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Seasons in Ministry

Jun/

Jul/

Aug

18

Rev Steve Wockner

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From the Editor, Welcome to the third edition for 2018 We will continue to cover as many events and activities as possible each quarter but this is only possible with contributions from all of you. So, if you host or attend events you’d like to highlight in the magazine, please send your article/s with one or two suitable high-resolution photos to [email protected] as soon after the event as possible. Some content or articles may be edited and photos cropped due to space and layout constraints. Ideas and suggestions welcome and should be submitted by email to the editor for consideration. All content and photos should be submitted as early as possi-ble after the event of activity to allow sufficient time to meet our deadlines. Closing date for submissions for the next edition is 19th Aug which will be published and available on 26th Aug 2018.

Many thanks, Penny Wallace

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Have you ever wondered if parish life is linear or cyclic in nature? Does parish life move ever forward like magma flowing from a volcano, changing all before it, or does it return and re-peat like a boomerang coming back to the point from whence it was thrown only to be thrown again? In modern western cultures, we tend to think of time as “linear” – in terms of past, present, and future, with time moving in one direction without repetition. Though events often repeat, tomorrow is fundamentally different and separated from yesterday by the events of today!

1There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven – Since the first recorded regular weekly service was conducted in the home of the Cadmans in Buddina on Sunday, March 4 in 1979, the people of the Anglican Parish of Kawana Waters have worshipped at the Buddina State School, St Luke’s Wurtulla (now the home of the Caloundra Chorale and Theatrical Society), Kawana High School (now the College) to our present site overlooking Lake Kawana that did not exist at the time of purchasing the site. In all these seasons, the ministry offered in and through HTK has been in response to the seasons in people’s lives as the Holy Spirit has guided. 2a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot – There truly are seasons of birth/death in God's purposes (Psalms 31:15 , Hebrews 9:27) and no one can reverse the times and order of planting, and of digging up, and transplanting There was indeed a time to plant the building by the lake and a time to uproot from elsewhere because to do so was in keeping with God’s season, to do otherwise would have been in vain (Jeremiah 18:7 Jeremiah 18:9 , Amos 9:15 , Matthew 15:13) and without whose faith and spiritual insight our parish would not have such a wonderful foundation upon which to base our ministry today.. 3a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build – Whether it be in the judicial treatment of criminals or in circumstances of self-defence and just war theology, people’s lives mirror God’s love not engaging in malicious intent because acting out of this time and order, killing is murder. God’s healing literally (Isaiah 38:5 Isaiah 38:21), figuratively (Deuteronomy 32:39 , Hosea 6:1), and spiritually (Psalms 147:3 , Isaiah 57:19) has been shared with many through the seasons at HTK where we have also been reminded that construction is good in its time, but sometimes deconstruction is necessary. 4a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance – While Abraham wept at the death of Sarah (Genesis 23:2), many sad times at the loss of a loved one at HTK have become times of great rejoicing as they have been commended to God’s care and granted their rightful place among that great cloud of witnesses (Luke 6:21, Hebrews 12.1, 1 Thessalonians 4.14, Revelation 21.4) and, over the years, there have been many times of laughter and dancing at HTK as David before the ark (2 Samuel 6:14-16 , Psalms 30:11).

The Seasons of Parish Life

Judeo-Christian thinking implies a one-way linear time with biblical time progressing from creation to judgement day where each successive moment is different from the one before, and there is no repetition. For this edition of our parish magazine we have chosen the theme of “Seasons” based upon an understand that we are about to enter a new “season” at HTK with Steve and Clenda Wockner coming to join us in July.

The ‘seasons” in a parish are often identified in terms of the spiritual leadership offered by those appointed to lead the parish community and with HTK about to enter a new season, so we have chosen a reflection upon Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 as our final “Pastors’ Pen” article. Like the writer of Ecclesiastes, we see a time for every matter in life and have enjoyed the way in which juxtaposition of 14 pairs of contrasting activities serve as examples of how life is comprised of various seasons.

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Georgina, Amanda & Maddie Helen Hall

5a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain – Unless part of a planned landscaping arrangement, rocks and stones are out of place in a garden or vineyard (Isaiah 5:2). In biblical imagery, the Gentiles were once castaway that have become parts of the spiritual building (Ephesians 2:19 Ephesians 2:20) and children of Abraham (Matthew 3:9). The symbol of a stone in Judaism, especially upon the grave of a loved one, reminds us that when we are faced with the fragility of life, there is permanence amidst the pain. While other things fade, stones and souls endure. 6a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away – Much time at HTK is spent searching the scriptures for truth and how to lead a life based in living an honest life, filled with integrity (Ephesians 4:23) – certainly not a time to give up! And stewardship principles have been paramount at HTK where people choose not to waste their resources on rewarding idleness (2 Thessalonians 3:10) but to give generously to worthwhile causes and mission agencies (Proverbs 11:24) or to part with the dearest object, rather than the soul (Mark 9:43). We acknowledge that to be careful is right in its place, but not when it comes between us and Jesus Christ (Luke 10:40-42). 7a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak – The literal tearing of clothing as a sign of mourning (Joel 2:13) in Judaism linked to the figurative tearing of treaties between nations, eg as Israel from Judah in Solomon's time (1 Kings 11:30-31), were to be sewn together thereafter (Ezekiel 37:15, 22). The prophetic voice has been evidenced at HTK since the parish’s formation and, while silence is appropriate at times of calamity or the passing of a friend (Leviticus 10:3, Job 2:13, Psalms 39:1-2, Psalms 39:9, Amos 5:13), HTK is built upon the foundation of the “apostles and prophets” (Ephesians 2:20) with the gifts of the Holy Spirit evidenced, employed to God’s Glory (Romans 11.29, Ephesians 4:8) and the building up the Body of Christ. 8a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace – HTK is a place where God’s love is both proclaimed and produced. The love of God is the motivating force behind ministry activity (Matthew 25:34-46) while the cost of discipleship is considered by those engaging in ministry (Luke 14:26, 31). At HTK, God is sovereign. Our activity in this world is meaningful as we rely on His wisdom, His timing and His goodness, and as we enter into the next season in our parish we look toward God for a blessing upon the past, present and future of HTK, trusting that we may join Steve and Clenda moving forward, building on past strengths, and yielding a rich harvest.

NIV (1984) quoted Source: Foundations – A History of Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Kawana Waters (1979-1989) complied by Margaret Schellenberger © 2009

After nearly two years as locums, Bob and Christine’s final service will be on 24 June. Please join us to cele-brate with them for lunch following the 10:00 am service. Bring a plate to share.

Until Rev Steve’s commissioning , Fr Michael Martin will serve us as locum (again) with assistance from Fr Ron.

Rev Steve and Clenda Wockner arrive on Sunshine Coast on 17 July, and will attend services on 22 July as visitors to “sample” our hospitality……..

The Commissioning Service will be held on July 27th - refer the DATE Claimer on page

His first service as Priest in Charge will be on 29th July so be sure to wear your name tags. Good idea to get into the habit NOW!

Dates to Remember

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Dear HTK Members,

“There is a season for everything under the sun,” says Eccl. 3:1. For me at the moment, it is “a time to end a ministry and a time to begin a new one.” I came to my current parish on a trial basis back in Nov., 2008. After the trial period was over, the Anglican Church liked me and I liked the Anglican Church. So I was sent to another parish for 9 months to undertake a “period of discernment.” During that time, I was deaconed and I also applied for the position of Vicar (Rector) of the Buller Anglican Parish. One of the things I said in my interview was that as a result of my 4 months of ministry in the Buller, I wanted to give them an undertaking that I would stay 8 years before I would consider moving on. Many people come and go from the Buller, not just in Churches but in the community. It is isolated, small, has lots of rain

and has a number of social problems. I felt the Church needed someone they could buy into as many previous ministers had come and gone since 1990. And, as the Anglican Church had many ministers come and go, the Anglican Church needed to regain its reputation in the community; not that to was the Church’s fault that the ministers came and went. So began a very happy 8 years at Buller. I wondered if I would see my ministry out here. But, in Nov. 2016, something happened. We visited our first parish in Gawler, S.A. after 19 years. As a result of that, we both became unsettled. We came back from our holiday and had trouble settling down again. This feeling subsided a little. But, I contacted the Assistant Bishop of Adelaide who I knew and he said that vacancies for evangelicals were few and far between. But, he would let me know if something came up. Then, a miracle happened in June of 2017. “Out of the blue,” our rental home that we owned in Westport sold. It’s a long story but we know it was definitely God behind it. Houses were very hard to sell in Westport at that time. Then, in Sept., 2017, I reached my 8 years in Buller and because our house had sold so miraculously and for the price we wanted, and as I was still feeling unsettled, I said to God that I would knock on some doors of Churches where I felt I could fit theologically and be useful. As evangelical Church vacancies are fairly rare in New Zealand, we decided to look at Churches in Australia. So, I surfed the on-line vacancies and HTK was one of the Churches that caught my attention. I originally thought that because you were such a busy parish that you would want the traditional Rector who was 45 with 3 children and 30 years ministry experience, who was always in the office to answer your calls and yet was constantly visiting. I’m sure you have heard of that old humorous story. But, it was a nudge I couldn’t leave alone so I emailed Bishop Jeremy. I met with him on Nov. 1st at 9am after getting off the plane from Brisbane. The day before, Don had actually contacted him about where the process was at for a new Rector as it was an Archbishop’s appointment. He told Don about his interview with me the next day and that something may come of it. After that, it is a long drawn out story with some amazing hitches that maybe Janet or Don can tell you about. It seemed at times the process had frozen and was never going to thaw. But, in the end, the sun (Son?) shone through and now I am on my way. In two months time from this Sunday, May 27th, I will be commissioned as your priest-in-charge. A new season will begin. I am looking forward to it being the best season of my ministry. I could have stayed here in the Buller and chugged on until I am 65 and retire. But, ministry isn’t about chugging, is it? So, I felt that I wanted to have a last “hurrah” for my final parish and take my 30 years of ministry experience to a place where I could end up crossing the line to a big cheer and not just slowly petering out! I am looking forward to spending this final season of ministry with you. I pray that it will be a prosperous, harmonious, missional, growing, expanding one, for both you and me. I’m so excited!!!

God bless, See you soon! Steve.

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Ben’s first Communion It was an exciting day at HTK when Ben Baron was admitted to Holy

Communion and we witnessed him receiving communion for the first time.

Visit by Carolyn Payne During a brief absence of our locums Bob and Christine Woolner, we were

happy to welcome Rev Carolyn Payne who took services one

Sunday. Carolyn is well known to many in the parish as she was youth minister at HTK many years ago and, of course, is mother-in-law to Kellie Payne and grandmother to James

and Liam.

Greg Henderson receiving LA and preaching licence

YOU ARE ALL INVITED

TO THE COMMISSIONING OF REV STEVE WOCKNER

AS PRIEST IN CHARGE OF KAWANA WATERS PARISH

HTK CHURCH

LET’S FILL THE CHURCH WITH PARISHIONERS,

HOSPITALITY AND LOVE AS WE WELCOME

STEVE AND CLENDA WOCKNER TO OUR CHURCH FAMILY.

Date Claimer Friday 27th July 7.30pm

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All age journey from Palm Sunday to Pentecost

Easter is a time when we focus on the fundamental truth of our Christian beliefs: i.e. that Jesus died

and rose again to put us back in a loving relationship with God.

At our family service, we considered the progression from Palm Sunday to the coming of the Holy

Spirit at Pentecost. It was great to see participants of all ages arranging the pictures of the various

events during that short period into the correct chronological order. What a great way to understand

this very important part of history.

At the Easter Family Service we pondered the question of which is the most important day of

Easter. We talked about each Day from Palm Sunday to Easter Day .

We continued to talk about the events of Easter, this month concentrating on events after Easter

- We tried an experiment to make a “hole in our hand” and played a game of True and False.

As it was actually Pentecost we concentrated

on that great day of celebration,

by making flames from modelling clay.

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MP Andrew Wallace opens the show!

PENTECOST ART SHOW Welcoming resident artist - Madeline Opening Night

The Art Show was instigated last year with a view to engage with the community. This year we have again engaged with the community, in a bigger way. It is a Pentecost Art Show and varies with the date of Pentecost. The Main Section has a Pentecost theme. We hope to encourage local amateur artists. This year we have had sponsorship from “Design by Danni” and Caloundra Framing. Both of these companies were delighted to sponsor our Students Section – also a new initiative. We have had 112 entries, and increase of 22% on last year. In the Pentecost: Wind and Fire we had 21 entries from 17 artists. This section carries with it an Acquisitive Prize of $500, and the visitors are asked to vote for the piece they would like to see displayed in our Church. Each visitor is given three free votes (one in each section) as they buy their

catalogue. The second section, “In God’s World” attracted 77 very varied entries by 33 artists. We had a display which covered all art mediums and showcased the talents of local artists. The prize for this section was $200. Our new initiative of the School Student’s Section, attracted 14 entries by 14 different artists. The art and the ideas be-hind their art was very interesting. Most of the students used paint as their medium of choice, and could follow the Pentecost theme or the theme of “In God’s World”. We are very grateful to all our artists. Without them we would not have had such a great display. It was very en-couraging to me to see the artists from other churches, and the community taking part in our exhibition. As well as beautiful and inspiring art we has craft, cooking, cards, books and pens for sale.

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Artist in residence - Madeline Special thanks to Madeline Slagar, who not only amazed folk during the Opening by creating the marvellous graph-ite dove, but donated it to us for a Silent Auction. Unfortu-nately this wonderful piece of art, was not really supported by people – it had only a few bids! The local Federal Member, Mr Andrew Wallace M.P. Officially Opened the Art Show, and our Archdeacon, The Rev’d Julie Worrall will be at the closing to present the prizes on Sunday, 27th May (Trinity Sunday). In conjunction with the Art Show, we had a great raffle. It consisted of three sections. The prize for Section 1 was the winner’s choice of two magnificent quilts made locally, the prize for Section 2 was a family pass to Australia Zoo, and the winner of Section 3 will receive a voucher for lunch or dinner at The Green Zebra restaurant. My thanks go to all those wonderful people who helped in many different ways to make our Art Show a great success. Special thanks to Del Morrison and David Reid, without whom this Art Show would not have happened at all!

FIRE and WIND

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FIRE and WIND Flo on Crafts

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Fun, food and fellowship for all youth aged 8 to 18

Every Friday evening 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Where: HTK Hall Fee: $5 per child covers cost of food

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Pastoral Care Ministries

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AUGUST WEDNESDAY 15 at 5.30pm Movie Night at HTK Church Christian movie to be screened. Coffee & snacks available.

If you have suggestions for future events, or would like to join the organising committee, or have any other queries please speak to Don Henderson, or call him on 0419 709 918

JUNE TUESDAY 19th at 10am in the HTK Hall. Crazy Whist A fun card game suitable for the good and not-so-good at cards. It is crazy because there are many uncertainties in this game. Come along and join in, learn how to play the game, and get to meet everyone there. You won’t be embarrassed if you are no good at cards. Cost is $5 including morning tea.

JULY THURSDAY 19th at 10am in the HTK Hall. Morning tea with entertainment Presented by the Pastoral Care and Prime Time teams, this annual mid-year morning tea provides an opportunity for our over 55s, some of whom are not able to get out very much, to have fun together, enjoy entertainment and a sing-along, and have a morning tea. Lucky door prizes and guaranteed fun. Cost is FREE, but donations are gratefully accepted.

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Our May event was lunch at Mountain Creek TAFE, having a beautiful meal prepared and served by TAFE students. Thirty five HTK members enjoyed this wonderful meal and get-together. This has proved to be a very popular part of our programme and I’m sure will be part of our activities again next year.

Prime Timers are obviously not very good weather forecasters. The scheduled sunset cruise in Pumicestone Passage in November last year had to be cancelled because of rough weather and it was rescheduled to March this year, when it yet again had to be can-celled due to a cyclone coming down the coast. Better luck next time.

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Café by the Lake

Wednesday and Friday only During Winter

from 9:00am til 12:30pm Delicious cakes and tasty light lunch

Special group lunches catered by request Prepaid and Pay As You Go loyalty cards

Café is currently staffed by volunteers, raising funds for our Youth Ministry. Join our team of volunteers under the very capable management of Barista Lara.

Invite your friends to drop in for a bite to eat or a drink in our lakeside setting.

A group of 15 of our wonderful women enjoyed afternoon tea held at the Urban Café overlooking Lake Kawana.

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review

Funded and supported by SU and local congregations to take the Good News into our schools.

believes in a world where all people

enjoy God's promise of love, hope and justice. We work to see this belief become a reality. ABM is the national mission agency Working with overseas and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities.

And He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask

the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.

Luke 10:2

Greg Henderson, one of our parishioners who was until recently employed by the Anglican Board of Missions (ABM),

spoke of their work throughout the world. Our giving to ABM continues throughout the year.

Steve Kilah from Scripture Union spoke to us about the work of chaplains in Queensland schools. We support chaplains in two schools in our area. Government grants provide funding for chaplains a day and a half per week. The need is much greater than that and additional funding is required. Steve suggested support through prayer, and also through financial support through a monthly giving programme.

HTK church has committed to intentionally support 10 agencies throughout the year, one highlighted each month. We have generally guaranteed each agency at least $1500 in support, either financially or in kind.

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Sale of crafts provides a loving home for Kenyan orphans helping women with skills to support their families

During the Mission month of April, Jennifer Hughs-Bystrom shared more about what she is doing in Africa when she’s not here with us. Jennifer is the founder of Springs of Hope Kijiji Mission . Together with a wonderful team of locals and the support of sponsors the Mission provides a safe home for women, often very young mothers, and training in useful skills which empowers them to shape a better future for themselves and their families. Jennifer was presented with a cheque for $1500 before her return to Kenya. HTK hosts a permanent stall selling a range of colourful and practical gift items from the Kijiji Mission and other sources. So if you’re in need of a well priced gift item, check them out.

review

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A WORD FROM THE WINDREDS Hi there HTK! We are now settling in to our home for the next 6 months – Bandung, Indonesia. Bandung is the capital of West Java and is Indonesia’s 3rd most populous city with a population of over 2.5 million, and over 8.5 million in its metropolitan area. There are lots of universities here, creating quite a mix of cultures with lots of young people. This also makes it quite a cultural and intellectual hub. Bandung’s main religions are Islam (92%) and Christianity (7%). The ‘call to prayer’ blasts from the speak-ers of the local mosques 5 times a day (pre-sunrise at around 4:45am!, midday, afternoon, sunset and evening) and are a constant reminder of this. The Sundanese people who are the native ethnic group of West Java (numbering approx. 40 million) are the largest unreached people group in Indonesia, and one of the largest in the world. The contrast between rich and poor, the geography and the climate reminds us quite a lot of Scott’s other home away from home - San Jose, Costa Rica. Like San Jose, Bandung is a bit cooler than other In-donesian cities as it is 750m above sea level and is in a central valley/basin surrounded by mountains and volcanoes (the highest reaching 2400m). It’s also very common to see a group of families living in tiny tin sheds next to a brand new and very expensive block of units or a shopping mall. Weekends and holidays are super busy here as lots of people will travel from Jakarta and other areas for a getaway - making traffic horrendous! We eat lots of nasi (rice), and will often find a nice local warung (small traditional restaurant) to down a tasty rendang sapi (traditional red curry with beef) or nasi goreng (fried rice) and teh manis (sweet tea) while getting lots of confused and funny looks from those around us… Although it doesn’t feel like we have made much progress on some days, looking back over our first 3 weeks here a lot has happened. We have now enrolled in a language school at a local university which we are excited to get going with. Sarah has already made contact with an organisation (LAHA) who is focused on Children’s rights and advocacy and has begun volunteering with them. Sarah has also already gone to a meeting of community leaders with LAHA to talk about the issues facing children in our city and to discuss ways of bring about change for them. This week LAHA has also invited us to go to a juvenile prison with them to meet with the kids, offer support and also take some necessities such as tooth-brushes, toothpaste and soap. We have connected with a local church who have been extremely welcoming and helpful. It is an international church and so it’s common for at least 10 different nations to be represented each Sunday! They have helped us with everything from navigating visa requirements, to knowing where to shop and eat, and even offering us rooms to stay in until we find something more permanent. It’s a wonderful place to worship and we go out for lunch after church each Sunday with some of the young adults. Scott has also started playing Futsal with a couple of the guys from church. They play on Tuesday and Saturday afternoons at a local court with around 12-15 local Muslim guys. It’s been great for relationship building and language learning, and is equal parts soccer, laughs & jokes.

A very SPECIAL THANKS to Scott Windred for the time, resources and ongoing support to HTK Youth and Children’s Ministry. Scott and Sarah are now in Indonesia and would appreciate our ongoing support, especially prayer for courage, intimacy and provision. If anyone would like to receive regular e-news directly, please ask for details from the church office.

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The first few months here will be a lot of networking and relationship building before Sarah can eventually do her data collection for her PhD. One way that has been suggested to her is that we run some language lessons, or sewing classes for child domestic workers as a way of accessing them, build-ing relationships with them, and eventually being able to find out about their lives and their working conditions. As you can imagine it’s a sensitive, delicate, and tricky road ahead with Sarah’s research and your prayers for wisdom and God’s open doors in this would be greatly appreciated! In the midst of all the activity and the challenges, we are being reminded that ultimately what is most important is our relationship with Jesus. As we daily see poverty, need and brokenness we some-times fear what God will ask of us - but are reminded that our God is good, his heart towards us is good, and his heart towards those around us is good. Still, we are being challenged to know Him more deeply, to pursue intimacy with him, and to listen closely to His voice. Prayer points: Courage and wisdom - To pursue everything that God has in front of us and to give ourselves to it fully. To discern with wisdom and navigate ‘well’ the areas of relationships and research. Also for courage to speak Bahasa and not worry about felling silly! Intimacy with God - That we would be jealous for our time with God, choosing to praise him at all times and allowing him to fill us, lead us and shape us. Provision – Financially for our new daily needs: particularly for costs relating to language school, visa renewals, and travel obligations. Also provision with healthy stomachs as they continue to adjust to different foods and the water! We would love to hear from you and about how you are going, so please feel free to shoot us an email: [email protected] and keep us updated on your lives too! We are so thankful for you, and it truly is such a blessing to have a praying and loving church behind us. In Christ, Love, Scott & Sarah Windred

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NEW ARRIVALS The parish has instituted a new programme to present a “nappy cake” to the parents of new-borns at HTK. Thanks to Janet Dyke, the nappy cakes provide an artistic arrangements of nappies as a gift to the parents of our newest members. Gemma Henderson, daughter of Greg and Amanda, and Michael Markham, son of Russell and Bex are the first recipients of this gift.

We ce l ebrated our Mother ’s w ith l o v e ly da is i es

t hanks to Frank & Margaret Sche l l enberger ,

we had a g lass of bubb ly and a Ferrero Rocher .

FAREWELLS

FAREWELL TO THE HOLLOWAYS It is always sad when members of the church family leave to live a long way away. The Holloway family, Russell, Georgina, Rebecca and Emily have been great contributors to the life of our parish. Georgina was a member of parish council, led Sunday School, and was prominent in women’s ministry. Russell helped out in many working bees, compered the Parish Concert, and made a number of appearances standing in for Santa. It has been great seeing the girls grow up and take their part in the 10am music team as singers. The Holloways have left the Sunshine Coast to live in Adelaide, where Russell will undertake additional studies. They have been great contributors to parish

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Mavis Emily Whybird 28.4.1927 - 2.3.2018

A petite, music – loving and singing “Granny-May” a gracious and inspirational lady to

her whole family. Our thoughts go out to the Whybird and Dorward families. I remember

chatting with Mavis on a bus trip, learning of her great love of her family. We appreciate

Mavis’ many years of participation and faithfulness in worship of our Lord at our Church.

Allan Edward Werner 1.6.1922 – 7.2.2018

Approximately 14 Holy Trinity members attended the beautiful respectful service

for Allan Werner at the Buderim Chapel. There were tributes made by Armed

services personnel, acknowledging where Allan had been a distinctive soldier, on

the Kokoda Trail, and other places. We met up with Marj, she and Allan had en-

joyed such a long and happy life together, along with their children. In later life they

continued as a team, for example she told me they used to hang up the washing to-

gether. We think of Marj at this time, and send our prayers in her loss.

Anthony Arnold Middleton, “ Tony” 30.5.1934 - 4.4. 2018

Both Tony and Pat were long time members at Holy Trinity. Tony

loved his music, and he had a fine voice. He and Barbie Barton had a

great banter going on with each other. The favourite song at Church

was “Be still my soul” sung to Finlandia, stirring us up often at

commencement of our Service.

Tony was involved in flying and other secret missions during WW11.

Some of those tasks took a toll on Tony’s health and well-being. Pat

and Tony were proud of their son , Stephen, who is an Australian

judge at Court. The family influence is therefore well served and directed. We send prayers and support to Pat and families.

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June July August Birthdays Birthdays

1 Yvonne Harriott 1 Kate Johnson 1 Allan Bruce

4 Maurice Humphreys 1 Justin Lightbody 2 Edith Warne

6 Tom Bateman 4 Heather van den Bos 6 Tom Parker

7 Toni Campbell 5 Graham Kassulke 7 Jeanne Banbury

10 Shirley Bateman 6 Michael Rutledge 7 Shirley Best-Russel

13 Flo Johnson 9 Ivan Bowden 8 Nigel Baron

13 Yvonne Rose 10 Robyn Lightbody 9 Trevor Austin

15 Reuben Brumpton 10 Trudy McAleenan 9 Bob Woolner

15 Harriet Ferguson 11 Paul Walsh 10 Robert Henderson

16 Kellie Payne 11 Peter Woodf 11 David Reid

18 Peg Hadlow 12 Delle Black 12 Brian Rogers

18 Wayne van den Bos 12 Thomas Kleid 14 Luke Mitchell

19 Graeme Armstrong 12 Janice Miller 16 Jack Mitchell

23 June Ireland 12 Eden Moldenhaurer 20 Desley Markham

24 Margaret Schellenberger 18 Bridie Evett 20 Nic Moldenhauer

26 Chloe Mitchell 18 Des Lang 21 Amanda Walsh

26 Ron Robins 19 Robert Kleid 27 Nerida Hey

27 Kirsten Mitchell 22 Lara Ferguson 27 Edith Smith

27 Elma Wilcox 22 Liam Payne 28 Kristie Roach

28 Barbie Read 23 Kirsty Kleid 30 Dennis Blake

29 Myrna Beale 25 Deborah Baron 31 Vivienne Abitia

25 Margaret Carrigan

27 Michael Martin

27 Tony Mitchell

31 Pat Vickers

Anniversaries Anniversaries Anniversaries

1 Dennis & Joan Blake 5 Brett & Kellie Payne 1 Don & Audrey Harris

10 Tom & Shirley Bateman 15 Robin & Pat Priebe 9 Rob & Desley Markham

18 Bridie Evett 21 Ray & Beryl Young 14 Brian & Wendy Rogers

26 Tom & Connie Parker

Years Mind Years Mind Years Mind

2 June Peachey 5 Marjorie Louisa Lovell 2 Jack Seaton

4 James Warrington-Love 13 Stanley Robert Mortimer 3 Lionel Shearn

7 Thomas John Davies 16 James William Stevens 4 Joyce Bolinger

10 Norma Noonan 22 Reg Lewis 7 Mary Froud

14 William Alexander Morris 26 Muriel Russell 16 Patrick Stewart

17 Jack Murray 27 Frank Jobbins 28 Betty Allison

20 May Austin 27 Bruce Schultz 31 Lester Frederick Richardson

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