say the least, though no actual rain. When I took my early morning and invariable glance up at the mountain from the bathroom window it was clear, just.
We did a bit of visiting yesterday, first to Lars and Trina to deliver two little parcels, one from my sister Sue and one from Lorna in England. We then went to visit Rose who we had been told had sometimes child-minded me and my brother and sister when we were little, but we found in fact she had not. She had child-minded the daughter of the Administraor of the island at that time Phil Scott. Rose is a widow of some years standing, her husband had been policeman for many years. She is a lovely person and was delighted to see us.
We then visited Harold and Amy Green. He an old fellow in his late seventies or early eighties, acute of mind and witty. He informed us that his parents had been particularly close friends of my parents, as indeed was the case because their names were Johnny and Sophie Green whom I well remember. He told us of what a pleasure it was these days to hear the fishing gong go and be able to turn over in bed and pull up the duvet. He also had an interesting interpretation of the 1961 volcano as a providential event. The lava had flowed without damaging the village, curving round it rather than annihilating it, like a protective elbow sent by God. He also maintained, I am sure correctly, that in opening the island to the world it had taught the islanders not to defer obsequiously to expatriates, but rather to treat them as equals, a very good thing. Johnny Green, his father, died in exile in England, of a broken heart he said.
Harold and Amy were taken back again to England after their return to the Island from post volcanic exile. They were persuaded by a vicar who wanted a trip back because his wife needed to return for health reasons. He persuaded twenty islanders to go with him, informing them that he had accommodation available for them, when in fact he hadn’t. If he had sufficient numbers desirous of leaving, it legitimised the diverting of a ship to take them. I would like to quiz him further on this and find out which parson it was. He told us how good a job Lars and the lay readers were doing, but expressed sadness that no priest can be found for the Island. He reckons the English based U.S.P.G., the Missionary Society that sent my father to Tristan would be better at finding one than Cape Town Diocese, of which the island is a part. He could well be right.
We visited the Tourist Centre in the morning and bought two T-shirts for Susan and Meg and a little knitted penguin for Hetty. Eric from the fisheries rang up to offer us half a dozen eggs, and I gratefully accepted the offer. He will bring them round later. I asked Harold about the daisies I remember as being everywhere in the fifties, suspecting that the rampant Kikuyu grass has done away with them. He maintained that they are still around during summer. I find the island accent very musical, far more pleasing to the ear than the South African.
Wednesday 19 September, 2012 6.10am
I awoke early and to spare myself those morbid early morning mental rambles I decided for the first time since being here to get up and on with things. It is dark, of course, but a creaking roof and soughing flax indicates a windy day to come. On opening the top half of the house’s back door, I detected moisture on the wind, not enough to be heard on the roof but the ground is soggy. Good Tristan winter weather once more.
Yesterday we rushed out in the wet to see the MV Edinburgh come in. There was no horizon, the misty sea blurred into the sky and the Edinburgh is white. We only noticed it because we had heard on the way back from Mattins that it was due to arrive. From the study desk Diana noticed the faint ghostly shape of a white ship of which we took an ineffective photo or two. We later noticed a small shape coming away from it and heading for shore. We dashed out to see this small boat land in inclement weather, as the M.V. Edinburgh steamed off east. The harbour offers only limited protection from wild weather but we were too late to witness the boat’s entrance, though we did see it craned on to the wharf. No boat could be left afloat in the harbour, the entrance to the wild sea is too close, big waves coming in would play havoc with anything afloat. I had not put on my over-trousers and so I was very wet from wind-driven rain when we returned. I later put them into the dryer, discovering that it works and effectively too.
In the afternoon Diana went to a Mothers’ Union meeting: “there was a little service with robust singing in church and then we all headed off to Margaret’s house in the wind and rain, our hoods up, forming a crocodile along the tracks between the low houses like the seven dwarves off to work. We did justice to the variety of tasty homemade goodies passed round a cosy sitting room to enjoy with a cup of tea. I was the only one without knitting secreted in my bag, but learned much from these expert crafts women as I quizzed everyone about their garments and memories of the Neaums.
The only two TV programs available are from the British Forces Channel. They offer both good and bad, but blessedly no adverts. We watched a program called “Unzipped”, blatantly crude and unsubtle. It revealed the huge gap between hedonistic young folk and the likes of me and Church folk generally.
FROM THE REGISTERS
Birthdays:
Barbara Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Feb
John Pleming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Feb
Hilary Akers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 March
Anniversary:
Frank & Joan Harder (60 years). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Feb
Dr Frank and Joan Harder were married at St Andrew’s Church, Gardiner, Melbourne. The day after the wedding, 26 March 1953, they moved to Maude Street, Shepparton to live near to the General Practice that Frank joined. Congratulations to this fine pair, so much a part of the St Augustine’s family, and indeed of the Shepparton community.
CHURCH HALL TABLE CLOTHES
Please search for and bring in any outstanding Church Hall table clothes to the Church Office or kitchen - Thank you.
A B M ENVELOPES
Lent Envelopes will be available throughout Lent for donations to ABM’s extensive work here in Australia and overseas.
THE ROVING LENT COURSE
26 February, Tuesday at 7.30pm
This week’s Session - St Paul’s Rushworth
The reading material for this second session is available at the back of the church to pick up today (Sunday) for people from St Augustine’s. Shepparton participants will meet in the car park at 6.45 to arrange lifts. Contact the Office 58 217 630 for any other queries. Apologies from Helen for the wrong month quoted in the handout!
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER
1 March Friday
10.15am St Brendan’s Church
8.00pm Uniting Church, Pine Lodge
The theme of this year’s Day of prayer is ‘I was a stranger and you welcomed me’. The service has been collated by the WDP Committee of France but is as relevant to us as to them. Do come along to be a part of this world wide gathering either in Shepparton or at Pine Lodge. There is a light shared supper after the latter.
ARISE 255 YOUTH GROUP
4 March Monday 5.30pm
The theme on Monday will be HELP ON THE JOURNEY, looking at the poem ‘Footprints in the sand’.
INTERMENT OF ASHES
5 March Tuesday 12 noon
Many long term parishioners will remember with pleasure Arch and Joyce Young. Arch died recently and his ashes are to be interred in our Garden of Remembrance on Tuesday 5th March at noon. You are welcome to attend and to refreshments in the hall afterwards.
MOTHERING SUNDAY - POSIES
9 March Saturday from 9am
The Flower Guild request volunteers to help make up the posies. Please sign up if you can help. Donations of short stemmed colourful flowers suitable for posies should be brought to the Rectory on Friday or the Hall early Saturday-thank you.
MOTHERING SUNDAY-SIMNEL CAKE
Please sign up in the Narthex if you would like to volunteer to make a Simnel Cake for distribution on Mothering Sunday.
MOTHERING SUNDAY-BREAKFAST
10 March Sunday 9.30-10.30am
Ladies please sign up in the Narthex for the ‘between services’ Breakfast, when we shall have a scintillating speaker and be served by the men (we hope). As it is the long weekend you may have visitors staying-so sign up and bring them along too.
LADY DAY
8 April Monday 10.15am
In the Cathedral, starting with Morning Tea at 10.15am, followed by the Eucharist celebrated by the Bishop. Please bring Caritas, Parish and MU banners. Lunch costs $10 the proceeds to ABM. To order lunch contact our Parish Office before 17 March.
TA & TA TA
10 May Friday 6.30pm Church Hall
A Farewell to the Neaums will be held on the date above. There will be a dinner and drinks a speech or two and if anyone would like to put on an act of any sort for us, make an offer to John Griffin or Diana. There is sure to be a rueful verse from the Rector.
REACH OUT
The latest edition of Outreach is available in the Narthex. This includes some news of Grace in Thailand who had a nasty accident but appears to have recovered well and to be doing amazing things. Keep her and her work in your prayers.
FOR THE DIARY
Feb 26 Tue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lent Study Rushworth 7.30pm
March 1 Fri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .World Day of Prayer
March 3 Sun. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dookie AGM
March 4 Mon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arise 255 Youth Group
March 10 Sun. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mothering Sunday & Breakfast
March 12 Tue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grief Support 7.00pm
March 13 Wed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vestry
March 19 Tue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Friendship Group 2pm
March 20 Wed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parish Council
March 21 Thur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ladies Guild 1.30 pm
March 31 Sun. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Easter Sunday
April 8 Mon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.00am Lady Day Wangaratta
May 10 Fri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TA & TA TA Rector’s Farewell 6.30PM
May 23 Thu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4pm Raffle sub Committee Roz’s Room
May 31 Fri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Synod
June 1 Sat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Synod
June 2 Sun. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Patronal Festival & Induction of New Rector
June 8 Sat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martyrs of Uganda Service and Breakfast
June 13 Thur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4pm Fair Planning Group Roz’s Room
Oct 19 Sat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Parish Fair
REQUESTS FOR PRAYER
Hilary & Alan Akers, Joyce Auldrige, Liam Bognar, Nola Brewer, Joyce Caville, Halina Czerkaskyz, Christina Furze, Victoria Heenan, Bruce Hodgson & family, Katherine Holt, Edwin Johnson, Dos King, Bob & June Mc Kellar, Colin McKenzie, Elsie Lieschke, Helen McDonald, Anita Saville, Lynda Saville, Dawn Scott, Sandra Simonis, Nicole Sleeth, Patricia Sparkes, Suzanne Singh, Shirley Venimils, Ray, James & Rachel, Cheryl, Joy, Simon, Jenny, Tom, Jon & Justin.
Rest in Peace: Helen Hayes.
Anniversaries: Venda Keenan, Graham Longley, Albert Fidge (24 Feb), Constance Brock (25 Feb), Suzanne Shepherd, Frederick Bald, Mary Purss (27 Feb), Frances Simpson, John Phillips, Valerie Kennedy(28 Feb), Margaret Stammers (29 Feb), Ailsa Manley, Ruby Young (1 Mar), Charles Day, Thomas McDonnell (2 March).
READINGS NEXT SUNDAY 3 March
Isaiah 591-9, Psalm 631-9, 1 Corinthians 101-13
Duties for Sunday 24 February
Readers 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeanette Smith, Pat Griffin
Intercessor 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heather Pearson
Servers 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John Griffin, Soibhan Beth
Euc. Assts 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John Horder, Barbara Schier
Sidespeople 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Pearson, Trevor Batey
Welcomer 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eileen Quaife, Bev Reither
Welcome Table 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dorothy Cook
Tea 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gwyn Cowland
Reader 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter Martin
Intercessor 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nancy Noonan
Servers 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Olivia, Oscar
Euc. Assts 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jenny, Joe
Sidespeople 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John Pleming, Charlotte Brewer
Welcomers 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anne Hall, Kylie Milsom
Welcome Table 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dorothy Cook
Projector 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary
Children’s Church. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Suzanne
Mowing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .none
Monday Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joyce Oxley, Bob Galt
Duties for Sunday 3 March
Readers 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heather Pearson, Victoria Heenan
Intercessor 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pat Grriffin
Servers 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John Horder, Soibhan, Michelle
Euc. Assts 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jonh Griffin, Joe Pearson
Sidespeople 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joy Campbell, Norm Mitchelmore
Welcomer 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bev Ralph, Pamela Nicholls
Welcome Table 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dorothy
Tea 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Barbara Schier
Reader 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jenny Pleming
Intercessor 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Jones
Servers 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rick, Ella, Veila
Euc. Assts 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jenny Pleming, Joe Fernandez
Sidespeople 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Pleming, Rob Gilbert
Welcomers 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Irene Crawford, Volunteer
Welcome Table 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dorothy
Projector 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Natalie Black
Children’s Church. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Diana
Mowing 9 Mar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Pleming , John Wellman
Mon Office Mar 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rosemary Moore, Jeanette Smith
THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH
Sunday 24 February 2st Sunday in Lent
2.00pm Sudanese Church Service
5.30pm Evening Prayer- Lady Chapel
Monday 25 February (Rector’s Day off) St Matthias
7.45am Mattins & Eucharist - Lady Chapel
Tuesday 26 February
7.45am Mattins & Eucharist - Lady Chapel
10.00am Play Group
5.00pm Burial of Ashes Shepparton Cemetery
5.00pm Evening Prayer
7.30pm Lent Study at St Paul’s Rushworth
Wednesday 27 February George Herbert
7.45am Mattins - Lady Chapel
10.00am Eucharist - St Augustine’s
12.00pm Katandra Guild AGM and Eucharist
5.00pm Evening Prayer
5.30pm Eucharist for Lent
6.00pm EfM
Thursday 28 February Cyril & Methodius
7.45am Mattins & Eucharist - Lady Chapel
11.00am Ave Maria
11.00am Harmony
Hospital
12.30pm Clergy Luncheon
5.00pm Evening Prayer - Lady Chapel
5.30pm Choir Practice
Friday 1 March
7.45am Mattins & Eucharist - Lady Chapel
10.15am World Day of Prayer @ St Brendan’s
5.00pm Evening Prayer - Lady Chapel
Saturday 2 March
7.45am Mattins & Eucharist - Lady Chapel
6.00pm Vigil Eucharist
Sunday 3 March 3rd Sunday in Lent
8.30am Sung Eucharist - St Augustine’s
10.30am Eucharist & Children’s Church- St Augustine’s
9.00am Eucharist - St Paul’s Rushworth
11.00am Eucharist - Christ Church Murchison
8.45am Eucharist - St Luke’s Dookie AGM
2.00pm Sudanese Church Service
5.30pm Evening Prayer - Lady Chapel