St Paul's
Beaconsfield

Anglican Church near Fremantle, Western Australia

16 May Seventeenth Sunday of Easter

Our parish 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 commitment to this endeavour.

Collect

God of abiding Love,
Our beginning and our end.
We ‘come’ with a thirst to share in the tree of life and in the holy city
In Christ, is revealed a Divine unity
“I in them and you in me”
Together we seek to make know your love
as a light within ourselves, and ourselves as a gift to all....
Amen

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Pray with thanksgiving for the “Bright Morning Star” – the divine light that gives birth to the wonder of each and every day...... Pray that we will open ourselves to gift of the Spirit as we approach Pentecost. Pray that we may be open to the shaping of our community and to being shaped by our community. Give thanks in word and prayer for each other and for all that we have to share.

Pray for this community and the communities of which we are a part, that we may be open to the diversity of others, not fearing those who are different, not afraid to share our Light and to be enlightened by others. Pray for each other, and for all who know pain, anxiety, loneliness and conflict... Give thanks for the opportunities we have to Give of ourselves “In Christ” and to receive from those whom we share with…Pray that we may see beyond the Cross with a Spirit that leads us into “Acts” of “Apostles”. Pray for St Paul’s, as we too arise and are empowered by the promise of Easter…... Give thanks for the promise of life and life in abundance. Give thanks for all who share their gifts with others..

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Pilgrim’s Prayer…….
God of the nomad and the pilgrim,
May we find our security in you
and not in our possessions.
May our homes be open to guests
and our hearts to one another
So that all our travelling is lighter
and together we reach our goal.
~Celtic~

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A Sesquicentenary Prayer

Lord of all generations
Bless our celebration of 150 years of ministry with the Diocese of Perth.
We give thanks for those whose dedication and vision enabled the foundation and development of this diocese.
Guide those of us now entrusted with this responsibility.
Encourage us and give us the commitment, enthusiasm and inspiration we need.
May we have breadth of vision and generosity that will enable us to provide a solid foundation of faith for future generations.
We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Daily Prayer from Perth Anglican Diocese See left hand column

Prayer in the tradition of St Paul

Creator of Life, of light and all Love, we pray thee
to fill this house with thy Spirit.
Here may the strong renew their strength and seek
for their working lives a noble consecration.
Here may the poor find succour and the friendless
friendship.
Here may the tempted find power, the sorrowing
comfort and the bereaved find the truth that death
hath no dominion over their beloved.
Here let the fearing find a new courage and the
doubting have their faith and hope confirmed.
Here may the careless be awakened and all that are
oppressed be freed.
Hither may many be drawn by thy love and go
hence, their doubts resolved and faith renewed,
their sins forgiven and their hearts aflame with thy
love.
Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

From the Chapel porch, Pleshey Retreat House, with amended
divine address.

The Creed

We believe that in the Child of Bethlehem
all love and grace
is gathered for the world.
Here God entered our life
in a way which honoured forever
our struggle to survive
our possibilities for newness
and our ordinary human journey
Here we see our God
in a surprising way
a God who travels with us
a God who loves us to the death
and a God who comes among us
as a small and vulnerable child
This God we Praise
This God we welcome into our life
This God we celebrate today.

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Gâyatrî Mantra

We meditate on the glory of the Creator;
Who has created the Universe;
Who is worthy of Worship;
Who is the embodiment of Knowledge and Light;
Who is the remover of all Sin and Ignorance;
May the Divine enlighten our Intellect.

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May creatures all abound in wealth and peace;
May all be blessed with peace always;
All creatures weak or strong,
All creatures great and small;
Creatures seen or unseen,
Dwelling afar or near.
born or awaiting birth,
May all be blessed with peace!

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We meditate on the glory of the Creator;
Who has created the Universe;
Who is worthy of Worship;
Who is the embodiment of Knowledge and Light;
Who is the remover of all Sin and Ignorance;
May The Divine enlighten our Intellect.