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Our parish’s patron is St
Paul the Apostle who was
one of the early Church’s
missionary leaders.
In the Book of the Acts of
the Apostles, we read how
Paul encountered the
Risen Christ on his way to
Damascus. Paul’s whole
life was transformed. He
abandoned persecuting
the early followers of our
risen Lord and became
one of the most eloquent
witnesses to the power of
Jesus’ love.
May your life be utterly
transformed by the Risen
Christ – just as St Paul’s
was, and, like him, may
you bring the joy of
Christ’s Resurrection to
those around you.
W ELCOME TO ST PAUL’S. We are glad
that you have come to worship
God with us today. If you are a
visitor from another parish, or worshipping
with us for the first time, please introduce
yourself to our parish priest, Fr James Collins,
or to anyone wearing a name badge, over a
cup of tea or coffee in the parish hall after the
service. You’ll find it behind the church.
Sung Eucharist – 8.00am
Choral Eucharist – 9.30am
Vespers – 4.00pm (at the Chapel of the
Good Shepherd, Cardinal Freeman Village,
Ashfield)
Prayer for peace 3
Fr Peter is commencing a new Ministry 4
The Mosaic workshops are back 4
A Community Grant for The Playgroup 5
The offertory and collection at St Paul’s 6
St Paul’s kneelers is progressing 7
2014 HSC English Event 10
As you take your place in your pew,
please make yourself aware of the
route to the nearest emergency exit.
Should there be a fire, leave quickly,
turn right, and assemble by the
roundabout on Burwood Road.
A first aid kit is located on the wall
of the kitchen in the Large Hall behind
the church.
People with wheelchairs can enter St
Paul’s most conveniently by the door at
the base of the belltower.
Please turn your mobile phone off or on
to silent before the service starts. It’ll
save you much embarrassment later on.
Large print copies of the weekly pew
bulletin are available from the back of
the church.
Name badges help make St Paul’s an
inclusive community. If you need a new
name badge send your name to the parish
office and one will be made and left in
church for you.
Kids are welcome in church at any
service. There is a selection of
children’s books and toys at the back of
the church near the font and there are
also kid’s activity sheets and pencils
available at the back of the church on
the pew where the pew sheets and
prayer books are. Please feel free to
bring your children to receive
Communion if they have been
Admitted to Communion, or for a
blessing if you prefer. Toilets are available at the entrance to the
Parish Hall, located behind the church.
Ask a member of the clergy or anyone
who’s wearing a name badge. We’re
here to help.
We pray for peace and goodwill amongst all people, especially in Syria,
South Sudan, The Ukraine, Egypt, and wherever else there is conflict and
discord.
God of the nations, whose kingdom rules over all,
have mercy on our broken and divided world.
Shed abroad your peace in the hearts of all people
and banish from them the spirit that makes for war;
that all races and people may learn to live
as members of one family
and in obedience to your laws;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Acts 2.14a,36-41 The OT Reading Acts 2.42-47
Psalm 116.1-4,11-18 The Psalm Psalm 23
1 Peter 1.13-25 The Epistle 1 Peter 2.1-10
Luke 24.13-35 The Gospel John 10.1-10
المسيح قام ... حقا قام
قٌيمٍلى مشٌيًخا ... شٌوٌبًخا ِاٍلى
The Bishop of Horsham will licence
Fr Peter Hayes as Priest in Charge to
the United Benefice of St Michael
and All Angels North Chapel, Holy
Trinity Ebernoe and St Laurence
Lurgashall in Surrey on Thursday 8
May.
Please pray for Fr Peter and for the
wardens and people of these
parishes as he begins his ministry
among them.
On Friday, Fr John officiated at the
weddings of Arthur Grant Horrex to
Diana Elizabeth Ann Grivas. We pray
God’s blessing upon them as they
begin their lives together.
With the cold snap we have had a
run on complete meals and soups.
Especially appreciated are the
soups that do not need to be
reconstituted and can be eaten
directly from the tin, hot or cold. The
shelves are also devoid of cereals
and milk. Despite your generosity
the supplies of most foods have run
very low so anything that you can
donate would be appreciated.
Thank you for you never ending
generosity.
Playgroup will resume on Monday
5 May.
Children’s Church will resume on
Sunday 11 May
It is not too late to join the Mosaic
Workshops. It is a great community
project and get to know other
parishioners. We would love to see
some new faces. Please come on
either Monday nights (6.30pm-8pm)
or Wednesdays (11am-2pm) or both.
Learn a new craft and be inspired at
the outcome.
Any enquiries to Pam 97473619.
Upcoming Dates:
May 2014 –
Mon 5; Wed 7
Mon 12; Wed 14
Mon 19; Wed 21
Mon 26; Wed 28
June 2014 –
Mon 2; Wed 4
Mon 9; Wed 11
Mon 16; Wed 18
Mon 23; Wed 25
Please wear enclosed shoes for
protection and bring lunch on
Wednesdays.
Tea and coffee supplied.
St Paul’s has been successful in an
application for a Community Grant of
$500 from Burwood Council. This has
been awarded to the Play Group for the
purpose of expanding its work in
helping parents with little or no English
to improve their communication skills.
The Play Group meets each Monday
morning in term times from 9.30am to
11.00am. It is wonderful to see the buzz
of activity and engagement each morning and to see how the parents
become more and more involved especially as their language skills
improve.
A big thank you to Judith Laurence and Angela Gregory for their ongoing
work with these families.
If you think Play Group is something that you would like to be involved in
please speak to either Judith or Angela.
We believe in being good stewards
of what God has given us. We also
believe in being cheerful and giving
with those resources. God wants us
to be faithful, no matter how little or
much we have. The New Testament
teaches over and over about being
faithful with what you have been
given. The New Testament gives us
eight principles on generous giving:
1. Generous giving is sacrificial.
2. Generous giving is something
that only some people are spiritually
gifted for, others must be taught
stewardship.
3. Generous giving is a gospel
issue.
4. Generous giving encourages
churches to share with other
churches and ministries in need.
5. Generous giving is motivated by
friendly competition (Paul
challenges the Corinthian church to
match the impoverished
Macedonian church).
6. Generous giving is about
sowing and reaping.
7. Generous giving is one of the
many evidences that someone is
truly a Christian.
8. Generous giving promotes the
worship of Jesus as God.
It cannot be overstated that when we
give to God, we are not deciding
how much of our wealth to give;
rather, we are determining how
much of God’s wealth to keep for our
own uses. In 1 Chronicles 29:14
David articulates precisely this fact,
saying, "But who am I, and what is my
people, that we should be able to
make this freewill-offering? For all
things come from you, and of your
own have we given to you."
God's people today are not required
to tithe. But, like everything else in
the New Covenant, our grace giving
is to exceed Old Testament
requirements of the law. Therefore,
for God's people, 10 percent should
be a floor, not a ceiling, and a place
to begin, not a place to end.
At St Paul's we seek to be obedient
to God and to give generously to
further God's work, to play our part
in participating with God in the
extension of God's kingdom of
justice, peace, and love. This
generosity is evident in the
Offertory and the collection of Alms
(the Collection).
We take bread and wine (Offertory),
bless bread and wine
(Consecration), break bread
(Fraction), and give bread and wine
(Communion).
The Offertory refers to the offering
we make to God on the Altar. Having
heard the Word of God we are
moved to respond by offering
ourselves to God. On Sunday, two
visible actions take place. There is a
collection of alms (money) and
bread and wine are placed on the
Altar. The second of these is the
essential part of the Offertory. The
bread and wine are the people's
gifts. Those who bring the elements
of bread and wine, the Offertory,
represent the people in presenting
the elements to the celebrant.
We offer back to the Creator that
which God has given to us (wheat
and grape) modified by human
effort (making the wheat into bread
and the grape into wine). Through
the tokens of bread and wine, the
people (the creation) offer
themselves back to God (the
Creator). The collection of alms is an
appropriate complement. These are
taken up during the singing of the
Offertory Hymn and they are used to
purchase the bread and wine and to
extend God's kingdom of justice,
peace, and love.
And, as Jesus said, "Where your
treasure is, there will your heart be
also" (St. Matthew 6:21).
In order to progress this project
further a parishioner has
underwritten the purchase and fill of
20 more kneelers. This means that
we can make an advance order
before payment comes in. Thank you
to this most generous and thoughtful
parishioner. Our humble beginnings
are starting to grow into a fully
fledged project.
Each kneeler is a gift of beauty
completed with love and given in
generosity of spirit.
THE STORY SO FAR –
Replacing the old and decrepit
kneelers has become a labour of
love. The old ones have served us
well but one by one they are falling
apart and leaving a trail of sawdust
and wood shavings behind them.
After an extensive and sometimes
frustrating search we finally found
the quality product that we were
looking for at an online outlet in
West Yorkshire in the UK. With their
help we have been able to match the
colours used in the existing
kneelers at the altar rails and we
have selected designs in keeping
love. The old ones have served us
well but one by one they are falling
apart and leaving a trail of sawdust
and wood shavings behind them.
After an extensive and sometimes
frustrating search we finally found
the quality product that we were
looking for at an online outlet in West
Yorkshire in the UK. With their help
we have been able to match the col-
ours used in the existing kneelers at
the altar rails and we have selected
designs in keeping with the style of
St Paul’s.
We would like to thank all those very
generous people who have
already paid for a kneeler. Your
promptness in payment has been
much appreciated. Thanks to our
very generous supporter those of
you who have promised to make one
or more, get yourselves organised,
for they will arrive soon.
After different experiments we have
decided to go with the fleur d’ lisle
in a 3” kneeler, which will double as
a very comfortable cushion and an
equal number of different designs
each of which will be 7” in depth.
These will be filled with a very
dense foam that will support kneel-
ing in comfort, without you loosing
height.
We hope to have completed 100 by
the end of this year and 250 all up.
We now have 5 completed kneelers.
If you would like to be a part of this
project there are several options:
You might like to make one in
memory of someone,
You might like to fund one in
memory of someone but have
someone else make it for you
A couple of you might like to
fund one together and one or
both of you make it.
If you cannot afford to pay for
one you might like to make one
for someone else.
We are not expecting you to put the
final product together. We are happy
to fill it and sew it up for you.
Each kneeler comes with a template
to be ironed on to the base where
you write who donated it, who made
it and who it is in memory of.
Each completed kneeler is a work of
art, made with love and care. They
are a tribute to people’s generosity
and will be present in the church for
years to come.
“… Everyone who works a tapestry
kneeler should reap much joy. To
give without getting, to do something
just for love, is to share in God’s own happiness when he spread out the
heavens and created all things out of nothing.” – Heather Thomas, in a
speech to the Friends of the Chapel at The Collegiate School of St Peter, Ad-
elaide, March, 1984.
Reverend Paul Weaver, the Anglican Chaplain at Concord Hospital have
been presenting over the past few years an annual concert of light
pianoclassics, with the aim of raising money for worthwhile causes, as well
as providing an enjoyable hour or so of music for those attending. This
year Rev’d Paul is inviting you to three concerts at different locations:
Sunday 4 May 2014 at 2.30pm St Alban’s Anglican Hall, Pembroke St,
Epping – Proceeds to the work of St John’s Darlinghurst amongst people in
need in the inner city
Sunday 18 May 2014 at 2.00pm Alan Walker Village, Dalmar Place, Car-
lingford – Proceeds to the work of Eastwood Christian Community Aid
Sunday 25 May 2014 at 2.00pm Concord Hospital Chapel, Hospital Road,
Concord – Proceeds to the Chapel’s Stained Glass Restoration Fund
Themes from famous movies and TV shows. Great classics used in the
movies Music for piano solo and piano duet
Pianist: Paul Weaver; Duo Pianist: Bruce Wilson
Suggested Donation $15 – all donations welcome
The 2014 HSC English event will be
held next Friday 9 May 2014 at the
Wesley Conference Centre, Sydney
and Upper Chapter House, St
Andrew's Cathedral. Specialist pro-
fessors and theatre directors, present
alongside the authors of the HSC
English texts studied. These include
Director, Actor John Bell on 'Julius
Caesar'; author Raimond Gaita on
'Romulus, My Father'; Author Mark
Baker on 'The Fiftieth Gate'; Play-
wright John Misto on 'The Shoe-horn
Sonata' and CJ Burke on her book,
'The Tom Brennan Story'. There are
twenty sessions - to book and get the
full list of the texts and speakers at
this event day go to
www.hscenglish.co or phone
1800 624 430.
Taizé Pilgrimage of Trust Towards a
new solidarity 2014 –
“Christ extended his friendship to
all, without rejecting anyone. Those
who love Christ all across the earth,
form, in his steps, a large community
of friendship. This is called commun-
ion. For this reason, they have a con-
tribution to make in healing the
wounds of humanity: without wanting
to impose themselves, they can pro-
mote a globalisation of solidarity that
excludes no people and no single
person.”
How can each person take part in
this? Brother Alois: Proposals 2014
Please join us for a Taizé Prayer at
any of the following times:-
Wednesday 21 May at 9.30am in the
Barani Room, Level 7, 379 Kent St,
Sydney
Wednesday 21 May at 12.00pm,
The Crypt, St Patricks Catholic
Church, Church Hill
Wednesday 21 May at 6.00pm,
Leichhardt Uniting Church, 3 Wether-
ill Street, Leichhardt
Thursday 22 May at 7.00pm at St
James Anglican Church, King Street,
Sydney
The government is now considering
whether or not to remove protections
in Section 18C of the Racial Discrimi-
nation Act. Let’s take the pledge
against racist hate speech and join in
a walk for respect in support of 18C
with a family BBQ lunch in the park
on Sunday 25 May at 11.30am for
12pm start. It will be starting at Cor-
ner of Gillies & Haldon Street finish-
ing at Parry Park Lakemba.
Acts 2.14a, 36-41; Psalm 116:1-4, 11-18;
1 Peter 1.13-25; Luke 24.13-35 or
Matthew 28.8-15a
Journeying with Christ
In our journey of faith and life we often experience
the mystery and wonder of the stranger.
Sometimes our engagement with the stranger is to tell them what we know and
sometimes we listen to what they have to say to us. While both can be a form of
hospitality, when we find time and space to listen attentively to the stranger we
can learn more about our own story simply by embracing theirs.
The stranger may be a person of a different culture and experience, perhaps an
Aboriginal person, a newly arrived refugee, a neighbour, colleague,
parishioner or a passer-by on the road. On the Emmaus road, the Risen Jesus
was revealed to the disciples as a stranger, listener, story-teller and companion
who gave a blessing and shared the bread of life - with them – and us. This
could be true for us too next time we find time and make room for a stranger.
Question: In what ways are we invited to listen to the voice of the stranger at this
time?
Pray for the grace to be attentive to the other, to the stranger in our midst,
that we may hear their story and let it resonate with our own.
Give thanks for the work and witness of the Anglican Church of Papua New
Guinea.
Text: Peter Burke, Anglicare SA @Anglican Board of Mission, 2014
There will be a Service of
Confirmation on Pentecost
Sunday, 8 June. Our Regional
Bishop, Bishop Robert Forsyth,
will be joining us for both Ser-
vices on that day.
At the 9.30 am Service, we al-
ready have several adult and
adolescent candidates who will be Confirmed. Please pray for our candi-
dates that God will:
Increase in them the spirit of wisdom and understanding,
The spirit of discernment and inner strength,
The spirit of knowledge and true godliness,
And fill them with wonder and awe at your presence,
Through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
If you would like to be Confirmed or Received into the Anglican Commun-
ion then please speak with Fr James, Fr John, or Rosemary.
There will be four sessions held after Church to prepare for Confirma-
tion/Reception into the Anglican Communion. These will be held on:
Sunday 27 April; Sunday 4 May
Sunday 18 May; Sunday 25 May
Each session will be held in the Rectory beginning at 11.15am and finish-
ing at 12.15pm.
Each candidate will be given a copy of Graeme Brady's series called
Anglican before this so that the candidates can read it and then we would
discuss several topics each week when we gather.
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Pray for the Anglican Church –
for Justin, Archbishop of Canterbury;
Phillip, Primate of Australia; Glenn,
Archbishop of Sydney; Robert, our
Regional Bishop; and for all the
bishops, priests, deacons and Religious
of the Anglican Communion.
In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer we
are asked to pray today for The
Anglican Church of Kenya, for its
bishop, The Most Revd Dr Eliud
Wabukala and for all his clergy and
people.
Pray for Fr James, and for all the
clergy in the parish as well as for
their spouses. May God bless them
and their ministries and may we
support them as they work among us in
Christ’s name.
Pray for St Paul’s: God of mercy,
strengthen us to help shape a parish
where diversity is a source of
enrichment, compassion is common,
life’s poetry realized, suffering
lightened through sharing, justice
attended, joy pervasive, hope lived,
the hum of the universe heard, and
together with you and each other we
build what is beautiful, true, worthy of
your generosity to us, an echo of your
kingdom. Amen. (Ted Loder)
Pray for, St Matthew’s, Zababdeh,
(West Bank, Palestinian
Territorries), our Anglican
Communion Partner: We remember
especially their pastor, deacon Saleem
Dawani, as he begins his ministry in
the parish and as he prepares for
being priested. We remember also
Jameel Maher, who acts as the St
Matthew’s partnership link person
with us. May both our parishes be
blessed by the link we are
establishing.
Pray for the Church’s mission:
Lord Jesus Christ, you stretched out
your arms of love on the hard wood of
the cross that everyone might come
within the reach of your saving
embrace: So clothe us in your Spirit
that we, reaching forth our hands in
love, may bring those who do not know
you to the knowledge and love of you;
for the honour of your name. Amen.
(Author unknown)
Pray for our Children’s Church: The
Lord said, ‘Let the little children come
to me and do not forbid them for such
is the kingdom of heaven’. Bless, Lord,
your children who now stand before
you in prayer. Help them to understand
the depth of your love.
We pray also for all the teachers
of our Children’s Church. May our
teachers be enabled to teach and train
your children and help them to grow
spiritually.
O Lord, bless our Children's Church
and all its future endeavours, that
through it we may glorify you with your
Father and the Holy Spirit, now, always
and forever. Amen.
Pray for peace: Lead me from death to
life, from falsehood to truth; lead me
from despair to hope, from fear to trust;
lead me from hate to love, from war to
peace.
Let peace fill our hearts, our world, our
universe.
Pray for all in need. Today we pray
that God may bless all of us and open
our minds and hearts so that we can
help each other; regardless of who they
are; always remembering that God is
our keeper.
for the sick and their carers: Nidhal
Abdulmasseh; Barry Brandy; Margaret
Brearley; Annamarie Bunsell; John
Burns; (Sir) John Carrick; (Lady) Angela
Carrick; Chris;Yvonne Clarke; Beverley
Collins; Coralie; Beth Davidge; Hilary
Davies; Majorie Davies; Canon Peter
Davies; Leah Delacruz; Brenda
Edmondson; Dave Ernst; Jean Fuller;
Ginybuwa; Glenyce; Joyce Gorman;
Greg; Fr Brian Harker; George and
Joyce Harvey; Mary Harvey; Janene;
Trevor Jenkins; Jenny Johnston; Ken
Kalman; Lakoa Katalake; Kerry;
Josephine Licciardello; Sandra
Macleod-Miller; May; Bruce May; Gae
McMillan; Barbara Moreton; Kate
Morgan; Ian Murray; Tas Murray; Susan
Oddie; Pippa Oddie; Ron O’Mally;
Alister Palmer; Paul Phillips; Fr Dalba
Primmer; Bettie Purton; Deidre Reid;
Heather Robbins-Hayllar; Jenny Rorich;
Julie Scott; Patricia Sedgman; Shannon;
Marguerite Sheffield; Stanely;
Stephanie; Chris Susilo; Susan; Mike
Wall; Lynne West; Megan West; Bill
Whittle; Valma Woolfrey
In love and charity remember the
recently departed, Narelle Weekes,
that God grant her a place of
refreshment, light and peace. Pray, too,
for Cyril Grumitt, Sarah Roever, Pam
Middleton, Pam McCallum, Madeline
Knizek, & Revd John Admas, and for any
others whose year’s mind falls around
this time. May they be numbered
among the saints, following the Lamb
wherever he goes!
Morning Prayer will be held in the side chapel Monday – Friday at
7.30am this week.
A Eucharist with prayers for healing will be held in the side chapel
on Wednesday at 10.30am.
Commemorations noted by the lectionary this week –
Thursday 8 May – Julian Of Norwich, Holy Woman and Mystic (d.1417
Phone 9747 4327
Fax 9747 0513
Post PO Box 530, Burwood, NSW 1805
Website www.stpaulsburwood.org.au
Rector Fr James Collins
Office Secretary Mrs Caroline Badra
(9.30am to 2.30pm, Tuesday to Friday)
Lay Minister Ms Rosemary King
Rector’s Warden Mr Alan Melrose – 9799 2891
People’s Wardens Mrs Elizabeth Griffiths – 8033 3113
Mrs Pam Brock – 9747 3619
Priests in the Parish Fr John Hawkins, Fr Jim Pettigrew
Director of Music Mrs Sheryl Southwood
Organist Mr Edwin Taylor
