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January is generally quieter around the Church and also the hall activities are often in recess…. It is a good time to plan the year ahead and to make room for those things we want to participate in.
Lent Programme doc pdf
Bishop Kaye Goldsworthy @ St Pauls
- Today 6-7pm Reflection on Sunday readings in the Church
- 7pm Film/discussion in the hall 2 - ‘Doubt’
- Mon 15th Mar Church Council meeting
- Tue 16th Mar Elders’ Morning Tea
- 7.30 Lent Reflections 4 (in the studio)
- Tue 16th Mar 7.30 Lent Reflections 4(in the studio)
- Wed 17th Mar Cancelled 7pm Shared Meal
- Sun 21st Mar LENT 5
- 6-7pm Reflection on Sunday readings in the Church
- Tue 23rd Mar 7.30 Lent Reflections 5(in the studio)
- Wed 24th Mar Cancelled 7pm Shared Meal
- Sat 27th Mar Morning Busy Bee - Preparation for Easter
- 12noon Making Palm Crosses
- Sun 28th Mar PALM SUNDAY
- 8am Procession from Gino’s
- 6-7pm Reflection on Sunday readings in the Church
- 7.30 Lent Reflections 6(in the studio)
- Tue 30th Mar 7.30 Lent Reflections 7(in the studio)
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LENT Program Update........
1. HeartSong will NOT be held during Lent – We will have a HeartSong service on the evening of Easter Day in the Church
2. The shared meal on Wednesday has been taken off the Lent program – however, individuals might like to continue offering hospitality to those they are sharing their Lent journey with.
3. We have a film scheduled for Sunday 14th March – and need to confirm who is going to show what film.
4. Further updates will be given as we will change our format for Holy Week, having decided to stay in the hall until Easter day..... Another wonderful opportunity to experience Easter in a new and different way.
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Sunday School meeting: We would like to have a Sunday School meeting on Sunday 14th of March directly after church and we welcome anyone who would like to contribute ideas on future direction for our Sunday School. Find Sarah or Kim after church in the hall next week..
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TODAY
Refreshment Sunday – we welcome Bishop Kay Goldsworthy
Refreshment Sunday - Refreshment Sunday is a Mid-Lent break, a chance to Stop, Look and Listen, to be aware of the two (or more) directions that call to you in every moment… and to consider the “Where to from Here?” We also share in the tradition of “Simnel Cake”
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The journey of LENT: Those involved in the Lent Study groups have already visited – Innocence, Awakening and Passion – next week we continue our journey and look at ‘Commitment’…… Somehow we seem to be looking at our life journey – living it – reliving it- and recreating it…… The movement of Lent is the movement of Life…And the movement of Easter is the movement toward ‘New Life in Christ”…
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Snowlands 2010
Marie and Peter will hold a meeting in the studio on Monday March 22nd at 7.30pm for those who would like to find out more about visiting the Snowlands School in Kathmandu... We are planning to undertake a project that will benefit the Children -and also a 'journey together' that will enable us to explore extending the ministry of the St Paul's community.
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CARDS FOR CORRIE ROBSON: Corrie Robson would love to hear from you- as she has felt a bit depressed recently at being in the whole High Care facility. Can you love-bomb her a bit? Angela
Address: Ms Corrie Robson, c/- Nagle Wing, Margaret Hubery Village,
36 Fifth Ave, SHELLEY 6148
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Rental Accommodation Needed: Moses and his family of three will soon be arriving in WA and are looking to rent a house at around $300.00 per week. If you know of anything suitable, please contact Ronny at the office on 9335 2242, or Moses direct on 043 968 9017.
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FUNDRAISING EVENT: “A Musical Miscellany”, a variety of quality musical offerings will be followed by tea/coffee/wine and delicacies (included in the ticket price)
St Paul’s Hall on Sunday, 2nd May at 2:00 pm
Tickets: $25.00 per person - from Bob Matthews or Clarissa Machin
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East End Consecration Celebrations
Saturday, 22nd May 2010
10.00 a.m Consecration Service
followed by Morning Tea in the Hall. All welcome.
6.30 p.m.: "Eastern Fare" - A special curry night with music, entertainment and a variety of stalls, including jams/pickles and other culinary delights; jewellery, henna painting; mandala artwork; religious artifacts; candles; and any other wonderful ideas to raise money!
Tickets: $25.00 (BYO drinks)
Sunday 23rd May, 2010
9.15am Service: Celebration of Pentecost
12.00 : Community Lunch (more curry!) $10 adults, $5 children
2.00 p.m. : Community Drama in the Amphitheatre
WANTED! VOLUNTEERS!
• to make scones, sponges and sandwiches and organise morning tea.
• to make jams/pickles and other food items for evening event
• to run henna painting, mandala artwork, religious artifacts & candles stalls
• to run any other great fund-raising stalls.
If you are able to help, please see Sharon Wayland or Kim Kemp.
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Regular Fundraising Initiatives
It has been suggested that we have a regular spot in the service sheet for up-coming fundraisers (‘No job to big or too small’) - in keeping with the successful Stall in the Hall which was the brainwave of Frances, the Rector’s Raffle, and Dot’s Relish last week, amongst others. If you have something to sell that would suit a Sunday morning and raise money for the East End or an outreach cause, you can contact Ronny or Peter, or email Gabby directly (gabbydeans@westnet.com.au).
Every little helps – ‘a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step’.
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he Year Ahead….
January is a time of looking to the year ahead and toward “I AM making all things new”…. We are planning for the ‘opening’ of the East End….. and will soon be marking our diaries with the activities that will shape our Year…… What plans do you have?
FEBRUARY
Ash Wednesday 17th February
Lent Studies – Tuesday 23rd Feb
MARCH
Lent Studies – Tuesday 2nd 9th 16th 23rd March
Palm Sunday 28th March
APRIL
Maundy Thursday 1st April
Good Friday 2nd April
Easter Sunday 4th April
SEPTEMBER
Friday 24th – Monday 27th NANGA
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Beyond Christmas We will see the completion of the current building works and the emergence of a new community living on the two blocks next to the church. We will be servicing a loan of some $200,000 and so proving to ourselves that we have the capacity to do more. We’ll look at creating a new community meeting room and kitchen to make the hall more available to the wider community. We’ll grow and share and become a light in the wilderness… a beacon’s field.
JANUARY - Epiphany
Sunday 3rd January we can celebrate Epiphany in Church
Wednesday 6th January – Epiphany dinner in the hall
FEBRUARY
Ash Wednesday 17th February
Lent Studies – Tuesday 23rd Feb
MARCH
Lent Studies – Tuesday 2nd 9th 16th 23rd March
Palm Sunday 28th March
APRIL
Maundy Thursday 1st April
Good Friday 2nd April
Easter Sunday 4th April
SEPTEMBER
Friday 24th – Monday 27th NANGA
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Watering Roster: Once again we are looking for volunteers to water the garden over the dry hot months. Please see Debbie so that she can make up a roster.
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Wednesday mornings in the Garden – a delightfully informal and peaceful chance to potter, water, weed, sweep, dig, catch up with friends (human or not), commune with nature, take note of the messages of the seasons - to tend holy ground. Debbie and Bob and those who already help would love to welcome YOU, for as long or short a time you can spare. Lovely coffee, food and company.
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It is [being] Accomplished……
Thanks to much effort from our Church Council, Our Wardens, Chris Jamieson, Graham Kershaw, many volunteers and to each and every one of us, we’ve made a start….. And will see our plans for the east End of St Paul’s unfold over the next few months……….. It is a time of change, a time of renewal, of re-Creation and a time to build, to see ourselves building toward the East, the direction of the Rising Son…….
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Direct Debit for weekly giving is available via the internet. If you would like to take advantage of this, details are
St Paul's Anglican Parish General Account BSB 706-001 3000-3006
St Paul's Anglican Parish Restoration Fund Account BSB 706-001 3000-4913
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Community Coordinator
Ronny is in the office on Monday mornings and also all day Thursday…. We ask for patience in responding to phone/email messages as there is always more to do than time to do it……. As the building works move into gear there is extra work keeping people informed of changes and organizing the many different aspects that we need to undertake as part of the preparations for the builders to start….
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"Just Manna": a small activity.
Recently we have supported some education costs of some young members of a family. We have now been able to further support this family with a computer. Many thanks to those who have made this happen.
• The computer and software were donated from one source;
• A technician donated and replaced the power source;
• The screen had come from another source,
• And a donation of $50 has gone toward the purchase of a printer.
Should anyone else like to assist in this worthy cause, this can be done through a donation to Just Manna:
• The printer + spare black cartridge came to $105 and
• It would be nice to provide some paper.
Further
• If anyone has a spare u-beaut flat screen we could include that.
• Then we need some competent person to set it up and show the family the ropes. It runs XP and has Office 2007 installed.
Later
• It has no modem at present but somewhere down the track we might consider that option if the family would like
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St Paul’s on the Internet: How do we get to see ourselves and the diversity of people/activities that make us the community we are? One way is to visit the web-site
Rosemary does a wonderful job of keeping a current picture of the community up to date… It is well worth a visit and there is quite a collection of photos past and present.
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Keys to Studio Filings Cabinets
The key for the filing cabinets in the studio (which holds the tablecloths) is now kept on a hook in the “wine glass” cupboard in the store room.
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Who is Missing?
If you’ve missed someone or know of someone who’s not been to Church for a while, please send them a card, call them or visit…. For by encouraging each other we create life for ourselves.
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NETBANK DETAILS FOR REGULAR GIVING
If you would like to simplify your giving to the church, direct debit is available through the internet. Details are …..
St Paul’s Anglican Parish General Account BSB 706-001 3000-3006
St Paul’s Anglican Parish Restoration Fund Account BSB 706-001 3000-4913
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PHOTOS …..
We would like to display photographs of Parish Councillors, Group Co-ordinators and other volunteers listed on the “Organisation Chart” so that they can be easily identified. If you are on this list, we would be most grateful if you would provide a postcard-sized photo of yourself and hand it into the office or pass to Ronny.
Prayer Chain: If you would like prayers to be said for you or for someone you know who would appreciate them, see Val or Joan Matthews
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Kath Jordan’s biography of the well-known Loreto nun, academic
and activist Veronica Brady, entitled Larrikin Angel and published by Round House Press, is available at St John's Books, Fremantle, or online at www.roundhousepress.com. A review of the book by Roy Williams, reprinted from The Australian, is in April’s Messenger. Have you a copy of Larrikin Angel, biography of Sister Veronica Brady, written by our feloow parishioner Kath Jordan yet?
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Have you a copy of Larrikin Angel, biography of Sister Veronica Brady, written by our feloow parishioner Kath Jordan yet?
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LISTEN!
The Elder’s Morning Tea initiated a fund for “A New Sound System” that we can use in the hall…. And we would all benefit from such a system…. A donation of $20 has got the fund started, so if you would like to donate please put your donation in an envelope marked “Sound System” and either leave it in the offering plate or bring it to the office….
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Wednesdays in the Garden…
Working in the garden on Wednesday morning is being enjoyed more and more.. and a few more joined in this week… If you would like to help… and would enjoy a morning of gardening please come……..
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Interested in joining a study group? There are various one-off groups like Lenten or Advent discussions or the current explorations, meeting either for a single session or for a specified number of meetings. They are usually advertised when being established.
As well, regular home groups offer an opportunity to study aspects of theology, religion, social issues and the Bible, and their relevance to modern life. They also offer an opportunity for the members to develop close friendships. One home group (called the Hilton Home Group, though few us of us acually live there!) at St Paul's has met every Friday night since Lent 2007. Participants bring food to share at 7pm. We catch up with each other's lives, then continue an exploration of the discussion topic. In 2009 we are continuing to read through the Book of Acts, In 2008 we have considered the notion of poverty as outlined in St Luke, and then Phillip Yancy's, What's so Amazing About Grace?,prayed and read next week's readings. We also have projects together like helping with the Fair. You are welcome to join in at any time. Contact Don (0424 247 988) for the location of meetings this week!.
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Investing in a Sustainable Future
Beaconsfield has changed over the years…. From humble beginnings we are now part of lifestyle community that has many advantages over the much of the ‘suburban’ metropolitan spread…..
The Median House Price for Beaconsfield is now $750,000, the average rental in Beaconsfield is $390 per week……. And with the projected increase in energy costs, a coastal life style and access to the City of Fremantle is likely to attract more and more into our wider community…
The presence of St Paul’s in the heart of the Beaconsfield community continues to call the wider community to an acknowledgement of “all that is Good” ……. And as we Build on our foundations, so too we renew and re-create the very presence of the Divine in this place.
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Where there's a Will there's a Way
As we come closer to getting the East End restoration underway we are looking at taking out a loan to complete the building works... This is an 'Act of Faith' by our Church council........ It is also an opportunity for us all to look to the Sustainability of our Community... If we ALL included St Paul's as a beneficiary in our wills (a bequest) then we could with more confidence plan ahead and continue to develop our future ministry.... Please consider this investment in our tomorrow (10% is a good guide!)
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GIVING and THANKSGIVING and OFFERING and GIFTS
Our Regular Giving is what creates our community….
Our Giving provides a stipend for our Priest
Our Giving Pays all bills for the church, the hall and the rectory….
Our Giving is all we have to maintain and restore our properties
Our Giving is what we have to Give to others and to the calls for “alms”
Our Giving supports Chaplains in Schools and enables us to provide the community with the use of the hall…….
Envelopes - Help us to be regular and to think of what we give…..
And in a similar manner… Direct Debit achieves the same……
Please Consider Being a REGULAR Giver for even when you cannot make it to Church – we are still here.
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A New Way … A Living Way
We often hear that “The Church” is dwindling and becoming less relevant in people’s lives….. Here at St Paul’s, with the building works already in progress and those almost ready for planning application, we have nine ‘Families’ that will be living within the church precinct and there’s room for 2 or 3 more……
We will be entering a new experience of Church as some members commit to a long-term experience of ‘Living’ as an integral part of the fabric of the parish….. A new sense of Community… As part of the ‘Re-Development’ we will establish a “St Paul’s Foundation”, a financial ‘Trust’ that will be administered by the St Paul’s community for extending our ministry within and beyond the parish boundaries…. As the failure of our established institutional structures and our systems of government becomes ever more apparent, we have an opportunity to ‘Realise Ourselves’ as the leaven in the lump and to become the community leader that is integral to our calling, our Faith, our Hope and our Love.
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It is in Giving that we Receive
Giving of our Time…… Giving of our Talents… and Giving of our Financial resources… Together we create… and that which we create honours the Divine Presence….. and in our honouring so we too receive.
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Just Manna – like to help our refugees?
We have refugees who need assistance to set up and activate donated computers. And CARAD are looking for volunteers to provide practical and emotional support for refugees living in our community. If you can help with either or would like more information please speak to one of the St Paul’s Just Manna team.
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St Paul’s ‘Without the Walls’
The development of 166 & 168 Hampton Road is becoming an inspiring process. Graham (our architect & designer) has presented a sketch and is now refining some feedback to come up with a draft plan. There is a sense that we are Rebuilding and Reshaping the St Paul’s precinct, creating a new reality and a new presence, re-creating community as a place to live and a place to be. This in turn reflects our inner journey as we a life in light of the Resurrection…..
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Friday morning coffee at Gino’s and /or Xray is back - for all those feeling like a catch up, also for birthdays, weddings, barmitzvahs (we don’t get many of these for some reason). Usually starts around 8am and ends when the last person leaves.
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Out Thanks page is so big it has its own page
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Diamonds R Forever
Invitations are being sent out to enable the purchase of a stained glass diamond panel that will be incorporated into the windows of the church and documented with an entry in the Centenary Memorial Book
It is an opportunity for those associated with the Parish, past & present, to remember a loved one or to acknowledge an important part of their spiritual heritage.
We will soon install the first “diamond” so that you have the opportunity to see what is the vision for this fundraising and memorial initiative.
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Contribute to our Business and Service Directory
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Just Manna press release launch Photos
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We acknowledge and appreciate our Church Council
Christabel Chamarette (Warden) – Kim Kemp (Warden) – Alan Albany - Debbie Glynn (Gardening Supervisor) - Rosemary Horton (Web Manager) - Chris Jamieson (Restoration Supervisor) – Michael Jessup - Lia Johnson - Bob Matthews (Treasurer) - Lyn Sherwood- Sharon Wayland (Fundraising Organiser)--Angela Wilson - Val Pearson(Synod Rep & Archivist)
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Giving made easy
Direct debit forms are available from the back of the church and the hall for anyone who wants to use this facility.
St Paul’s bank account details are:
30004913 Beaconsfield - for the East End account
30003006 Beaconsfield - for regular giving
For Internet or other bank transfers you will also need the BSB which is the same for each account – 706-001
Please contact Bob Matthews if you have any questions..
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As we are swaying – Lets Give Peace a Dance
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Our webpage The East End and East End Plans ; St Pauls' without Walls
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REFUGEES - THEIR NEED HAS NEVER BEEN GREATER
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