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Maryborough Parish Uniting Church Web site https://ucamaryborough.org.au Uniting Church in Australia Maryborough Parish Maryborough & Country Congregations Church Office: 21 Sussex Street, Maryborough Tel: 040 242 5340 Postal Address: P.O. Box 585, Maryborough Email: [email protected] Office Hours :Thursday 8.30am-2.30pm & Friday 9am12 noon Ministry Team: Pastor Jim Hohnke 0428129462 Email: jebtrec @bigpond.com Mission Statement “Making Christ Visible” MUCM-19 Maryborough Uniting Church Mutter Pastor Jim’s Editorial Spot. Can you keep up? As we read and listen to the news any day, the message we get is CONSTANT CHANGE. Change in the balance of power. Change in people’s saving behaviour. Possible change from a cash to cashless society in perhaps only 2 years. Change in people’s tolerance level, with people beginning to rebel against what they see as double standards accepted by authorities regarding what’s in and what’s out with Covid 19. And you can probably name more. So much confusing change - we hear people say they don’t even know what day it is because their routine has been upset by it all! Maybe this constant change is what they mean by ‘the new normal’. I guess, then, that we had better not get used to it, but learn to adapt with it. By the way, Bev and I will experience big change this weekend as the family move into their new house after more than 3 months with us. It will be a change to have a ‘quiet, tidy house’ again! Pastor Jim

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Maryborough Parish Uniting Church Web site https://ucamaryborough.org.au

Uniting Church in Australia

Maryborough Parish Maryborough & Country

Congregations

Church Office: 21 Sussex Street, Maryborough Tel: 040 242 5340

Postal Address: P.O. Box 585, Maryborough Email: [email protected]

Office Hours:Thursday 8.30am-2.30pm & Friday 9am—12 noon

Ministry Team: Pastor Jim Hohnke 0428129462 Email: jebtrec @bigpond.com

Mission Statement “Making Christ Visible”

MUCM-19 Maryborough Uniting Church Mutter

Pastor Jim’s Editorial Spot.

Can you keep up?

As we read and listen to the news any day, the message we get is CONSTANT CHANGE.

Change in the balance of power.

Change in people’s saving behaviour.

Possible change from a cash to cashless society in perhaps only 2 years.

Change in people’s tolerance level, with people beginning to rebel against what they see as

double standards accepted by authorities regarding what’s in and what’s out with Covid 19.

And you can probably name more.

So much confusing change - we hear people say they don’t even know what day it is because

their routine has been upset by it all!

Maybe this constant change is what they mean by ‘the new normal’.

I guess, then, that we had better not get used to it, but learn to adapt with it.

By the way, Bev and I will experience big change this weekend as the family move into their

new house after more than 3 months with us. It will be a change to have a ‘quiet, tidy house’

again!

Pastor Jim

Julaine on holidays. Julaine and Noel will be on holidays from now until June 21st. For any

office matters please contact Pastor Jim.

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Julaine on holidays.

Julaine and Noel will be

on holidays from now until June 21st.

For any office matters please contact Pastor Jim.

Congratulations to Mary Bates on the following

announcement

I'm happy to announce I've just become a great grandmother again.

Anthony and Brea are the proud parent to Marissa Jane Bates.

JIM’S (NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH AESOP’S) FABLES

‘THE RABBIT AND THE PUMPKIN’

Once there was a rabbit named Tah, who had two very cute granddaughters named Tally and Tilly. Tah

worked hard in his garden, occasionally, and often encouraged Tally and Tilly to help him. Tilly loved to fill

the birdbaths with water. “Look at the colourful birds that have come to splish and splash in the refreshing

cool,” she would squeal.

Tally, on the other hand, being a much more dainty little girl, loved to water the flowers. “I can’t wait for

the first blooms of colour,” she would sigh wistfully.

However, they both loved to rummage in the passionfruit vines, quick to discover any ripened fruit. It was

their delight to slice off the top of that sweet, tasty fruit and drink its delights through a straw.

But what Tilly and Tally didn’t know, was that secretly lurking in that overgrown garden, was a tiny

pumpkin. Tah knew, but was determined to keep its presence quiet. It was to be a surprise for Tilly and

Tally. So, week by week, silently and unnoticed, that pumpkin grew.

Also in that higgeldy, piggeldy garden, (but in the safety of a pot), was growing some delicious silverbeet -

delicious to those who liked its taste, of course. Yet it was not considered in any way delicious to Tally,

who would eat it only under sufferance whenever it was served. Tah’s plan was to attempt to divert Tally’s

taste-buds from the actual taste of the silverbeet, to the ‘taste’ of having grown it herself. “Psychology”, he

would say, “that’s what we need to use with kids these days, psychology.”

The weeks passed. The siverbeet had grown tall and strong, and the pumpkin had swollen to an impressive

size. “It’s time for harvest,” thought Tah. He shared his little secret with Grandmother rabbit, because after

all, she was the one who would prepare and cook it. “But are you really sure that the pumpkin is ready for

harvest?” she enquired. “Has the stem withered enough?” Tah was a little offended. “Of course it is,” he

replied in a somewhat hurt fashion.

And so it came to pass, that one sunny afternoon, Grandmother Rabbit carefully picked the silverbeet,

whilst Tah arrived at the kitchen door bearing his enormous pumpkin. Tilly and Tally were ecstatic. “Let us

hold it,” they cried. Tah proudly placed the pumpkin into their arms, and gently supported them under the

weight. His pride was complete.

With his sharp knife held carefully, Tah began to cut the pumpkin in two. “Listen to that,” he cooed. “THAT

is the sound of a perfect pumpkin when it is being cut.” But alas, when the two halves separated onto the

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bench, everyone stood in horror as they saw in front of them two halves of a pumpkin, still green, and

inedible.

The look on poor Tah’s face!!

And within a short time, the two forlorn figures of Tah and Tilly could be seen trudging slowly and

despondently to the supermarket, to buy pumpkin for dinner.

And as for Psychology? Well, although the home-grown silverbeet was, indeed, sweet and tasty to the rest

of us, as far as Tally was concerned, it was still “yuk”. Poor old Tah!!

Moral –

Pride comes before a fall.

Or

Never let the Pastor harvest your pumpkin crop.

Or

Beware of the Pastor’s psychology!

UPDATES FROM MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Maryborough Parish Uniting Church Hall's & Church buildings to remain closed until further notice.

The Leaders Council will be meeting 22nd June. Part of the agenda for this meeting will be to decide

if/when our halls & churches will be reopened.

So far one of Synod (our Governing Body) requirements, for when approval is given for groups to

recommence to meet in our halls, is that each group including Church Groups will need to develop a Covid

safety management plan.( these plans must meet Qld State Government requirements i.e. social

distancing, hygiene, cleaning of hall, attendance record keeping etc).

These plans and if required other documents will need to be submitted prior to your group recommencing

for approval by Leaders Council

Please feel free to start writing your plans, however they do not need to be submitted until your group is

informed of a date for the reopening of all halls..

Even though the COVID-19 curve may have flattened, it has not been eradicated.

Thanks for your understanding of this current situation.....

Noel Puller Chair

COFFEE IN THE PARK.

Once again this Sunday and Monday, a group of friends will

meet at Anzac Park near the netball courts for coffee and catch

up.