Our Vision

A Community Transforming Lives

Our Values Grace, Inclusion, Dignity,

Faith and Hope

Uniting Church

in Australia

4th October 2015

Parramatta Mission:

Congregational life@ Westmead & Parramatta

& Hospitality, Community and Mental Health Services across Greater Sydney

and beyond

Our News

Leigh CONGREGATION

THANK YOU to Rev. Dr. Clive Pearson for preaching this morning at Leigh Memorial and leading the service. Continued prayers for Manas and Nita, who are on leave. Please direct pastoral care and other congregation matters to the Leaders team: Bruce, William, Ken, Liz, Robyn, Malcolm, Darlene & Samantha. PARRAMATTA LANES - 6 - 9 OCTOBER @ Leigh Memorial This special event will involve 4 nights of unique art and musical contributions inside our church! Featured installation artists are Australian local, Ella Condon and New Yorker, Magali Duzant - with some music/ comedy provided by maverick local funnyman Barry Morgan. Various other sites - incorporating food/ entertainment and drawing in considerable numbers of locals and visitors to Parramatta - will also be operating around us during the week. This is an exciting opportunity for our congregation to engage in local community presence and interaction. Come along and share in the whole experience! Please see Margie or Norma if you would like to join the volunteer roster. Thanks to everyone who has contributed to this event so far & we're looking forward to a really great week ahead! Enquiries: Ian & the Parramatta Lanes Working Group. SOME IMPORTANT LEIGH MEMORIAL DIARY DATES - OCT & NOV, 2015 * Parramatta Lanes @ Leigh Memorial - 6 - 9 October (4 nights, Tues - Fri, 5 - 10pm) * 'Leigh Goes Latin' Music Team Concert - Saturday, 17 October (7.30pm start) * 'Parramasala' Multicultural Sunday, inc. Congregation Brunch - Sunday, 25 October * Sunday School @ Leigh Fancy Dress Night at Anne's - Sat. 31 October * NB: Postponed: Opening of Kids Play Area at Wesley Apartments (originally

scheduled for 31/10) * Gingerbread House Making Afternoon - Sat. 14 November (to be confirmed) LEAP (Leave Everything and Pray) - CHANGE OF DATE Please note that the LEAP meeting scheduled at Leigh Memorial for Wednesday 7 October has been re-scheduled to Wednesday 14 October. Thank you. Further information: LM Leaders.

LEIGH congregation cont…………………..

FELLOWSHIP OF THE LEAST COIN.

Only 2 more Sundays after to-day to bring in the 5c coins you, relatives, friends, neighbours have collected.

Thank you to all who have generously contributed already.

COUPLES AND FRIENDS CLUB There will be NO October meeting, but at the November meeting,

be ready with your deposit for the Couples and Friends Albury bus trip.

A most enjoyable morning was held at Experiment Farm with our own Margaret as ‘Official Guide’ of this historic cottage.

SINGLE PEOPLE OF WORTH S.P.O.W.

To-day is THE day. Are you single, for whatever reason?

Going home to lunch by yourself? Come along to the Merrylands Bowling Club

and enjoy a delicious lunch with a friendly group of people.

Check with Beverly or Parriss if you need a lift.

PEACE SERVICE FEEDBACK

Rev. Manas received the following feedback from some of the faith leaders and participants who were at the Peace Service at Leigh Memorial on Monday 21 September. He has asked us to share them with you – LM leaders’ team.

Thank you for the wonderful and inspiring peace prayer service. It was the first of a kind I was witnessing and I was so delighted to see so many cultures and religions getting together for promoting a common purpose. Thank you once again for organising this wonderful event year after year and creating this space of love and unity. Hope to see you again next year. (Sobbuh Hemmati, Bahai)

Thank you and congratulations for successful program. Regards, Mahesh (Jain Dance group with five girls)

It is my deep pleasure to be there with you fine faithful people. May haii rabai bless you all. Regards, Azhar Edan (Mandaean)

It was such a pleasure & privilege to participate in your very moving service today! The prayers, songs and dances were inspiring as was the lighting of the candles, releasing the doves and of course the gourmet afternoon tea! We look forward to seeing them again on 21/09/16! (Circular Keys Chorus)

Thank you for another wonderful event this afternoon on behalf of all awake and caring souls, longing for more peace and understanding in our community, nearby and far away. Thank you for setting an example in the heart of Parramatta, spreading seeds and sparks that can be multiplied and spread to new places in the Uniting Church, many other places of worship and society at large, right now. With appreciation, Maria and Richard (Sydney Alliance)

I take it as an honour to be invited to offer a prayer for peace on behalf of the Jewish Community. And I do enjoy my encounters/conversations with your congregants and others who were invited today. It was a great success. The day set a good tone and felt the buzz afterwards as we shared food and conversation. I look forward to sharing with you again on 21st September 2016. Warmly, Kati (Jewish)

We enjoyed ourselves and the opportunity to play a part. I am very honoured that you invited me to give the Occasional Address. (Zoroastrian) Thanks for inviting me. You went to a great length to make the event spiritually entertaining. Mina (Sikh) Peace always! Manas

Rev. Dr. Manas Ghosh

More Prayers for Blacktown Uniting Church

(a) Growing in our acceptance of those who are different. (b) Tongan Ministry – that the memorandum of understanding will help

build closer relationships between the Tongan and the wider Church and vice-versa.

(c) Church Council to be wise and creative in leadership (d) New people to take on leadership positions. (e) Tongan Night – an opportunity to raise for the annual budget (f) BUC to continue to engage in mission with the wider Blacktown

Community. (g) New leaders to engage with the Ministry to Parklea Correctional

Facility (h) New ways of being Church (i) Girls Brigade and Boys Brigade continue to serve the community by

raising new leaders who might make a difference in the community.

MACARTHUR 'OLD GIRLS' - ANNUAL REUNION A number of Leigh Memorial and Westmead congregation members are Macarthur Girls High ex-students or 'Old Girls', so may be interested to know that the group's 41st Annual Reunion Afternoon Tea will take place on Saturday 10 October at 2pm - 5pm at the school. All are welcome! NB: This year, the program will include a special "thank you" tribute to our own Betty Evans, who has retired from her leadership role within the group after many decades. Please bring a plate of food to share, plus any photos/ memorabilia. RSVPs/ Enquiries: Liz & Rebecca.

Group picture of our awesome volunteers from the Bunning’s

BBQ North Parramatta Over $650 was raised

for Thelma Brown Cottages

LEIGH MEMORIAL TOWER INSPECTION: PHOTOS (Part 2)

Having shown a few photos last week depicting the 'boom lift'/ cherry picker taking building inspectors to the top of the Leigh Memorial Tower, included in this week's newsletter are some photos from the top! These include fascinating 'birdseye' views of Macquarie Street and Parramatta's construction sites/ rapidly changing skyline, plus close-ups of the tower top itself, complete with our ageing gargoyles. Results of the inspection have indicated leaks in the copper roof of the tower, which was soldered in place when the spire was removed due to public safety concerns in 1921. Although the stonework and wooden louvres on the tower are also showing signs of age and wear, inspectors of the tower and building in general have described it as a "beautiful" example of late Victorian church architecture. The LM congregation property team will continue to provide updates re proposed strategies to deal with building's maintenance and photos taken during the inspection process will be stored in the Leigh Memorial archives - the PM Heritage Committee.

Three years ago volunteers from West Epping Uniting Church painted this wall white and last week Year 12 students from Tara added the mural at Thelma Brown Cottage.

Keith

& Julie

Jersey Boys

& Times Square

Reflecting On Being A “CALD” Church. 1 Kings 19:1-8; Acts 10:34, 37-43; Luke 24:14-32.

Today I have taken leave of the lectionary. We should be looking at Mark 10:1-16. What I want to do this Communion Sunday is a little different. I would like us to reflect on our cultural diversity. It seems to me that this is a very appropriate things to do on a Communion Sunday: we come together in the breaking of bread and sharing of wine – and, of course, eating and drinking at a common table is often associated with hospitality. We only need to look around our neighbourhoods in Parramatta and Westmead to see that our society is full of people from different parts of the world. We can hear it in the languages which are spoken, the clothes we wear, and, of course, there are all the different kinds of food we eat. Once upon a time Australia, Parramatta and Westmead, and our churches were not like that. It has been said that the changes made to the immigration policy in 1973 has led to the “re-invention of Australia”. (By way of an aside, for all those cooks, the minister of Collins Street Baptist Church in Melbourne, Simon Carey Holt used to be a chef and has written a book celebrating cultural diversity and faith under the title of Eating Heaven: Spirituality at the Table. At the end of each chapter is a recipe!).

Back in 1977 when the Uniting Church was formed it was still kind of assumed that people who came from an Asian or Pacific background were more likely to live over “there”. The new church was a coming together of three distinct church cultures – Presbyterian, Congregational and Methodist. What was not foreseen at that time was how culturally mixed our suburbs and churches would become. There have been 3 major statements the Assembly has made about our cultural and ethnic makeup since that time. The first declared that “we are a multicultural church”. That declaration was made in 1985; it was the first time that the church made explicit reference to the migrant cultures and a migrant-ethnic ministry. Some proposals were put into place which were designed to help us become more familiar with one another’s ways of ministry, worship and needs. This declaration was the first time the church included a reference to Aboriginal / indigenous people in a formal statement. The second statement was made in 2006: it was headed up “A Church For All God’s People”. Reading it now it seems as if this 2006 statement was a little subdued: it was inviting us to become “a true multicultural church”.

The underlying assumption was that we still had a long way to go in order to be the body of Christ which is made up of many people from many different cultures speaking many different languages. This 2006 statement said we should seek to “live cross-culturally” in order to become “a true multicultural church”. The third declaration made by the Assembly came in 2012: “One Body, Many Members -Living Life and Faith Cross-culturally”. By now the ideal of being a “true” multicultural church would take place “in the fulfilled reign of God”.

In the life of our congregations, in the life of the Mission, we are extraordinarily well placed to live out that kind of calling. So often relationships across cultures do not always flourish: it is said the greatest obstacle can be “fear” – I don’t know the language, I don’t know what is expected of me, I am not sure what to do or how to conduct myself etc. From the outset the church was made up of more than one culture. Think of the Pentecost story, for instance. Here in Parramatta, Westmead, western Sydney were are surrounded by so much cultural diversity. It might be worthwhile for us to pause for a moment and reflect upon some of the claims the Uniting Church has made in order to serve our being made up of different cultures.

(It is now said that we are a CALD church, meaning “ a culturally and linguistically diverse church”). Those 3 statements are based on the belief that:

*The cultural diversity / unity of the church is a gift of God. *That gift is a consequence of Jesus having “made peace between people of every race, culture and class”. * The “unity” which is to be found in a “culturally diverse church” is a foretaste of the reconciliation of all things in Christ. * The church is a “sign of and witness to the kingdom of God”. * The “multicultural Uniting Church” seeks to be “a sign of hope” to the surrounding society.

Clive Pearson.

Foster your faith this week as you read:

Jb 23:1-9,16-17 Ps 22:1-15 Heb 4:12-16 Mk 10:17-31

WESTMEAD CONGREGATION

Our new flags are certainly eye catching. We used them on Tuesday on a brilliant spring day and here is a photo of a few of the congregation out on the verandah at Time Out Café.

The countdown clock is down to 2 days for our bus trip on October 6th and we will be travelling to go on the Hawkesbury Riverboat Postman. We are now booked in and are very excited. Don’t forget that we need to be at Westmead Car Park by 8.15 so we can leave promptly. We are also very grateful for our wonderful driver Parriss, who is driving us in the bus. NB As a number of us are away on this day on the bus trip, and others are away on holidays so we will cancel TOC for the Tuesday only.

The residents and staff of Mayflower nursing home were very grateful for their new crocheted and knitted blankets. A special service for the blessing of the blankets will happen on the 8th October.

We are starting to collect things for our Munch’n’Brunch (mini- fete) on 7th November. Please book the date and we look forward to providing food, fun and a good morning out!

And speaking of collecting things we are also taking donations of quality women’s clothing. Please bring all donations to the Office. Christine’s Office is looking a little like a store room but we have plenty of storage upstairs- so don’t hold back!

WESTMEAD CONGREGATION cont…………………..

CHANGE OF TIME: Please note the cancellation of the opening of the backyard for Wesley Apartments. Unfortunately the work will not be completed in time. We look forward to the time when we can get together to celebrate the amazing work which has been done. The ‘health challenge’ affects so many of us but especially our musicians at present. Our prayers are with Don as he undergoes further treatment. And we are also very aware of Soo Ling’s father back in Malaysia. We pray for Soo Ling and her mother as they are in Malaysia as a family. This leaves Flora, Bruce and Rev Christine as our musicians- so we are very glad we have technology to assist us with music. People matters: Robyn H has also been facing some really difficult medical issues. She

and Greg really need extra prayers at this time, especially while they wait for the results of different tests and as she recovers from surgery on Tuesday.

We have many people who are not well or have particular medical

conditions and our prayers are with each of them. Please remember to pray each day around 9.00 am if you can for God’s Spirit to bring more opportunities for offering hospitality, sharing faith and offering care and compassion in the name of Christ. Especially pray for more able-bodied people to come and engage in the many tasks of the congregation in mission and ministry

Deepening faith Bible Study from 2.00- 3.30pm Hospitality and Support Time Out Café Tuesday and Thursdays 11.00-1.30 Open Door Wednesday 1.00-3.30pm Tai Chi Fridays 10.00-11.00 Save the date: 7th November – Munch’n’brunch 22nd November- donations of food for Meals’ Plus

Parramatta Mission projects supported in the Uniting Church

Please pray for: Living as a multicultural church Ministry with people in prison Ministry with hospital patients living with a mental illness Hospital chaplaincy with patients, staff & families

Practical Ministry Workshops Beecroft Uniting Church

Praying Public Prayer Saturday 17 October 2015—2.00-4.00pm Praying in public is very different to our personal prayers. This workshop will explore practical tips to make our public prayers more meaningful and connect better with the congregation Sound Desk and Audio-Visual Workshop Saturday 24 October 2015 - 2.00-4.00pm The development of technology in church has made it increasingly difficult for smaller churches to keep up. This workshop is designed to strip back the requirements and utilise technology more effectively. Reading the Bible Confidently in Church Saturday 31 October 2015 - 2.00-4.00pm The bible reading is an essential part of the flow of the service and important in setting up the preaching. This workshop will offer some tips and processes to enhance the reading of Scripture. Cost $10 per person per workshop

Lay Preacher Intensives In association with the Alan Walker College of Evangelism

Tanakh (Old Testament) Intensive Saturday 7 November 2015 - 9.00am to 4.00pm This intensive explores the world of the Tanakh and services as the first module of the Tanakh course. It seeks to help Christians have a sense of the Jewish roots of the Bible and what impact this has on interpretation of the Scriptures

New Testament Intensive Saturday 14 November 1015 - 9.00am - 4.00pm This intensive takes a broad look at the development and scope of the New Testament. It is also the first module of the New Testament course. Knowing What We Believe Intensive Saturday 28 November 2015 - 9.00am - 4.00pm This intensive is an introduction to theology. It examines how we move from the biblical witness to the practical application of doctrines in the life of the Church. It is also the first module of the Theology course. Cost $25 per person per intensive (Full course $125.00) BYO Lunch. Morning Tea provided.

Other Events at BUC Art Exhibition—Jesus: Laughing and Loving 37 Paintings from around the world exploring the theme of Jesus as the loving and laughing Saviour. Launch Sunday 15 November. Open to Public Monday 16 to Sunday 22 November 2015. Public lecture: Saturday, 21 November, 7.30pm. Check website for opening times - www.beecroftuniting.org Proceeds to help rebuild a school in Gaza, Palestine. Anniversary Celebration 100 year Anniversary of the Church Building and 125 years of continuous worship in Beecroft. Sunday 22 November 2015 Celebration Service 9.30am Morning Tea and Musical Presentation 11am to 12 noon Luncheon 12 noon to 2pm RSVP to fiice@beecroftuniting.org Evening Worship Service Commences - Sunday 25 October 2015 at 6pm This service will be contemporary in worship and interactive in style.

시드니 조은 교회 Sydney Jo-Eun Church 13-41

열 아홉 번째 성령강림주일 (19th Pentecost of Sunday)

개회 찬송 (Entrance Hymn) 예배를 위한 묵상

예배의 부름 (Calling) 전현구 목사

송영 (Gloria)

사도신경 신앙고백 (The Apostle’s Creed) …………………………….다함께

찬양/찬송 (Chorus & Hymns)

기도 (Prayer) 다함께

주기도문송

성경 봉독 (Scripture Reading)

말씀 (Preaching)- 전현구 담임목사

성찬및 봉헌 찬송 (Holy Communion & Offertory Hymn)

나눔과 알림 (Announcement & Notices)

폐회 찬송 (Final Hymn)

축도 (Benediction) 전현구 목사

새 6장 통 2장

새8장 통 9장

새270장 통214장

사무엘하 7:1-14

성전과 교회

새 635 장 하늘에 계신 우리 아버지

새209장 통242장

수요기도회 :오후 7시

사사기18:21-31

새벽기도회 : 오전6시

사사기17:1-19:30

QT나눔 & 성경공부

주일 오후4:00

할렐루야! 오늘 함께 예배드린 여러분에게 주님이 주시는 평안이 충만하시길 축복합니다

성령충만함으로 주께서 주신 사명 잘 감당하는 건강한 교회로 세워지길 기도합니다

매일 성경으로 묵상하는 QT를 하고 적용하는 훈련을 합니다. 한 영혼을 구원하는 전도에 자원하는 마음으로 열심히 동참합니다.

거룩 거룩 거룩

변찮는 주님의 사랑과

찬양 성부 성자 성령

주일 예배오후 1시

교회의 참된 터

새502장 통 259장 빛의 사자들이여 어서가서(1)

Fijian Congregation

Vunau Vunau Lesi Vunau Vakarau

Tuvakarau Veiliutaki

Tali Vunau

11-Oct Fil Kamotu Sosi Toa Youth

18-Oct Rooty Hill Josefa Foiakau Akisi Allison M.1 M.2

25-Oct Fiji Parish Sosi Toa Senitiki Qata M.2 M.3

Y O U T H YEAR 6 students join Connect

Youth this term. Welcome! Keep an eye out for this terms youth

program Multicultural Worship - 11 October

On the 10th October we celebrate Fiji Day, marking Fiji’s independence from Great Britain since 10 October 1874.

We hope you’re not on Fiji Time, Daylight Savings in NSW started this morning. Remember to wind your time.

Back to School Prayer God of wisdom and might,

we praise you for the wonder of our being, for mind, body and spirit. Be with our children as they begin a new school term.

Bless them and their teachers and staff. Give them the strength and grace as their bodies grow;

wisdom and knowledge to their minds as they search for understanding; and peace and zeal to their hearts.

We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Worship Services at Parramatta Mission

Mon to Fri 9.00am - 2.00pm Open Church @ Leigh Memorial Tuesday 1.10pm Holy Communion @ Leigh Sunday 9.30am Leigh Memorial Congregation @ Leigh 9.45am Westmead Congregation @ Westmead 11.15am Leigh Fijian Congregation @ Leigh

1.30pm Korean Faith Community @ Leigh 7.00pm Praise, Prayer, Cake & Coffee @ Leigh

We pray for healing & wholeness for these people & places: Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,

Uzbekistan UC congregations of the Cumberland Zone: Dundas/Ermington, Northmead,

North Rocks, Carlingford, West Epping, Centenary, Wentworthville, Holroyd, Greystanes, Grantham Heights, Parramatta Mission, Auburn.

For the worship, witness and service of: Blackheath UC: Pray for this congregation on the far western border of the Presbytery. Give thanks for their ministry as they continue to serve their community and for their vibrancy in seeking and acting in mission. Pray for those who have taken up voluntary pastoral and leadership roles.

P M Leigh Fijian: Anare Vocea, Toa Family, Dale & Silo, Kula Diqoliwasa, Niko Balavu and Bera family.

PM Leigh Memorial: Frank & Lynn; Ken and Nell. Col. PM Westmead: Naomi, Robyne, Doreen and David, Robyn and Greg, Deidre and

husband, Rajes (Sandra), Phyllis, Billie, Vita, Satik, Nancy, Ashlee, Mrs R, Olivia, Ruth, baby James and family, Robyn and George, Fran and her husband, Michelle and family, Don, Soo Ling and her family, Caroline A.

PM UnitingHospitality; UnitingHope; UnitingRecovery; Pray for grace for all, healing and wholeness, wisdom, patience, diligence and fulfilment in work.

Leigh Memorial Congregation Rev Dr Manas Ghosh: 0429 892 548 Leigh Memorial Church 119 Macquarie St Parramatta

Leigh Fijian Congregation: 9891 2277

Senior Minister/ Group CEO Rev Keith Hamilton Acting Group CEO: Karen Burns 9891 2277 Westmead Mission Worker Pastor Trish Rooney Mobile: 0478 301 698

Westmead Congregation Rev Christine Bayliss Kelly 0409 925 607

Westmead Church 175 Hawkesbury Road Westmead: 98919354 Church Office: 9891 2277 Email : wecare@parramattamission.org.au

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