December 11 2011 Email

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ST BARTS

If you would like to support St Barts as part of your Christmas giving ,

mugs lled with sweets or chocs or coee would be most welcome.

ANGLICARE DONATIONS

May we remind people that promises of food for the Anglicare

hampers are due TODAY. The list of required items is on the corridor

wall in the Parish Centre.

WORLD VISION

This year, World Vision will be selling Peruvian gurines instead of

navity scenes. You can purchase these gurines from the Advent

trading table or speak to Mary Hayne.

We pray for those sick and in need: Shan, Sco, Lyn,

Rose, Ric, Shirley, Bill

Bapsm: William Shawcross, 8 December (at le)

Anniversary of Bapsm: Luke, Euan and Nathan

Bryde

In the Diocese we pray for: Archbishop Roger Her;Bishop Tom Wilmot; Bishop Kay Goldsworthy; Parish

of Mt Hawthorn, Jeni Goring and people.

In the Province we pray for: Parish of Albany, Diocese

of Bunbury; Parish of Northampton, Diocese of North

West Australia.

In the Anglican Church we pray for: Primate of

Australia, Archbishop Phillip Aspinall; Diocese of

Canberra and Goulburn, Bishop Stuart Robinson,

Bishop Trevor Edwards, clergy and people.

In the Anglican Communion we pray for: ArchbishopRowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury. Western

North Carolina (USA), Bishop Granville Taylor.

AnglicanChurchDiocese of Perth

Worshipping Community of Darlington-Bellevue

St Cuthberts Church cnr Darlington Rd and Hillsden Rd, Darlington

Mission Plan Prayer: Thank you, God, for everyone who brings groceries to

share in emergency food relief. Where we have plenty, prompt us to show

new generosity.

MUSTARD SEED - Advent 3

11 December 2011

MISSION

PRAYER


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NEW YEARS EVE, 7.30pm EUCHARIST

Aer receiving numerous posive (and no negave) comments, Father Chris has decided that

services on New Years Day will be cancelled. There will be a Eucharist at 7.30pm on New Years

Eve. It will mark the Feast of the Epiphany and serve as a Watch-Night service. The Watch-Night

provides an opportunity to reect on the year past and consider the year to come.

NATIVITY PAGEANT - 24 December, 5.00pm

The Childrens Navity pageant will take place this year on Christmas Eve, 24 December

at 5.00pm. The evening will include a tradional navity pageant in the church lasng

approximately thirty minutes, a cra acvity in the Parish Centre and a bring-and-share nger

food supper. We would like to include as many children as possible in the pageant - children,

grandchildren, friends and neighbours. We simply ask the children appearing in the pageant

come to a rehearsal on Sunday 18 December during the 10am Eucharist, and following unl 1pm

(snacks provided). Flyers are available for distribuon. Please make the eort to invite families

with school-aged children that you know.

LENTEN LEARNING 2012 - BEGINNING 26 FEBRUARY - Claim the Dates

Next year there will be two opons for Lenten Learning:

1. Lenten Reecon Groups - Towards the Light Six sessions of reecon and discussion

based on the Sunday gospel readings. This is based on a resource similar to the 2011

Lenten Studies. You are invited to host a group in your home or at the Parish Centre.

The resources are very user-friendly and come with a helpful CD.

2. Lenten Lectures - Why Did Jesus Have to Die? Five Theories of Atonement.

Five talks with discussions led by The Reverend Chris Bedding, Sunday evenings

commencing 26 February. Explore the theories tled: Ransom, Substuonary

Atonement, Christus Victor, Moral Inuence and Scapegoang.MEDITATION

Chrisan Meditaon will not take place during the months of December and January. In the new

year, weekly meditaon will move to a new me slot of 8am each Saturday.

LITURGY

FORMATION


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CLAIM THE DATES - All In This Together Saturday 28 January at Midday

Commencing with a shared lunch, All In This Together is a chance to plan and dream for 2012

and beyond. The day will connue with prayer, a presentaon from the Rector about our

mission, and me for conversaon and feedback. Well nish with games on the Darlington Oval.

JANUARY SABBATH

From Christmas Day through to Friday 27 January, all parish events and meengs are cancelled,

with the excepon of Sunday Eucharists. This enables breathing space for leaders and volunteers,

and will help us launch into the new year feeling refreshed. Father Chris will be working

throughout this me as normal.

ROSTER ADVICE FORM

Church Council has discussed our approach to creang rosters for hospitality tasks each Sunday.

In 2012 we will be starng from scratch with our rosters . Inside the door to the Parish Centre

is a blue form. On it, you are asked to provide informaon about tasks you feel condent doing,

those you would be willing to try, your availability and so on. Please complete it and put it in the

blue box provided.

AVAILABILITY FOR CHRISTMAS SERVICE ROSTERS

In the meeng room there is a form indicang the posions that need to be lled for the two

Christmas services. If you are willing and able to help, please put your name on the list.

CALENDAR

To nd up-to-date informaon about parish acvies, please visit www.hillsanglicans.com.au/

calendar . Important informaon will connue to be included in the Mustard Seed, but if you

want to check informaon about mes, locaons and facilies, the online calendar is your rst

port of call.

Sunday 11 December: Last day to bring in Anglicare hamper donaons

Sunday 18 December: Rehearsal for the Navity play

Saturday 24 December: 5pm Childrens Navity, acvity and supper

11.30pm Midnight Mass

Sunday 25 December: 9am Holy Communion

Saturday 31 December: 7.30pm Eucharist / Night Watch service

Saturday 28 January: All in Together

Saturday 4 February: Meditaon resumes 9am

Saturday 26 February: Lenten Learning Groups

CONNECTEDNESS

RESOURCES

DATES TO REMEMBER


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Liturgical Dues Praccal Tasks

Servers Bible

Readers

Prayers Children Morning

Tea

Door

and

Oertory

Cleaning

Counng

TODAY

Psalm 126

Isaiah 61:1-4,

8-11

1 Thess 5:

12-28

John 1: 6-8,

19-28

8am

Trish

Bernard

10am

Jan

Marn

8am

Sue

10am

Patrick

8am

Marlene

10am

Rosie

Fr Chris

Megan

Jan

8am

Judy

10am

Shereen

8am

Sue

10am

Nancy

Ellie

Jill

Gill

Fred

Marn

18 December

Psalm 89. 1-4,

19-27

2 Sam 7: 1-11, 16

Romans 16:

25-27

Luke 1: 26-38

8am

Sheena

Bri

10am

Rosie

Krys

8am

David H

10am

David

8am

Bri

10am

Cheryle

Fr Chris

Michelle W

Megan

8am

Gill

Ross

10am

Ellie

Nancy

8am

Gill

Ross

10am

Angus

Fred

Marea

Judy

None

25 December

ROSTERS

INFORMATION

Oce:

T: 9299 7274

E:[email protected]

Mustard Seed:

Jan Carroll

E: [email protected]

Rector:

Fr Chris Bedding

T: 9299 7274

E: [email protected]

Day o: Friday

Emergency Contact: 0405 525 476

Wardens:

Charloe Blackley 9295 4241

Brenda Marissen 9299 6723

David Bryde 9299 6049

Hills Anglicans

Please complete the form in the meeng room if you

are available for rosters at the Midnight Mass or the

Christmas morning Eucharist at 9am

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