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W ELCOME TO ST PAUL’S. We are
glad that you have come to
worship God with us today. If
you are a visitor from another parish, or
worshipping with us for the first time,
please introduce yourself to our parish
priest, Fr James Collins, or to anyone
wearing a name badge, over a cup of tea
or coffee in the parish hall after the
service. You’ll find it behind the church.
Sung Eucharist – 8.00am
Choral Eucharist – 9.30am
Vespers – 4.00pm (at the Chapel of the Good
Shepherd, Cardinal Freeman Village, Ashfield)
New Rector appointed for St Luke’s 3
Mosman
Thank you for the gift of the new mats 4
Thank you for the generous bequest 5
Update on Sandra Macleod-Miller 6
St Paul’s generosity makes a difference 8
Following in the footsteps of Jesus 11
ABM Lenten Envelopes 13
Our parish’s patron is
St Paul the Apostle, one
of the early Church’s
missionary leaders.
A dynamic preacher, he
visited communities
located around the
Mediterranean Sea and in
Asia Minor proclaiming
the good news of the
death and resurrection of
Jesus Christ.
In his first letter to the
Church at Corinth, Paul
tells how he handed on
the tradition of the Last
Supper to them and it is
this sacred meal that we
share which makes us one
with Jesus and with the
Church, both living and
departed, today.
Name badges help make St Paul’s an
inclusive community. If you need a new
name badge, fill in the form on the
inside back cover, send it to the parish
office, and one will be made and left in
church for you.
Toilets are available at the entrance to
the parish hall, which is located behind
the church.
First aid kits are located on the wall of
the kitchen in the Large Hall behind
the church and in the choir vestry.
Ask a member of the clergy or anyone
who’s wearing a name badge. We’re
here to help.
As you take your place in your pew,
please make yourself aware of the route
to the nearest emergency exit. Should
there be a fire, leave quickly, turn right,
and assemble by the roundabout on
Burwood Road.
People needing wheelchair access can
enter St Paul’s most conveniently by the
door at the base of the belltower.
Please turn your mobile phone off or on
to silent before the service starts. It’ll
save you much embarrassment later on.
Kids are welcome in church at any
service. There is a selection of
children’s books and toys at the back of
the church near the font and there are
also kids’ activity sheets and pencils
available at the back of the church
where the pew sheets and prayer books
are.
During term time Children’s Church
runs. Kids are collected from by the font
the back of the church at the beginning
of the 9.30am Eucharist and then they
rejoin us in church for the prayer of
thanksgiving.
Please feel free to bring your children to
the altar rail to receive a blessing, or to
receive Communion if they have been
admitted to it.
We are delighted to
advise that the Reverend
Dr Max Wood is to be the
seventh Rector of St
Luke’s. Max, now Rector of
St John's Mudgee, will join
us in October.
Max is married to Dr
Danielle Firholz. They
have two children,
Thomas, 2, and
Madeleine, 13 months.
Max grew up in Sydney
and was educated at Trinity Grammar School. He was ordained in 2004
in Bathurst Diocese. Previously, he worked as a lawyer in Sydney.
His theological and clinical pastoral studies took place in Morpeth and
Durham.
Before Mudgee, he had ministry positions at St James King Street, Holy
Trinity Orange, St Augustine's Merewether in Newcastle, and St
Margaret's in Durham.
Max and Danielle met at Durham University where they were both
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doctoral students - Max in systemat-
ic theology and Danielle in human
geography. Danielle is from Lauter-
bourg in Alsace, France. They were
married four years ago at St Mar-
garet's Durham. Thomas was born in
England and Madeleine was born
in Sydney.
We hope you will welcome Max and
Danielle to ministry on the Lower
North Shore. Max's induction date is
now confirmed for 29 September.
Max's appointment heralds a new
era for St Luke’s. We are keen to
maintain the momentum of the past
five years under Bruce McAteer's
leadership and are confident that
Max, Danielle and their young fami-
ly will all play a part in St Luke's
growth.
St Luke's parish family looks for-
ward under Max's leadership to, in
his words, together taking up our
part in bringing God’s love to the
world.
Until Max's arrival, we will continue
to enjoy the leadership and ministry
of Peter Kurti, Lu Piper and Robert
Alexander.
Chris Shadforth, Tony Tanner and
Denise Thomas, St Luke's wardens
March 2014
We are grateful to our cleaner,
Chris Francica from Q One Group,
for kindly donating two large new
mats for the Hall foyer.
They look great and will serve the
purpose of keeping the foyer and
Hall clean much better than the lit-
tle ones did.
We are grateful to Chris for his gen-
erosity.
Children’s Church will go on holi-
days from Sunday 13 April and will
resume on Sunday 11 May.
Playgroup will go on holidays from
Monday 14 April and will resume on
Monday 5 May.
We take this opportunity to wish all
children, their parents, grandpar-
ents and carers a very Blessed East-
er and happy holidays!
We have been blessed to be given
two hand-painted Paschal Candles
by Kaye Green who is a leading
Tasmanian artist. We are grateful to
Kaye for her generosity. These
beautiful candles will be blessed on
Easter Day.
Our friends at Guardian Funerals,
Jenny and Jennifer, have given
another Paschal Candle and we are
grateful to them for their generosity.
We give thanks for the life of Mrs
Joyce Ormond whose ashes are
immured in the Columbarium. We
received notice from the Public
Trustee that the Parish is the
beneficiary of one third of Mrs
Ormond's estate, amounting to
$422,636.39.
Mrs Ormond and her husband
Gordon, who died on the 16th of
June, 1976, were married in St. Paul's
in 1938 and lived in 34 Mt. Pleasant
Avenue, Burwood. We praise God
for Mrs Ormond's generosity and
we pray that God will grant rest
eternal unto both Joyce and Gordon
and that light perpetual will shine
upon them.
Each week we are blessed by your
generosity to the Parish Pantry.
Somehow we manage to fill the
shelves with good and wholesome
food that is appreciated by a
number of regular visitors. However
we are now getting more and more
people who have to swallow their
pride and come and ask for food.
No one is turned away.
THANK YOU to each and everyone
one of you who help to keep the
shelves replenished.
Thank you to Guardian Funerals
who, once again have donated a
large basket of Easter Eggs. The
raffle will also include Mother’s day
prizes, so people will have two
opportunities to win a prize!
Tickets will soon be available for
sale. There are lots of great prizes; a
hand crocheted rug, and a George
Foreman electric steamer and lots
more. Tickets are $2 each or 3 for
$5.
Holding Crosses @ $10 each
Holding Crosses @ $25 each
(4 only)
Hand Painted Crosses –
individual prices c. $20 from
El Salvador (3 only)
We received the following email
from Fr Peter Macleod-Miller,
Archdeacon of the Hume, St
Matthew’s Anglican Church Albury
Dear Fr James, Fr John, Rev Jim and
friends at St Paul’s,
A short note to let you know that San-
dra Macleod-Miller is settling well
into life in Albury,and shortly her
house contents will be brought down
to Adamshurst when her apartments
are completed
Sandra has had a range of health is-
sues that are being dealt with, sur-
gery for a pre-cancerous condition,
and this Tuesday an extensive opera-
tion to restore her breathing capacity
to correct a massive hernia which
has compromised her daily activities
She continues to speak of St Pauls
with appreciation and following a
prolonged period of rehabilitation,
I look forward to bringing her back
to Sydney for a visit.
Thankyou for your continued
prayers.
Best wishes,
Fr Peter
Keith who has been a longstanding
and loyal parishioner of St Paul's
congregation is moving on to
reside in Newcastle Diocese where
he will begin another chapter in his
Christian pilgrimage – he will be
sorely missed from the pews of St
Paul's. Keith Lane moved to the par-
ish in the mid 80's, living in Wood-
side Avenue and began attending
the Parish Church. He quickly be-
came involved in parish life includ-
ing change ringing, sidesman,
Member of parish council, Synod
Representative, Parish Nominator,
Churchwarden, and Parish Treasur-
er. Keith was on the Readers Roster
for the Eucharist and he was com-
mitted to the Church in Burwood
and served it faithfully as a devoted
communicant and worked hard for
the Church's mission in Burwood.
When he retired as a Churchwarden
and Parish Treasurer at the AGM in
2011 the Rector, Fr James, immedi-
ately bestowed upon him and the
retiring Rector's Warden, Barry
Brandy, the title of Churchwarden
Emeritus.
Past and present parishioners of
Burwood Parish Church can simply
express their deepest gratitude and
appreciation in those two powerful
words, THANK YOU.
Thank you for being who you are
and sharing your life and faith with
us; thank you for what you have
done for the parish and above all
thank you for what you have done
for the cause of the Gospel and His
Church in Burwood. Our prayerful
best wishes go with you Keith-
may God bless you and enfold you
with His love. We wish you much
happiness in your new home and
our warmest regards to you and to
your extended family
Last Mosaic workshop before going
on break:
April 2014 – Mon 7 April(6.30pm-
8pm)
There will be no workshops during
Easter and the school holidays.
Workshops will resume on Monday
28 April
Any enquiries to Pam 97473619.
We are very grateful to the Parish-
ioner who has very kindly given
the Parish a beautiful carved wood-
en Crucifix that will be blessed to-
day. On Good Friday the Crucifix
will be brought into the Church
and placed on the Altar and
Parishioners may spend a moment
of prayer before it.
In I Corinthians 1: 23-24 Paul writes:
but we proclaim Christ crucified, a
stumbling-block to Jews and fool-
ishness to Gentiles, but to those
who are the called, both Jews and
Greeks, Christ the power of God
and the wisdom of God.
May this Crucifix be a constant
reminder to us of Christ's loving
sacrifice on our behalf.
Purple – Well named “the glory
bush” – Tibouchina elegans
blooms primarily in late summer.
A native from Brazil (as is the Jaca-
randa).
The ephod of moven, work all of
blue, the hem of the Robe, pome-
granates, red worn by the High
Priest representing God.
The flowers are a brilliant Purple
and are a reminder of our Lord’s
role of mediation. The colour Pur-
ple is the combination of blue and
red, blue for divinity and red for
humanity thus making. The apostle
Paul wrote to Timothy in 1 Tim 2:5,6
KK J for there is one God and one
Mediator between God and man,
the man Christ Jesus who gave him-
self a ransom for all.
The following was received from
Alan Courtney, Parish Priest, St
Paul’s Anglican Church, Katherine
NT
St Paul’s Burwood Funding for
Indigenous ministry in the Katherine/
Roper region.
We have two immediate needs with-
in our support for Indigenous minis-
try in the Diocese of the NT that
cannot be adequately met within
our present budgets: one is leader-
ship training and the other is
providing support, resources and
stability for small groups of Chris-
tians who have no connection with a
main stream church.
Training, especially for the clergy,
who do not have the opportunities
that are normally provided for most
non-Indigenous clergy, is an issue
with many ramifications. Nungalinya
College in Darwin provides good,
basic, Bible courses and a great
deal of encouragement for Indige-
nous Christians. The diocese, with
help from ABM, runs a very produc-
tive, annual conference for a large
group of Anglican, Indigenous
church leaders. Our Indigenous
clergy and church leaders are cry-
ing out for more.
In the Katherine/ Roper region we
are now providing some formal
teaching for clergy and ordinands,
tied in with practical application, in
an ‘ordination strand’ of our new
‘Bishop Award Program’ (BAP).
Another area of great need in this
region is that of Indigenous Chris-
tians in Communities where there is
no connection with any mainline
church. Because of family connec-
tions with Anglican Indigenous
Christians there are Christians in at
least three communities wanting to
join us, so that they have some sup-
port, a sense of connection and a
buffer between them and the Jeho-
vah’s Witness and /or the most bi-
zarre end of the Pentecostalism,
both of which batter these vulnera-
ble little groups.
Your donations have already ena-
bled us to make some significant
steps on both fronts.
Darren Farrell is an Indige-
nous man, in his late thirties,
who is training for ordination
at Minyerri. As Darren’s men-
tor I was able to take a special
trip to Minyerri just prior to
his going to Yalga going to
Yalga Binbi in Queensland, to
underline the importance of
his doing a ‘Cert 4’ in theolo-
gy. Those familiar with the Ter-
ritory will be familiar with the
pattern of Indigenous peo-
ple not getting onto a plane
sent by Abstudy and a ‘cheer
squad’ can make quite a dif-
ference. While on this extra
trip I was also able to help
Darren to complete a section
on sermon delivery as part of
his ‘BAP’.
When Darren went to Bor-
roloola we were able to buy
some suitable booklets so that
he was resourced and confi-
dent to run Bible studies.
I have now been to Jilkming-
gan (one of the places where
the Christians have no support
from or connection with a
mainline church) three times,
each time to work alongside
Indigenous church leaders
from nearby Communities.
Four adults from Jilkminggan
have enrolled for Nungalinya
and fifteen of them are
preparing for baptism. I have
been able to tie in these visits
in with training Indigenous
church leaders from Minyerri
to run an updated baptism
course.
Marjorie and William Hall, a
couple in their fifties, who live
at Ngukurr and who were
recently ordained, were able
to come into Katherine, do
sections of the new ‘ordination
strand’ of the BAP and then
travel with me to Bullman and
Weemol for a few days. These
are also places where small
groups of Christians are isolat-
ed and buffeted. Now that dry
season has arrived we are
planning the next trip, in
which we will introduce the
new Anglican Kriol Preya Buk
and show the Christian groups
at Bullman and Weemol how to
use the Diocese’ Bible teach-
ing preparation for Indige-
nous churches, based on the
Sunday gospel readings. This
trip will be combined with
several days in Katherine to
continue the formal BAP
training.
An added extra with these
events is the three and four
hour drives in the car with In-
digenous church leaders, in
which a plethora of key theo-
logical and practical church is-
sues are discussed and debat-
ed hotly with me, hopefully a
useful addition to their
training!
$1,000 of St Paul’s Burwood
money was spent on something
quite different. Marjorie and
William had been able to con-
vince enough people in their
clan to spend $15,000 royalty
money on a second hand Jeep
so that they could more easily
do the travelling, regional min-
istry to which they were or-
dained. Thus the car was more
than a car, it was a symbol of
their new ministry. Something
near a front wheel broke on a
dirt road in the middle of no-
where. We would normally ex-
pect that a car sitting by the
side of a dirt road would be
completely smashed and /or
burnt within a week, partly be-
cause of the chronic lack of in-
frastructure for maintaining ve-
hicles in Aboriginal communi-
ties. Within four days three of
the wheels had been taken and
William had pursued all possi-
bilities to move the car. He was
desperate.
Using Burwood money I hired a
large trailer for several days
and it took five people, include
ing William and his nephew,
over six hours to get the car
with missing wheels and the
broken front piece onto the
trailer. A memorable day: it was
420 in the shade but the car
was in the sun! We damaged t
he trailer … but I successfully
towed the Halls’ ministry car
back to Katherine to be fixed.
The up side: you couldn’t buy
that level of Aboriginal church
leaders feeling valued and sup
ported by the ‘munungas’ (non-
Indigenous Australians) for
$10,000. It was money well
spent.
Coming up soon:
A week of training, addressing
five specific issues, to be held
in Katherine, for the five Indig-
enous clergy and the one
Indigenous ordinand of the region.
This is a big undertaking for a little
place like this but I think we have it
under control. The cost of travel and
accommodation will be significant.
Darren will come to Katherine
for three days to plan some
practical activities which con-
nect with his Cert 4 in Theology
as well as to do some sections
of the BAP.
A trip to Kewulyi to work with
Indigenous church leaders to
plan some confirmation prepa-
ration for a group of young men
who wish to be confirmed. The
words ‘young Indigenous men’
and ‘confirmation’ are not nor-
mally seen together in this re-
gion, it will be a bit of a
challenge and it will be worth
it.
In May this year a small band of pil-
grims will be travelling overseas
from Australia to study at the inter-
nationally-renowned St George’s
College in Jerusalem. They will join
others from around the world to
learn about the Palestine of Jesus.
The pilgrims are Fr Warwick Cuth-
bertson (Rector of Holy Trinity,
Launceston), Peter Burke (Anglicare
South Australia’s Director of Mission
and Anglican Community Engage-
ment), Robert McLean (Partnerships
Coordinator for ABM) and Fr James
Collins (Rector of St Paul’s, Bur-
wood).
Before arriving in Israel, Fr James,
Peter and Robert will spend a few
days in Cairo to meet with the Bish-
op of Egypt, the Most Revd Dr
Mouneer Hana Annis, and his staff.
They will also visit EpiscoCare
which is the diocesan social service
organization, similar to our Angli-
care. The Diocese of Egypt is trans-
national, covering not only Egypt,
but Algeria, Tunisia and Libya in
North Africa but also Ethiopia, Eri-
trea, Djibouti, and Somalia in the
Horn of Africa. It will be interesting
to learn about Anglican ministry
across such a diverse range of cul-
tures. Most of these countries are
predominantly Islamic so it will be
fascinating to find out how evange-
lism takes place in countries where
it is outlawed. EpiscoCare has a
large number of programs – educa-
tion, women’s empowerment, small-
scale economic development, and
addiction rehabilitation among
them. Seeing some of them first-
hand will, I hope, give us ideas
about how our own parishes can be
linked into our local community at a
deeper level through such initia-
tives. EpiscoCare’s director, Mariam
Ibrahim is passionate about the
work they do so I think it will be in-
spiring to meet her. Jesus and his
family were refugees in Egypt, and
we will be able to learn about how
the diocese is ministering to refu-
gees there. The UNHCR expects the
number of refugees and asylum
seekers to rise in Egypt from
157,700 to 217,700 by the end of
next year (the latest figure – mid-
2013 – for Australia is 55,301).
After a 3.00am (!) flight to Tel Aviv
we will travel to Jerusalem and
there we will meet up with Fr War-
wick. The college has recently ap-
pointed a new course director, the
Rev Dr Rodney Aist, who is a Jerusa-
lem scholar interested in Christian
pilgrimage to the Holy City. He is an
expert in the sacred topography of
pilgrimage, past and present, with a
specialty in the Holy Land and the
Celtic world.
The course introduces pilgrims to
the places where our Lord lived and
died. We begin in Jerusalem with an
overview of the Old City. We visit
the holiest sites of the three Abra-
hamic faiths: Judaism’s Western
Wall, Christianity’s Church of the
Holy Sepulchre and Islam’s Temple
Mount. We take day trips to Bethle-
hem, and visit Ein Kerem where St
Mary first uttered the Magnificat. In
Jericho we see the oldest city in the
world and reaffirm our Baptismal
vows at the Jordan River where John
baptized Jesus.
The course then heads north to Gal-
ilee stopping at Caesarea Maritima
where St Paul was imprisoned and
Mt Carmel where Elijah confronted
the prophets of Baal. Then on to
Nazareth to visit the Church of the
Annunciation, the village in which
Jesus grew up and the Synagogue
where he was rejected. We pass
Cana on our way to the Sea of Gali-
lee and Capernaum, Jesus’ home
base for three years. While staying
two nights in Galilee, we visit the
Mount of the Beatitudes, the place of
the Multiplication of the loaves and
the Table of Christ where Peter was
reconciled to Jesus after his denial.
We go on to visit Caesarea Philippi,
where Peter confessed Jesus as the
Christ, along with Bethsaida and
Kursi (the Gerasene Demoniac)
and return to Jerusalem after stop-
ping at Mt Tabor, the place of Trans-
figuration.
There is an optional trip to Masada (Herod’s fortress where 960 Jewish
rebels committed suicide rather than facing death at the hands of the Ro-
mans in AD 73), Qumran (where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found be-
tween 1946 and 1956) and the Dead Sea. The final day of the course be-
gins with a prayerful walk along the Via Dolorosa from the top of the
Mount of Olives to the Holy Sepulchre and concludes with Eucharist at
Emmaus.
After the course ends, Fr Warwick and Peter Burke head home, and Fr
James and Robert spend a day and a half in Zababdeh, visiting our An-
glican Communion partners, St Matthew’s Church. By spending time with
Fr Saleem Dawani (the parish priest at St Matthew’s) and Jameel Maher
(St Paul’s link person there), we will learn about the Christian experi-
ence in the Holy Land and be able to assure our partners of our prayers
and support. It is my hope that in 2016 we may have a parish pilgrimage
to visit our partners and then in a subsequent year we can host a group
from St Matthew’s.
Eternal God, you have made us members of one body with your Son Je
sus Christ as our head, that the world may see our unity and glorify
you. Show us, the people of St Paul’s and of St Matthew’s, the true
meaning of Companionship: of standing before you and before each
other as equals in our gifts and in our needs. Bind us together in
mutual trust, as we seek to support one another in ministry. We commit
our selves to one another as fellow Christians asking you to help us
overcome the barriers of race, culture and distance, so that our love
may be like yours which cherishes all of us, your children. May your
Holy Spirit enable us to be loyal and steadfast partners in your service.
Together we offer you all that we have, and all that we are, to be used
for your purposes through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
There will be a Service of Confir-
mation on Pentecost Sunday, 8
June. Our Regional Bishop, Bishop
Robert Forsyth, will be joining us
for both Services on that day.
At the 9.30 am Service, we already
have several adult and adolescent candidates who will be Confirmed.
Please pray for our candidates that God will:
Increase in them the spirit of wisdom and understanding,
The spirit of discernment and inner strength,
The spirit of knowledge and true godliness,
And fill them with wonder and awe at your presence,
Through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
If you would like to be Confirmed or Received into the Anglican Com-
munion then please speak with Fr James, Fr John, or Rosemary.
There will be four sessions held after Church to prepare for Confirma-
tion/Reception into the Anglican Communion. These will be held on:
Sunday 27 April; Sunday 4 May
Sunday 18 May; Sunday 25 May
Each session will be held in the Rectory beginning at 11.15am and finish-
ing at 12.15pm.
Each candidate will be given a copy of Graeme Brady's series called An-
glican before this so that the candidates can read it and then we would
discuss several topics each week when we gather.
Palm Sunday, 13 April
8.00am Sung Eucharist
9.30am Choral Eucharist
Holy Monday, 14 April 7.00pm Holy Communion in the Chapel
Holy Tuesday, 15 April 7.00pm Holy Communion in the Chapel
Holy Wednesday, 16 April 10.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel
7.00pm Holy Communion in the Chapel
Maundy Thursday, 17 April 7.00pm Sung Eucharist
Good Friday, 18 April 9.00am Liturgy of the Lord’s Death
Holy Saturday, 19 April 9.00am Preparation of church for Easter
Easter Day, 20 April 8.00am Sung Festival Eucharist
9.30am Festival Choral Eucharist
Ezekiel 37.1-14; Psalm 130;
Romans 8.6-11; John 11.1-45
Grief and Compassion
Jesus has a close relationship with Lazarus and
his sisters Martha and Mary. Jesus weeps for
Lazarus as the women weep and those who see
this describe it as love. Jesus responds with
deep compassion but deeper still is a conviction that the death of
Lazarus is not the last word. Jesus demonstrates the power of his love as
he calls Lazarus out of the tomb and back to life. Jesus is the resurrection
and the life.
Our desire to be present with those we have loved and lost can be
strong and enduring. We may experience this through the gift of
memory as we ‘re-member’ our loved ones who have died. We bring
them ‘back to life’ in our minds and hearts and in the stories we share
about them. Our journey through Lent is a journey from grief to hope
and from death to life. Jesus is the resurrection and the life.
Question: How do I respond to loss and grief and how do I support
others in this experience?
Pray for people who weep through loss and grief and those who
support them.
Give thanks for the work and witness of the Amity Foundation, ABM’s
partner in China.
Text: Peter Burke, Anglicare SA © Anglican Board of Mission, 2014
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Pray for the Anglican Church –
for Justin, Archbishop of Canterbury;
Phillip, Primate of Australia; Glenn,
Archbishop of Sydney; Robert, our
Regional Bishop; and for all the
bishops, priests, deacons and
Religious of the Anglican Communion.
In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer we
are asked to pray today for The
Diocese of Nippon Sei Ko Kai (The
Anglican Communion in Japan), for its
bishop, The Most Revd Nathaniel
Makoto Uematsu and for all his clergy
and people.
Pray for Fr James, and for all the
clergy in the parish as well as for
their spouses. May God bless them
and their ministries and may we
support them as they work among us
in Christ’s name.
Pray for St Paul’s: God of mercy,
strengthen us to help shape a parish
where diversity is a source of
enrichment, compassion is common,
life’s poetry realized, suffering
lightened through sharing, justice
attended, joy pervasive, hope lived,
the hum of the universe heard, and
together with you and each other we
build what is beautiful, true, worthy of
your generosity to us, an echo of your
kingdom. Amen. (Ted Loder)
Pray for, St Matthew’s, Zababdeh,
(West Bank, Palestinian
Territorries), our Anglican
Communion Partner: We remember
especially their pastor, deacon
Saleem Dawani, as he begins his
ministry in the parish and as he
prepares for being priested. We
remember also Jameel Maher, who
acts as the St Matthew’s partnership
link person with us. May both our
parishes be blessed by the link we
are establishing.
Pray for the Church’s mission:
Lord Jesus Christ, you stretched out
your arms of love on the hard wood of
the cross that everyone might come
within the reach of your saving
embrace: So clothe us in your Spirit
that we, reaching forth our hands in
love, may bring those who do not
know you to the knowledge and love of
you; for the honour of your name.
Amen. (Author unknown)
Pray for our Children’s Church:
The Lord said, ‘Let the little children
come to me and do not forbid them
for such is the kingdom of heaven’.
Bless, Lord, your children who now
stand before you in prayer. Help them
to understand the depth of your love.
We pray also for all the teachers
of our Children’s School. May our
teachers be enabled to teach and
train your children and help them to
grow spiritually.
O Lord, bless our Children's School
and all its future endeavours, that
through it we may glorify you with
your Father and the Holy Spirit, now,
always and forever. Amen.
Pray for peace: Lead me from death
to life, from falsehood to truth; lead
me from despair to hope, from fear to
trust; lead me from hate to love, from
war to peace.
Let peace fill our hearts, our world,
our universe.
Pray for all in need. Today we pray
for all hospital chaplains that God
may give them strength to help them
honour the life of each person they
may assist.
for the sick and their carers: Nidhal
Abdulmasseh; Barry Brandy;
Annamarie Bunsell; John Burns;
Evelyn Byron; (Sir) John Carrick;
(Lady) Angela Carrick; Chris;Yvonne
Clarke; Beverley Collins; Coralie; Beth
Davidge; Hilary Davies; Majorie
Davies; Canon Peter Davies; Leah
Delacruz; Dave Ernst; Jean Fuller;
Ginybuwa; Glenyce; Joyce Gorman;
Greg; Fr Brian Harker; George and
Joyce Harvey; Mary Harvey; Jenny
Johnstone; Janene; Ken Kalman; Lakoa
Katalake; Kerry; Josephine
Licciardello; Sandra Macleod-Miller;
May; Bruce May; Gae McMillan;
Barbara Moreton; Kate Morgan; Ian
Murray; Tas Murray; Susan Oddie;
Pippa Oddie; Ron O’Mally; Alister
Palmer; Paul Phillips; Fr Dalba
Primmer; Bettie Purton; Deidre Reid;
Heather Robbins-Hayllar; Jenny
Rorich; Julie Scott; Patricia Sedgman;
Shannon; Marguerite Sheffield;
Stephanie; Chris Susilo; Susan; Mike
Wall; Narelle Weekes; Lynne West;
Megan West; Bill Whittle; Valma
Woolfrey
In love and charity remember the
recently departed, that God grant
them a place of refreshment, light and
peace. Pray, too, for Roy Romer,
William McMillan, Ronald Norman,
Thelma Norman, Lorna Spicer &
Barbara Ball and for any others whose
year’s mind falls around this time. May
they be numbered among the saints,
following the Lamb wherever he goes!
Phone 9747 4327
Fax 9747 0513
Post PO Box 530, Burwood, NSW 1805
Website www.stpaulsburwood.org.au
Rector Fr James Collins
Office Secretary Mrs Caroline Badra
(9.30am to 2.30pm, Tuesday to Friday)
Lay Minister Ms Rosemary King
Rector’s Warden Mr Alan Melrose – 9799 2891
People’s Wardens Mrs Elizabeth Griffiths – 8033 3113
Mrs Pam Brock – 9747 3619
Priests in the Parish Fr John Hawkins, Fr Jim Pettigrew
Director of Music Mrs Sheryl Southwood
Organist Mr Edwin Taylor
Morning Prayer will be held in the side chapel Monday – Friday at 7.30am
this week.
A Eucharist with prayers for healing will be held in the side chapel on
Wednesday at 10.30am.
Commemorations noted by the lectionary this week –
Tuesday 8 April – Georgina Molloy, pioneer church leader & botanist
from Western Australia (d.1843)
Wednesday 9 April – William Law, priest and teacher (d.1761)
Friday 11 April – George Augustus Selwyn, first missionary bishop of
new Zealand
