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Readings from NRSV Used with Permission

Date 23-4-17 30-4-17

Second Sunday of Easter Third Sunday of Easter

Colour White White

Theme Doubting Thomas Walk to Emmaus

Readings Acts 2.14a, 22-32 Acts 2,14a, 36-41

Psalm 16 Psalm 116.1-4, 11-18

1 Peter 1.1-12 1 Peter 1.13-25

John 20.19-31 Luke 24.13-35

Roster 700am 9.00am 7.00am 9.00am

Worship Leader Rev Jane Mitchell Rev Jane Mitchell Rev Jane Mitchell Rev Jane Mitchell

Preacher Rev Jane Mitchell Rev Jane Mitchell Walk & Talk Walk & Talk

LA Leader Julie Elliker Dianne Bocquee Nammie White Julie Elliker

LA Server Ross Dinnar Kathy Carter Norm Booth AllanBerry

Greeter John Drinkwater Rhonda Nelson - Kerry Tovey

Sidesperson Ossie Brown Ian Nelson Kay Morris Varrie Berry

Reader 1 Nammie White Audrey Allsop Rosemary Kake Sandra Pearn

Reader 2 James Sloan Carol Booth Margurita Smethurst Russ Daly

Intercessor Nammie White Ian Nelson Rev Jane Mitchell Rev Jane Mitchell

Offertory Ossie Brown Ian Nelson Adrian Scott Varrie Berry

John Drinkwater Kathy Carter Kay Morris Russ Daly

Chapel Prayers Margurita Smethurst Carol Booth - Rhonda Nelson

Morning Tea Kay Morris Malini/Jeanie Lina Drinkwater Jenny/Ruth

Music Leader Ross Dinnar Glenn Rehbein Ross Dinnar Ruth Bullock

IT Operator Adrian Scott Chris Thillainathan Ian Nelson Chris Thillainathan

Counting Russ Daly Kerry Tovey

S.School Yahweh Youth

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Sunday, April 23, 2017 Second Sunday of Easter

Special Communion Bread is available for people who have

gluten intolerance - see Revd Jane.

Rector: Rev’d Jane Mitchell 3273 7169 0438 184 148 Assistant Priest: Rev’d Morris Rangiwai 0449 557 351 Parish Secretary: Kerry Tovey Office Phone 3273 7169 Email: office@algesteranglican.org.au Fax: 3273 7189

I am there

Trust nothing, yourself least of all; but in Me have

that perfect confidence that banishes fear. Remember how many storms I have quieted by a word,

making calm to follow.

Remember how I held up Peter walking on the waters.

I am always as near to all people as I was to him, and

as ready to help and succour in all that is good for

the soul. Be confident, faithful, courageous; have no fear for

your body and soul, for I am there, loving and all

powerful. Never forget that I am there. In this life the tempest

never ceases, and your boat is ever ready to sink.

But I am there, and with Me it will never be wrecked.

(Celtic Daily Prayer p665)

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Contacts Details

CLERGY

Rev'd Jane Mitchell 3273.7169 0438 184 148 rector@algesteranglican.org.au Rev’d Morris Rangiwai 0449 557 351

PARISH COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP - 2017

Dianne Bocquée Churchwarden 3800 5984

Ruth Bullock Parish Councillor 0402 039 995

Russ Daly Parish Councillor 0407 641 969 Ross Dinnar Churchwarden 3297 5287

Joan Harvey Churchwarden 3372 7496 Parish Treasurer Rhonda Nelson Parish Councillor 3273 2042 Synod Rep Ian Nelson Parish Councillor 3273 2042 Synod Rep

Kerry Tovey Parish Councillor 3800 7120

PARISH MINISTRY CONTACTS

Cursillo Dianne Bocquée 3800 5984 Home Communions Parish Office 3273 7169 Home Groups Parish Office 3273 7169 KYB - Know Your Bible Jan Tully 3341 5267

Ladies’ Group Jane Mitchell 0438 184 148 Mainly Music Jenny Bullock 3800 4651

Men’s Group Hugh Everton 0412 091 479

MU Australia Pat Thorne 3805 5219 Prayer Ministry Parish Office 3273 7169 Sunday School Parish Office 3273 7169

Service Times CHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

362 Algester Road, Algester

HOLY COMMUNION

Sundays 7.00am & 9.00am

SUNDAY SCHOOL & YAHWEH YOUTH

Sundays during 9.00am worship

Baptisms, Weddings and Pastoral Services by arrangement

Pastoral Care & Home Communions

Rev'd Jane Mitchell 0438 184 148

Cazna Gardens Retirement Village 465 Hellawell Road, Sunnybank Hills

1st Sunday each month 10.30am

Carrington Retirement Village 16 Blairmount Street, Parkinson

2nd Sunday each month 10.30am

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Pray for the World As the results of elections in various countries are known and as others prepare for elections we pray for all leaders that they may have the wisdom to guide their countries with respect, integrity and in humility. Pray for our Nation: We pray for all who wish to make Australia home that all the legalities they need to comply with may be fair and just. Pray for the Church: The Diocese of Muranga South - (Kenya): Bp Julius Karanu Wa Gicheru The Diocese of Sydney: Bp Glenn Davies; Assistant Bishops: Bp Ivan Lee, Bp Peter

Hayward, Bp Christopher Edwards, Bp Peter Lin, Bp Michael Stead; Clergy and People Our Diocese: The Parish of Tamborine Mountain: Valerie Hoare, John Corner, Martin Hunnybun,

Robin Keeley, David Hunter TRACC Gold Coast Foster & Kinship Care program State School Teachers Our Parish: We pray for all the work and discussion being undertaken with the view to facilitating a

Men’s Shed in these parishes asking you, O God, for guidance and for all the resources which may be required.

As we pray for those in need …

Sarah; Joan, Ken & David Fehring; Joyce & Mark Wessels; Luciano Culotta; Nicole, Joan & Val; Les [Mitch]; George Crooks; Rae & Ossie Brown; Joy Sleigh; Keitha D’Arcy; Betty & Colin; Avian; Margaret Turnbull, Colin Baker; Bill; Pat Hetherington; Shannon

(This list will be refreshed every 3 months)

PARISH

DINNER

Saturday

3 June

6 for 6.30pm

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WATOTO CHILDREN’S CHOIR WEDNESDAY 10 MAY

7.00PM at Algester Primary School

Jane will be in touch with various people regarding billeting.

CONFIRMATION

Our Parish will be having a Pastoral

Visit from Bishop Alison on 25th June and we hope to have a number of people confirming their faith at the 8am service.

If you are interested or know anyone who may be interested in preparing for and be part of this time of confirmation, please contact Jane or Morris asap.

Times of preparation and discussion will be on Sundays at 3.30pm and will commence on April 23.

Men’s Outing

MARIAN VALLEY SHRINE

Saturday 29 April

Depart from the church 9am

We will car pool and depart from the

church at 9am. Lunch will follow our visit

to Marian Valley.

Clipboard available for names.

Contact Hugh for details 3273 8370

‘Community SAFE Day 2017’ Sunday 7 May 2017

10am-4pm Calamvale Sports Hall

Hamish St, Calamvale QLD 4116 Organised by Angela Owen of the Calamvale Ward, the purpose of the day is to provide a forum for local residents to access information on a variety of safety aspects which may assist their families. Some of the categories will include;

Road Safety (including around schools)

Water Safety (including home pools and learn to swim)

Animal Safety Personal Safety Home Safety (fire response and

evacuation) Health Safety (wellbeing and stress

management) Crisis Safety (dealing with impacts of

domestic violence, homelessness and addiction)

Cyber & Fraud Safety (how to recognise scams)

We will require some people from the parish to help during the day. More details next week and/or speak with Jane.

NAME BADGES: For those who wish to order a name badge, there is a clipboard on the back table. Payment of $7 can be made upon receipt of the badge.

Cleaner for Church and Hall

If anyone is interested in the job of

cleaning the church and hall on a weekly

basis, please speak with Jane or Kerry.

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W.I.S.H - WHAT’S IN STORE HERE

Sunday April 23, 2017 Today …. 7.00am Holy Communion 9.00am Holy Communion Sunday School/ Yahweh Youth 3.30pm Confirmation lessons begin

Forthcoming Events Friday, April 28 8.45am Morning Prayer 10.00am Mainly Music Saturday, April 29 Men’s Group visit Marion Valley: see pg.6 Sunday, May 7 10am-4pm Community SAFE Day: see pg.6 Wednesday, May 10 7.00pm Watoto Children’s Choir: see pg.6 Tuesday, May 16 7.00pm Parish Council meeting Saturday, June 3 6 for 6.30pm Parish Dinner

APRIL MISSION

Cyclone/Flood Appeal

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PRAYER AND READINGS

that I will not be shaken; therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; moreover, my flesh will live in hope. For you will not abandon my soul to Hades, or let your Holy One experience corruption. You have made known to me the ways of life; you will make me full of gladness with your presence.” ‘Fellow Israelites, I may say to you confidently of our ancestor David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. Since he was a prophet, he knew that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would put one of his descendants on his throne. Foreseeing this, David spoke of the resurrection of the Messiah, saying, “He was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh experience corruption.” This Jesus God raised up, and of that all of us are witnesses. Hear the word of the Lord Thanks be to God A READING FROM THE BOOK OF PSALMS:

PSALM 16

1 Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge. 2 I say to the Lord, ‘You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.’ 3 As for the holy ones in the land, they are the noble, in whom is all my delight. 4 Those who choose another god multiply their sorrows; their drink-offerings of blood I will not pour out or take their names upon my lips. 5 The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot. 6 The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; I have a goodly heritage. 7 I bless the Lord who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me. 8 I keep the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

THEME: DOUBTING THOMAS SENTENCE: Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

1 Peter 1.3 OUR PARISH PRAYER: Heavenly Father, help us to grow in love, faith and obedience as we discover meaning and direction for

today and hope for tomorrow through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. PRAYER OF THE DAY: Almighty and eternal God, the strength of those who believe and the hope of those who doubt: may we, who have not seen, have faith and receive the fullness of Christ’s blessing; who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen . A READING FROM ACTS, CHAPTER 2, VERSES 14A AND 22-32: But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them: ‘You that are Israelites, listen to what I have to say: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with deeds of power, wonders, and signs that God did through him among you, as you yourselves know— this man, handed over to you according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of those outside the law. But God raised him up, having freed him from death, because it was impossible for him to be held in its power. For David says concerning him, “I saw the Lord always before me, for he is at my right hand so

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APRIL 23, 2017– SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER

9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my soul rejoices; my body also rests secure. 10 For you do not give me up to Sheol, or let your faithful one see the Pit. 11 You show me the path of life. In your presence there is fullness of joy; in your right hand are pleasures for evermore. A READING FROM THE FIRST LETTER OF PETER, CHAPTER 1, VERSES 1-12: Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, who have been chosen and destined by God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit to be obedient to Jesus Christ and to be sprinkled with his blood: may grace and peace be yours in abundance. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who are being protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. In this you rejoice, even if now for a little while you have had to suffer various trials, so that the genuineness of your faith—being more precious than gold that, though perishable, is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honour when Jesus Christ is revealed. Although you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy, for you are receiving the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls. Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied of the grace that was to be yours made careful search and inquiry, inquiring about the person or time that the Spirit of Christ within them indicated, when it testified in advance to the sufferings destined for Christ and the subsequent glory. It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but you, in regard to the things that have now been announced to you through those who brought you good news by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things into which angels long to look!

Hear the word of the Lord Thanks be to God THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ACCORDING TO JOHN, CHAPTER 20, VERSES 19-31:

Glory to you Lord Jesus Christ

When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you.’ After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.’ When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.’ But Thomas (who was called the Twin), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, ‘We have seen the Lord.’ But he said to them, ‘Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe.’ A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you.’ Then he said to Thomas, ‘Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe.’ Thomas answered him, ‘My Lord and my God!’ Jesus said to him, ‘Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe.’ Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. But these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name. This is the Gospel of the Lord Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ