St Paul's
Beaconsfield

Anglican Church near Fremantle, Western Australia

Everlasting God ... Creator of all Life...
We are renewed and refreshed in your presence
And we delight in the power of abundant love
In Christ is revealed the freedom to serve
And in community we have the opportunity
to make real that same freedom as we share
with each other the blessings of the Divine....
Amen

The people of St Paul's Anglican Church in Beaconsfield is a community that seeks God and the fullness of creation by finding ourselves in relation to others. Our giving to the common, to the other, our sharing of ourselves is our 22 to this endeavour.

St Paul's is a community seeking the divine and appreciates all who come to share in the quest....

Our services are in the Anglican tradition and yet have n open orientation that encourages a sharing and engagement with the mystical desire that draws humanity towards the Divine ..an orientation to God..

Welcome to all who come to worship this Sunday. Welcome to all who join us for the first time; you are invited to share with us in Communion and after the service for hospitality in the hall.

Fifth Sunday after Epiphany 5 February 2012

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• Monday 6th February 7.30pm LA/LPM Meeting
• Thursday 9th February 8pm Fellowship of Contemplative Prayer
• Friday 10th Feb 6.30pm Lucy's Art Exhibition

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• Rosters Jan to March

IGWR In Giving We Receive Postcard from Kathmandu

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Calendar coming up...

Great photos of church by Rob Neave Laurel's brother-in-law

Lots of photos..For more go to the Gallery

• Xin Nian Kuai Le! Happy New Year Dragon on the wall
• 26 Dec 2011 New Kitchen and Meeting Room Photos K Kemp
• Christmas Photos G Deans, RJ Hughes and A Coffey
• 23 Dec 2011 Carols by Candlelight Photos Lia Johnson
• 23 Dec 2011 Mural and Bell Nativity "Graffiti" and the bell is hanging again!
• 18 Dec 2011 Fourth Advent
• 11 Dec 2011 Third Advent
• Elders Morning Tea 6 Dec 2011
• 4 Dec 2011 Second Advent
• First Sunday in Advent 27 November 2011
• One World Fair 27 Nov 2011 Photos by G Dean
• Jeff's Fair Photos on Picasa

seen the last...?

• Postcards from Nepal our outreach to the top of the world to Snowlands orphanage in Kathmandu where members of the church visit and work.
• Have you seen the History of St Pauls produced by the St Pauls Archive group? On sale for only $20.00 most Sundays after morning service.Margaret & George Paynter, Diane Robinson & Val Pearson
• Have you a read Larrikin Angel, biography of Sister Veronica Brady, written by our fellow parishioner Kath Jordan yet?
• sunday arvo pictures latest film portrait from Linda Blagg, another talented St Paul's parishioner
• What's SPARKLE? "St Paul's All-Ages Religious Knowledge Learning Experience".

  Circle of Broken Stones poem for consecration by Graham Kershaw architect

  Reaching out..Just Manna

Alex asked Peter:Why are we here on Earth?

How does my spiritual practice and daily life serve the earth?
How does my spiritual practice and daily life affect the poorest third of humanity?
How does my spiritual practice and daily life affect the generations to come in the future?

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Regular Services

Sunday Sung Eucharist 9:15

Morning & Evening prayer 6.30am & 6.30pm

Heartsong [Taize style]

First Sunday of the month
7.45 Summer time and
7pm Winter time.

We will have a break form HeartSong during Jan/Feb and will then have a HeartSong service to begin LENT (26th Feb) and another on Palm Sunday 1st April. Then back to monthly after Easter.

Fellowship of Contemplative Prayer Second Thurday of the month, 8pm

Reflection from sermon ….

That passage concludes with something Jesus certainly said about power and its dangers: "All who exalt themselves will be humbled, and all who humble themselves will be exalted". This is true and a wise saying – and yet there's a trap there too: how about if I humble myself in order to be exalted? Pride masquerading as humility is no great virtue.

Yes, power is dangerous and the human heart is infinitely devious. None of us should be given power really. No wonder the Spirit and the Wisdom of God laments through Jesus: "How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings – and you were not willing".

That longing, that yearning, that wounded love of the Creator for us his wayward children, that's the true voice of authority. That, and not proclamations or policies or press statements.

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