St Paul's
Beaconsfield

Anglican Church near Fremantle, Western Australia

Feast of Transfiguration 14 February 2010

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.

Year B

Sunday, 9.15am Holy Communion see also Readings

Regular Services

Lectionary

The full text of the readings for Sunday are available in our Sunday's Readings section.

Other Resources

Textweek The Text This Week - Revised Common Lectionary, Scripture Study and Worship Links

Online Revised Common Lectionary Vanderbilt Divinity Library

Earlier Thoughts      Year B 0506      Year C 0607      Year A 0708

Sunday, 9.15am Holy Communion

LITURGICAL NOTE: From the start of Advent we follow the YEAR C readings in the three-year lectionary cycle. See the inside back cover for more about the liturgical year.

Before entering the sanctuary or the vestry…
Please allow the Choir to complete the ‘postlude’ and any additional songs that are part of our offering in worship – Our holding the sacred space is part of our common union - our being together in communion

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This is my Son, my Chosen; listen to him!

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Transfiguration
We would have thrown our clothes away for lightness,
But that even they, though sour and travel stained,
Seemed, like our flesh, made of immortal substance,
And the soiled flax and wool lay light upon us
Like friendly wonders, flower and flock entwined
As in a morning field. Was it a vision?
Or did we see that day the unseeable
One glory of the everlasting world
Perpetually at work, though never seen
Since Eden locked the gate that’s everywhere
And nowhere?
Edwin Muir

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You big, bright, beautiful God,
this is my day for flying!
I reach out to the bigness of you,
I touch the brightness of you
and I feel the beauty of you
in the centre of my living.
Today you bear me up, up,
past my doubts about both of us,
to the certainty of your love.
Today God, I know you.
All those words I learned
are burnt up in your fire;
You are sun to my Icarus,
candle to my moth.
Today I fly
and am dissolved in you!
Joy Cowley, in A Time to Pray

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SONG OF THE FOREST

Open your ears to the sound of the forest, The sound of the wind in the leaves.
The rushing of water flowing over the stones, Every small creature that breathes
Hear the birds sing as they play in the wind Up in the branches to high….
Know if we don’t change the way we are living All of this beauty may die.
Lalalalalalala ……..

Open your eyes to the sights of the forest, the cascades of colour and form
Every small place that you look around, a new kind of beauty is born
See the tall tress reaching up to the sky- the seedlings that spring from the Earth
We are the ones who now must decide how much is this really worth.
Johnny Broccoli

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KYRIE ELEISON

Look around you, can you see; times are troubled, people grieve.
See the violence, feel the hardness; all my people, weep with me

Kyrie eleison; Christe eleison; Kyrie eleison.

Walk among the, I’ll go with you. Reach out to them with my hands.
Suffer with me, and together, we will serve them, help them stand.
Kyrie eleison; Christe eleison; Kyrie eleison.

Forgive us Father; hear our prayer. We would walk with you anywhere.
Through your suff’ring, with forgiveness, take your life into the world.

Kyrie eleison; Christe eleison; Kyrie eleison.

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Priest’s Blessing - WHERE-EVER YOU GO

Where-ever you go, may God go before you
What-ever you do, God guide your hands
Who-ever you meet may you share God’s Peace
And the Bread that you have for the journey.
[repeated then]
Where-ever you go may you ever know
Jesus, you are the bread for the journey.

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Excitement of LENT
A looking forward to exploring and sharing our reflections.... to seeking that which will lead us to new life... to meals shared in communion as we share the fruits of our tables together.....

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The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago; the second best time is now.
Chinese Proverb

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Deep peace of the shining star to you
Deep peace of the running wave to you
Deep peace of the quiet earth to you
Deep joy of the leaping fire to you
Deep peace of the Son of Peace to you.
Celtic tradition.

The Elm Dance

After the choir sings the postlude on Sunday morning, those who wish to join in “The Elm Dance” gather in the circle dance area outside the church before going up to coffee in the hall. The Elm Dance

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The Divine Gift of Life, Light and Love
Our offering - a reflection of the gifts we have received
and an orientation of our giving to the life of this community.

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There is nothing in all the Universe so much like God as silence.
Meister Eckhart

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Sacred Space, Liturgy & our Community @ Worship
As we seek to offer our best in worship these guidelines may be helpful.

1. Silence before worship enables us to be ‘gathered’ into the introit sung by the choir
2. Conversations with others are often our way of avoiding those more divine words that search for us.
3. The sanctuary ‘space’ is ‘held’ by those who lead our worship, please keep to a minimum any movement in this ‘space’ and, at the end of our service, please wait until the choir have finished singing before entering.
4. NOTICES are an important part of our community story… however please use the service sheet to convey notices so that we can minimise the number that have to be given in church.

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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.

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Peace
Om Shanthi Shanthi Shanthi

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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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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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