Ararat Anglican Chronicle 15 November 08 Anglican... · ADVENT 1 Sunday 30th November 2008 9.30am ARARAT ADVENT 2 Sunday 7th December 2008 9.30am ARARAT Ararat Sunday School Activity

ANGLICAN DIOCESE OF BALLARAT ANGLICAN PARISH OF ARARATHoly Trinity Ararat, Christ Church Great Western, Christ Church Moyston,EDITION 15 All Saints’ Willaura. NOVEMBER 2008

In the hustle and bustle of shopping,wrapping gifts, sending cards andattending special events, it is easy to missthe entire point of Christmas – Christ him-self. There are many simple ways to keepChristmas focused on Christ.

Christmas Cards and LettersMake it a priority to send out Christmascards that point people to Christ. Whetherit is through the design or the wording,send out cards that focus on Christ and themeaning of Christmas as opposed to Santaor other secondary matters.Enclose a Christmas letter with your cardand make a point of sharing what Christ isdoing in your life. The letter can be brief,

but this is the one time of the year that isespecially natural to share what Christ isdoing in your life with all of the people whoare important to you.Place all of the Christmas cards youreceive in a pretty box or basket. Each day,take a card out of the box, read it, and prayspecifically for the person who sent it.Consider going through the cards againand again, specifically praying for thesender all year.

Music and WorshipAttend carol services and make a point ofsinging Christmas carols that clearly sharethe significance of Christmas.Give out small plates of star-shaped cook-ies and attach a little card about the signifi-cance of the Star of Bethlehem and Jesus.Sing a different Christmas carol eachevening after supper. After singing, discussthe meaning of the carol and then sing itagain.Attend a Christmas Eve service as well asthe Christmas Day service.Display a crèche or nativity scene in yourliving room or another room where yourfamily gathers each day.

There are lots of other things you can do tokeep Jesus the focus of Christmas. Seewhat you can do to keep Jesus in Christ-mas FJ

I want to be a “Sheila on fire for God” butthere also needs to be a church behind medoing the same. Don’t you long for the FireGod can give us? Lets change and in-stead of focussing on man made rules letsfocus on God first and you will see a firecome into our lives which will change thechurch forever.

Lets be Sheilas and Blokes for God.

May the love and fire of God be with youalways,

Jenny WellsPO Box 349 Ararat 3377.

A father was approached by his small sonwho told him proudly, 'I know what theBible means!' His father smiled and replied,'What do you mean, you 'know' what theBible means? The son replied, 'I do know!''Okay,' said his father. 'What does the Biblemean?''That's easy, Daddy...' the young boyreplied excitedly, 'It stands for 'Basic Information BeforeLeaving Earth.'

Sheilas and Blokes on fire forGod.

At the October Aglow meeting (where anumber of women from different denomina-tions join together once a month to praiseand worship God) our guest speaker, PamEllason, told us about taking her daughterto the Aglow Conference in Perth. She wasabsolutely horrified to see the room filledwith older women, but by the end of themeeting when asked what she thought, herresponse was “You Sheilas are on firefor God.” Pam then asked us, are we, andour churches the same? .

After thinking on this question I realized myflame was only a glowing ember, whichsaddened me, and in our Diocese we arereturning to the days of the Pharisees withlegalistic laws on anything from reading theWord of God in church to visiting people.Mission Statements that are forever chang-ing and conferences to find out how tobring people back to the church, and whenthe wrong questions are asked the peopleare bullied or ignored.

What happened to the basics of puttingGod first?

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ADVENT 1Sunday 30th November 20089.30am ARARAT

ADVENT 2Sunday 7th December 20089.30am ARARATArarat Sunday School Activity &Presentation in Church at Ararat7.30pm WILLAURA CAROL

SERVICE

Friday 12th December 20087.30pm GREAT WESTERN

CAROL SERVICE

ADVENT 3Sunday 14th December 20089.30am ARARAT11.30am WILLAURAWillaura Sunday School Activity &Presentation in Church at Willaura

ADVENT 4Sunday 21st December 20089.30am ARARAT11.15am WILLAURA5.30pm MOYSTON7.30pm ARARAT CAROL

SERVICE

CHRISTMAS EVEWednesday 24th Dec 20085pm MOYSTON7.30pm WILLAURA11.30pm ARARAT

CHRISTMAS DAYThursday 25th Dec 20088am GREAT WESTERN9.30am ARARAT

Advent means “coming” and is the seasonof watching and waiting and preparing forthe Christmas season. Advent is a seasonof expectation: “The king shall come.” Thecolour for Advent is violet and the seasonis marked by the lighting of candles.

Christmas celebrates the birth of Christwhere “the Word became flesh and dweltamong us.” At Christmas we celebrate thatGod is with us. Carols are sung, gifts aregiven and the colour for the season is

white.


Peggy Moorfoot had members of the Kid’sClub making masks and having a lot of fun.Above and Below are pics of Kid’s Club..

In September, the Youth Group went toLazer Force in Ballarat and had get fun inkilling the Parish Priest.The Youth Group meets monthly on the3rd Friday. See FJ for more info.

In September, the Spring Time Ball washeld in the Hall. Thank you to Leila Croftfor organizing this event. A great night ofdancing was held.


Willaura Sunday School onthe first Sunday of the Monthcontinues to grow and thechildren to not only have funbut continue to learn aboutJesus.

The first Saturday in Octobersaw 8 parishioners travellingto Horsham to attend theRegional Assembly.

The Bishop and Archdeaconspoke to representativesfrom the parishes of theWimmera.

At the end of October, theMen’s dinner Group had asguest speaker, WilbertMapondere from Zimbabwe.He spoke of the problems inhis country and life as arefugee.Pic on left: Reg Wiltshire,Wilbert Mapondere and RickThomas


On Monday 29th September was PoliceRemembrance Day and Fr John organizeda service for the Police in Stawell. (nextyear it will be at Ararat) - Jillian Mathessang at the service and Inspector BrianClarke spoke on Policing.

At the end of August, a combined ParishService was held in Great Western. It waslovely to see the church full and all in goodvoice. After the service many adjourned tothe Great Western Hotel for a roast meal.We are planning on the 5th Sunday of themonth to move around the Parish. It ishoped that people will not use it as a dayoff but rather a day to support, visit andencourage the other centres in our Parish.

Fr John cooked a roast recently for theAnglican Ladies Fellowship and theMen’s Dinner Group. Want a roast?


tune to it? I want to sing it tonight forChristmas Eve."Gruber's face lights up. A challenge. Asong. He takes the lyrics from the priestand begins to say them over and over,looking for a cadence. Then he hums a lineand scratches it down.Mohr soon tires of the process and beginsto play with the children. But within an houror so, Gruber seems to have a melody andis working out the chords on his guitar."Father, how does this sound?" he callsand begins to sing the words:

Silent night, holy night,All is calm all is bright...

He stops to make a correction in the manu-script, and then continues:

...'Round yon virgin, Mother and Child,Holy infant so tender and mild,

Sleep in heavenly peace!Sleep in heavenly peace!

Father Mohr is ecstatic. On the secondverse Gruber's deep voice is joined byMohr's rich tenor. Elizabeth, baby on herhip, who has been humming along, nowjoins them on the last verse. The song fillstheir home with its gentle words andmemorable melody.That night, December 24, 1818, the songfills St. Nicholas Church at Midnight Mass.Mohr sings tenor, Gruber bass, and thechurch choir joins the refrain of each verse,while Mohr accompanies on the guitar. Bythe time the last notes die away, theworshipers are a-buzz with joy and wonderat the song. On Christmas Day, the song isbeing hummed and sung in dozens ofhomes around Oberndorf. "Silent night,holy night."And in Oberndorf, they would sing theirbeloved carol again and again eachChristmas.

The phrase repeats itself over and overagain in Fr Joseph Mohr ‘s mind:

Silent night, holy night,Stille nacht, heilige nacht.

It's the first line from a poem this youngAustrian priest had written two yearsbefore. Now he can't get the phrase out ofhis mind. "Silent night, holy night."Tonight is Christmas Eve and St. NicholasChurch in Oberndorf, north of Salzburg, willbe chock-full of people. Father JosephMohr has a homily in mind, a message forhis flock on this sacred night, but he needsa carol, something special to cap off theservice.

Silent night, holy night,All is calm, all is bright...

The words won't go away. "I need a tune!"he says out loud, shaking his head. "Iwonder if Franz can help me. I hope it's nottoo late." Franz Gruber is the school-teacher in the nearby village of Arnsdorf --a gifted musician, organist at the Arnsdorfchurch, and occasional substitute organistat St. Nicholas. "Franz will help me!" hesays to himself. "He can't resist a musicalchallenge."Quickly now he slings on his heavy coat,dons a fur cap and gloves, and venturesinto the brisk December morning. Thesnow is crunchy underfoot as he makes hisway across the churchyard towards Arns-dorf, just a 20 minute walk. "Silent night,holy night ... silent night, holy night." Therhythm of the words echoes with eachstep.Elizabeth opens the door at his knock."Father Mohr, how nice of you to stop by.Franz will be glad to see you." She takeshis coat and ushers him in. Franz is pickingsomething out on his guitar."Franz, remember that poem I told youabout: 'Silent Night'?" says Mohr. "I knowit's too late to ask, but could you help put a


physician. Not only do we have Paul'sword, but Eusebius, Saint Jerome, SaintIrenaeus and Caius, a second-centurywriter, all refer to Luke as a physician.

We have to go to Acts to follow the trail ofLuke's Christian ministry. We know nothingabout his conversion but looking at thelanguage of Acts we can see where hejoined Saint Paul. The story of the Acts iswritten in the third person, as an historianrecording facts. Luke first joined Paul'scompany at Troas at about the year 51 andaccompanied him into Macedonia wherethey traveled first to Samothrace, Neapolis,and finally Philippi. When Paul left PhilippiLuke stayed behind to encourage theChurch there. Seven years passed beforePaul returned to the area on his thirdmissionary journey.

In Acts 20:5, the switch to "we" tells us thatLuke has left Philippi to rejoin Paul in Troasin 58 where they first met up. They traveledtogether through Miletus, Tyre, Caesarea,to Jerusalem.

Luke is the loyal comrade who stays withPaul when he is imprisoned in Rome aboutthe year 61: "Epaphras, my fellow prisonerin Christ Jesus, sends greetings to you,and so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, andLuke, my fellow workers" (Philemon 24).And after everyone else deserts Paul in hisfinal imprisonment and sufferings, it is Lukewho remains with Paul to the end: "OnlyLuke is with me" (2 Timothy 4:11).

Luke's inspiration and information for hisGospel and Acts came from his closeassociation with Paul and his companionsas he explains in his introduction to theGospel: "Since many have undertaken toset down an orderly account of the events

Luke, the writer of the Gospel and the Actsof the Apostles, has been identified with St.Paul's "Luke, the beloved physi-cian" (Colossians 4:14). We know fewother facts about Luke's life from Scriptureand from early Church historians. It is be-lieved that Luke was born a Greek and aGentile.

Luke's gospel shows special sensitivity toevangelizing Gentiles. It is only in hisgospel that we hear the parable of theGood Samaritan, that we hear Jesuspraising the faith of Gentiles such as thewidow of Zarephath and Naaman theSyrian (Lk.4:25-27), and that we hear thestory of the one grateful leper who is aSamaritan (Lk.17:11-19). According to theearly Church historian Eusebius Luke wasborn at Antioch in Syria.

In our day, it would be easy to assume thatsomeone who was a doctor was rich, butscholars have argued that Luke might havebeen born a slave. It was not uncommonfor families to educate slaves in medicineso that they would have a resident family


Reading Luke's gospel gives a good ideaof his character as one who loved the poor,who wanted the door to God's kingdomopened to all, who respected women, andwho saw hope in God's mercy for every-one.

The reports of Luke's life after Paul's deathare conflicting. Some early writers claim hewas martyred, others say he lived a longlife. Some say he preached in Greece,others in Gaul. The earliest tradition wehave says that he died at 84 Boeotia aftersettling in Greece to write his Gospel.A tradition that Luke was a painter seemsto have no basis in fact. Several images ofMary appeared in later centuries claiminghim as a painter but these claims wereproved false. Because of this tradition,however, he is considered a patron ofpainters of pictures and is often portrayedas painting pictures of Mary.

He is often shown with an ox or a calfbecause these are the symbols of sacrifice-- the sacrifice Jesus made for all theworld.

Luke is the patron of physicians andsurgeons.


that have been fulfilled among us, just asthey were handed on to us by those whofrom the beginning were eyewitnesses andservants of the word, I too decided, afterinvestigating everything carefully from thevery first, to write an orderly account foryou, most excellent Theophilus" (Luke 1:1-3).

Luke's unique perspective on Jesus can beseen in the six miracles and eighteenparables not found in the other gospels.Luke's is the gospel of the poor and ofsocial justice. He is the one who tells thestory of Lazarus and the Rich Man whoignored him. Luke is the one who uses"Blessed are the poor" instead of "Blessedare the poor in spirit" in the beatitudes.Only in Luke's gospel do we hear Mary'sMagnificat where she proclaims that God"has brought down the powerful from theirthrones, and lifted up the lowly; he hasfilled the hungry with good things, and sentthe rich away empty" (Luke 1:52-53).

Luke also has a special connection withthe women in Jesus' life, especially Mary. Itis only in Luke's gospel that we hear thestory of the Annunciation, Mary's visit toElizabeth including the Magnificat, thePresentation, and the story of Jesus' disap-pearance in Jerusalem. It is Luke that wehave to thank for the Scriptural parts of theHail Mary: "Hail Mary full of grace" spokenat the Annunciation and "Blessed are youand blessed is the fruit of your wombJesus" spoken by her cousin Elizabeth.

Forgiveness and God's mercy to sinners isalso of first importance to Luke. Only inLuke do we hear the story of the ProdigalSon welcomed back by the overjoyedfather. Only in Luke do we hear the story ofthe forgiven woman disrupting the feast bywashing Jesus' feet with her tears.Throughout Luke's gospel, Jesus takes theside of the sinner who wants to return toGod's mercy.

My Memories ofChristmasby Jesse Christian

When I was a small child in the 1930’s,Christmas had a great meaning for me.Family together, presents under a ‘real”tree. These were very few, but I washappy… We really knew the meaning ofthis most holy time.A time to rejoice in the birth of our LordJesus Christ. A time to sing his praises, totell tales of his wondrous birth. We went toChurch first to give thanks for the birth ofthis most holy child born to Mary in astable. I, to Sunday School to hear thebeautiful story of his humble birth. I stilllove to hear that story and have read itmany times to my children and grandchildren and hoping soon to do the samefor my great grand children.We would go home to a meal lovingly pre-pared by my mother. Despite the hardtimes all food was home grown. A goose,grandmother’s home cured ham and lots of‘veggies’ from God’s earth. Life was good.So when your grace is said on Christmasday, give a thought to that baby and hishumble beginnings. A child who was togrow up to be the Saviour of the world.That is what Christmas is all about.Pray for those not so fortunate as our-selves …. God be with you and a veryhappy Christmas to everyone.

by Joan Talbot

A starry night,A couples plight,

No room for them,In Bethlehem.

A stable rude,A cradle crude,

A King was born,On the morn.

The Angels sang,The heavens rang,

The shepherds saw,And did adore.

Three Orient Kings,Brought precious things,

These that foretold,Events to unfold.

This little child,Of mother mild,

Was born for you,Yes! Its true.

Happy Christmas


What is the cost?The cost will be set by the group members.Other Community Kitchens usually pay $2to $3 per serve.Some groups have an initial start up cost tobuy pantry staples etc. however it may bepossible to get some funding to cover this.

WE NEED HELP!In order to use the Anglican Church hall forCommunity Kitchens we need donations ofcooking equipment. We are asking churchmembers to rummage through their kitchento look for any equipment that they don’tneed and is still in good condition.Donations can be placed in the box locatedin the church foyer.

Equipment we require:Measuring spoons/cups Oven traysMixing bowls StrainerWhisks SaucepansCan opener Frying pansGrater WokPotato masher Chopping boardsLadle Knife setServing spoons Cooling racksThermometer (for food) Manual juicerOven mitts Casseroledishes

If you are interested in joining aCommunity Kitchen, please contact:Rachael Cooper - DietitianEast Grampians Health ServicePh: 5352 9327

The East Grampians Health ServiceCommunity Centre is hoping to set up aCommunity Kitchen using the AnglicanChurch Hall as a venue.

What is a Community Kitchen??Community Kitchens are a group of 6-8people who get together and cook 2-3meals together. Many groups choose toeat a meal together and take the othershome or they may take all meals home.

The advantages of attending aCommunity Kitchen are:

Making new friends

Eating a meal with others

Spend less on food

Trying new recipes

Learning more about cooking andbudgeting skills

Having meals to put in your freezerfor other days


15. A small boy swallowed some coins andwas taken to a hospital. When his grand-mother telephoned to ask how he was, anurse said, 'No change yet.'

16. A chicken crossing the road is poultryin motion.

17. The short fortune-teller who escapedfrom prison was a small medium at large.

18. The man who survived mustard gasand pepper spray is now a seasonedveter an.

19. A backward poet writes inverse.

20. In democracy it's your vote that counts.In feudalism it's your count that votes.

21. When cannibals ate a missionary,they got a taste of religion.

1.The roundest knight at king Arthur'sround table was Sir Cumference.He acquired his size from too much pi.

2. I thought I saw an eye doctor on anAlaskan island, but it turned out to be anoptical Aleutian.

3. She was only a whisky maker, but heloved her still.

4. A rubber band pistol was confiscatedfrom algebra class because it was aweapon of math disruption.

5. The butcher backed into the meatgrinder and got a little behind in his work.

6. No matter how much you push theenvelope, it'll still be stationery.

7. A dog gave birth to puppies near theroad and was cited for littering.

8. Two silk worms had a race. Theyended up in a tie.

9. Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like abanana.

10. A hole has been found in the nudistcamp wall. The police are looking into it.

11. Atheism is a non-prophet organization.

12. Two hats were hanging on a hat rack inthe hallway. One hat said to the other,'You stay here, I'll go on a head.'

13. I wondered why the baseball keptgetting bigger. Then it hit me.

14. A sign on the lawn at a drug rehabcenter said: 'Keep off the Grass.'


MARCH 2009

Sunday 29th March WALK-A-THON

APRIL 2009

Sunday 5th April PALM SUNDAYat Willaura

Thursday 9th April MAUNDY THURSDAYFriday 10th April GOOD FRIDAYSaturday 11th April EASTER VIGILSunday 12th April EASTER SUNDAY

OTHER PROPOSED DATES for 2009

Sat 2nd May PARISH FETESun 24th May PLEASANT SUNDAY

AFTERNOONSun 7th June TRINITY SUNDAY

Luncheon in hall after MassFriday 5th Sept SPRING TIME BALL

CHECK OUT THE PARISHWEB SITE ON

www.araratanglican.com.au

DECEMBER 2008

Sunday 7th December7.30 Carols at Willaura

Tuesday 9th December 6.30pmCHRISTMAS PARISH BREAKUPat Ararat RSL $25 each

Friday 12th December7.30pm Carols at Great Western

Sunday 21st December7.30pm Carols at Ararat

Wednesday 24th DecemberCHRISTMASS EVE5pm Moyston7.30pm Willaura11.30pm Ararat

Thursday 25th DecemberCHRISTMASS DAY8am Great Western9.30am Ararat

JANUARY 2009

Sunday 4th Jan EpiphanySunday 11th Jan Baptism of Jesus

FEBRUARY 2009

Sunday 1st Feb CANDLE MASSSunday 8th Feb HARVEST FESTIVAL

Tues 25th Feb SHROVE TUESDAY6.30pm Pancake tea in Hall at Ararat

Wed 25th Feb ASH WEDNESDAY10am and 7pm Mass


Fr John recently launched a new bookletcalled “FJ’s Sunday Jokes.”Fr John said, ‘ “I can’t remember jokes”is a common complaint I hear frompeople. So here are some of the jokestold before the sermon on Sundays atHoly Trinity AnglicanChurch, Ararat plusa few others.’The Booklet is $5and proceed gotowards replacingthe photocopier.

Jesus. The pair, upon arriving, imposedhands on them and they received the HolySpirit (Acts 8:14-17; 19:6; Hebrews 6:2).

This act of laying on of hands did twothings. It first of all provided a clear linkbetween the Christians in Samaria and theChristians in Jerusalem. It also conferred,in a special way, the strengthening andempowering gift of the Holy Spirit. It isthese two parts that make up the differinggifts of the sacrament of Confirmation.

Confirmation:Sealing with the gift of the Spirit:

When the candidate for confirmationkneels before the Bishop he lays hands ontheir head, anoints them with the oil ofchrism and proclaims: Be sealed with thegift of the Holy Spirit. This anointing withoil is an ancient sign of purification,strengthening and empowering. Oil meansstrength, power and glory (the athletesrubbed it on their skin before contests). Itis a sign that has been used when kingsare crowned and when priests are conse-crated (2 Samuel 2:4,7; 5:3,17). Jesus iscalled the Christ which means the AnointedOne of God. He was not anointed with oilbut with the Spirit at his baptism (thus thelink between the Spirit and oil).

The laying on of hands represents beingtaken possession of, being claimed forChrist and his Church. It is also a way ofindicating the bestowing of responsibilityfor something and the challenges that gowith responding to a call to follow Christmore closely. This vocation is one thatempowers the individual to go out andspread the Good News of salvation, towork as an ambassador of the Gospel bythe way they live and the things they

Confirmation:Being Sent out to Preach the GoodNews

God’s grace continues to work after a per-son has been baptised and through thisdivine life within us, we mature and growas Christians. The sacrament of Confirma-tion confirms, strengthens and completesbaptism.

In baptism we received the gift of the HolySpirit and our lives stand under the powerof that same Spirit. Yet, we read in theScriptures that the Spirit was conferred bythe laying on of hands that was distinctfrom baptism. We can see this in the fol-lowing account from the Acts of the Apos-tles: When the apostles in Jerusalemheard that Samaria had accepted the wordof God, they sent Peter and John tothem. The two went down to these peopleand prayed that they might receive theHoly Spirit. It had not as yet come downupon any of them since they had only beenbaptised in the name of the Lord


they take up a serious responsibility to beworking with others for the good of theChurch and are committing themselves tosharing in the burdens of discipleship andthe evangelisation of all peoples.

Two Blondes With Hammers.

Carol and Donna, were doing somecarpenter work on a Habitat for Humanityhouse. Carol, who was nailing down housesiding, would reach into her nail pouch, pullout a nail and either toss it over her shoul-der or nail it in. Donna, figuring this wasworth looking into, asked, 'Why are youthrowing those nails away?' Carolexplained, 'When I pull a nail out of mypouch, about half of them have the headon the wrong end and I throw them away.'Donna got completely upset and yelled,

'You fool! Those nails aren't defective!They're for the other side of the house!'

Blonde Shopping

A blonde was shopping at Target andcame across a shiny silver thermos.She was quite fascinated by it, so shepicked it up and took it to the clerk to askwhat it was.The clerk said, 'Why, that's a thermos.....itkeeps hot things hot, and cold things cold.''Wow,' said the blonde, 'that's amazing! I'mgoing to buy it!!' So she bought thethermos and took it to work the next day.Her boss saw it on her desk. 'What's that,'he asked?'Why, that's a thermos.....it keeps hotthings hot and cold things cold,' shereplied.Her boss inquired, 'What do you have init?'The blond replied........'Two icy poles andsome coffee.'

do. The anointing and laying on of handstogether also confer a responsibility to con-tribute to the up building and growth of theChurch which is the Body of Christ.

In this way, Confirmation invites us to amore active participation in the ongoingmission and ministry of Jesus. We arenow to be public witnesses to the Kingdomof God and the way of life set out for us byChrist in the Gospels. As people in theservice of Jesus, our lives become a ser-mon on the Kingdom and a means bywhich others can come to know and liveJesus as their Lord. It is therefore notsomething to be lightly taken.

In the ancient traditions of the Church, theprayer of Confirmation made it clear thatthe gift of the sacrament is the HolySpirit.: Almighty God, Father of our LordJesus Christ, you have freed these Chris-tians in baptism from guilt, you have be-stowed new life on them by water and theHoly Spirit. We ask you, O Lord, to sendthe Holy Spirit, the Paraclete, uponthem. Give them the Spirit of wisdom andunderstanding, of counsel, of knowledgeand of strength, the Spirit of piety and offear of the Lord. This makes it clear thatthe Spirit is given in the Sacrament for thestrengthening of the individual but it is astrengthening for a purpose. Once em-powered by the Spirit of God, they are tothen go out and make clear to all the bless-ings that are open to all in Christ. Confir-mation is the unfolding, strengthening andfullness of the Holy Spirit already bestowedin baptism, together with a mission of re-sponsible commitment in the Church forthe service of all

The Bishop is the normal celebrant of thesacrament. This is to make clear the linksbetween the individual believer and theuniversal Church. In confirmation then


PARISH DIRECTORY

PARISH PRIEST: Fr John MathesHoly Trinity Rectory (49 High St)

PO Box 110 , Ararat 3377Phone (O3) 5352 1109 Mobile 0417 407 768

Email: [email protected]: www.araratanglican.com.au

WARDENS:Cheryl Haines 5352 3073

Chris Wells 5352 4265Gavin Anderson 5352 1705

PARISH COUNCIL4th Thursday in Month

SECRETARY: Cheryl Haines 5352 3073TREASURER: George Ettwell 5352 5128RENEWAL /EVANGELISM COMMITTEE

Fr John Mathes 5352 1109SACRISTAN

Ararat: Peg Moorfoot 5352 1713Willaura: Betty Robinson 5354 1378

Great Western: Marie Turner 5356 2226Moyston:

ORGANISTSArarat: Nicholas Hatswell 5352 1887

Willaura: Lynda Gellert 5354 1350HALL BOOKINGS Cheryl Haines 53523073

ARCHIVES Julia Norman-Bail 5352 1623SUNDAY SCHOOL

Sun 9.30am in Ararat/ 1st Sun 11.30am WillauraCarolyn Mathes 5352 1109

KIDS CLUBFriday fortnights 4.30-6pm in Ararat

Jenny Wells 5352 4265YOUTH GROUP Fr John Mathes 5352 1109

WILLAURA WOMENS GUILDElsie Duver 5354 1286

ANGLICAN LADIES FELLOWSHIP (ALF)Carolyn Mathes 5352 1109

MEN’S DINNER CLUBRick Thomas 5352 1673

ARARAT CHURCH CHOIRThursday 7.30pm Kris Hughes 5352 3794

CHURCH DANCES1st Friday in the month at Ararat

Leila Croft 5352 4422Dance Lessons Mondays 7.30pm in Hall

GREAT WESTERN FELLOWSHIP GROUPMarie Turner 5356 2226

BIBLE STUDY & FELLOWSHIP GROUPFr John Mathes 5352 1109

SCOTTISH DANCINGCheryl Haines 53523073

PARISHSERVICES

FIRST SUNDAY IN THE MONTH9.30am HOLY TRINITY, ARARAT11.30am ALL SAINTS’, WILLAURA

SECOND SUNDAY IN THE MONTH9.30am HOLY TRINITY, ARARAT11.30am ALL SAINTS’, WILLAURA

THIRD SUNDAY IN THE MONTH9.30am HOLY TRINITY, ARARAT11.30am ALL SAINTS’, WILLAURA5pm CHRIST CHURCH, MOYSTON

(5.30pm in day light saving time)

FOURTH SUNDAY IN THE MONTH9.30am HOLY TRINITY, ARARAT11.15am CHRIST CHURCH, GREAT

WESTERN

TUESDAY10am HEALING MASS, HOLY TRINITY,

ARARAT

WEDNESDAY10am MIDWEEK MASS, HOLY TINITY,

ARARAT

Morning and Evening Prayer is said each day atHoly Trinity Ararat. See Fr John for details.

Services are also held at various times GorrinnHouse, the Ararat Day Centre and the WillauraHostel. See Fr John also for HomeCommunions.

The Parish Priest, Fr John, is available forbaptisms, weddings, confession and otherservices by appointment.

The Parish has bible study groups, social nights,women’s groups, a men’s group and well aschildren’s ministry which all are invited toparticipate in. See Fr. John for more details


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