St Paul's
Beaconsfield

Anglican Church near Fremantle, Western Australia

18th July Eighth Sunday After Pentecost

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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The mystery….has now been revealed to his saints

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Christ in you
In our worship and in our hymns we ‘look to the Lord’ and ‘sing
praises to Jesus’.
Do we ever take time to contemplate the object of these efforts?
Christ ‘the firstborn of all creation’ reveals humanity in the image of God.
So when we apprehend our truth and fullness we will glimpse (even know) that Christ is “in you”.

It is one small step for humankind to then apprehend that Christ is in each and in all.

For this I toil and struggle with all the energy that he powerfully inspires within me.

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When we needed the outer form of saviour You were there for us.
When our conscious mind matures we turn within rather than without to find You there, not separate or apart but one in the same with ourselves. We are moving toward Christ consciousness.
Maureen Ramsay Hughes

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Silence: for those who wish to spend time before the service in silent contemplation, the chapel will be available from 9.00am each Sunday.

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" The glory of God is in humanity being fully alive, and to be fully alive is to Glorify God.’ "
St Iraneus

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What do the Warden’s Talk about?
List of topics from this week’s breakfast meeting...
Hall Roof/Damp in Eastern Wall
Church Car Park lighting
Church
Elders’ M/Tea
Solar
Shade Cloth over play area
Pastoral visits/contacts;
Peter Away for 2 weeks
Howard’s service is on Hiroshima
Meeting with Bishop Kay

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We Give Thanks for…..
My “St Paul’s” family
Choir enthusiasm
Email discussion group that kept me spiritually connected while away
Belonging to a caring community
Creative expression
Finding the life force within
(from our AGM feedback)

From last week’s sermon:

Eternal Life is not about the ‘hereafter’, it is about the ‘eternal’ – the ever and all present. The moment - each and every moment of creation is in the eternal. When the lawyer stood up to test Jesus with the question; “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” he is seeking a real reference point to align life with God’s law. When Jesus asks him “what is written in the law?”, he knows the answer, he knows the law – where is my life reference in relation to it? And Jesus, in confirming the law says “do this, and you will live.”

When Israel is tested like a “wall” with a “plumb line”, she doesn’t measure up. And when we look at ourselves in relation to camp I-12 outside Islamabad, we do not measure up, not by any stretch of the plumb line.

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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