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 the hall behind the church.

The Preparation of the Paschal Candle 3

The Blessing of the Font and the Renewal 4

of Baptismal Vows

Christ in the Wilderness” – Thoughts 6

on a Painting –

St Paul’s Clinic 8

Gift of new beautiful Vestments 10

St Paul’s Fair 17

8.00am – Sung Eucharist

9.30am – Eucharist of the Resurrection

Tuesday 18th April at

1.15pm – Lunchtime Flute

Recital by Brian Kim

Friday 21st April at 7pm–

Piano Recital by Manjia

Luo

Saturday 22nd April –

Piano Recital by Jeremy

Bell at 4.30pm in the hall

Saturday 6th May – Parish

Book Fair – 9am-2pm

Tuesday 16th May at

1.15pm – Lunchtime

Vocal Recital by Judith

Rough & Nicole

Smeulders

Tuesday 20th June at

1.15pm – Lunchtime

Oboe Recital by Madison

Hallworth

Name badges help make St Paul’s an

inclusive community. If you need a new

name badge, fill in the form inside the

pew sheet, 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.

Children 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.

Children’s Church runs during Term

Time. Meet at the back of the church at

the beginning of the 9.30am Eucharist.

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 the sacrament.

Please do not take photos

inside the church or during the services

of worship without permission.

A. Marking the Paschal Candle

Jesus Christ, yesterday and today,

the beginning and the end,

Alpha

and Omega!

All time belongs to Christ

and all the ages.

To Christ be glory and power

through every age for ever.

Amen.

B. Nails / incense grains for the Paschal Candle

1. By his holy 1

2. and glorious wounds

3. may Christ our Lord 4 2 5

4. guard us

5. and keep us. Amen. 3

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

It is right to give our thanks and praise.

We give you thanks that at the beginning of creation your Holy

Spirit moved upon the waters to bring forth light and life. With

water you cleanse and replenish the earth; you nourish and

sustain all living things.

Thanks be to God.

We give you thanks that through the waters of the Red Sea you

led your people out of slavery into freedom, and brought them

through the River Jordan to new life in the land of promise.

Thanks be to God.

We give you thanks for your Son Jesus Christ: for his baptism by

John, for his anointing with the Holy Spirit.

Thanks be to God.

And now we give you thanks that we are made one with Christ

in his death and resurrection. Pour out your Holy Spirit in

blessing, that this water may be a sign of our new birth in

Baptism. May we continue for ever in Jesus Christ our Lord, in

the unity of the Spirit, now and for ever. Amen.

Now that our Lenten observance is ended, let us reaffirm the

promises we made in baptism.

Do you turn to Christ?

I do.

Do you repent of your sins?

I do.

Do you renounce all that is evil?

I do.

I ask you now to reaffirm as yours the faith of the Church. Do

you believe in God the Father?

I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and

earth.

Do you believe in God the Son?

I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord, who was

conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suf-

fered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was

buried; he descended to the dead. On the third day he rose

again; he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right

hand of the Father; from there he will come to judge the

living and the dead.

Do you believe in God the Holy Spirit?

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the

communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection

of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

This is the faith of the Church.

This is our faith. We believe in one God:

Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen.

Will you each, by God’s grace, strive to live as a disciple of

Christ, loving God with your whole heart, and your neighbour

as yourself, until your life’s end?

I will with God’s help.

God our creator, Rock of our salvation, has given us new birth

by water and the Spirit, and forgiven our sins through Jesus

Christ our Lord. May God keep us faithful to our calling now and

for ever. Amen.

Russian artist Ivan

Kramskoy’s “Christ in the

Wilderness” hanging in the

Tretyakov Gallery in

Moscow created quite a stir

but drew exceptional

crowds when it was first

shown in 1872 at the

Peredvizhniki exhibitions in

St. Petersburg, Moscow,

and in cities throughout the

country.

The painting is a radical and shocking departure from iconoclastic

tradition and projects a terrifying aspect that, were it not that we know

the outcome of the plot, would leave us as forlorn and desolate as the

subject rendered.

In this 1872 “Christ in the Wilderness” depiction, however, Kramskoy

offers an image of the Christ that departs from the sanitized offerings of

the past. In this painting, we see the temptation of Jesus through the eyes

of uncompromising realism. With his back to a rising sun, a somewhat

disheveled and not at all glamourous Jesus is seated on a boulder in a

barren and dry wilderness setting of abysmal desolation, a setting that

exudes aridity, a setting from which we would flee in terror. He is

hunched forward with hands clasped on his knees; his red eyes staring

straight ahead in bedeviled anxiety. He does not look like someone who

has only just heard the voice of God say to him and to the world, “This is

my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”

It strikes us that we have taken the temptation of Jesus too lightly; too

much for granted—that, yes, of course, he would come through it. Here,

the artist has assigned a brooding existential humanity to Jesus that is ut-

terly distressing. We feel his palpable hunger and thirst; a loneliness and

terror that pierces to the heart of a completely obscure divinity. We see a

haunting isolation of unspeakable profundity and magnitude.

To some observers, like Russian writer Vsevolod Garshin, the image of

Jesus in this work communicates his determined resolve to confront evil

head on, and in the raw. To others, however, it seems that Jesus here is

seriously weighing the options, the consequences of yielding—or not

yielding—to his temptations. Ostensibly, the work of redemption has

begun.

Could it be also that God, the Father, for the moment has abandoned him

and that, for the first time, Jesus is beginning to comprehend the

prophetic destiny he is to fulfill; that on his straight and narrow road to

Calvary he will unrelentingly have to contend with his humanity?

This painting lends a new aspect, not only to the horror of the

temptation in the wilderness, of which we have generally thought in

quite benign terms, but also to the Gethsemane passion we know is

yet to come; in fact, has already begun, here in the wilderness.

In January, 2015, Father James Collins was named Burwood Citizen of

the year in recognition of his outreach program, the Parish Pantry.

Since that time, St Paul’s outreach work has extended to include the

Life jacket program, which provides winter jackets and other items for

homeless people.

St. Paul's has now expanded its outreach program into healthcare,

providing a bulk-billed service (or free service to those without a

Medicare Card). The clinic currently operates on Sundays from

11:00am until 4:00pm.

All equipment and staffing is provided free of charge (so there are no

overheads incurred by the parish).

All (much needed) income goes directly to the parish.

The clinic will expand according to the needs of the community, as it

seeks to provide a wide range of services, including vaccinations.

If members of the congregation would like to support this outreach

service in any way, could they please contact either Father James or

Jane Carrick.

I have received three extraordinarily kind financial donations from

three generous benefactors to ensure that St. Paul's has a healthy fu-

ture.

I thank God that these generous people value St. Paul's and God's work

undertaken here so much that they are prepared to support the Parish

to such an extent.

Further to this, we have witnessed the steady growth in attendance at

St. Paul's over the past couple of years and we are seeing new people

attend St. Paul's each and every week and who subsequently choose to

continue worshipping God here and, as a result, we have seen the

offertory increase markedly over this period. This is a very healthy

trend for which we thank God. I am sure that, by God's grace, this trend

will continue into the future.

As you have read a further initiative is already generating

considerable extra income for the Parish that will begin to flow into the

Parish in the very near future. This is yet another cause for us to thank

God.

I hope that other such creative ventures will emerge in the near future.

The Rector, Fr. James, and Dr. Helen Collins, along with Fr. Michael and

Mrs. Antonia Deasey, together with the Church Wardens and Parish

Councillors and the Parish Staff and Ministry Team, Fr. Jim Pettigrew,

Mrs. Sheryl Southwood, Mrs. Judith Laurence, Ms. Rosemary King, Mr.

Graham Norman, Mrs. Caroline Badra, and Mrs. Michelle Phillips

extend to all Parishioners and to their families and to all friends of St.

Paul's every blessing for a Holy Easter.

May the risen Christ fill your lives with a profound and deep joy and

may the love of God enfold you.

We extend our heart-felt thanks to all who were involved in any way at

all in preparing the Church grounds and the Parish Church for Holy

Week and and the Festival of Easter.

This includes: the care of the grounds, the arranging of palm branches,

making Palm Crosses, preparing the fantastic children's Holy Week

and Easter Pack, doing odd jobs, gold, silver and brass cleaning,

arranging of the flowers, dusting/cleaning/polishing, all involved in

providing the glorious music and readings and intercessions, morning

teas/hot cross buns, preparing altar linen, serving, sidespeople, bell

ringing, and so much else both seen and unseen.

Thank you for the encouragement of your presence throughout Holy

Week and today.

We thank God for the

Parishioner who has given the

gift of some beautiful new

vestments, which include a set of

White/Gold vestments com-

prised of a Cope, Stole, Maniple,

Crucifier's tunicle and a Chalice

Veil (no burse at this stage, may

follow). These are made in white

damask, completely lined, with

intricate gold thread embroi-

dery on the orphreys and Cope

Hood. The Cope hood

embroidery has apart from a

central Greek Cross the symbols

of wheat and grapes. All of the items

are richly decorated, as with previous items, although not quite as

flamboyant as the Gold Festal Cope.

This kind Parishioner has also given two new sets of Burse & Veils in

Green (emerald) and in Rose. These are also decorated.

We are most grateful to Shirley

Mills for making the Palm Crosses

for St. Paul's again this year.

We had a wonderful Palm Sunday

Service that was a truly meaningful

Service and a very special begin-

ning to this most Holy Week.

It was a joy and a delight to be

able to distribute and bless the

Palm Crosses, that Shirley had

kindly made, prior to our proces-

sion. We then took up our Crosses

and processed around the Church

with everyone singing All glory,

laud, and honour with great feel-

ing.

We thank Shirley for being such a

blessing to us at St. Paul's and for

making the Palm Crosses for us

each year. These Palm Crosses

speak of our Lord's great sacrifice

and of the hope that we have in

Him.

Thank you to Judith Laurence for

creating the magnificent Holy

Week and Easter activity pack for

our children and their families.

It is a beautiful activity pack full of

terrific ideas and activities and we

pray that it will be a blessing to

our children and to their families

reminding us all that Easter isn't

about bunnies.

We also extend our sincere thanks

to Kaye Green who is a

professional artist living in Hobart,

Tasmania, who has so kindly made

the magnificent, hand painted,

Paschal Candles for use at St.

Paul's this year.

The Paschal Candle will stand in

the sanctuary, North of the High

Altar (that is, the Gospel side), and

is lit for every service during the

50 days of Easter when it is then

removed and stands by the Font

(and lit for Baptisms) or stands by

the casket at a funeral. The Paschal

Candle is a constant reminder of

the hope of the Resurrection.

To Fr. James, Jane & Bob, Rosey, and

Caroline,

Thank you very much for our warm

welcome to St. Paul's.

Kind regards,

Susan Christie (for Consort 8).

We pray for all who mourn Fr. Ron's death.

In the midst of our sadness, we have the sure and certain hope that as

Jesus died and rose again so too shall we because of Jesus' triumph over

death and, because of this, we know that there is nothing that can

separate us from the love of God, not even death itself.

Rest eternal grant unto Fr. Ron O Lord: and let light perpetual shine

upon him. Amen.

Dear Father James and Rosey,

Thank you for your generous donation to Chalmers Road School from St.

Paul's Anglican Church of Burwood.

These funds will go towards enhancing our technology for our students

and replacing our ageing interactive whiteboards.

We look forward to seeing you soon.

Kind regards,

Wendy Milburn.

Principal

We thank Pam Brock for organizing the wonderful bus trip last week. It

was a great day.

Everyone enjoyed the bus trip immensely and it went very well.

We thank Pam for all of the time and effort and the love and care that she

gave to make the day so special.

Everyone is looking forward to the next bus trip later in the year.

Thank you to all who came along to Burwood Park on Saturday the

9th to support the Easter in the Park Event that was organized by the

combined Churches of Burwood, along with the Burwood Council.

We thank our wonderful Bell Ringers for calling us to worship each and

every week of the year.

We are particularly grateful to them for ringing prior to the Combined

Churches Easter in the Park Event.

Thank you for the wonderful gift of beautiful music that you have offered

through Lent, Holy Week, and Easter as we have journeyed with of our

Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, through his passion, death, and

resurrection.

We are truly grateful to you for this gift of love which you offer to God in

the service of God's people here at St. Paul's. We thank you for your love

and care.

We are blessed that Bill Whittle and Syd Farrow, and several new keen

gardeners, give so generously of their time and expertise to care for the

beautiful grounds around St. Paul's. Is anyone able to give some time to

help Bill and Syd to care for our grounds? Please have a chat with Bill and

Syd if you can help. Thank you.

In Romans 6: 26-27 we read:

Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to

pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for

words. And God, who searches the heart, knows what is the mind of the

Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of

God. (NRSV)

Please take time to pray, either before, during, or after the Service to

allow the Spirit to intercede for the saints according to the will of God. If

you pray for someone, you might like to send them a card. These

beautiful cards are on the table in front of the Icon of St. Paul in the South

Transept, where you might light a candle for those for whom you have

prayed, and we are grateful to the Parishioner who has designed and

made them for us.

If you have any used stamps then please bring them to Church with you

and leave them in the box at the back of the Church as these earn mon-

ey for the work of the Anglican Board of Mission – Australia.

We believe in being good stewards of what God has given us. We also

believe in being cheerful and giving with those resources. God wants us

to be faithful, no matter how little or much we have. The New Testament

teaches over and over about being faithful with what you have been giv-

en. The New Testament gives us eight principles on generous giving:

1. Generous giving is sacrificial.

2. Generous giving is something that only some people are spiritually

gifted for, others must be taught stewardship.

3. Generous giving is a gospel issue.

4. Generous giving encourages churches to share with other churches

and ministries in need.

5. Generous giving is motivated by friendly competition (Paul

challenges the Corinthian church to match the impoverished

Macedonian church).

6. Generous giving is about sowing and reaping.

7. Generous giving is one of the many evidences that someone is truly

a Christian.

8. Generous giving promotes the worship of Jesus as God.

It cannot be overstated that when we give to God, we are not deciding

how much of our wealth to give; rather, we are determining how much of

God’s wealth to keep for our own uses. In 1 Chronicles 29:14 David

articulates precisely this fact, saying, "But who am I, and what is my

people, that we should be able to make this freewill-offering? For all

things come from you, and of your own have we given to you."

God's people today are not required to tithe. But, like everything else in

the New Covenant, our grace giving is to exceed Old Testament

requirements of the law. Therefore, for God's people, 10 percent should

be a floor, not a ceiling, and a place to begin, not a place to end.

At St. Paul's we seek to be obedient to God and to give generously to

further God's work, to play our part in participating with God in the

extension of God's kingdom of justice, peace, and love. This generosity

is evident in the Offertory and the collection of Alms (the Collection).

We take bread and wine (Offertory), bless bread and wine

(Consecration), break bread (Fraction), and give bread and wine

(Communion).

The Offertory refers to the offering we make to God on the Altar. Having

heard the Word of God we are moved to respond by offering ourselves

to God. On Sunday, two visible actions take place. There is a collection

of alms (money) and bread and wine are placed on the Altar. The second

of these is the essential part of the Offertory. The bread and wine are the

people's gifts. Those who bring the elements of bread and wine, the

Offertory, represent the people in presenting the elements to the

celebrant.

We offer back to the Creator that which God has given to us (wheat and

grape) modified by human effort (making the wheat into bread and the

grape into wine). Through the tokens of bread and wine, the people (the

creation) offer themselves back to God (the Creator). The collection of

alms is an appropriate complement. These are taken up during the

singing of the Offertory Hymn and they are used to purchase the bread

and wine and to extend God's kingdom of justice, peace, and love.

Over the years the parish has benefitted from the generosity of

parishioners, not only when they have been active members of the

parish, but also at the time of their death. Parishioners are invited to

remember the parish in their wills by making a bequest as a thank

offering to God and to ensure that generations to come will enjoy

worship and fellowship in well maintained buildings.

Those wishing to make a bequest are invited to do so using these or a

similar form of words: "I bequeath the sum of $............ to the Rector and

Wardens of the Anglican Parish of St Paul, Burwood, to be used at their

absolute discretion for the charitable purposes of the parish."

This year we would like to hold a TOMBOLO stall. But in order to do this

we need to have lots of prizes.

Each prize will be numbered and a corresponding number placed in a

hat. For a $2 chance a person can draw a number and they win the prize

with the corresponding number.

Probably items along the lines of quality food items would be best e.g. a

tray of homemade biscuits or a bottle of homemade lemon butter, bottle

of wine, etc ..

Each item would probably be of a minimum value of $5.

This stall will only work with your support, so any contributions that you

can make would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Anointing of the Sick is available at any of our

Services. In James 5: 14-15 we read:

14 Are any among you sick? They should call for

the elders of the church and have them pray over

them, anointing them with oil in the name of the

Lord 15 The prayer of faith will save the sick, and

the Lord will raise them up; and anyone who has

committed sins will be forgiven. (NRSV)

If you would like to be anointed and to be

prayed for then please ask one of the Priests in

the Parish so that you can be anointed during any of our Services.

The Wednesday mid-week Eucharist includes prayers for healing every

week.

Please return your Lenten Envelopes

NO LATER than the Sunday

after Easter via the Collection Bag.

Many thanks to those who have been

regularly retuning the ABM Lenten

Envelopes which of course is voluntary.

We have handed out over 450 envelopes

this Lent and 36 have been returned to

date.

Burwood has always been strong

supporters of the ABM Lenten appeal

over many years.

Collection given at St Paul’s

on Sunday 9th of April: $2101

Other collection given:

– Parish Pantry: $55

– New Life Centre Nepal: $30

– Chalmers Road SSP: $100

Total: $2286

Thank you for responding to

God’s generous love.

If you would like to make a donation to the Parish for the upkeep and

maintenance of the Heritage building it can be done through the

National Trust.

Cheques can be made out to:

National Trust of Australia (NSW) St Paul’s Anglican Church Burwood

Or

Direct Credit to the above name with bank account details:

Westpac

BSB: 032-044

Account number: 742 926

Branch: 275 George Street Sydney NSW

Tickets are now available for the Mother's Day Raffle. $2 each or 3 for $5.

After Easter, we are preparing another series of studies. This time on

“death and dying” that will involve a whole series of discussions led by

those with experience in such matters as:

Contemplating one's own death (momento mori), caring for someone

with a terminal illness, caring for elderly or infirm family and friends, be-

ing bereaved, being an executor, and arranging a funeral with difficult

families, etc.

This study group will begin on Tuesday 2nd of May at 7.30p.m. in the

Rectory.

Either Acts 10.34-43 or Jeremiah 31.1-6;

Either Psalm 118.1-2, 14-24 or

Hymn to the Risen Christ (APBA, p. 6);

Colossians 3.1-4; Matthew 28.1-10.

In the still of the night, just as dawn is about to

break, the three Saint Maries sped to the tomb to

anoint the body of Jesus. This was to have been

their final act of love for the earthly Jesus. Yet they

are confronted not by a corpse, but rather with their Risen Lord. Like the

angel at the sepulchre, he tells them not to be afraid. Our attitude as

individuals and as Church should allow us serve our Lord without fear.

Resurrection life allows us to embrace the unknown future confident in Jesus’

love for us.

Pray that your life and the life of your parish may be transformed by the

power of Christ’s mighty and glorious Resurrection.

Give thanks for the work and witness of the Episcopal Church of

Jerusalem and the Middle East, remembering especially the ministry of

the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and all other churches in Jerusalem.

Text: Robert McLean Partnerships Coordinator, ABM © Anglican Board of

Mission, 2017

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Below is a list of the foods most

commonly required for the pantry.

If you are able to contribute any of

these items they would be much

appreciated.

Sun Rice Meals e.g. Butter

chicken, Green chicken curry,,

Chicken satay

Tins of corned beef;

Tins of spam;

Tins of ham;

All Day Breakfast by Heinz;

Chunky soups – Heinz &

Campbells;

Tinned tuna;

Tins of sardines;

Tins of salmon;

Savoury biscuits;

Sweet biscuits;

Sugar;

Tea Bags;

Instant Coffee;

Milk;

Up & Go – All flavours;

Cereals;

Juice & Poppers;

Tinned Fruit;

Fruit in jelly cups;

Rice Cream;

Pasta & Spaghetti;

Instant potato, cuscus

Tinned vegetables, peas,

mixed vegetables, potatoes,

etc

Currently we do not need any

tinned spaghetti as this is more

popular in winter.

Thank you to everyone who

continues to contribute food to the

pantry. It is great to see that some

of you have been able to source

the Sun Rice Meals. This is terrific.

They would have to be the

singularly most popular item each

week.

Parish Pantry hours

this year are:

Tuesday 9.30 – 11.30am;

Wednesday 1.30 – 2.30pm;

Thursday 9.30 – 11.30am

It will be held on Saturday 6th of

May, 10am - 2pm.

There will be:

Books, CD's, videos,;

Pre-loved clothes;

Mother's Day gifts,

Devonshire Tea on the Rectory

lawn;

and Raffle

If you could help in any way with

cakes, food or on the day with set-

ting up, packing away, etc.. , please

fill in the list at the back of the

church or speak to Pam Brock.

Friday 21 April at 7.00pm in the

Large Hall – Manjia’s Piano Recital

Saturday 22 April at 4.30pm in the

Large Hall– Piano Recital

Performance By Jeremy Bell

There will be a Board Game Night

on Friday the 12th of May in the

Rectory and this night will be open

to all, both young and not so young.

It will start at 7.00 p.m. Feel free to

bring along any of your favourite

Board Games.

If you are coming, if you are able,

please bring something to share to

eat. Thank you.

Our Regional Bishop, The Right

Reverend Dr. Michael Stead, will be

with us on Pentecost Sunday the

4th of June, 2017, and we hope to

have a Confirmation Service that

day at the 9.30 a.m. Eucharist. Are

you, or anyone that you know,

interested in being Confirmed,

Received into the Anglican

Communion, or Baptized? Please

speak with Fr. James, Fr Michael, or

Rosemary if you are, or anyone that

you know is, interested in being

Confirmed, Received into the

Anglican Communion, or Baptized.

St Paul’s Anglican Church 205-207 Burwood Road, Burwood

LUNCHTIME RECITALS 2017

1.15pm-1.45pm

Other dates and artists TBC

Entry by donation Light refreshments will follow in the Rectory

For further information, please contact the St Paul’s Church Office:

Ph.: 9747 4327 / Email: office@stpaulsburwood.org.au St Paul’s is an historic Church designed by Edmund Blacket.

It is famous for its beauty and spiritual ambience.

Tuesday 18 April Brian Kim - Flute

Tuesday 20 June

Madison Hallworth - Oboe

Tuesday 16 May Judith Rough - Soprano and Nicole Smeulders - Contralto

Tuesday 24 October

Mark Quarmby - Organ

The time has come, my little seed. Put down a root into the moist dark

earth. Send up a shoot to break through the earth into God’s sunlight and

rain. Grow tall and strong my little seed. You may become the lintel posts

in the doorway to the Temple or rich panelling in the very Holiest of Holy

places, helping point the way to God’s great glory.

My mother tree thus sent me forth. Year by year I added rings to my

trunk, my branches ever reaching upward. Through times of sunshine,

shade and storm I grew strong and straight amid my siblings in the

forests of Lebanon…Until one night there came a storm such as had not

been witnessed before. My branches tossed about and straining; my

trunk bending with the violent winds whose might I resisted with all my

strength. Then a sudden flash of light: a tearing bolt of incandescent pain

raced down my trunk. And half my beautiful branches lay torn and shat-

tered on the ground… I survived, but my proud-soaring crown was now a

gnarled and twisted knot of misshapen wood... My dream was gone.

Time passed, as it will, and there came timber cutters to our grove. Cut

them all down, we have a big order for temple construction came the

command. Even this twisted one… it’ll do for firewood. Our grove was

harvested, my siblings about to fulfil their purpose, but long I lay in the

local wood yard a deformed, useless log, not even cut for firewood Then

one day the foreman came with a couple of his men. We’ll have to use

that old tree there. We might be able to get two pieces from it --it’s the on-

ly large log we have, and this is an emergency. Get a move on. They want

it as soon as possible.

I was roughly shaped into one long beam and a smaller one, loaded onto

a cart and hauled toward the city, stopping some distance out by a small

hill. A crowd of people was around it, and as I was hauled off the cart onto

the ground I saw two crosses on the hilltop. Roughly my small beam was

fastened with heavy nails and rope to form a cross similar to those

looming above me. Some soldiers came with a man dressed in a

purple robe, and a circlet of thorns pressed down on his bleeding

forehead, drops falling to mingle with those from his whiplashed torso

when the robe was pulled from his body. I realised what was going to

take place! I was going to be a cross for this man, no doubt a common

criminal like the other two, their shrieks and curses ringing harsh upon

my ears. So much for my dream of pointing the way to God! A criminal

was being forced upon me, an outcast beaten, broken, derided and

scorned nailed to me! But then, why not? was my bitter thought. I am

only a twisted misshapen bit of timber, after all. What more could I

expect? Then, unexpectedly, the third criminal lay down upon me, the

soldiers seemingly not compelling him in any way! And as they thrust

with heavy hammers the spikes through his outspread hands he said,

Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do! What did he mean

by that? I thought. Surely they knew quite well what they were doing!

They were punishing a criminal. And then came the sickening thud and

agonising lurch as the cross was pulled upright. Still the man I carried

made no complaint or groan. One of the other criminals rounded upon

him with foul curses saying that if he were the Son of God, then save us.

But before the centre man could answer, the other villain twisted his

tortured body to his confederate saying that they deserved their

punishment but the third man was innocent. Then, calling upon the

central man he cried, Lord, Remember me when you come into your

kingdom! The centre man replied, Today, you will be with me in

paradise. I could not understand what was going on, as he sky

darkened, the earth trembled, and the centre man with a cry wrenched

from his very soul cried out My God, My God, Why have you forsaken

me? Further cries came: It is finished, and Father, into thy hands I

commend my spirit! Many of the spectators wept with dreadful grief,

and the centurion in charge said Truly, this man was the son of God!

And suddenly, suddenly I knew! Despite my twisted growth, despite

my utter unsuitability to grace the temple... I had become that I had

always dreamed of being! I would forever more point people to God,

for I had borne God’s Son on a tree uplifting him evermore to point

the way to God’s grace redemption and love! – Ron Ogier

We are conscious of conflict in Syria, Egypt, and

elsewhere in the Middle East and we pray for peace

and goodwill amongst all people and that the

persecution of Christians might cease.

God of the nations, whose kingdom rules over all,

have mercy on our broken and divided world.

Shed abroad your peace in the hearts of all people

and banish from them the spirit that makes for war;

that all races and people may learn to live

as members of one family

and in obedience to your laws;

through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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قٌيمٍلى مشٌيًخا ... شٌوٌبًخا ِاٍلى

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Pray for the Anglican Church –

for Justin, Archbishop of Canterbury;

Phillip, Primate of Australia; Glenn,

Archbishop of Sydney; Michael Stead,

our Regional Bishop; and for all the

bishops, priests, deacons and

Religious of the Anglican

Communion.

Pray for Fr James and for Fr

Michael as well as for Helen and

Antonia. 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 Parish

Priest, Fr Saleem Dawani, and his

ministry in the parish. 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 Church. May our

teachers be enabled to teach and

train your children and help them

to grow spiritually.

O Lord, bless our Children's Church

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,especially for

all those people whose lives have

been badly affected by drugs and

abuse.

Pray for the sick and their carers:

Andrew; Nola A; Joyce, Sally & Leon

Banducci; Joyce Bannister; Margaret

Baseley; Tim Bolton; Wendy Bolton;

Buddy; John Burns; June Cameron;

Scott Cameron; Di Campbell; (Sir)

John Carrick; (Lady) Angela Carrick;

George Cepak; Rodney Chesham;

Beth Davidge; Hilary Davies; Leah

Delacruz; Manish Dhakal; Dave Ernst;

Mark Fisher; Ena Gillespie; Joyce

Gorman; the Rev. John Gwilliam; Fr

Brian Harker; George Harvey; Mary

Harvey; Margaret Hayes; Denis

Hayes; Heather; Catherine Hallworth;

George Hallworth; Margaret Hurley;

Bishop Ivan Lee; Lee; Sandra

Macleod-Miller; Chris Mannix;

Bishop Ken Mason, Bruce May; Lerola

Meyers; Jim McManus; Gae McMillan;

Jean Millar; Barbara Moreton; Tas

Murray; Narelle; Nicole; Susan Oddie;

Pippa Oddie; Oscar; Alister & Sally

Palmer; Valerie Perrin; Paul Phillips;

Elisabeth Prasad; Jason Proctor;

Deidre Reid; Joanne Roberts, Heather

Robbins Hayllar; Jenny Rorich; Tony

Sheffield; Elsa Sorenson; Stephanie;

Susan; John Telek; Pauline Thomas;

Nancy Thompson; Viola; Alannah

Walsh; Margaret Wheatley; Lynne

West; Megan West; Valma Woolfrey;

Bob Woods; Peter Ying

In love and charity please

remember the recently departed,

especially, Fr Ron Morris & Samir

Farahat that God may grant them a

place of refreshment, light and

peace.

Pray, too, for Darryl Landers, Joe

Webb, Beryl Jean Hemmy, Valerie

Hope Lackey, Evelyn Maud Short,

Beverley Miriam Flider, Violet May

Gardner-Ward, Sydney James Byard

and for any others whose year’s mind

falls around this time.

Rest eternal grant unto them O Lord,

and let light perpetual shine upon

them!

Phone 9747 4327

Fax 9747 0513

Post PO Box 530, Burwood, NSW 1805

Website www.stpaulsburwood.org.au

Rector Fr James Collins

rector@stpaulsburwood.anglican.asn.au

Senior Assistant Priest Fr Michael Deasey, OAM

Honorary Priest Fr Jim Pettigrew

Office Secretary Mrs Caroline Badra

(9.30am to 2.30pm, Tuesday to Friday)

office@stpaulsburwood.anglican.asn.au

Lay Minister Ms Rosemary King

Rector’s Warden Dr Jane Carrick – 0418 399 664

People’s Wardens Mrs Elizabeth Griffiths – 8033 3113

Mrs Pam Brock – 9747 3619

Director of Music Mrs Sheryl Southwood

Organist Mr Edwin Taylor

A mid-week Eucharist will be held in the Chapel of our Lord's Passion

on Wednesday at 10.30am.

Commemorations noted by the lectionary this week –

Monday 17th April – Saturday 22nd April

Easter Monday – Easter Saturday

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