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Readings from NRSV Used with Permission

Date 14-1-18

Second Sunday after Epiphany

Colour Green

Theme ‘Here I Am, Lord!’

Readings 1 Samuel 3.1-10

Psalm 139.1-5, 12-18

1 Corinthians 6.12-20

John 1.43-51

Roster 7.00am 9.00am

Worship Leader Rev’d Jane Mitchell Rev’d Jane Mitchell

Preacher Rev’d Jane Mitchell Rev’d Jane Mitchell

LA Leader Julie Elliker

LA Server Pat Thorne

Greeter Joan Harvey Kerry Tovey

Sidesperson James Sloan Sandra Pearn

Reader 1 Rosemary Kake Dianne Bocquee

Reader 2 Norm Booth Sandra Pearn

Intercessor Carol Booth

Offertory James Sloan Sandra Pearn

Joan Harvey Russ Daly

Chapel Prayers - Carol Booth

Morning Tea Kay O’Brien Kathy Carter

Music Leader Michael Po Saw Darcie Rehbein

IT Operator Rosemary Kake Ian Nelson

Counting Ruth Bullock

S.School Yahweh Youth

In Recess School Holidays

Retirement Village Ministry

Team

Carrington Rev’d Jane Mitchell

Robyn Brodie

Baptism Ministry

21-1-18

Third Sunday after Epiphany

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Trust God

Jonah 3.1-10

Psalm 62.5-12

1 Corinthians 7.29-31

Mark 1.14-20

7.00am 9.00am

Rev’d Jane Mitchell Rev’d Jane Mitchell

Rev’d Morris Rangiwai Rev’d Morris Rangiwai

Rosemary Kake Dianne Bocquee

Norm Booth Kathy Carter

John Drinkwater Russ Daly

Ossie Brown Kerry Tovey

James Sloan Rhonda Nelson

Julie Elliker Carol Booth

Margurita Smethurst Dianne Bocquee

Ossie Brown Kerry Tovey

Robyn Brodie Sandra Pearn

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Lina Drinkwater Jenny/Ruth

Ruth Bullock Ruth Bullock

Adrian Scott Chris Thillainathan

Russ Daly

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Sunday, January 14, 2018 Second Sunday after Epiphany

Special Communion Bread is available for people who have gluten intolerance - see Rev’d Jane.

Rector: Rev’d Jane Mitchell 3273 7169 0438 184 148 Assistant Priest: Rev’d Morris Rangiwai 0449 557 351 Parish Secretary: Kerry Tovey Office Phone 3273 7169 Email: office@algesteranglican.org.au Fax: 3273 7189

“HERE I AM”

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Contacts Details

CLERGY

Rev'd Jane Mitchell 3273.7169 0438 184 148 rector@algesteranglican.org.au

Rev’d Morris Rangiwai 0449 557 351

PARISH COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP - 2017

Dianne Bocquée Churchwarden 3800 5984

Ruth Bullock Parish Councillor 0402 039 995

Russ Daly Parish Councillor 0407 641 969 Ross Dinnar Churchwarden 3297 5287

Joan Harvey Churchwarden 3372 7496 Parish Treasurer Rhonda Nelson Parish Councillor 0412 720 016 Synod Rep Ian Nelson Parish Councillor 0402 321 419 Synod Rep

Kerry Tovey Parish Councillor 3800 7120

PARISH MINISTRY CONTACTS

Cursillo Dianne Bocquée 3800 5984 Home Communions Parish Office 3273 7169 Home Groups Parish Office 3273 7169 KYB - Know Your Bible Jan Tully 3341 5267

Ladies’ Group Jane Mitchell 0438 184 148 Mainly Music Jenny Bullock 3800 4651

Men’s Group Hugh Everton 0412 091 479

MU Australia Pat Thorne 3805 5219 Prayer Ministry Parish Office 3273 7169 Sunday School Parish Office 3273 7169

Service Times CHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

362 Algester Road, Algester

HOLY COMMUNION

Sundays 7.00am & 9.00am

SUNDAY SCHOOL & YAHWEH YOUTH

Sundays during 9.00am worship

Baptisms, Weddings and Pastoral Services by arrangement

Pastoral Care & Home Communions

Rev'd Jane Mitchell 0438 184 148

Cazna Gardens Retirement Village 465 Hellawell Road, Sunnybank Hills

1st Sunday each month 10.30am

Carrington Retirement Village 16 Blairmount Street, Parkinson

2nd Sunday each month 10.30am

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Pray for the World: We pray for all those affected by the catastrophic conditions in California which have been exasperated by bush fires and mudslides, asking O God, for your resolve for all searching for the lost and assisting with the repercussions. Pray for our Nation: We pray for all those about to start school and especially for the situations with bullying and for the “Do it for Dolly” initiative. Pray for the Church: The Anglican Church of Australia: Bp Philip Leslie Freier Archbishop of Melbourne

& Primate of Australia Ministry with the Torres Strait Island People of Australia Our Diocese: The Parish of St John’s Cathedral: Peter Catt, Sue Wilton, John Morgan, Richard

Tutin, Ann Solari, Bruce Henzell, Neville Knott, Sandy Marshall, Bruce Maughan, Mary Roberts, Mary Florence, Alwyn Hayes, Alan Sandaver, Terry Booth, Libbie Crossman, Linda McWilliam, Bruce Boase, Cecilie Lander, Merv Lander, Cheryl Selvage, Sarah Leiseman, Arthur Grimshaw, Howard Munro, Graham Dorman, Bronwyn Pagram

Good Shepherd Op Shop St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School: Principal - Roslyn Curtis; Chaplain - Nicole

College; Lay Minister - Juliana Bate; Chair of School Council - Alison Quinn; School Council members; staff and students

Our Parish: We give thanks for our Memorial Garden: those who planned it, built it and those who continue to maintain it, honouring the significance it plays to so many. Mission Agency: Smethurst Ministries

As we pray for those in need …

Joan, Ken & David Fehring; Les [Mitch]; Samuel; Rob Nelson

(This list will be refreshed every 3 months)

“Here I Am”

Part of the front page of this pewsheet is blank to remind us that God

wants us to come to God as we are. God knows our needs and desires

(Psalm 139); God’s invitation for a relationship is open to us all

(John 1.43-51) and all that God requires is for us to respond to

God’s invitation with the words

“Here I am”.

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Morning Prayer Service at 8.45am every Friday

in the church.

- All are welcome to attend -

Thank you to those leaders of

ministry groups who have

already forwarded their reports

to the parish office.

For those who haven’t yet done

so, please have your

reports into the office by mid

January as these will be

distributed in the Report book

for all to read prior to the

A.G.M. - thank you.

DATE CLAIMER:

Parish Social Event Thank you to all those who let me know which Parish excursion appealed to them. After tallying the results we will be going to the Moogerah Passion Play on

Saturday 24 March

The bus has been booked and we will leave from the church at 3.00pm and return by around 9.30pm. The cost to attend this out-ing is $25 per person to cover the cost of the bus. There is a clipboard at the back of the church on which you can put your names; invite family and friends too. It would be appreciated if you could pay by the end of February. Further details will be given closer to the date. Rhonda

BIBLE360: Introduction to the Bible This wonderful seminar, already enjoyed by thousands of people throughout the diocese, is happening here on the 24

th of February, 9 - 3.30pm.

It offers a place to start the adventure of reading the Bible or to pick up the journey again if it has been a while. The seminar provides:

• An opportunity to engage with others

• An understanding of the history of the Bible

• The basic information needed to read the Bible with confidence

• A brief overview of the Old Testament and New Testament

• Practical tips on choosing a Bible and other resources

• Help to get started with a personal Bible reading plan. It’s free! Please add your name to the clipboard on the back table for attendance to this worthwhile seminar.

Invite your friends! Let’s get a crowd going!

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W.I.S.H - What’s In Store Here Sunday January 14, 2018

Today …. 7.00am Holy Communion 9.00am Holy Communion 10.30am Carrington Retirement Village

Forthcoming Events Tuesday, 16 January 6.00am Parish Council Meeting [starting with pizza] Friday, 20 January 1.00pm Men’s Shed Sunday, 21 January 8.15am Children’s Ministry Meeting 5.00pm Sunday Evening Worship Sunday, 28 January 9.00am Sunday School/Yahweh Youth resume for 2018 Friday, 2 February 3.00pm Men’s Shed Sunday, 11 February 8.15am A.G.M. Saturday, 17 February 1.00pm Men’s Shed Thursday, 22 February 10.00am Coffee & Chat morning tea Saturday, 24 February 9am-3.30pm Bible 360: see pg.6

MISSION - January

SMETHURST MINISTRIES

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PRAYER AND READINGS

The Lord called again, ‘Samuel!’ Samuel got up and went to Eli, and said, ‘Here I am, for you called me.’ But he said, ‘I did not call, my son; lie down again.’ Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him. The Lord called Samuel again, a third time. And he got up and went to Eli, and said, ‘Here I am, for you called me.’ Then Eli perceived that the Lord was calling the boy. Therefore Eli said to Samuel, ‘Go, lie down; and if he calls you, you shall say, “Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.” ’ So Samuel went and lay down in his place. Now the Lord came and stood there, calling as before, ‘Samuel! Samuel!’ And Samuel said, ‘Speak, for your servant is listening.’ Hear the word of the Lord Thanks be to God A READING THE BOOK OF PSALMS::

PSALM 139.1-5, 12-18 [APBA] 1. O Lord, you have searched me out and known me: you know when I sit or when I stand, you comprehend my thoughts long before. 2. You discern my path and the places where I rest: you are acquainted with all my ways. 3. For there is not a word on my tongue: but you, Lord, know it altogether. 4. You have encompassed me behind and before: and have paid your hand upon me. 5. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me: so high that I cannot endure it. 12. For you have created my inward parts: you knit me together in my mother’s womb. 13. I will praise you, for you are to be feared: fearful are your acts, and wonderful your works.

THEME: ‘HERE I AM, LORD!’

SENTENCE: We have found the Messiah: Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the king of Israel!

John 1.41,49

OUR PARISH PRAYER: Heavenly Father, help us to grow in love, faith and obedience as we discover meaning and direction for

today and hope for tomorrow through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. PRAYER OF THE WEEK: Almighty God, by whose grace alone we are accepted and called to your service: strengthen us by your Holy Spirit and make us worthy of our calling; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. A READING FROM 1 SAMUEL, CHAPTER 3, VERSES 1-10: Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord under Eli. The word of the Lord was rare in those days; visions were not widespread. At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his room; the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was. Then the Lord called, ‘Samuel! Samuel!’ and he said, ‘Here I am!’ and ran to Eli, and said, ‘Here I am, for you called me.’ But he said, ‘I did not call; lie down again.’ So he went and lay down.

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JANUARY 14, 2018 - SECOND SUNDAY AFTER EIPHANY

14. You knew my soul, and my bones were not hidden from you: when I was formed in secret, and woven in the depths of the earth. 15. Your eyes saw my limbs when they were yet imperfect: and in your book were all my members written; 16. Day by day they were fashioned: and not one was late in growing. 17. How deep are your thoughts to me, O God: and how great is the sum of them! 18. Were I to count them, they are more in number than the sand: were I to come to the end, I would still be with you. A READING FROM THE FIRST LETTER OF PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS, CHAPTER 6, VERSES 12-20: ‘All things are lawful for me’, but not all things are beneficial. ‘All things are lawful for me’, but I will not be dominated by anything. ‘Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food’, and God will destroy both one and the other. The body is meant not for fornication but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. And God raised the Lord and will also raise us by his power. Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Should I therefore take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never! Do you not know that whoever is united to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For it is said, ‘The two shall be one flesh.’ But anyone united to the Lord becomes one spirit with him. Shun fornication! Every sin that a person commits is outside the body; but the fornicator sins against the body itself. Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you were bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body. Hear the word of the Lord Thanks be to God

THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ACCORDING TO JOHN, CHAPTER 1, VERSES 43-51:

Glory to you Lord Jesus Christ

The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, ‘Follow me.’ Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael and said to him, ‘We have found him about whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus son of Joseph from Nazareth.’ Nathanael said to him, ‘Can anything good come out of Nazareth?’ Philip said to him, ‘Come and see.’ When Jesus saw Nathanael coming towards him, he said of him, ‘Here is truly an Israelite in whom there is no deceit!’ Nathanael asked him, ‘Where did you come to know me?’ Jesus answered, ‘I saw you under the fig tree before Philip called you.’ Nathanael replied, ‘Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!’ Jesus answered, ‘Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these.’ And he said to him, ‘Very truly, I tell you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.’ This is the Gospel of the Lord Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ