We acknowledge the Dja Dja Wurrung people, the custodians of this land where we gather. We pay our respects to their elders past and present as we pray for reconciliation. St Mary’s Anglican Church Sunday 29 March 2020 Sentence: ‘I am the resurrection and the life,’ says the Lord; ‘whoever lives and believes in me shall never die.’ John 11.25-26 Collect: Life-giving God, your Son came into the world to free us all from sin and death: breathe upon us with the power of your Spirit, that we may be raised to new life in Christ, and serve you in holiness and righteousness all our days; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for eve. Amen. Please advise Rev Tracey or Alison by 5.00pm Thursday if you wish to add someone to the prayer list below. Thank you. Please hold in your prayers: Julie Abella, Baby Ella, Lorna Britton, Jo Curry-Hyde, Rebecca Jenkins, Wayne Jenkins, Di & John School Chaplains Megan, Rose & Narelle
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We acknowledge the Dja Dja Wurrung people, the custodians of this land where we gather.
We pay our respects to their elders past and present as we pray for reconciliation.
St Mary’s Anglican Church Sunday 29 March 2020
Sentence: ‘I am the resurrection and the life,’ says the Lord; ‘whoever
lives and believes in me shall never die.’ John 11.25-26
Collect: Life-giving God, your Son came into the world to free us all
from sin and death: breathe upon us with the power of your Spirit, that
we may be raised to new life in Christ, and serve you in holiness and
righteousness all our days; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God,
now and for eve. Amen.
Please advise Rev Tracey or Alison by 5.00pm Thursday if you wish to add someone to the
prayer list below. Thank you.
Please hold in your prayers: Julie Abella, Baby Ella, Lorna Britton, Jo Curry-Hyde,
Rebecca Jenkins, Wayne Jenkins, Di & John
School Chaplains Megan, Rose & Narelle
The Treasurer Wri tes
To all Parishioners of St Mary’s Kangaroo Flat
In Response to a number of requests as to how people can continue giving
of their offertory, we wish to offer the following methods:
Direct Debit—Parish Operating Account Details
Account Name: Anglican Parish of Kangaroo Flat
Bank: Bendigo Bank
BSB: 633 108
Account Number: 106133630
Payment by Cheque Monthly / Quarterly
Cheques payable to Anglican Parish of Kangaroo Flat
Contact Treasurer Colin Clark to arrange pick up of envelopes Weekly,
Fortnightly or Monthly. Phone 5447 9783. This will be done whilst
maintaining strict adherence to distance recommendations for your
safety.
The financial impact of this “Pandemic” on you personally and on the Parish
at large is of great concern to the Parish Council. We pray for all Parishioners
for a safe and healthy outcome and encourage you to please let us know if
you need assistance or support.
We know that these changes will challenge us all at various times. May we
encourage you not to lose sight of the comfort of Christ.
God is our shelter and strength always ready to help in times of trouble.
Psalm 46:1
Colin Clark—Parish Treasurer
The Rector Wri tes
KEEPING IN TOUCH – NEWSLETTER, FACEBOOK, ST MARY’S WEB SITE, DIOCESAN
WEB SITE, TELEPONE, EMAIL, POST, SMS, MESSENGER, LIVE STEAMING & ZOOM
If you are like me, you may not be a huge fan of technology and would
much rather see people in person, face-to-face. Our present situation has
thrust us into unfamiliar territory whereby that is not an option for now,
however, praise God for many opportunities to still keep in touch,
encourage one another, support one another, worship together and,
continue to grow in our faith together. I know it may not be our preferred
choice and again, if you’re like me you may have felt a bit begrudging and
even resentful at the thought of having to be stretched to learn new ways of
doing things however can I encourage you – what at first may seem stressful,
overwhelming and foreign can soon become much easier with practice
and it serves an important purpose – it enables us to stay connected. With
that here's a couple of ‘tech tips’ to help you stay connected at this time.
CONFERENCE CALLING
How To: Conference Call
All mobile phones have a ‘conference call’ option.
1 Call person 1, ask them to wait while you call person 2
person 1 will hear a beeping sound while you do this.
2 On your screen press ‘Add call’. Follow the prompts and
call person 2, including pressing ‘Merge call’. When they
answer (can be a landline) they will hear a message
saying something like ‘this is a linked call’, then it will
connect. Now you have a three-way call.
3 Repeat as above for as many people as you like.
TIP: It is important to follow the Instructions of the ‘leader’ when doing group
calls because if people talk at once it can sound distorted and loud. If the
leader invites each person to speak one at a time then that works well.
ZOOM
How To: Video Call using Zoom
Zoom is an online conferencing tool that is free for up to 45
minutes, or subscriptions are $20 per month if you want to talk
for longer or have other chat options. As a Parish I would like to
see as many people as possible get on board with ZOOM, this
will enable us to gather together, hold meetings, bible studies,
prayer groups and much more.
I will guide each of you through the process to connect onto ZOOM over the
next couple of weeks. All you need to do is be at your computer, have
internet access and look out for an email from me asking you to join a
meeting.
If you have an ipad you can download ZOOM before I email you. Be sure to
say yes to ZOOM using your camera and microphone.
For ZOOM meetings it is best to be at your computer ten minutes before the
meeting time, this way you can open the link and check your video and
audio are working.
Video is not compulsory, Zoom also works fine with just audio. For more info
visit: https://zoom.us
FACEBOOK
If you are not already on Facebook this might be a time to consider getting
on board. We have two Facebook pages;
Anglican Parish of St Mary’s Kangaroo Flat – this is a public
Facebook page open to anyone
St Marys KF – This is a private group for parishioners where we
can seek help, share encouragement and offer practical
support or resources to one another.
Not ices
Online Worship this Sunday—A Sunday service for this Sunday, 29 March is
available to watch on the diocesan website by going to Your Church >
Online worship. This is also accessible via our YouTube channel. This will be
updated weekly in time for Sunday, but can be viewed at anytime. Links
to previous Sunday services will also stay on the website for anyone
needing to catch up.
Life FM Bendigo – 105.1fm Life FM—is a Christian community radio station
based in Bendigo. Bishop Matt will be featuring on Life FM Bendigo each
Friday from 3pm – 4pm for those who may like to tune in and Rev Tracey
Wolsley will be featuring at 9am - 9.30am Sunday morning.
