4 June 2017 - Today’s Services Pentecost (Whitsunday) 7.30am—Sung Eucharist 9.00am—Family Eucharist This Week in the Parish Tuesday 6 8.30am 7.30pm Morning Prayer Parish Council—Maheno Room Wednesday 7 8.30am Morning Prayer Thursday 8 8.30am 9.30am Morning Prayer Mah-jong—Church Friday 9 10.00am Eucharist Sunday 11 7.30am 9.00am Sung Eucharist Family Eucharist Rector: The Reverend John Milburn Email: [email protected]Mobile 0415 838 239 Assistant Curate: The Reverend Jamee-Lee Callard: [email protected]Mobile 0452 338 933 Church Address: 171 Oxford Street, Bulimba Postal Address: PO Box 271, Bulimba Qld 4171 Telephone: 3399 1508 Email: [email protected]Website: www.stjohnsbulimba.org When the bell rings before a service - please pause in silence to say this prayer in your heart: Grant, O Lord,that this bell may sound the good news of your salvation; may its ringing summon the faithful to worship, and stir all who hear it to love and serve you, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Almighty God, at the feast of Pentecost you sent your Holy Spirit to the disciples, filling them with joy and boldness to preach the gospel: empower us with that same Spirit to witness to your redeeming love and draw all people to you; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen 1st Reading: Acts 2. 1-21 Linda Mitchell Brian Roy
When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability. Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven living in Jerusalem. And at this sound the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in the native language of each. Amazed and astonished, they asked, ‘Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language? Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs—in our own languages we hear them speaking about God’s deeds of power.’ (continued over page )
1st Reading: (continued)
All were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, ‘What does this mean?’ But others sneered and said, ‘They are filled with new wine.’ But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them: ‘Men of Judea and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to what I say. Indeed, these are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only nine o’clock in the morning. No, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel: “In the last days it will be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams. Even upon my slaves, both men and women, in those days I will pour out my Spirit; and they shall prophesy. And I will show portents in the heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood, and fire, and smoky mist. The sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood, before the coming of the Lord’s great and glorious day. Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” Psalm 104. 26-36 (verses said alternately between the reader and congregation)
26. There go the ships, and Leviathan that you formed to sport in it. 27. These all look to you to give them their food in due season; 28. when you give to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are filled with good things. 29. When you hide your face, they are dismayed; when you take away their breath, they die and return to their dust. 30. When you send forth your spirit, they are created; and you renew the face of the ground. 31. May the glory of the Lord endure for ever; may the Lord rejoice in his works— 32. who looks on the earth and it trembles, who touches the mountains and they smoke. 33. I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being. 34. May my meditation be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the Lord. 35. Let sinners be consumed from the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless the Lord, O my soul. Praise the Lord!
Second Reading: : 1 Corinthians 12. 1-13 Vanessa Hanlon Judith Hancock Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed. You know that when you were pagans, you were enticed and led astray to idols that could not speak. Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God ever says ‘Let Jesus be cursed!’ and no one can say ‘Jesus is Lord’ except by the Holy Spirit. Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. All these are activated by one and the same Spirit, who allots to each one individually just as the Spirit chooses. For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and we were all made to drink of one Spirit. Gospel: John 20. 19-23 When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you.’ After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.’ When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.’
Fundraising Morning Tea—Today 4 June– Maheno Room
Caroline and Samuel Daunton are taking the raised funds to the Phillipines on
mission for building homes for the homeless. If anyone has any unwanted prescription glasses please bring them along to the morning tea fundraiser as they may be invaluable for those who cannot afford
optometry and there will be room in the Dauntons suitcase.
Parish Prayers The Anglican Cycle of Prayer: In The World: - The Diocese of North East India - (North India): †Michael Herenz The Diocese of Bathurst: †Ian Palmer; Clergy and People In The Diocese: The Parish of Caloundra with Glasshouse Country: Stephen Redhead - Locum,
Anthony Halstead, Joan Pascoe, David Curry, Clarrie White, Ray Barraclough Anglicare SQ Metro South Community Services Canterbury College: Head of College - Donna Anderson; Chaplain – Jonathan
Cornish; Chair of College Council - Jeff Thomas; members of College Council Locally: All sleeping on the streets. Pray for The Sick: Joel, Jim, Valmai, Bronwyn, Duncan Family, Steph, Kerrie, Ollie, John, Roselee, Esther, Pam D.,Linda, Drew, Mark, Kerry, Helena, Audrey, Dawn, Ethan, Kirby Family, Chris and Stephanie. (NOTE: under the Federal Privacy Act, consent of the person you wish to pray for must be
obtained. No details of need / illness can be published without consent)
4 June 2017 News & Coming Events for your Diary If you are new to the parish or visiting Welcome. Please accept this invitation
to stay and join in with us for fellowship and a chat outside after the service, where tea and coffee will be served.
Today 4 June: 10.00am—Fundraising Morning Tea—Maheno Room Tuesday 6 June: 7.30pm—Parish Council—Maheno Room Thursday 7 June: 9.30am—Mah-jong –Maheno Room Friday 2 June: 10.00am—Eucharist Sunday 11 June : 7.30am—Sung Eucharist Sunday 11 June : 9.00am—Family Eucharist Date Claimer :Sunday 25 June: 8.30am—Patronal Festival and Celebrating 30
years of John Milburn’s priestly ministry one service only.
All Clergy & Lay people are invited to a Renewal & Visioning day for the diaconate
in the Brisbane Diocese
Saturday 17 June It is 22 years since the Household of Deacons was established and following the recent retirement of the longstanding Head of the Household, there is a timely opportunity to discern future directions for the diaconate in our diocese. Will you come and join Bishop Jonathan and our community of Deacons as we open space with an external facilitator to reflect on our diverse ministries, vision with hope and embrace renewal? Come at 9am for morning tea, coffee and companionship. Commence at 9.30am. Finish by 2.30pm. Gathering in LR2 at St Francis College, 233 Milton Road, Milton. Plenty of parking – enter from Baroona Road. Milton Train Station over the road. Buses 470, 471, 475. Please RSVP to The Rev’d Miriam Nyrene including your dietary requirements. Morning tea and lunch provided. Contact Miriam [email protected], 07 5463 4279 or 0434 385 503 for more information.
What we Do Knitting Circle: The knitting circle meets once a month, the next meeting is on Wednesday 21st June at 9.30 am in the Maheno Room. St. John’s Guild: The next meeting of the Guild will be Tuesday 13th June in the Maheno Room, starting at 8.50am for the Guild Meeting followed at 10.00am for Hoy. A lovely morning tea is served during the playing of Hoy so if you or anyone you know would like to have a lovely morning of fun and fellowship please join these lovely ladies. Mah-jong Group: The Mah-jong Group meets Thursday morning from 9.30am—12.30pm at the back of the Church. If you can play mah-jong, or would like to learn, please join us . Tea and coffee is supplied. Cake & Book Stall: (A major fundraiser for the Parish): A big thank you to all who contributed to our cake and book stalls last Sunday they raised $838.80, which helps to make up the shortfall in our weekly givings. Next cake stall will be Sunday 23rd July. No stalls in June as we are celebrating 30 years of priestly ministry for Father John with a morning tea in the Maheno Room.
Little Children’s Church: Little Children’s Church happens each Sunday in term-time, during the 9:00 service. We have stories and activities for children aged 3-years to Year 2, and younger children are also very welcome to attend with a parent. If you are visiting or here for the first time, your children are very welcome to join us. Teen Church: Teen Church is an exciting new youth program offered during School term time at St John’s. Each term the teens are invited to participate in 3 sessions exploring the Bible and their faith as well as ‘In Service’ services at the 9am Family service. They engage in ministry tasks and liturgical roles in the ‘In Service’ services which encourage their growth as Anglicans serving the community. Occasional group outings and fundraising events also form part of the Teen Church program.
