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Uniting Church in Australia Synod of Victoria and Tasmania KINGSTON CONGREGATION Presbytery of Tasmania Website: http:kingstonuca.org.au Phone: 6229 8112 Sunday, 12th May, 2019 Mothers’ Day A special welcome to everyone joining us in worship at Kingston today. Please join us for a cuppa and drinks for the children after worship. Mon: Tue: Wed: Thurs: 7.30pm Church Council Fri: 3.00pm Rockpool Sat: Sun: 9.00am Music Practice 10.00am Family Worship Rosters: Next Week 19 May 2019 Books: Jean W Reading: John H Counting: Kaye C & Kaye B Cleaning: Shirley B Morning Tea: Shirley B & Elise R Welcoming: Bron Music: This week! Our church serving: 12 - 19May 2019 Bible Readings Today’s Readings: Acts 9:36-43 Psalm 23 Rev.7:9-17 John 10:22-30 Next Weeks Readings: Acts 11:1-18 Psalm 148 Rev. 21:1-6 John 13:31-35 World Council of Churches Ecumenical Prayer Cycle - this week we pray for : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal WEEKLY NOTICES It would be appreciated if notices for the notice sheet could be given or sent to Irene Nichols by Thursday mornings to the church email: [email protected] Kingston Uniting Church MINISTRY TEAM Every Member PLUS Minister Rev Michael Duke Phone; 6229 8110 Phone: 0437 884 600 Email: [email protected] Church Council Chairperson: Bronwyn Morton Phone: 0428 330 160 Email: [email protected] Secretary: Kathy Osborn Phone: 62396497 Mobile: 0427239543 Email: [email protected] Treasurer: Irene Nichols Phone: 6229 3460 Mob: 0438 085 744 Email: [email protected] Church Facilities Bookings: Jennie Webb Phone: 0420 822 757 Email: [email protected] Pastoral Care co-ordinator: Claire Wherrett Phone: 0417 306 762 Music co-ordinator: Jacqui Hansson Phone: 6229 1699 UCAF Fellowship: Helen Kennedy Phone: 6229 7945 Kingston U. C. Library Catalogue: http:kingstonuca.org.au Church email: [email protected] Office phone: 6229 8112 Property: Any building issues or concerns should be written in the “Red Book” in the kitchen. This is checked regularly by P&F. Guest Wi-Fi network: KUC-RPCC password: ucarpccguest We acknowledge the Mouheneener People, the traditional custodians of this land on which we gather for worship. This church seeks to be a place of safety and acceptance for all people. John 10:11-22; Psalm 23 “Sheep?! Is that all we are to you God? Stinkin’, awk- ward, stupid lookin’, clumsy, whimsical sheep?” It all has to do with perception I guess. For many farmers sheep are the necessary supplement to an income on a land that does not get enough rainfall to sustain continuous cropping. For most of them, sheep are just hard work. The modern Australian shepherd spends as little time as possible with the mongrels. Does he know them by name? Not likely. Sheep can reduce the most eloquent and gentle mannered farmer into a potty-mouthed, ill-tempered monster. But maybe we give these sheep less credit than they are due. I heard of one grazier, a woman as it turns out, who always makes a point of personally rais- ing the abandoned lambs. Apparently, she nurtures them, hand feeding them, talking tenderly to them and she even gives them names! They become part of her family, and when it is time for them to be weaned, they are returned to the flock with an inflated sense of identity and self perception. They are admired by the other sheep and quickly become the sheik sheep to be seen grazing next to. When it is time to move the flock, she simply calls her adopted orphans and.., what do you know?., the whole flock just follows. She knows their names and the sheep trust her voice. No yelling, just the gentle voice of the shepherd. Maybe there is something in this shepherd/sheep thing after all… Rev Michael Duke
