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 the hall behind the church.

Westfield Local Heroes Exhibition p.3

Jesus Christ

Important Notice p.5

Tombola Stall or ‘Lucky Jar’ p.7

Drought Appeal p.10

Articles about homelessness p.19-23

An Invitation from ABM P.26

Sunday 12th August 2018 –

Welcome to worship...

8.00 am – Sung Eucharist

9.30 am – Choral Eucharist

圣公会圣保罗堂欢迎你前来参加我们的英语传

统圣樂圣餐崇拜。

Sunday 19 August at

11.45am – Winter Fundraiser

Soup & Slice in the Rectory

Monday 20 August at

6.30pm – 7.30pm –

concert by Camerata

Antica

Saturday 1st September –

Parish Fair

Tuesday 18 September at

1.15pm Lunchtime recital-

Fr Daniel Dries - Organ; Peta

Dries – Violin

Tuesday 9 October at

1.15pm Lunchtime

Recital - Judith Rough –

Soprano; Nicole Smeulders:

Contralto; Bransby Byrne:

Accompanist

Friday 19 October - Bus Trip

Sunday 28 October 2018 at

2.30pm – Organ Recital

David Reccia Chynoweth

Tuesday 20 November 2018

at 1.15pm Lunchtime

Recital – Clarinet Recital Ben

Curry Hyde

Sunday 25th November -

Christmas Luncheon in the

Parish Hall

Tuesday 4 December at

1.15pm Lunchtime

Recital - The Cumberland

String Quartet

Name badges help make St Paul’s an

inclusive community. If you need a new

name badge, fill in the form inside the

pew sheet, send it to the parish office,

and one will be made and left in church

for you.

Toilets are available at the entrance to

the parish hall, which is located behind

the church.

First aid kits are located on the wall of

the kitchen in the Large Hall behind

the church and in the choir vestry.

Ask a member of the clergy or anyone

who’s wearing a name badge. We’re

here to help.

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.

People needing wheelchair access 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.

Children 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 kids’ activity sheets and pencils

available at the back of the church

where the pew sheets and prayer books

are.

Children’s Church runs during Term

Time. Meet at the back of the church at

the beginning of the 9.30am Eucharist.

Please feel free to bring your children to

the altar rail to receive a blessing, or to

receive Communion if they have been

admitted to the sacrament.

Please do not take photos

inside the church or during the services

of worship without permission.

Please join us to celebrate Westfield Burwood Local Heroes on Fri-

day 17th of August at 2pm at Westfield Burwood.

Everyone is welcome to attend!

The 15th August is the day we commemorate the death of St Mary, our

Lord’s mother – in both the eastern and western Church this day is set

aside to commemorate the life, example and influence that she had

during our Lord’s earthly life – the day is some times referred to as the

Dormition of St Mary or commonly the Assumption and in the Roman

Catholic Church it is a day of obligation. On Wednesday this week we

will honour Saint Mary at the mid-week Eucharist at the Lady Chapel

Altar with thanksgiving for her life and in gratitude for her nurturing of

her dear Son and remembering in everything she did, above all, she

ever points us to God and His Son.

Do join us on Wednesday at 10.30 am in the Lady Chapel for the

mid-week Eucharist.

Now that we have to bring our own bags or buy bags to the Supermarket

we decided to supply our own.

Our latest Fundraiser – our very own St Paul’s bags with a profile of the

church in white on a navy bag. $3 each or 5 for $10. Made in Australia.

It is also a way of getting St Paul’s seen on a wider context so buy our

bags and fill your shopping with them for all to see.

So don’t hold back, buy 5, buy 20, buy 50. We have plenty.

On Sunday October 7, the Guild of

Church Musicians will be holding a

very historic service at St John’s

Gordon. At this service, the Right

Reverend Bishop Richard Hurford

OAM CStJ will be retiring from the

position of Sub-Warden of the

Australian branch of the Guild.

Monsignor Peter Williams and Rev

Michael Deasey OAM are both

members of the Guild. They, and

other members of our Vespers

Choir, will be attending this

service. The Choir will be low on

numbers, and, with the approval of

Monsignor Peter Williams, Vespers

will not be sung on October 7.

We look forward to singing for you

on November 4.

Each week a kind parishioner

brings fruit and vegetables for the

Pantry. These have been a great

success and are adding another

dimension to the choices available

to our customers.

Contributions from beyond the

Parish make a very real difference

to the amount of food on offer. Last

week St Swithins choir in Pymble

and the Mater Chorale made a

significant contribution and this

week the Baptist Community

Church made another significant

contribution.

In the last few days The Mayor of

Burwood, Cr John Faker generously

gifted $ 250 in support of the

Parish Pantry.

Thank you also for the parishioners

who have donated to the Drought

Relief Appeal.

Our small team of gardeners has

continued working on one of the

garden beds between the Rectory

and the church. It has been cleared

out and now has had cow manure

and mulch added to it, before be-

ing planted out in the next few

weeks. Thank you to those people

who are working so hard to im-

prove our gardens.

Please ask for 2 trays of bread rolls

and 2 trays of loaves & 1 tray of half

loaves.

You are all doing a fantastic job.

Having bread each week is a great

help to everyone.

≈ 13th August – Gabriel

≈ 20th August – Antonia

≈ 27th August – Margaret

We meet in the Rectory on Tuesday

evenings at 7.30 p.m.

Our new book is: Wilson, John, The

Old Testament and Christian Living,

Anglican Information Office, 1981.

All are welcome and there is a

wonderful level of engagement

and respectful dialogue by those

who attend.

Even if you can’t make it along to

the study, you could purchase a

copy of the book and read it at

your own leisure.

Tickets are available for the

Father's Day raffle. $2 each or 3

for $5.

The prize is GMC Light weight

blower Vacuum 2400w.

Kristen Shaheen (8.00am) is keen

to continue the program over

summer and will be looking to

collect good quality T Shirts,

peaked caps, thongs and sandals

and men’s shorts.

If you have any such suitable items

please hang onto them until you

hear otherwise as we have yet to

make a place to store them and we

still have to work out how to put

this into practice.

Thank you for your continued

generosity to those on the streets

and in need. Your thoughtfulness

makes a real difference.

≈ Sunday 19th August – Winter

Fundraiser – Soup/Slice at

11.45am in the Rectory.

Tickets are now available after each

service on Sunday.

If anyone could make a soup for the

day please contact Pam.

≈ Saturday 1st September –

Parish Fair – all hands on deck

Cakes required to sell on the day as

well for the Devonshire teas.

≈ Friday 19th October – Bus Trip

– Lower North Shore

(The Newcastle/Stockton trip will

be re-scheduled next year)

≈ Sunday 25th November –

Christmas Luncheon in the Parish

hall

If anyone knows of any major

clashes that would affect these

dates please let Pam know.

Thank you.

In some languages, the word Tombola roughly translates to ‘raffle’.

However, it’s not your typical raffle where there are only one or two

winners. Some would even say it’s better because, as every ticket wins

a prize.

The idea is very simple : prizes are donated. Raffle tickets are split,

with one half being stuck to a prize and the other half going into a bar-

rel. Punters purchase their tickets, tickets are then drawn from the bar-

rel and if they match a prize, that’s what they win.

Here are just a few ideas for donations:

• bottles of wine

• boxes of chocolates

• stationery

• baked goods / homemade jams

• craft packs

• soft toys

• games

• gardening items

• jewellery (the cheap stuff AND the expensive stuff if you can get it)

• cosmetics

• hair clips and ribbons

• tools

• books

• lego

• bags lollies or chocolates

• photo frames

• pet items

• canned items of any sort

• bottles of shampoo or other bathroom products

• bottles of sauce of any kind

The draw of the Tombola stand is that your winner receives their prize

immediately. No pre-purchasing of tickets, no waiting around for raf-

fles to be drawn. They just pay up and ‘bam’, there’s their prize.

List of items most needed for the

parish pantry:

Sun Rice Meals e.g. Butter

chicken, Green chicken curry,

Chicken satay, etc

Boxed meals

Tins of corned beef, spam,

ham;

Sugar;

Boxes of Cereals

All Day Breakfast by Heinz;

Tinned tuna, sardines, salmon;

Harvest Meals in a tin

eg Vegetables and Sausages

Rice, cuscus, polenta, instant

potato, pasta, spaghetti

Tinned corn

Tinned vegetables

Sweet & savoury biscuits;

Long life Milk - Full cream

Tinned fruit

Rice Cream

Pasta sauces

For the kitchen:

Washing up liquid

Paper towels

Chux

Sponges

For the laundry:

Washing powder

Health

Feminine hygiene products

Toothpaste

Shampoo & Conditioner

Urgently needed -

Sunrise meals in a box;

Tuna;

Rice;

Spam;

Cereal;

Over the years the parish has benefitted from the generosity of

parishioners, not only when they have been active members of the

parish, but also at the time of their death. Parishioners are invited to

remember the parish in their wills by making a bequest as a thank

offering to God and to ensure that generations to come will enjoy

worship and fellowship in well maintained buildings.

Those wishing to make a bequest are invited to do so using these

or a similar form of words: "I bequeath the sum of $............ to the

Rector and Wardens of the Anglican parish of St Paul, Burwood, to be

used at their absolute discretion for the charitable purposes of the

parish."

If you would like to make a donation to the Parish for the upkeep and

maintenance of the Heritage building it can be done through the

National Trust.

Cheques can be made out to

National Trust of Australia (NSW) St Paul’s Anglican Church Burwood

Or

Direct Credit to the above name with bank account details

Westpac

BSB: 032-044

Account number: 742 926

Branch: 275 George Street Sydney NSW

Please contact Pam for more details or place a donation in an

envelope and label with National Trust donation and include your name

for your receipt and an address to post it to.

Thank you.

DROUGHT APPEAL

100% of NSW is now in drought

there is little food or water left for stock

and families are struggling

Today we will commence a collection to support our farmers. There has at

last been recognition of the dire straights of many of our farmers with 99%

of our state in drought. Stock is dying from lack of feed and water; farmers

are struggling to put food on the table. Will you help them?

Funds collected will be used for the pastoral needs of families as well as for

the provision of food and water for stock.

Distribution of funds raised will be at through a variety of agencies best

set up for these purposes.

If you wish to donate to this appeal please place your donation in an enve-

lope marked “Drought Appeal” and put it in the offertory plate. Cheques

need to be made payable to: The Anglican Parish of St Paul’s, Burwood and

once cleared these funds will be forwarded on. We will be sending funds

raised in the week beginning 27th August. Owing to the severity of the

drought we may consider extending the appeal.

Wind erosion in the Balranald district (credit PJ Walker)

2 Samuel 18.5-9, 14, 31-33; Psalm 130

Ephesians 4.25 – 5.2; John 6.35, 41-51

Even in utter despair the Psalmist finds hope,

telling us that with the Lord there is mercy,

forgiveness, and ample redemption. May we

realize this, knowing that we can start with a clean

slate in God’s eyes, if we would only put

our trust in the divine mercy.

Pray that you will be merciful whenever the opportunity arises this

week. Pray that others will forgive your offences this week.

Pray for the Church of Pakistan, giving thanks for the work they do

to further God’s mission in the world.

Text: © Anglican Board of Mission, 2018

Collection given at St Paul’s on

Sunday 5th August : $2503

Other collection given:

Parish Pantry: $125

New Life Centre Nepal: $70

Specific Donation (Drought

Appeal): $545

Total: $3243

Thank you for responding to

God’s generous love. Thank you for your generosity.

St Paul’s Anglican Church

205-207 Burwood Road, Burwood

LUNCHTIME RECITALS

2018

National Trust (2017) award winner for conservation interiors, recreating

the ceiling interior to Edmund Blacket's original design in keeping with

Australian colonial neo-gothic architectural intent.

1.15pm-1.45pm

Other dates and artists TBC

Entry by donation

Light refreshments will follow in the Rectory

St Paul’s Church Office: Ph.: 9747 4327 /

Email: office@stpaulsburwood.anglican.asn.au

Tuesday 18 September

Fr Daniel Dries - Organ

Peta Dries – Violin

Tuesday 9 October

Judith Rough - Soprano, Nicole Smeulders - Contralto

Bransby Byrne - Accompanist

Tuesday 20 November

Ben Curry Hyde – Clarinet

Tuesday 4 December

The Cumberland String Quartet

Margaret Whittaker’s Goddaughter, Anna Sandstrom and her talented

husband Matthew Manchester are putting on this concert on Monday

20th of August at 6.30pm as a fundraiser at St Paul’s. They are bringing

instrumentalists from interstate for their performance of the same

program in the City Recital Hall Angel Place on 21st August as part of

RICHARD GILL PRESENTS - A VOYAGE OF MUSICAL DISCOVERY:

PROGRAM THREE – VOICES & INSTRUMENTS .

As they very much admire the work that our church is doing in the

community and our music program,they approached Fr James and

Sheryl as to the possibility of having a concert at St Paul’s, the day before,

and this is the result.

For more details about Anna and Matt, check out their website :

https://www.camerataantica.com/

Books

Trash and Treasure

Clothes

Devonshire Teas

Cakes

Gifts

Tombola

BBQ

& more!

See you there!!See you there!!See you there!!

205-207 Burwood Road, Burwood

“BRING YOUR BILLS”

to the Community Hub

TUESDAY, 4TH SEPTEMBER 2018 10am – 12 pm FREE BBQ (From 10am to 12:30pm)

WHERE

St Paul’s Burwood Anglican Church 205 – 207 Burwood Road, Burwood, 2134

Appointments preferred. To book and for more

information please contact: 9798 1400

Bring your most recent energy bills and receive

FREE information and advice from the Energy & Water

Ombudsman on how to maximize your energy

and reduce spending.

Organ Recital at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Burwood

Date: October 28th 2018, 2:30 pm

Organist: David Reccia Chynoweth, grandson of the late Bishop Neville Chynoweth

Graduate of the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna (Austria)

and of the Conservatorium of Music, Frosinone (Italy)

Program:

Jean-Baptiste Lully: Trumpet tune: Processional Theme from Theseus

(1632-1687)

Johann Sebastian Bach: Von Gott will ich nicht lassen BWV 658

(1685-1750) from the Leipzig Prelude Chorales

Sinfonia from the Cantata ‘Wir danken dir’ BWV 29

arr. A.Guilmant

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Sonata in B-flat Major Op.65 n.4

(1809-1847) I. Allegro con brio II. Andante religioso III.

Allegretto IV. Allegro maestoso e vivace

Girolamo Frescobaldi: Capriccio V sulla Bassa Fiammenga

(1583-1643) from the First Book of Capricci

Dietrich Buxtehude: Toccata in d minor BuxWV 155

(1637-1707)

Johannes Brahms: Herzlich tut mich erfreuen

(1833-1897) from the ‘Eleven Chorale Preludes’ Op. Post 122/4

Georg Friedrich Händel: Organ Concerto in B-flat major Op.4 n.2 (arr. (H.Keller)

(1685-1759) I. A tempo ordinario e staccato - Allegro

II. Adagio e staccato III. Allegro, ma non presto

Léon Boëllmann: Suite Gothique, Op. 25

(1862-1897) I. Indroduction - Choral II. Menuet gothique

III. Prière à Notre-Dame IV. Toccata

David Myer and his wife Skye Debomford live under a bridge in

Parramatta in Sydney's west with their pet puppy and kitten.

Living rough is unsurprisingly tough, and Mr Myer has to build

trenches to stop water run-off encroaching on where they sleep.

Accessing basic services such as a doctor's appointment, legal aid, and

even getting a haircut, can be near impossible.

"I can't afford a lot of this stuff because I'm always buying things like

blankets, clothes," Mr Myer said.

But he and Ms Debomford were able to link up with a variety of

homelessness support services at an event in Parramatta on Monday.

Hosted by Western Sydney Homeless Connect and about 50 other

organisations, the annual event offers free health check-ups,

employment services and Centrelink assistance.

The couple's beloved animals, Tilly and Bear, were even given a vet

check-up.

The event is also designed to help people at risk of becoming

homeless.

Susan Goldie from the Saint Vincent de Paul Society said nearly one

third of families in Sydney's west spent more than 30 per cent of their

income on rent, compared to a city-wide average of about 25 per cent.

"Western Sydney across pretty much every metric has higher-than-

average drivers of disadvantage," Ms Goldie said.

"Whether it's about rental stress, whether it's about the experience of

domestic violence, Western Sydney is doing it tougher than other parts

of Sydney."

Demand for Services growing

Stacy Blythe from Western Sydney University was supervising student

nurses and doctors as they provided free health check-ups for the

homeless people attending the event.

She said demand for their services was growing.

"Over the last four years that I've been here I've noticed there have been

more and more people, and more young families, who've been seeking

assistance," Dr Blythe said.

But for some people, the event is about more than just receiving help.

Denise Xidias from Hair Aid offered free haircuts at the event.

She said when people were struggling to pay bills, things like haircuts

were often forgotten.

"When you cut someone's hair, when you give them that feeling of being

presentable, they can maybe possibly get a job or go to an interview,"

Ms Xidias said.

"The simplest thing we can do as a community and as a human race is

give them their dignity."

And Eddie Moussa said the event provided a good chance to connect

with others.

"People talk to you like they know you, and sort of from the heart," he

said.

"I can't associate with people because I haven't been outside for a long

time … no one wants to associate," he said.

Western Sydney Homeless Connect's event coincided with the

beginning of Homelessness Week 2018.

Australia's homelessness figures are going in the wrong direction, and

housing experts warn we're about to recommit to a failing policy.

Last month's census data revealed that after a long period of stability,

homelessness in Australia has gone up 14 per cent nationally, in the past

five years.

In Sydney, there has been an increase of almost 50 per cent, while

Darwin and Brisbane both saw increases of around 30 per cent.

Rough sleeping — a term which refers to living outside or in a car — has

gone up by 20 per cent since 2011.

That is despite the fact more than $9 billion has been spent since 2009

through the National Affordable Housing Agreement.

The Federal Government and the state are currently in the process of try-

ing to renegotiate the deal, with a slightly different name, by next month.

The new National Housing and Homelessness Agreement (NHHA) would

lock in $4.6 billion in funding for states and territories over the next

three years, but so far the states have been reluctant to sign on.

Plenty of policy experts are also warning it will not solve Australia's

homelessness problem.

Hal Pawson, professor of housing policy at the University of New South

Wales, said the NAHA was more of a, "device that enables the status quo

to be preserved".

He argued the new agreement was essentially an extension of that.

Kate Colvin, spokeswoman for the Everybody's Home campaign, which

represents the community sector housing and homelessness groups, said

the NHHA would not change anything.

"Because the fundamental problem

is that there's not an adequate

subsidy to get more low-cost hous-

ing on the ground," she said.

"There's just not enough low-cost

places that people can afford to

rent."

Economist Saul Eslake said there

was no extra money in the rebrand-

ed funding agreement, and no

change in how its success was

measured.

"It would seem that they've been

unable to reach agreement with the

states and territories on this, so

there won't be much improvement

in the way in which states' and

territories' performance is

benchmarked," he said.

'It could happen to any of us, at any

time'

Rima Israel and her son have some-

where to live at the moment, but

they have been without a home, on

and off, for a decade.

"I was 29, I was an area manager for

fast food, so I actually had a very

good career where I could afford to

pay and I did pay private rent for

years," Ms Israel said.

"But I had a domestic violence

relationship and I had to leave

everything.

"After that, I moved back in with my

parents for a little bit of time but it

was always constant arguing, so I

moved from couch to couch with my

friends, trying to look for a job, and

then I fell pregnant."

It took six years before Ms Israel

was accepted into social housing.

"They said, 'No, sorry, you earn too

much on Centrelink. So you can af-

ford to rent at this price'," she said.

She was rejected from more than

50 properties.

"I couldn't find anything in the price

they had said to me that I could

afford," Ms Israel said.

Rima Israel said there are a lot of

roads that lead to homelessness.

"Death in the family, loss of job … it

could happen to any of us, at any

time," she said.

"And if we don't start to do

something about it now, the

situation's only going to get worse."

So what are we doing wrong?

Policy experts agree one of the main culprits pushing up homeless is the

housing affordability crisis.

Mr Eslake said people like Ms Israel who need affordable rentals, have

too much competition.

We've had pressure on both the demand and the supply sides of

Australia's housing markets," he said.

"That in turn has increased the competition that low-income households

face seeking to get rental accommodation at rents they can afford."

A parallel shortage of social housing has meant those who have been

pushed out of the lower end of the rental market have nowhere to go.

Mr Eslake blamed a lack of investment.

"Apart from a period in 2010 through 2012 … the amount of money that

has been provided by successive [federal] governments to the states, for

the construction of new affordable social housing, has declined over

time," he said.

Professor Pawson said the downward trend was established back in the

1990s.

"Historically, a chunk of that money was designated to help the states

and territories actually, year by year expand their public housing stock,"

he said.

"It was to help increase supply. After 1996 that stopped."

Mr Eslake has a theory as to why growth in social housing has dried up

— there are simply no votes in it.

"The Coalition thinks that social housing is predominantly located in safe

Labor seats, and people who require social housing … are traditionally

left-of-centre voters," he said.

"The Labor Party also regards the votes of people living in social

housing as more or less locked in.

"So this is an area that very easily falls into the cracks."

The ABM Sydney Committee invites you to celebrate The Feast of the

Commemoration of the New Guinea Martyrs at a Eucharist Service which

will be held at the Church of St John the Evangelist, Balmain

(Cnr Spring St & Birchgrove Rd., Balmain) on Saturday 1st September

at 11am.

Celebrant: Fr Peter Yeats (Rector)

Speaker: Mr Howard Graham

Refreshments afterwards in the Parish Hall.

For those able to stay, please RSVP to Margaret White via Email:

margjohnwhite@gmail.com

Thank you to everyone who is dropping their loose change in the box at

the back to help fund new linen for our sanctuaries.

Already some money has gone towards the new red burse and veil we

used at Pentecost and we now have almost enough to purchase our first

new altar cloth for the high altar.

As our altar is narrower than some, the maker will be able to cut two

cloths from the one length of fabric thus reducing our costs for a

second cloth.

With everyone’s help, our altars will be looking wonderful by Christmas

and if we keep up the practice of throwing in our coins we may in time

be able to carry out repairs on our wonderful frontals.

Thanks to your generosity we have been able to purchase a new altar

cloth for the main altar.

Apostle Paul was the Apostle to the Gentiles. Christ came to reveal Him-

self to all people so that all people from all nations could be saved. Paul

observed Jesus’ command to: Go therefore and make disciples of all the

nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of

the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have

commanded you (Matthew 28:19).

Paul, originally called Saul, was a Hebrew and a Roman citizen, a Phari-

see of the strictest sect. Believing he was honouring God and preserv-

ing His teachings, Saul persecuted and imprisoned Christians. It was

Gamaliel, his teacher who said: Keep away from these men and let them

alone; for if this plan or this work is of men, it will come to nothing; but if

it is from God, you cannot overthrow it – lest you even be found to fight

against God (Acts 5: 38-39).

After being present at the death of St Stephen the first martyr, Saul trav-

elled to Damascus (35-36AD) to capture and persecute Christians. On

his way, Christ appeared to Paul brighter than the sun and said: Saul,

Saul, why are you persecuting Me? Saul said: Who are You Lord? The

Lord answered: I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. (Acts 9:4-5). Im-

mediately, Saul was blinded and had to be lead to Damascus where he

lay for 3 days, eating nothing and pondering what had just occurred.

In this state, the Apostle Ananais came to Saul. He healed him of his

blindness and told him what the Lord instructed: Go, for he is a chosen

vessel of Mine to bear My name before gentiles, kings and the children

of Israel. For I will show him how many things he must suffer for My

name’s sake (Acts 9: 15-16). Saul was then baptised by the Apostle Ana-

nias and immediately received his sight. From now, he used his Roman

name, Paul.

Paul spent the rest of his life travelling and preaching Christ to the Jews

and Gentiles in virtually all the countries surrounding the Mediterrane-

an. He suffered for Christ, continually skirting between life and death. He

established Christian churches everywhere he went and often travelled

back to the churches to see how they were going. The first church estab-

lished in Europe was in Philippi, northern Greece. To support the estab-

lished Churches, Paul wrote them numerous letters, 14 of which are in-

cluded in the New Testament.

Being inspired by the missionary work of the Apostle Paul, the Parish of

St. Paul’s, Burwood, was named in his honour and in the hope that the

Word of God will continue to make disciples of all the nations.

I will call them My people, who were not My people (Romans 9:25)

PRAYER ABOUT DROUGHT – by Michael Saward

Lord God, spring of living water,

give to those who live in dry and barren lands

the vision to see them as they might be;

the skill and resources needed to make them fertile

again, and, more than these,

the spiritual insight needed to recognise that in you

alone the human spirit finds its true satisfaction.

For Jesus' sake. Amen.

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Pray for the Anglican Church –

for Justin, Archbishop of Canterbury;

Philip Freier of Melbourne, Primate of

Australia; Glenn, Archbishop of Sydney;

Michael Stead, 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 for the Church of the

Province of South East Asia, for its

Bishop, The Most Revd Ng Moon Hing

and for his clergy and people.

Pray for Fr James and for Fr

Michael as well as for Helen and

Antonia. 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 Parish

Priest, Fr Saleem Dawani, and his

ministry in the parish. 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.

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, we remember

especially this week all the

vulnerable people in our community

and all those who seek to protect and

serve them.

Pray for the sick and their carers:

Andrew; Joyce Bannister; Margaret

Baseley; Barry Brandy; John Burns; June

Cameron; Andrew Connolly; Scott

Cameron; Rodney Chesham; Hilary

Davies; Vicky Dodman; Dave Ernst;

Fahim; Florence; Paul Gibson; Frank

Haines; Caroline Huet; Matthew;

Margaret Hayes; Heather; Bruce Hellyer;

Bishop Ivan Lee; Pamela McParlane; Jan

Morgan; Y Nhan; Nicola; Erene

O’Connor; Alister & Sally Palmer; Paul

Phillips; Robert; Jean Rennick; Malcolm

Sandstrom; Jean Storey; Elsa Sorensen;

Peter Sorensen; Kevin Sutton; Nancy

Thompson; Reg Vine; Margaret

Wheatley; Bill Whittle; Bob Woods;

In love and charity please

remember the recently

departed,especially Greg Hagarty-

that God may grant him a place of

reshment, light and peace.

Pray, too, for, Joyce Harvey, Florence

Phyllis Dobbins, Alfred Ernest Drake,

Sidney Stephens, Fay Joyce Woods,

Annetta Lilian Roberts, Raymond Ronald

Arthur Robertson & Patrick Roche

Thompson and for any others whose

year’s mind falls around this time.

Rest eternal grant unto them O Lord, and

let light perpetual shine upon them!

A mid-week Eucharist will be held this week in the Lady Chapel on

Wednesday 10.30am to Commemorate St Mary, Mother of Our Lord

Commemorations noted by the lectionary this week –

Monday 13 August – Jeremy Taylor, bishop and spiritual writer (d.1667)

Tuesday 14 August –

• At Evening Prayer, Mary, Mother of Our Lord

• Twentieth Century Martyrs including: Grand Duchess Elizabeth of Russia

(d.1918); Maximilien Kolbe, Friar (d.1941); Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Theologian

(d.1945); Maria Skobtsova (d.1945); Martin Luther King, worker for Civil Liberties

(d.1968); Janani Luwum, archbishop of Uganda (d.1977) and Oscar Romeo,

archbishop of San Salvador (d.1980)

Wednesday 15 August – Mary, Mother of Our Lord

Phone 9747 4327

Post PO Box 530, Burwood, NSW 1805

Website www.stpaulsburwood.org.au

Rector Fr James Collins

rector@stpaulsburwood.anglican.asn.au

Senior Assistant Priest Fr Michael Deasey OAM

Honorary Priest Fr Jim Pettigrew

Lay Minister Ms Rosemary King

Director of Music Mrs Sheryl Southwood

Organist Mr Joshua Ryan

Rector’s Warden Dr Jane Carrick – 0418 399 664

People’s Wardens Mrs Elizabeth Griffiths – 8033 3113

Mrs Pam Brock – 9747 3619

Office Secretary Mrs Caroline Badra

(9.30am to 2.30pm, Tuesday to Friday)

office@stpaulsburwood.anglican.asn.au

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