St Paul's
Beaconsfield

Anglican Church near Fremantle, Western Australia

Palm Sunday 28 Mar 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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An Orientation toward Easter

The East End Project is a significant point in the life of St Paul's.. It shows a movement into greater commitment and more abundant giving..... Perhaps a 'tipping point' that will ring us in a very different tomorrow......
What will tomorrow bring... What is our experience of resurrection?

If, as community, we maintain the giving that has built the East End chapel and taken us beyond the past... then what might we be capable of creating tomorrow? The narratives of scripture give us so many opportunities to see “I AM making all things new” and so to wonder at ‘what I am making new' and ‘what WE are making new’.

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The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

In our efforts to recreate the East End of the church WE have given new shape to our community... this also illustrates that WE have also taken on a new shape........
The east end has a delightful feel of going “Beyond the Church”...
We might keep this sense of “Beyond” as we contemplate the movements that arise during Lent.

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And here in dust and dirt, O here
The lilies of His love appear. 
George Herbert

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We seldom notice how each day is a holy place
where the Eucharist of the ordinary happens,
transforming our broken fragments
into an eternal continuity that keeps us.
John O’Donohue

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A HOLE IN A FLUTE
I am
A hole in a flute
That the Christ’s breath moves through
Listen to this
Music.

I am the concert
From the mouth of every Creature
Singing with the myriad
Chords.
Hafiz.

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From last week’s sermon: I think in this community at this time, we can actually feel that shift of gear in ourselves. We can see that St Paul’s is moving from a repetition of history, from a ‘we’ve been standing for over a hundred years’, to a breaking into something new, a going-beyond. We anticipate a movement into a new direction, a becoming, a new being. All of us are now on that last lap; all of us are involved in the shift of gears. And as Easter approaches we might realise it is not Easter approaching us, it is we who approach Easter.

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People think God has only become a human being there - in his historical incarnation - but that is not so; for God is here - in this very place - just as much incarnate as in a human being long ago. And this is why God had become a human being: that God might give birth to you as the only begotten Son, and as no less. Meister Eckhart

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Breathe on me, breath of God, fill me with life anew
That I may love what thou dost love and do what thou wouldst do.

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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