St John’s Anglican Church
Coffs Harbour www.coffsharbouranglicanchurch.org
8th
March 2020 Second Sunday in Lent
WELCOME to WORSHIP
We’d like to get to know you more. Please stay and have morning tea with us.
If you are here with us for the first time and would like to join us regularly, please fill in an information card on the back table.
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Mission of the Month:
ANGLICAN BOARD
OF MISSION
is the Mission of the Month for March.
Lenten offering envelopes are available
(if you haven’t already received one with your
bulletin). You can post them or put them in the offertory
plate or in the mission box to be forwarded by the treasur-er. There is an ABM Project Book on the mission stand
with information on the projects being supported by
ABM in 2020.
Please Pray:
We remember all those who are sick and need prayers: Lois Bradbury
We continue to pray for Pat Grimshaw, Sylvia Broadhurst, Lesley Lee, Dan Octigan, Rose Marie Beston, Tony Fookes, Sue Brewin, Barbara Williams, Laurel Smith-Cameron, Annette Lane, Elsie Tillott, Marion Murray, Cody Cook, Margaret Fisher, Lillian Robertson, Theresa ,Clarice Randle, Brian and Yvonne Armstrong
We pray for those who are mourning loved ones especially the Craig family and the family of Lola Lyne.
We give thanks for our new rector, Fr Daryl McCullough. We pray for Daryl, Di and their family in this time of transition.
We pray for ourselves that we will have open hearts and minds ready to embrace Daryl’s ministry with us.
We pray for those impacted by the recent fires and for those severely affected by drought.
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Prayer for Discipleship Christ, whose insistent call disturbs our settled lives:
give us discernment to hear your word, grace to relinquish our tasks,
and courage to follow empty-handed wherever you may lead,
so that the voice of your gospel may reach to the ends of the earth. Amen.
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March 2020
Exodus 17: 1—7 Psalm 95
Romans 5: 1—11 John 4: 5—42
6pm
Rev : Daryl McCullough LLM: Rob Sunderland
Sun 7am & 9am
Rev: Daryl McCullough LLM: Robert Sunderland
Dates for your Diary
9 March Men's Group 9 March BDC Walk around & afternoon tea 11 March Mothers’ Union Australia Coffs Hbr Group 12 March Steering Group Meeting 16 March Parish Council Meeting 22 March Mothering Sunday 24 March Ladies Lunch
Sentence: God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. John 3.16
Prayer of the Day:
God of mercy,
you are full of tenderness and compassion,
slow to anger, rich in mercy, and always ready to forgive:
grant us grace to renounce all evil and to cling to Christ,
that in every way we may prove to be your loving children;
through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and
the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Genesis 12: 1—4a 1 Now the Lord said to Abram, ‘Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. 2 I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’ 4 So Abram went, as the Lord had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.
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Psalm 121 1 I lift up my eyes to the hills: but where shall I find help? 2 My help comes from the Lord: who has made heaven and earth. 3 He will not suffer your foot to stumble: and he who watches over you will not sleep. 4 Be sure he who has charge of Israel: will neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The Lord himself is your keeper: the Lord is your defence upon your right hand; 6 The sun shall not strike you by day: nor shall the moon by night. 7 The Lord will defend you from all evil: it is he who will guard your life. 8 The Lord will defend your going out and your coming in: from this time forward for evermore.
Romans 4.1-5, 4.13-17 1 What then are we to say was gained by Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh? 2 For if Abra-ham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. 3 For what does the scripture say? ‘Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness.’ 4 Now to one who works, wages are not reckoned as a gift but as something due. 5 But to one who without works trusts him who justifies the ungodly, such faith is reckoned as righteousness. 13 For the prom-ise that he would inherit the world did not come to Abraham or to his descendants through the law but through the righteousness of faith. 14 If it is the ad-herents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. 15 For the law brings wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there vi-olation. 16 For this reason it depends on faith, in or-der that the promise may rest on grace and be guar-anteed to all his descendants, not only to the adher-ents of the law but also to those who share the faith of Abraham (for he is the father of all of us, 17 as it is written, ‘I have made you the father of many na-tions’)—in the presence of the God in whom he be-lieved, who gives life to the dead and calls into ex-istence the things that do not exist.
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Matthew 17:1-9 Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by themselves. 2 And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became dazzling white. 3 Suddenly there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. 4 Then Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here; if you wish, I[a] will make three dwellings[b] here, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” 5 While he was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud a voice said, “This is my Son, the Beloved;[c] with him I am well pleased; listen to him!” 6 When the disciples heard this, they fell to the ground and were overcome by fear. 7 But Jesus came and touched them, saying, “Get up and do not be afraid.” 8 And when they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus himself alone.
9 As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus ordered them, “Tell no one about the vision until after the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”
© The New Revised Standard Version of the Bible with Apocrypha
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Brothers and sisters, As you are aware there is a virus going around at the moment which is causing some significant concern. As a result the Bishop has given a directive that we are not to shake
hands during the passing of the peace and greeters should not shake hands of those who are entering the church either. As a further precaution we will be receiving Communion in one kind for the foreseeable future. I will do my best to keep you up to date on these issues and we will return to our normal practice as soon as we safely can. I ask that you join with me in praying for the people who are suffering from the effects of this virus. I also ask that we pray for common sense to prevail and that panic doesn’t take hold. Whilst this is a new virus and we should be taking reasonable steps to prevent its spread as outlined above, we do not need to be panicking. It appears that the vast majority of people (circa 98%) who get the virus recover with no issues. We can also take reasonable steps to ensure we are prepared at home in the event that a quarantine period is needed. This should really just mean ensuring you have enough food in the freezer and pantry to get through two weeks. Stocking up on toilet paper is a reasonable step—but the scenes of people filling trolleys taking dozens and dozens of rolls is ridiculous. Again a quarantine period would be approximately 2 weeks. Finally be praying for those who are working to find a cure and those medical staff who are caring for the sick. God bless you this week,
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LENTEN STUDIES
Our Lenten Study program will be ‘Grace’ which is published by the Catholic Diocese of Wollongong. I hope as many of you as possible will participate in the program. Fr Daryl will lead two studies per week, during Lent, the studies will be: Wednesdays following the regular 10am Eucharist Service Friday at 5pm
WHAT’S HAPPENING AT ST. JOHN’S
BISHOP DRUITT COLLEGE WALK AROUND & AFTERNOON TEA: BDC are holding an afternoon tea at 2pm, Monday 9th March followed by a walk around starting at the main entrance. Please add your name to the list at the back of the church or contact David Ford M: 0418 654 909 for all enquires or a lift. MEN’S GROUP:
The next meeting for Men’s Group will be Monday 9th March at 5.30pm. Why don’t you invite someone to come along? Please add your name to the list at the back of the church or contact David Ford M: 0418 654 909 for all enquires or a lift.
ANGLICAN MOTHERS UNION AUSTRALIA - COFFS GROUP: Wednesday 11th March - join together at Eucharist 10.00am followed by morning tea and fellowship. LADY DAY will be celebrated on Wednesday 25th March at the 10.00am Eucharist. This will be followed by morning tea. All welcome. Further details Jean Knight 6652 6049 or Gae Shorten 0408 141146. LADIES’ LUNCH: All ladies are invited to the next ladies’ lunch at the Park Beach Bowling Club on Tuesday 24th March for a 12 noon start. Please add your name to the list at the back of the church or contact Judy Bailey M: 04011 251 135 for all enquiries. NAME BADGES: Please add your name to the list on the noticeboard if you would like a name badge. Standard badge with pin $6.00 or Magnetic badge $7.50 each. PARISH DIRECTORY: The Parish Directory is being updated. If you wish to be included in the Directory, or your details have changed, please fill in a form which is available on the bookmobile and on the table near the sound desk.
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GIVING REPORT MONTH ENDED 1st JANUARY 2020:
Accrued Offerings $8,868 Budgeted Offerings $8,200
EUCHARIST OF THE HOLY OILS AND
AFFIRMATION OF MINISTRY 10am, Wednesday 1st April at Christ Church
Cathedral, Grafton
Bishop Murray invites all Clergy & Licenced Lay Ministers for this im-portant diocesan event that celebrates our shared calling to follow and serve Christ. You are invited to bring a suitable glass or metal contain-
er to take supplies back to your own ministry for during the year ahead. The liturgy will include an opportunity for a collective act of Af-firmation of Ministry and Renewal of Ordination Vows. All Clergy are
asked to robe in alb and white stole. LLMs are invited to robe in an alb if that is their usual practice. You are also invited to share in a light
lunch in the Edwards Hall after the services. For catering purposes , please contact Maree Collett
[email protected] or Ph: 02 6642 4122
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EASTER SERVICES TIMES
9th April—Maundy Thursday, Foot Washing and Eucharist: 6pm 10th April—Good Friday: 9am 11th April—Holy Saturday: Great Vigil of Easter— 6pm 12th April—Easter Day: 7am and 9am
Directory
Church Office 9am to 1pm Monday–Friday PO Box 1928 2 McLean Street, Coffs Harbour, 2450 Phone 6651 4700 E mail: [email protected] www.coffsharbouranglicanchurch.org Rector: Fr Daryl McCullough 0430 663 314 E mail: [email protected] Deacon—Pastoral Care Rev Carol Ford Mobile 0407 102 409 E mail: [email protected] Aged Care Ministry Co-coordinator Bob Walsh 6696 3399 Wardens Lesley Miller 0429 772 164 Richard Dubois 0408 667 871 Stephen Campbell 0419 628 301 Office Administrator Kerry McLaughlin 6651 4700 E mail: [email protected] Tuesday to Thursday 9am-1pm Op Shop 6650 0433 Officiating Priests Rev’d Jan McLeod Rev’d David Morgan Rev’d Dan Octigan Rev’d Naomi Cooke Hospital Chaplain Rev Anne Goode 0417 833 026 Hospital office 6656 7152 E mail: [email protected]
Next Week
Monday 9th
March 2.00pm BDC Walk
around & afternoon tea
4.00pm Band Practice 5.30pm Men’s Group Tuesday 10
th March
10.30am Legacy Aged Care
1.30pm Coffs Hbr Aged Care
Wednesday 11
th March
10.00am Eucharist 11.00pm Opal Aged Care 5.45pm Evening Prayer Thursday 12
th March
Friday 13
th March
Saturday 14
th March
6.00pm Eucharist Sunday 15
th March
7.00am Eucharist 9.00am Eucharist 5.30pm Family Service
Parish Bank Details for Direct Deposits
BSB: 705 077 A/c No: 00030032
Name: Coffs Harbour Anglican Parish
Please include a description e.g. ‘offertory.’
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