St John’s Anglican Church

Coffs Harbour www.coffsharbouranglicanchurch.org

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February 2020 Fifth Sunday after Epiphany

WELCOME to WORSHIP We’d like to get to know you more.

Please stay and have morning tea with us.

If you are here with us for the first time and would like to join us regularly, please fill in an information card on the back table.

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February Mission of the Month:

COFFS COAST SCHOOLS MINISTRY

CCSM is a vital ministry that gives children an opportunity to hear the Gospel and to ask questions about God and Faith. CCSM supports 50 Scripture Teachers in 24 schools from Sawtell to Woolgoola including the 4 High Schools.

This ministry is funded and supported by Churches and individuals. There has never been a bigger need for the truth of God to be in our schools. Please give a donation to this wonderful ministry. A list of teachers and their schools will be available when timetables are finalised so you can pray for them individually.

Please Pray:

We remember all those who are sick and need prayers:

We continue to pray for Pat Grimshaw, Sylvia Broadhurst, Lesley Lee, Dan Octigan, Rose Marie Beston, Tony Fookes, Rosemary Majoor, Sue Brewin, Barbara Williams, Laurel Smith-Cameron, Annette Lane, Elsie Tillott, Marion Murray, Cody Cook, Margaret Fisher, Lillian Robertson, Theresa and Clarice Randle.

We pray for those who are mourning loved ones

We give thanks for our new rector, Fr Daryl McCullough. We pray for Daryl, Di and their family in this time of transition.

We pray for ourselves that we will have open hearts and minds ready to embrace Daryl’s ministry with us.

We pray for those impacted by the recent fires and for those severely affected by drought.

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Prayer for those affected by Drought & Fire

God our heavenly Father, we thank you for your grace that sustains the earth from day to day. We pray for those whose lives and living have been

impacted by the bushfires. We pray for those who are grieving loss of loved ones, property and animals.

We pray for your protection for those who continue to fight the fires. In your word you promise to keep those who seek you.

Send us, we pray, in this time of need, rain to water the earth, that we may receive its produce to strengthen and sustain us. We pray for your

mercy and grace through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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February 2020

Sirach 15: 15-20 or Deuteronomy 10: 12—22

Psalm 119: 33—40 1 Corinthians 3: 1—9 Matthew 5: 21—27

6pm

Rev : Daryl McCullough LLM: Allan Reko

Sun 7am & 9am

Rev: Daryl McCullough LLM: Allan Reko

Dates for your Diary

10 February Men’s Group 12 February Mother’s Union 21 February Chamber Philharmonia Cologne Concert 23 February AGM 6 March World Day of Prayer

Sentence: Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven. Matthew 5.16

Prayer of the Day: Faithful God, you have appointed us your witnesses, to be a light that shines in the world: let us not hide the bright hope you have given us, but tell everyone your love, revealed in Jesus Christ the Lord, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Isaiah 58.1-9a 1 Shout out, do not hold back! Lift up your voice like a trumpet! Announce to my people their rebellion, to the house of Jacob their sins. 2 Yet day after day they seek me and delight to know my ways, as if they were a nation that practised righteousness and did not forsake the ordinance of their God; they ask of me righteous judgements, they delight to draw near to God. 3 ‘Why do we fast, but you do not see? Why humble ourselves, but you do not notice?’ Look, you serve your own interest on your fast-day, and oppress all your workers. 4 Look, you fast only to quarrel and to fight and to strike with a wicked fist. Such fasting as you do today will not make your voice heard on high. 5 Is such the fast that I choose, a day to humble oneself? Is it to bow down the head like a bulrush, and to lie in sackcloth and ashes? Will you call this a fast, a day acceptable to the Lord ? 6 Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of injustice,

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to undo the thongs of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? 7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover them, and not to hide yourself from your own kin? 8 Then your light shall break forth like the dawn, and your healing shall spring up quickly; your vindicator shall go before you, the glory of the Lord shall be your rear-guard. 9 Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer; you shall cry for help, and he will say, Here I am. If you remove the yoke from among you, the pointing of the finger, the speaking of evil

LENTEN STUDIES Fr Daryl will be ordering Lenten Studies and needs to know how many! If you intend to participate in a Study (and you should!) please indicate that you would like a study book on the sheet at the back of church.

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR EFM

If you would like to be a part of the Education for Ministry (EFM) Group for 2020. Please contact Father Daryl McCullough

Psalm 112 1 O praise the Lord. Blessed are they fear the

Lord: and greatly delight in his commandments. 2 Their children shall be mighty in the land:

an upright race who will be blessed. 3 Riches and plenty shall be in their house:

and their righteousness shall stand for ever. 4 Light arises in darkness for the upright:

gracious and merciful are the righteous. 5 It goes well with those who act generously and

lend: who guide their affairs with justice. 6 Surely they shall never be moved:

the righteous shall be held in everlasting remem-brance. 7 They will not fear bad tidings:

their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord. 8 Their hearts are confident and will not fear:

they will see the downfall of their enemies. 9 They give freely to the poor:

their righteousness stands for ever, their head is uplifted in glory. 10

The wicked shall see it and be angry: they shall gnash their teeth and consume away; and the hope of the wicked shall fail.

1 Corinthians 2.1-13 1 When I came to you, brothers and sisters, I did

not come proclaiming the mystery of God to you in lofty words or wisdom.

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2 For I decided to know nothing among you ex-

cept Jesus Christ, and him crucified. 3 And I came to you in weakness and in fear and

in much trembling. 4 My speech and my proclamation were not with

plausible words of wisdom, but with a demonstra-tion of the Spirit and of power, 5 so that your faith might rest not on human wis-

dom but on the power of God. 6 Yet among the mature we do speak wisdom,

though it is not a wisdom of this age or of the rul-ers of this age, who are doomed to perish. 7 But we speak God’s wisdom, secret and hidden,

which God decreed before the ages for our glory. 8 None of the rulers of this age understood this;

for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. 9 But, as it is written, ‘What no eye has seen, nor

ear heard, nor the human heart conceived, what God has prepared for those who love him’— 10

these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. we may understand the gifts bestowed on us by God. 11

For what human being knows what is truly hu-man except the human spirit that is within? So al-so no one comprehends what is truly God’s ex-cept the Spirit of God.

12 Now we have received

not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit that is from God, so that

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13 And we speak of these things in words not

taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spir-it, interpreting spiritual things to those who are spiritual.

Matthew 5.13-20 13

‘You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything, but is thrown out and trampled underfoot.

14 ‘You are the light

of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid-den.

15 No one after lighting a lamp puts it under

the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house.

16 In the same

way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

17 ‘Do not think that I

have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have come not to abolish but to fulfil.

18 For truly

I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one letter, not one stroke of a letter, will pass from the law until all is accomplished. 19

Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

20 For I tell you, unless your righteous-

ness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

© The New Revised Standard Version of the Bible with Apocrypha

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Last weekend there was a tragedy in Sydney, when a drunk driver ran over and killed 4 innocent children. This was an avoidable and horrific accident.

Many I have spoken to and many in the media have called for the man responsible to be roundly condemned—some on social media have even called for a return of the death penalty for the man responsible. However what I found to be most inspiring and the best witness of a Christian response to this incident came from the parents of 3 of the children killed. The mother of the children with their father beside her said: ‘I know the guy; he was drunk, driving on these streets...Right now I can’t hate him. I don’t want to see him, but I don’t hate him.

I think in my heart I forgive him, but I want the court to be fair. It’s all about fairness. I’m not going to hate him, because that’s not who we are. She is absolutely right, as Christians, hating and seeking vengeance is not who we are. Instead as this heartbroken mother has done we are called to forgive, to bear the struggle, knowing that Jesus also bore the pain and struggle of this world’s sin on the cross. We trust that God is just. We acknowledge that vengeance belongs not to us but to God. And so as we have been forgiven, we forgive, as we have been loved, we love. God bless you this week.

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT ST. JOHN’S

PARISH COUNCIL NOMINATIONS: Nomination forms for positions on Parish Council are available from the table near the sound desk. The closing date for nominations is Wednesday 12 February at 5pm.

AGM: The Annual General Meeting will be held on the 23rd

February after the 9am service. Please mark this date in your diary. All reports are due by 7

th February. Please email these as a Word document to

stjohnscoffs@bigpond.com

OP SHOP VOLUNTEERS NEEDED URGENTLY: Please consider helping out a 1/2 day or even a couple of hours per week. Even if you could go on the emergency list it would be a great help. If interested please see Heather Tweedie.

MEN’S GROUP: The next meeting for Men’s Group will be on February 10th at 5.30pm for 6.00pm. Why don’t you invite someone to come along?

ANGLICAN MOTHER’S UNION AUSTRALIA: COFFS GROUP - will meet on Wednesday 12th February at 10.00am. Following the Eucharist we will gather for morning tea and fellowship with a time of sharing hopes and dreams for the next 12 months. All welcome. Further details Jean Knight 66526049 or Gae Shorten 0408 141146.

NAME BADGES: Please add your name to the list on the noticeboard if you would like a name badge. Standard badge with pin $6.00 or Magnetic badge $7.50 each.

PARISH FOOD PANTRY: All donations would be appreciated for food hampers for the needy. Items needed are tinned potatoes, noodles, cup of soups, rice and long life milk.

FAITHFULNESS IN SERVICE WORKSHOP Workshop, Saturday 29th February 9.30am – 12.30pm at St John the Baptist Church, Nambucca Heads. If your FiS Certificate is approaching 3 years old this is an opportunity to renew. Register for renewal or first time attendance with the Nambucca Parish Office: Tel 6568 9029 Email nambuccaanglicans@tpg.com.au

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GIVING REPORT YEAR ENDED 31st

DECEMBER 2019: Accrued Offerings $104,485 Budgeted Offerings $105,525

Friday 21st February 2020 at 8 pm COFFS Harbour St. John’s Anglican Church

Chamber Philharmonia

Cologne (Germany) Tickets available from

Jetty Memorial Theatre Box Office, Corner Edinburgh Street and

Harbour Drive Tel. 02 / 6648 4930 Tickets at the door one hour prior

to the concert from 7 pm (cash sales only)

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WORLD DAY OF PRAYER March 6th 2020.

St Augustine's Church is hosting the World Day of Prayer

at 10.30 am, Friday March 6th.

All are invited to join in this Ecumenical Service prepared by the women of Zimbabwe, to simultaneously pray with Christians the world over.

A preparation day will be held at the Uniting Church, corner of Vernon and Gordon Streets at 10.30am on Friday, 21st February. Come and learn a little

about Zimbabwe and its needs, and help form a welcoming team for our Christian friends.

**Anyone who has information, friends or artefacts from Zimbabwe, most welcome.

For more information

Ph. Cass Crocker 0421 621 524. Or 6652 9185

Directory

Church Office 9am to 1pm Monday–Friday PO Box 1928 2 McLean Street, Coffs Harbour, 2450 Phone 6651 4700 E mail: stjohnscoffs@bigpond.com www.coffsharbouranglicanchurch.org Rector: Fr Daryl McCullough 0430 663 314 E mail: rector.stjohnscoffs@gmail.com Deacon—Pastoral Care Rev Carol Ford Mobile 0407 102 409 E mail: revcarolford@gmail.com Aged Care Ministry Co-coordinator Bob Walsh 6696 3399 Wardens Lesley Miller 0429 772 164 Richard Dubois 0408 667 871 Stephen Campbell 0419 628 301 Office Administrator Kerry McLaughlin 6651 4700 E mail: stjohnscoffs@bigpond.com Tuesday to Thursday 9am-1pm Op Shop 6650 0433 Officiating Priests Rev’d Jan McLeod Rev’d David Morgan Rev’d Dan Octigan Rev’d Naomi Cooke Hospital Chaplain Rev Anne Goode 0417 833 026 Hospital office 6656 7152 E mail: anne.goode@ncahs.health.nsw.gov.au

Next Week

Monday 10th February 4.00pm Band Practice 5.30pm Men’s Group Tuesday 11th February 10.30am Legacy Aged

Care 1.30pm Coffs Hbr Aged

Care Wednesday 12th February 10.00am Eucharist 11.00pm Opal Aged Care 5.45pm Evening Prayer Thursday 13th February Friday 14

th February

Saturday 15

th February

6.00pm Eucharist Sunday 16

th February

7.00am Eucharist 9.00am Eucharist 5.30pm Family Service

Parish Bank Details for Direct Deposits

BSB: 705 077 A/c No: 00030032

Name: Coffs Harbour Anglican Parish

Please include a description e.g. ‘offertory.’

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