We are a church in Umhlanga that connects people to God, to others and to the needs of the world.

We’re glad you’re here.

Durban View Road, Umhlanga Email: admin@stmichaels.org.za Te: 031 561 3658 / 031 561 2723 Web: www.saintmichaels.co.za Fax: 086 236 0165 Parish Office Hours: Monday to Friday 8am – 12:30pm Services: Sunday 7am & 8.30am Wednesday 9am Rector: Fr Martin Tifflin rector@saintmichaels.org.za

The Year of the – WORD

As for God, his way is perfect: the Lord’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him. Psalm 18:30 | NIV

BIBLE CHALLENGE (Answers will be in next week’s leaflet)

1. Who was the man after God’s own heart?

2. Which one of the disciples stood at the foot of the cross?

3. What was the final deed that the Lord did that made Pharaoh let the Israelites go?

4. What was the place called that was built for God in the wilderness?

5. The shortest verse in the Bible consists of how many words?

6. What happened to the sea when Jonah was thrown overboard?

Previous week’s Challenge answers

1. Joseph and Benjamin (Genesis 35:24) 2. Philip (Acts 8:26-30) 3. Salt (Luke 14:34-35) 4. A wedding at Cana (John 2:1-10) 5. Two (Genesis 29:24-30) 6. Exodus (Exodus 14:21)

A Quote from Teresa of Avilla: “May today there be peace within. May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith. May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you. May you be content knowing you are a child of God. Let this presence settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love. It is there for each and every one of us.”

We sometimes lose sight of our own purpose and how we are meant to play a part in bringing peace to the world. So often it starts here: with internal peace – a peace with our Lord and a deep sense of rest in the creation He has made us. Such a peace radiates out into our families and our communities. Cultivated in each of us, it could bring about great change in our world. And yet, suffering and death, pain and loss, will all continue to be part of our experience. Let us pray to be instruments of peace even in moments when it seems the battle is lost. Let us never submit to the lie that violence is victorious.

6 Durban View Road, Umhlanga Email: admin@saintmichaels.org.za Web: www.saintmichaels.org.za Rector Fr Martin Tifflin: rector@saintmichaels.org.za Facebook: stmichaelsumhlanga

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JUNE 2020 2

nd SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

BIBLE READINGS

Genesis 18:1-15 OT Pg 18 Psalm 116:1-2,11-18 APB Pg 753 Romans 5:1-8 NT Pg 226 Matthew 9:35-10:8 G Pg 15 Canticle 2 APB Pg 342 Creed Nicene APB Pg 108 Eucharistic Prayer APB Pg 119 COLLECT: Holy God, Lord of the harvest, you send your labourers to spread the gospel: call us to this work, equip us by your Spirit and send us to proclaim your good news; through Jesus Christ our Lord; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God for ever and ever. Amen. A PRAYER FOR OUR CONTINENT God, bless South Africa and Africa, guard her children, guide her leaders and give her healing and peace; for Jesus Christ’s sake. Amen

‘I am the light of the world’ (John 8:12)

A DAILY PRAYER O God, my Father, silence everything in me that would keep me from hearing what you have to say. Control my mind, that all my thoughts may be concentrated on you. Help me find here a light to

shine upon my path and strength to walk in it through Jesus Christ my Lord.

THE SICK JAMES 5:13-16

Please pray for our Parishioners: Barry Lambert, Anand Rapiti, Stan Bromley, Mike

Sturgess, Margaret Beaumont, Flo Tunnington, Jennifer Pennington, Barbara Crossley, Gill Gordon, Lou Murdoch, Eileen East

Please pray for family and friends: Courtney Hunt, Leona Raymonde, Theo Prinsloo,

Jessica Wilson, Caleb Camp, Mavis Rodd, John White Jnr, Marian Peeperkorn, Lu Dormer, Natasha Heffer, Letitia Camp, Roy Dunster, Anne Coetzee

Prayer Requests: Please keep Kerry updated via Email.

If you are sick at home or are going into hospital, please let Kerry know via Email.

Pray for the Parish of St Philip, Kwadukuza and in our Archdeaconry, the Parish of St Michaels, Umhlanga

and their Rector Rev Martin Tifflin

For Your Prayers & Reading of Scripture this week

Sunday 14th Parishioner Wendy Heffer

Birthdays James Close, Desiree Whiteley Years Mind Elva Pearce

Matthew 9:35-10:8

Monday 15th

Parishioner Joan Higgitt Years Mind Pamela Leppan, Jean Smith

Matthew 5:38-42

Tuesday 16th Parishioner Jenny Highley

Birthdays Karen Close, Barry Lambert Years Mind Paul Morgan-Smith

Matthew 5:43-48

Wednesday 17th

Parishioner Ann Hill Birthdays Stanley Bromley, Brittany Kipper Years Mind David Goble, Peter Highley

Matthew 6:1-6,16-18

Thursday 18th Parishioner Shirley Hillier

Birthday Lynda van der Linde Luke 12:4-12

Friday 19th Parishioners Trevor, Avril & Grant Hobbs

Birthday Andrew Charnaud Anniversary Beau & Di Wheeler Matthew 6:19-23

Saturday 20th

Parishioners Eric & Alison Hulbert Anniversary Colin & Carol Brunsdon

Matthew 6:24-34

GOD’S PROMISE:

Always remember that God made you. God loves you. And that God is always with you.

ONGOING MINISTRY FOR US ALL:

Sunday Eucharist at 10am on St Michaels Facebook page. Please join Fr Martin at this service. If you’re not able to be part of it via SMS, a link will later in the morning be sent out for you to watch.

Monday at 2pm Bible Study on the Zoom platform. Fr Martin will lead the bible study and you are welcome to join. The ID and password will be sent out via SMS about 5 minutes before the hour for you to log in. Please have your bible, note pad/book and pen at hand.

Tuesday Morning at 7am. Join Fr Martin for Morning Prayer.

Wednesday Evening at 6pm. Join Fr Martin for Holy Eucharist.

Thursday Morning at 7am Join Fr Martin for Morning Prayer.

Please do contact Fr Martin concerning pastoral needs. If you are feeling lonely or depressed. You are ill at home or in hospital. You need help in any way, e.g. shopping etc. You know of anyone who needs help, even if be for meals or daily essentials.

COLLECTION PLATE To those folk whose offering to God for the ministry of the Church is through the Collection Plate on a Wednesday or Sunday, you can during the week bring it to the parish office between 8:30am and 12 noon.

Bank Details: St Michaels Church, ABSA Acc 4068992982, Umhlanga Ridge, Branch Code 632005

REST

Please read Psalm 125

It is all too plain that it was refusal to trust God that prevented these people from entering into God’s Rest. Hebrews 3:19

Those who followed the rule of Columba would keep the Jewish Sabbath and rest from work on Saturday as well as on Sunday. The emphasis of Sunday would be renewal and resurrection. The hours of rest and recreation are as valuable as the hours of prayer and work. The Lord Jesus reminds us that ‘the Sabbath was made for humankind, and not humankind for the Sabbath’ (Mark2:27). In the Scriptures, even the land was given a Sabbath in the seventh year (Leviticus 15:3-5). The need for rest was built into creation (Genesis 2:1-3). A provision for this kind of rest, which is both holy and creative, should be part of each member’s personal Way of Life. The Way of Life of the Community of Aidan and Hilda

We who have lost our sense and our senses – our touch, our smell, our vision of who we are; we who frantically force and press all things, without rest for body or spirit, hurting our earth and injuring ourselves: we call a halt. We want to rest. We need to rest and allow the earth to rest. We need to reflect and to rediscover the mystery that lives in us, that is the ground of every unique expression of life, the source of the fascination that calls all things to communion. We declare a Sabbath, a space of quiet: for simply being and letting be; for recovering the great, forgotten truths; for learning how to live again. UN, Environmental Sabbath Programme

God is the one quiet unhurried Worker in the universe. He has eternity in which to do things. J. Paterson Smyth

I cast off the works that spring from a restless spirit. I rest in you, my Maker and Redeemer. Help me to order my life according to your rhythms.

Francis Solano (1549-1610) Spanish Franciscan missionary. Born in Montilla in Andalusia, he was educated by the Jesuits and at the age of 20, inspired by the example of St Francis of Assisi, entered a Franciscan monastery. He became a priest in 1576 and distinguished himself for his selflessness in treating victims of black typhus during an epidemic a few years later. On being sent on a mission to Peru and northern Argentina in 1589, he determined first to learn the language of the local population – a feat he accomplished in just 14 days – and went on to have a huge impact upon the native inhabitants of the region through his sermons, winning thousands of converts to the Catholic church. He also became well-known, in imitation of St Francis of Assisi, for his gentleness towards animals. He spent the last years of his life among sinners in Lima and became known popularly as the ‘Miracle-Worker of the New World’. He was canonized in 1726. He is the patron saint of Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Peru. Feast Day: 14 June

WINTER WOOLIE APPEAL

We are making a winter warmth appeal for Zululand. Adults, babies and children up to the age of 5 or 6 years.

They are in dire need of blankets, beanies, jerseys, socks and other warm clothing and items.

Cash or kind would be welcome.

Prayers to use during this time of the Coronavirus pandemic Keep us, good Lord, under the shadow of your mercy in this time of uncertainty and distress. Sustain and support the anxious and fearful, and lift up all who are brought low; that we may rejoice in your comfort knowing that nothing can separate us from your love in Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen. Intercessions Let us pray to God who alone makes us dwell in safety: For all who are affected by coronavirus, through illness or isolation or anxiety, that they may find relief and recovery: Lord, hear us, Lord, graciously hear us. For those who are guiding our nation at this time, and shaping national policies, that they may make wise decisions: Lord, hear us, Lord, graciously hear us. For doctors, nurses and medical researchers, that through their skill and insights

many will be restored to health: Lord, hear us, Lord, graciously hear us. For the vulnerable and the fearful, for the gravely ill and the dying, that they may know your comfort and peace: Lord, hear us, Lord, graciously hear us. We commend ourselves, and all for whom we pray, to the mercy and protection of God. Merciful Father, accept these prayers for the sake of your Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

Let us pray to the Lord, who is our refuge and stronghold. For the health and well-being of our nation, that all who are fearful and anxious may be at peace and free from worry: Lord, hear us, Lord, graciously hear us. For the isolated and housebound, that we may be alert to their needs, and care for them in their vulnerability: Lord, hear us, Lord, graciously hear us. For our homes and families, our schools and young people, and all in any kind of need or distress: Lord, hear us, Lord, graciously hear us. For a blessing on our local community, that our neighbourhoods may be places of trust and friendship, where all are known and cared for: Lord, hear us, Lord, graciously hear us. We commend ourselves, and all for whom we pray, to the mercy and protection of God. Merciful Father, accept these prayers for the sake of your Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.