1 12 April 2015 Welcome to Gold Coast North Anglican Church. We’re so glad that you have joined us today and we invite you to parcipate in our worship as freely and fully as you feel comfortable to. Please join us for a cuppa and a chat aſter the service. From Reverend Ron Bundy…. ...Job Descripon Changes... When I menoned to someone recently that I was rering on 31 December they responded with “Oh no! We’ve had so many changes already.” A fair comment. New office – not without some tensions. New building – great; excellent, in fact. But not without it’s tensions. New roles for Stephen and me - not without their tensions. On Easter Sunday there were 530 people in church across the parish. The Sunday before, Palm Sunday, 350. We have grown in number and in jobs to be done. One thing that needs to be understood and accepted with this growth is that there cannot be personal “1 to 1” pastoral care for every member of the parish from Stephen or me. When I was appointed to Gold Coast North Parish in 2007, it was with the express aim that I work towards growing the church, and to get the new building completed. If either Stephen or I concentrated on personal ministry as in a smaller parish, our growth would plateau and then decline. We need a new level of “pastors” to visit, pray, phone up, write notes, etc. We are both working on this. If, for example, you aend 5pm church at Holy Rood with less than 20 people, you may not realise that we have over 400 people who aend church, a staff of 6, and a budget of around $500000. Please understand this, accept it and help where you can. If we want to grow to, say, 1000 people, then the next Priest in Charge may never visit in hospital; may never take a funeral or a wedding. We are moving into new territory now. I find it very excing! I love change!
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12 April 2015 Welcome to Gold Coast North Anglican Church. We’re so glad that you have joined us today and we invite you to participate in our worship as freely and fully as you feel comfortable to. Please join us for a cuppa and a chat after the service.
From Reverend Ron Bundy….
...Job Description Changes...
When I mentioned to someone recently that I was retiring on 31 December they responded with “Oh no! We’ve had so many changes already.” A fair comment. New office – not without some tensions. New building – great; excellent, in fact. But not without it’s tensions. New roles for Stephen and me - not without their tensions. On Easter Sunday there were 530 people in church across the parish. The Sunday before, Palm Sunday, 350. We have grown in number and in jobs to be done. One thing that needs to be understood and accepted with this growth is that there cannot be personal “1 to 1” pastoral care for every member of the parish from Stephen or me. When I was appointed to Gold Coast North Parish in 2007, it was with the express aim that I work towards growing the church, and to get the new building completed. If either Stephen or I concentrated on personal ministry as in a smaller parish, our growth would plateau and then decline. We need a new level of “pastors” to visit, pray, phone up, write notes, etc. We are both working on this. If, for example, you attend 5pm church at Holy Rood with less than 20 people, you may not realise that we have over 400 people who attend church, a staff of 6, and a budget of around $500000. Please understand this, accept it and help where you can. If we want to grow to, say, 1000 people, then the next Priest in Charge may never visit in hospital; may never take a funeral or a wedding. We are moving into new territory now. I find it very exciting! I love change!
Prayer of the Week: Almighty God, whose Son Jesus Christ is the
resurrection and the life of all who put their trust in him: raise us, we pray, from the death of sin to the life of righteousness; that we may ever seek the things which are above, where he reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Daily Prayers: Brett, Denise and Ray Eolkin, Antoinette Brennan, Lance &
Daphne Best, Betty Power, Chris Brice, Jan Wood, Reneê, Neil Rawson, Mavis Quinn, Glenda Voller and Lyn Dunn.
Beyond the Parish: The “Outside of Parish Giving” for April is PATSIMAC.
Coomera Anglican College Musical…
For your study and prayers….
Baptisms: Congratulations to Meila Jordin Kiri Kiri who is being baptised at
Holy Rood today. Please keep Meila, Meila’s family and godparents in your prayers.
Congratulations!!...
For first time Bible readers we suggest you allow 10 minutes at the same time each day: 3 minutes to make coffee, 1 minute for silent prayer, 3 minutes to read the Bible passage and 3 minutes to pray about your day. If want some help or further suggestions please contact Rev Ron Bundy on 0417190817 or rev.ronbundy@bigpond,com
Coomera Anglican College extends an invitation to attend their 2015 musical production of “’Annie”. Performance dates and times: Thursday 30 April - 4pm; Friday 1 May - 6pm for 7pm curtain; Saturday 2 May - Matinee 1pm; Saturday 2 May - 6pm for 7pm curtain. Tickets $15 child/student; $23 adults; $65 family (2 adults/2 children) BOOKINGS NOW OPEN at the following web address: http://www.trybooking.com/Embed.aspx?eid=123940
….. to Koda & Rebecca Whitney from 5pm church on the birth of their daughter Octavia Elizabeth on Monday 6 April.
Are you interested in helping out in any of the following areas?
Decorating the churches for special services and weekly themes? Gardening? Maintenance work? Liturgical Assisting? Welcoming? Carpark / Traffic direction? Sunday School / Youth ministry? Morning Tea ministry? Barista-ing? Dusting? Cleaning the silver? Floral arrangements? Sidesperson duties? Music / singing / piano / organ / band? Reading? Sacristan (setting up for Holy Communion)? Working bees? Pastoral care? Social activities coordination?
There are MANY areas in which you are able to assist and we would love to have the opportunity to discuss your participation further. Speak to Ron or Stephen to discuss which areas you might like to offer your assistance in.
If you are already on roster for volunteer duties within our three centres, would you please phone the Parish office, send us an email, pop into the office or write a note to send back to the office via the “Sunday boxes”, just to confirm what areas you are involved in, as we would like to ensure our lists are up to date. Also - if you are not on the rosters and would like to be, please let us know—we have plenty of room for more! (See above list!)
If you have any concerns you would like to discuss in relation to the roster, please call Heather at the Parish office or speak to Ron or Stephen. We are aware the online system is not everyone’s cup of tea, and would like to be given the opportunity to attempt to fine tune it wherever possible to make it as user friendly as possible.
Thank you again for your continued support.
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What’s Going On … in the Parish
Cards for Sale at Mother’s Union Stall TODAY at both St James and Holy Rood.
These cards contain special messages for all occasions and are only $1.50 each.
Vingt-Sept Club: It is time to join or rejoin our Vingt-Sept Club which supports
our five World Vision children, for only $15 per year. You can pay your subscrip-tions to Merv Mitchell, Ian Huguenin or Ian Hamilton (St James); Ron Dunlop (Holy Rood); or Dave Taylor or Heather Van Den Bos (St Matthews) - or Peter Burt would be happy to take your money too! Sponsorship is covered up to the end of March—so money is needed now for the next instalment. Thank you!
Picnic in the Park: Planning is underway for another
Parish Picnic in the Park at Paradise Point (weather
Permitting). Saturday 18 April from 4pm near Muscovey
Avenue. BYO anything you need for a picnic …. food, chairs, drinks (BBQ available). Room for games so bring a bat and ball. All welcome. For further information phone Lyn Martin (5537 2024).
Parish Retreat: Stations of the Cross Marian Valley Retreat Centre, 2541 Beechmont Road, Witheren (Canungra). Commencing Friday 8 May at 5.30pm, and concluding Sunday 10 May with a morning Eucharist. $65 per person - all meals included. Book early as numbers are limited to 20 people. Contact: Pauline Harley - phone 0406 249 282.
Our next Alpha Courses are on 22 April (see Parish Diary Dates
on Page 6 for more details). Alpha provides an excellent introduc-tion to Christianity. T he teaching comes via DVD followed by open discussion. The plan is to run the course on Wednesdays at lunchtime at St James from 11am-1pm and at St Matthew’s from 6.30pm-8.30pm. The cost is $5 per session, including lunch or dinner. A great deal and highly recommended!! Please phone or text Ron on 0417 190817 or email [email protected] if
you are interested in taking part. Or you may be interested in Ladies Alpha—
commencing 15 April at St Matthew’s with a 9.30am start. For more infor-mation on Ladies Alpha phone Kelly Lofthouse on 0411 864 690.
ADDRESS WHERE GROUP IS HELD TIME WHEN GROUP IS HELD
Pat & Barry Schmidt 5529 3802
BIGGERA WATERS Mondays 6.55pm
Pam Wain 5501 5302
HOLLYWELL Tuesdays 10-11.30am
Rod & Lesley Dunlop 5668 5717
COOMERA WATERS Tuesdays 7-00-9pm
Ruth Bradley 0452 511 321
COOMERA WATERS Tuesday 7.30pm
Debbie Sketcher 5591 4480 / 0466 446 607
SOUTHPORT Wednesday 7.00pm
Pat Grant 5529 0458 George Osborne 5577 3738
BIGGERA WATERS Thursdays 7-9pm
Bev & Ian Huguenin 5573 6211
HELENSVALE PATSIMAC—Prayer for Aboriginal
& Torres Strait Islander Ministry & concerns.
2nd Thursday monthly 1.30-2.30pm
Lyn Martin 5537 2024
Ladies’ Prayer Group BIGGERA WATERS
1st Saturday of month 8.00 am
Gail Beattie 5563 7170
St James Hall BIGGERA WATERS
CURSILLISTA’S GROUP 1st Sunday monthly (after 9am service)
Home Groups…..
Deanery, Diocese & the Wider Church
The Well: Exploring Faith Together: Griffith Uni, Gold Coast—for staff
and students. A group for people to explore matters of faith and belief as they relate to life today. Starts Thursday 16 April, 1-2pm, in G11 427 (above library). See Griffith.edu.au/chaplaincy/events or [email protected]
SPACC: An SOS for nutritional food like tuna (small cans), tins of beef, meals in
a can, porridge, long life milk. Can anyone help?? Coles and Woolworths deliver to their door or bring the food to church and pop it into the box to return to the office (we will arrange collection). Every little bit helps! For more information visit the SPACC website: www.surfersanglican.com.au
Loaves and Fishes lunch: at St John’s Cathedral on Tuesday 5 May at
noon. The Hon Quentin Bryce will be the speaker. Tickets approx $55 - proceeds to support Anglicare’s ministry to homeless youth. Care to join me? Let me know: email: [email protected] or phone: 0417 190 817. Ron Bundy .
Wardens www.goldcoastnorth.org.au Lyn Martin (0437 080 972) Robyn Heaney (0412 363 460) Wayne Van Den Bos (0423 779935)
For further contact details of ministries and ministers within Gold Coast North Anglican Church please refer to www.goldcoastnorth.org.au or take a copy of the Parish Directory, found on the Welcome Desk.
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS Protection from Harm The Anglican Diocese of Brisbane takes allegations of abuse and harm seriously. The Professional Standards Canon and the Protocol for Dealing with Complaints of Abuse provide clear and transparent processes for the management of complaints of abuse. Persons who may have been harmed by a Church worker, or who know of someone else who has, are encouraged to come forward. All complaints will be treated sensitively and confidentially. The Director of Professional Standards—Rod McLary—will respond to all complaints and will assist you to understand the processes involved. He can be contacted on 07 3835 2266 or by email to [email protected].
GIVING Direct Deposit into our bank account BSB 034-844 Account # 000001100 Direct Debit forms are available at the Welcome Desk or from the Parish Office Planned Giving envelopes are available upon request.
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Second Sunday of Easter
SENTENCE
“Peace be with you,” says the Lord. “As the Father has sent me, so I send you.”
John 20: 21
COLLECT
Risen Christ, whose absence leaves us in despair but whose presence is overwhelming: breathe on us with your abundant life, that where we can-not see we may have courage to believe that we may be raised with you.
Amen.
TODAY’S READINGS
Acts 4: 32-37 Psalm 133 (p 365 of APBA)
1 John 1: 1—2: 2 John 20: 19-31
Baptised and communicant members of other Christian churches professing the Apostolic (or historic Christian) faith are invited to receive Holy Communion. All are welcome to come forward to receive a blessing, whether or not baptised or confirmed.
Worship with us today….
Next Sunday’s Readings (Third Sunday of Easter) Reading: Acts 3: 12-20 Psalm: 4 (p 225 of APBA) 2nd Reading: 1 John 2: 15-17; 3: 1-6 Gospel: Luke 24: 36b-48
