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29th

of October, 2017 Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost

Prayer of the Day: O God, whose Son has taught us that love is the fulfilment of your law: stir up within us the fire of your Holy Spirit, and pour into our hearts your greatest gift of love, so that we may love you with our whole being, and our neighbours as ourselves; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Prayer: A Prayer Book for Australia. Image: The book of Books in Pictures by Julius Schnorr Von Carolsfeld, Verlag

Von Georg Wigand, Liepzig: 1908

St Paul’s Anglican Church A caring community of Christ worshipping God,

engaging the community and building connections between people of all ages and cultures.

2 Margaret Street, P.O. Box 352, Canterbury Vic 3126 Tel: 9830 0729 Website: www.stpaulscanterbury.org.au Church Office: office@stpaulscanterbury.org.au

Hymns: 137 655 690 103 (verses 1, 2, 4) Setting: Mathias

Psalm: 90 verses 1-6 and 13-17 (choir) Anthem: O Holy Spirit Lord Of Life by C. Tye

Postlude: Two Versets on 'Ein Feste Burg' by T. Tertius Noble

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Notices of the Day Welcome to worship and to our St Paul’s Faith Community.

Please join us for a cuppa in the Parish Centre after the 10am service.

The Reverend Dawn Treloar is preaching today. Rev Treloar has been the Anglican Chaplain to the Royal Melbourne Hospital since 2014.

From Rev Treloar: I am employed by the diocese four days a week on your behalf to care for patients in the ICU and Plastics Trauma Unit. I also attempt to see Anglican patients in the

hospital. Care is given not only to patients but also their families, friends and members of staff.

Prayer Corner: “Great Spirit, we remember the land and its First People with respect and dignity. May we live in harmony with all those who share this sacred earth and be thankful. Amen.”

We pray for the World:

For those who mourn loved ones, for the injured and distressed, and for all those committed to the work of peace.

We pray for the worldwide Church: Dioceses of Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli,

South India (Bps Samuel Devasahayam Ebenezer Clement and Jayaraj Christdoss);

Locum and retired clergy; Archdeaconry of Stonnington (Sam Goodes);

Broadmeadows/Dallas Parish (Charles Potter);

Ocean Grove-Barwon Heads, Pastoral Visit (Bp Philip Huggins);

St Bartholomew’s, Burnley, Confirmation Service (Bp Genieve Blackwell);

All Soul’s, Sandringham, Pastoral Visit (Bp Paul Barker);

St John’s Flinders with St Mark’s Balnarring, Reformation Evensong (Bp Paul Barker); and

Canterbury Baptist — Rev’d Gordon Wild.

We pray for those in need:

Joan Harrington-Johnson (Charles’ mum); Anne Shaw (Helen’s mum); Margaret Clausen; Iris Mather; Tricia Cain; Gwen Towart; Diana Barclay (Henrietta’s mum); David Bishop (Jeremy’s dad); John and Dora; Jan Hannan; Dean Fleming (Nick’s dad); John Anderson; Scott Findlay; Anne Coysh; James Eaton; and Roger Prowd.

We pray for ourselves and the community:

Ever-present God, take care of all who travel by land, water or air; surround them with your loving care; protect them from every danger; and bring them safely back home. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Please keep all year 12 and uni students and their families in your prayers during this stressful exam period. Please remember to pray for our upcoming AGM.

A Parish Prayer for St Paul’s: Renew in us, O God, the zeal of your love. Let our parish come alive with the power of your Spirit. Where we have failed, forgive us. Where we have persevered, encourage us. When we are in doubt, direct us. Help us to see new opportunities for witness and service. For the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Parish Council Members for 2017: Please keep our parish councillors in your prayers: Andrew Flint (warden), Jeremy Bishop (warden), Liz Olie (warden), Todd Reichmann (treasurer), Caroline Cox, Rose O’Shea, Rosemary Miller, Alex Murray, John De Araugo and Nick Scott.

Notice Gluten free wafers are

available upon request.

We give thanks for the lives of: Gill Haydon November 2011 Allison Brabender 1 November 2012 Hilda Dorothy Shaw 3 November 2009

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Parish Events for the Week

This Sunday 29th

of October: Hospital Chaplaincy Sunday and the 500

th Anniversary of Martin Luther’s 95

th Theses at

Wittenberg in 1517 8am Eucharist 10am Sung Eucharist; followed by morning tea in the Parish Centre 3-5pm Musical Society of Victoria concert and afternoon tea, Church and Parish Centre Monday 30

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Susanne’s Sabbath

9:30-10:30am Yoga, Parish Centre 3:30-9pm Ceberano Martial Arts, Hall Tuesday 31

st Martin Luther (d. 1546) and other Continental Reformers

8:45-9:15am Morning Ecumenical Prayer, St Paul’s 5-6pm Ballet, Hall Wednesday 1

st All Saints

10-10:30am Wednesday Eucharist, Church 1:30-2:30pm Kinder Sports, Hall 5-6pm Meditation, Church 6-7pm Yoga, Parish Centre 7-8:30pm Tae Kwon Do, Hall Thursday 2

nd

1:30-2:30pm Kinder Sports, Hall 3:30-9pm Ceberano Martial Arts, Hall 7:30-8:30pm Choir Practice, Parish Centre Friday 3

rd Richard Hooker, priest and teacher (d. 1600)

8:45-11am Tiny Tutus, Hall 11am-12pm Kinder Dance, Hall 11am-12pm Organ Practice, Church 6-8pm National Youth Choir, Parish Centre Saturday 4

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9-11am Ceberano Martial Arts, Hall 12:30-4:30pm Ballet, Hall 6pm-8pm Youth Group, Parish Centre Next Sunday 5

th of November: All Saints

Melbourne Cup Weekend AGM reports available 8am Eucharist 10am Sung Eucharist; followed by morning tea in the Parish Centre

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Readings & Psalm Deuteronomy 34.1-12

1 Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah,

which is opposite Jericho, and the Lord showed him the whole land: Gilead as far as Dan,

2 all Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as

far as the Western Sea, 3 the Negeb, and the Plain—that is, the valley of Jericho,

the city of palm trees—as far as Zoar. 4 The Lord said to him, ‘This is the land of

which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, “I will give it to your de-scendants”; I have let you see it with your eyes, but you shall not cross over there.’ 5 Then Moses, the servant of the Lord , died there in the land of Moab, at the Lord’s

command. 6 He was buried in a valley in the land of Moab, opposite Beth-peor, but

no one knows his burial place to this day. 7 Moses was one hundred and twenty

years old when he died; his sight was unimpaired and his vigour had not abated. 8 The Israelites wept for Moses in the plains of Moab for thirty days; then the period

of mourning for Moses was ended. 9 Joshua son of Nun was full of the spirit of wis-

dom, because Moses had laid his hands on him; and the Israelites obeyed him, do-ing as the Lord had commanded Moses.

10 Never since has there arisen a prophet

in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face. 11

He was unequalled for all the signs and wonders that the Lord sent him to perform in the land of Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants and his entire land,

12 and for all the mighty

deeds and all the terrifying displays of power that Moses performed in the sight of all Israel.

1 Thessalonians 2.1-13 1 You yourselves know, brothers and sisters, that our coming to you was not in vain,

2 but though we had already suffered and been shamefully maltreated at Philippi,

as you know, we had courage in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in spite of great opposition.

3 For our appeal does not spring from deceit or impure

motives or trickery, 4 but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted

with the message of the gospel, even so we speak, not to please mortals, but to please God who tests our hearts.

5 As you know and as God is our witness, we

never came with words of flattery or with a pretext for greed; 6 nor did we seek

praise from mortals, whether from you or from others, 7 though we might have

made demands as apostles of Christ. But we were gentle among you, like a nurse tenderly caring for her own children.

8 So deeply do we care for you that we are de-

termined to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, be-cause you have become very dear to us.

9 You remember our labour and toil, broth-

ers and sisters; we worked night and day, so that we might not burden any of you while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.

10 You are witnesses, and God also,

how pure, upright, and blameless our conduct was towards you believers. 11

As you know, we dealt with each one of you like a father with his children,

12 urging and en-

couraging you and pleading that you should lead a life worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.

13 We also constantly give thanks to God for this,

that when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word but as what it really is, God’s word, which is also at work in you believers.

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Matthew 22.34-46 34

When the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together,

35 and one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him.

36 ‘Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?’

37 He said to him, ‘ “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all

your soul, and with all your mind.” 38

This is the greatest and first commandment. 39

And a second is like it: “You shall love your neighbour as yourself.” 40

On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.’ 41

Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them this ques-tion:

42 ‘What do you think of the Messiah? Whose son is he?’ They said to him,

‘The son of David.’ 43

He said to them, ‘How is it then that David by the Spirit calls him Lord, saying,

44 “The Lord said to my Lord,

‘Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet’ ”? 45

If David thus calls him Lord, how can he be his son?’ 46

No one was able to give him an answer, nor from that day did anyone dare to ask him any more questions.

Offertory Envelopes: Now available in the narthex. St Paul’s Direct Debit: St Paul’s Anglican Church Canterbury - BSB 633 000 A/C 1191 99941.

Next Week’s Readings: All Saints Revelation 7.9-17 Psalm 34.1-10, 22 1 John 3.1-3

Matthew 5.1-12

My hours have changed! I will now be in the office on Thursday afternoons and 9am –5pm Fridays. Liz Olie will be in the office on Thursday mornings. –Thank you Liz.

Cassandra

Please consider today’s Retiring Collection, or through the month – all money raised will support CPE training of volunteers.

Banking details through Melbourne Anglican Foundation.

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Mission House Please help those in need by picking up something extra when you are shopping. Mission House distribute food to those in need, and are especially in need of the following items: rice, 2-minute noodles, long life milk, sweet biscuits, small honey, jam, vegemite, peanut butter, tinned vegetables, baby formula and baby food, personal toiletries. Thank you!

Wednesdays @ 5

Please join us for half an hour of

Meditation in the church each Wednesday.

Notices and Parish News: Coming up: November 5 All Saints Day and Melbourne Cup weekend 12 9am service followed by our AGM. There will be

one service only. Roxanne on leave all of November. Roxanne’s last Sunday with us is Christmas Day.

Tuesday Circle —October 31 The Tuesday Circle friends will next meet this Tuesday 31st October (instead of 7th November as this is a Public Holiday). The following date will be 21st November. We meet at 10.30am until 12 noon in the Parish Centre and welcome new members.

Lay Participation Roster —November 5 Anne Harding will be preparing the next roster soon covering the weeks from November 19 to February 4, 2018 inclusive. Please let Anne know of any dates you will be unavailable by Sunday November 5 as well as your availability for the Christmas Services. Any-one who would like to join the roster please talk to the Vicar or call Anne.

With thanks, Anne

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Great Impending TOMATO JAMBOREE —November 5 Those who have been waiting – as you all should have been- for the great Tomato planting extravaganza should note that the weather is get-ting warmer and that you should be preparing your garden beds. This re-quires turning over the soil, adding manure, composting and weeding. On Sunday 5th November after the 10.00 a.m. service the Tomato seed-lings will be available. Varieties: Jim The Greek (big plants and fruit) Tommy Toes (cherry type salad fruit) Borghese (Italian style like a Roma) Black Russian (juicy and dark) Anna’s Long Life (firm medium size, good keeping) Striped Green (Supposedly the healthiest of them all)

Come prepared for collection with your pots and bags and a clear con-science. There is no charge for these but your conscience alone will help you contribute to the Church coffers.

Graham Scott (9808 0397)

AGM —November 12 The 2017 AGM report will be available for collection in the Narthex next Sunday, November 5. Please pick up a copy and have a read before the AGM itself, which will be held after the 9am service on November 12.

Pew Sheet Deadline: Please ensure notices for the pew sheet are in the office by 5pm on Wednesday. Thank you! Cassandra

Want to learn to sing? Why not join the choir!

Singing has many benefits for our health and wellbeing as well as creat-ing beautiful music together in a group. Singing strengthens our immune system, is a natural anti-depressant, lowers stress levels (we need that!) improves our mental alertness, is uplifting spiritually and you get to meet great people who enjoy singing together! Is this something you would like to do or you know of someone who would enjoy singing? Why not talk to Trevor, our Director of Music, and come and make melody with us!

Child Safe: We take children’s safety seriously at St Paul’s. If you have any concerns as to the safety of a child in the parish please see Susanne or one of the wardens; Andrew Flint, Jeremy Bishop and Liz Olie.

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Next Week’s Ministry Team

5th of November: All Saints 8am

10am

St Paul’s Ministry Teams: This Week’s Ministry Team 29

th of October: Twenty-first Sunday

After Pentecost

8am

10am

Locum Priest: Reverend Susanne Chambers 9830 0729 vicar@stpaulscanterbury.org.au 0405 758 776

Director of Music: Trevor Henley 9889 8887 Organist: Greg Ellsmore 0411 383 551 Pastoral Lay Coordinators: Rowan Litchfield 0419 54 70 88 Sue Flint 0419 316 931 Vicar’s Warden: Liz Olie 0402 756 660 Church Warden: Andrew Flint 0419 313 047 Jeremy Bishop 0413 313 948

Sidespersons Gill Lambert

Tom Lambert

Children’s Talk Jonathan Chambers

Sunday School Caroline Cox

Assistant Julie Haughton

J2A Hamish Lord

Bec Hollingdale

Reader Gill Lambert

Intercessor Tom Lambert

Welcomer All

Liturgical Asst Debbie Riley

Server

Refreshments Henrietta Barclay

Gwenda Harding

Collection Liz Olie

Counters Geoff Davenport

Sidesperson Bruce Brown

Reader Bruce Brown

Liturgical Asst

Flowers Tricia Cain

Brass Sandra Beamish

Sidesperson Cathy & Bob Hudson

Reader Trish Cain

Liturgical Asst

Flowers Anne Harding

Brass Sandra Beamish

Sidespersons Margaret Capper

Lois Latimer

Children’s Talk Kajal Wagner

Sunday School Kesta Fleming

Assistant Margaret Christianson

J2A Hamish Lord

Bec Hollingdale

Reader Julie Houghton

Intercessor Roxanne Addley

Welcomer All

Liturgical Asst Rowan Litchfield

Server Hamish White

Refreshments Sung-Hee Moon

Lee Rough

Collection John De Araugo

Counters Iona Christiansen