1st March PEW SHEET

Harvest Festival Sunday 15^th March

at St John’s Port Albert 10.30am followed by a picnic in the grounds
Please bring along home grown or homemade produce to decorate the church and/or for our trading table.

Friday 6th March 10.30am World Day of Prayer – Bahamas to be held at Holy Trinity this year. Hosted by Lutheran Church

Prayer Table During Lent

A prayer bowl has been set up at Holy Trinity. Please feel free to pop in during the week and offer a prayer. If you would like to purchase any of the booklets presented they are available from:

Pauline Books and Media www.paulinebooks.com.au

Southern Cross Church Supplies www.southerncrosschurchsupplies.com.au
 

LENTEN STUDY GROUPS –

Our Bible Study Groups are using a special study for Lent entitled The God of Life by Bishop John Harrower. God of Life is a five part study based on the readings used in church each week of Lent. You may join a group at any time and even swap between groups as your calendar dictates.
 
Won Wron Group meets weekly during Lent Tuesdays 6pm dinner; 7pm study

Port Albert Group meets weekly at St John’s Raglan St Port Albert Wednesdays 4pm

Yarram mid-week Group will meet at Holy Trinity Yarram following our mid-week service on Wednesdays; Holy Communion at 10.30am Bible Study in the vestry at 11.00am (leader Rev. Jo)

Yarram Evening Group will meet each Wednesday 7.30pm commencing 18^th February at the Rectory 104 Commercial Rd Yarram. (led by Rev. Jo and Ken White) please note this session is not available Wednesday 4 March due to induction in Leongatha

BIBLE STUDY GROUP –

Yarram Coffee Connect Group meets at Coffee Palace currently studying the Book of Jonah Wednesdays 3.45pm

NEW TO MISSION TABLE

Scripture Union Outreach February issue – read all about their fabulous beach missions. Rev. Jo met the team at Apollo Bay on New Year’s Eve. www.suvic.org.au
Tear News March Issue – see article page 4 about Saahasee who has worked with women in India for over 20 years. Saahaee means ‘courageous’ in Hindi and this woman certainly lives up to her name. www.tear.org.au
Belgrave Heights Convention Centre various brochures – 64^th Easter Convention; Victorian Christian Youth Convention Feb 27 – March 1; Songs of Praise Sunday May 24; Follow that Man – Men’s Convention 22-23 May. www.bhc.org.au
Life FM February Issue – Gippsland’s Christian Radio Station; see program guide page 6 Focus on the Family, daily at 5.00pm daily is often worth a listen. www.lifefm.com.au you can listen on line by clicking on the LISTEN LIVE NOW !! button
 

 

 

 

INSTALLATION OF BISHOP KAY GOLDSWORTHY

Saturday 21^st March 10.00am        St Paul’s Cathedral Sale

 

 

 

 

HOLY WEEK

Palm Sunday Sunday 29^th March celebrated at Holy Trinity Yarrram 9.00am

  (During Holy Week Reverend Jo will say Morning Prayer daily 9.00am at Holy Trinity Yarram)

Monday 30^th March – Morning Prayer begins 9.00am Holy Trinity Yarram

Stations of the Cross 1st April 7.30pm Holy Trinity Hall

Wednesday Stations of the Cross 

Maundy Thursday 2^nd April – Foot washing and fellowship meal 6.00pm Holy Trinity Hall
Good Friday 3^rd April– Combined Churches 11.00am Christ Church Tarraville. Cuppa and Hot Cross Buns at the Tarraville School hall following the service
Holy Saturday 4^th April – Tarra Festival Parade:

1.      Holy Trinity Hall open for float participants from 9.00am

2.      Stations of the Cross, Holy Trinity Hall open following Tarra Festival Parade

3.      Lighting of the New Fire & Renewal of Baptismal Vows 8.00pm Holy Trinity

Sunday 5^th April Easter Celebration –

6.30am Combined Churches Dawn Service in the grounds of St Andrew’s Uniting Church Yarram

9.00am Holy Trinity
10.30am St John’s followed by an Easter Egg Hunt in the grounds.

 

PEW SHEET 22nd February

 LENTEN STUDY GROUPS –

Our Bible Study Groups are using a special study for Lent entitled The God of Life by Bishop John Harrower. God of Life is a five part study based on the readings used in church each week of Lent. You may join a group at any time and even swap between groups as your calendar dictates.

 

Won Wron Group meets weekly during Lent Tuesdays 6pm dinner; 7pm study

Port Albert Group meets weekly at St John’s Raglan St Port Albert Wednesdays 4pm

Yarram mid-week Group will meet at Holy Trinity Yarram following our mid-week service on Wednesdays; Holy Communion at 10.30am Bible Study in the vestry at 11.00am (leader Rev. Jo)

Yarram Evening Group will meet each Wednesday 7.30pm commencing 18^th February at the Rectory 104 Commercial Rd Yarram. (led by Rev. Jo and Ken White)

BIBLE STUDY GROUP

Yarram Coffee Connect Group meets at Coffee Palace Wednesdays 3.45pm

 

NEW TO MISSION TABLE

MAF Mission Aviation Fellowship Summer edition of Flying for Life; remembering the Banda Acheh Tsunami. You can watch videos of the incredible stories of MAF missionaries via link MAF.

NEWS FROM PARISH COUNCIL

Roller shutters have been installed at Holy Trinity Yarram to block light from west windows particularly needed for afternoon events including funerals. Funds for this project have come from Gippsland Funeral Services, parish fundraising and the estate of Ron Nicol. We are also sending requests to service clubs for donations to defray costs.

Red Cross reported Holy Trinity Hall kitchen microwave not working. This was checked by Beta Home and Living Yarram. This appliance was purchased 1998 therefore a new microwave has been purchased and installed.

We are working on Community Assistance Grants for projects including Community Hymn Sing Holy Trinity Yarram and Blessing of the Fleet St John’s Port Albert.

Installation of Bishop Kay – request from Deanery to provide local produce for a welcome gift. Members are urged to attend installation

Dates for Holy Week and Easter events have been finalised (see below)

We will visit Chris O’Brien and Co engineers to discuss concerns about the order of works for Holy Trinity restoration and repairs.

Strategic Plan– Listening to God in prayer and welcoming new people of all ages and backgrounds; decision held over.

All items from congregational meetings were discussed and recommendations made. No resolutions were made due to a number of apologies. Decisions were held over to March meeting.

 
Calendar –
Yarram Combined Churches Meeting and AGM Wednesday 25^th Feb 4.30pm Holy Trinity foyer
 

World Day of Prayer Friday 6^th March 10.30am– Bahamas to be held at Holy Trinity this year. Hosted by Lutheran Church

Harvest Festival Sunday 15^th March celebrated at St John’s Port Albert 10.30am followed by picnic in the grounds

Installation of Bishop Kay Goldsworthy Saturday 21st March 10am St Paul's Cathedral Sale

Palm Sunday Sunday 29^th March celebrated at Holy Trinity Yarrram 9.00am

 

(During Holy Week Reverend Jo will say Morning Prayer daily 9.00am at Holy Trinity Yarram)

Monday 30^th March – Morning Prayer begins 9.00am Holy Trinity Yarram

Wednesday 1^st April – Stations of the Cross, Holy Trinity Hall

Maundy Thursday 2^nd April – Foot washing and fellowship meal 6.00pm Holy Trinity Hall

Good Friday 3^rd April– Combined Churches 11.00am Christ Church Tarraville. Cuppa and Hot Cross Buns at the Tarraville School hall following the service

Holy Saturday 4^th April – Tarra Festival Parade:

1.      Holy Trinity Hall open for float participants from 9.00am

2.      Stations of the Cross, Holy Trinity Hall open following Tarra Festival Parade

3.      Lighting of the New Fire & Renewal of Baptismal Vows 8.00pm Holy Trinity

 
Sunday 5^th April Easter Celebration –

6.30am Combined Churches Dawn Service in the grounds of St Andrew’s Uniting Church Yarram

9.00am Holy Trinity

10.30am St John’s followed by an Easter Egg Hunt in the grounds.

 

PASTOR'S PERSPECTIVE

Love and Compassion - Rev. Jo comments on Valentine's Day

Love was celebrated last Saturday with red roses, chocolates and champagne dinners. Love is something we want. It is something we all need. Without love our hearts feel empty and our lives can seem to lack direction. However, love would appear to have been on a diet; its meaning has become thin and impoverished. Our Valentine’s Day Celebrations seem to be about only a small part of love - passion and romance. Both of these are important aspects of love but there is more to it. Love is what fills the human heart and gives us a sense of worth and dignity. To love is more than just to want a person or to have an intimate relationship with them.

Saint Valentine for whom the day for lovers is named was a 5^th Century monk imprisoned by the Roman Empire for his beliefs. The jailer’s daughter brought him his food each day. Theirs was not a romance but a passion in the true sense of the word. It was in fact com-passion; a coming together/a sharing of passion. The Latin for passion is patere meaning to suffer. Valentine and the jailer’s daughter understood each other’s suffering.

To love is to understand and share the sufferings of others. Love is often what prompts acts of kindness and generosity. Love is at the heart of unselfishness and sacrifice for the sake of others.

Love never gives up.

Love cares more for others than for self.
Love doesn’t want what it doesn’t have.
Love doesn’t strut,
Doesn’t have a swelled head,
Doesn’t force itself on others,
Isn’t always “me first,”
Doesn’t fly off the handle,
Doesn’t keep score of the sins of others,
Doesn’t revel when others grovel,
Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth,
Puts up with anything,
Trusts God always,
Always looks for the best,
Never looks back,
But keeps going to the end. (1 Corinthian 13:3-7)

 

Vale The Right Reverend Barbara Darling

The Right Reverend Barbara Darling died Sunday 15th February at 11.20am in hospital after suffering a stroke on Saturday 7 February. Family and friends were with her when she died.

We morn her passing and pray for those who grieve her loss.

Rest eternal grant unto her O Lord and let light perpetual shine upon her.

Bishop Barbara (left chats) with Bishop Kay Goldsworthy (right)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday 15th Feb PEW SHEET

St John’s Congregational Meeting Sunday 11.30am

AGENDA:

• Strategic Plan Update
• Maintenance and restoration update
• Report from Friends of St John’s

LENT BEGINS WEDNESDAY 18th  FEBRUARY

YOU ARE INVITIED TO CELEBRATE SHROVE TUESDAY at the Rectory 6.00pm Tuesday 17^th February. This event will include a meal of savoury and sweet pancakes, burning of palm crosses and preparation of incense nails for our Pascal Candle. TODAY IS THE LAST OPPORTUNITY TO ADD YOUR NAME TO THE LISTS AT CHURCH.

Ash Wednesday 18^th February at Holy Trinity Yarram –

10.30am Imposition of Ashes including Holy Communion.  
7.00pm Imposition of Ashes with Evening Prayer followed by Lenten Study #1

LENTEN STUDY GROUPS –

Study for Lent entitled The God of Life by Bishop John Harrower. God of Life is a five part study based on the readings used in church each week of Lent. You may join a group at any time and even swap between groups as your calendar dictates.

Yarram Coffee Connect Group meets at Coffee Palace Wednesdays 3.45pm

Won Wron Group meets weekly during Lent Tuesdays 6pm dinner; 7pm study

Port Albert Group meets weekly at St John’s Raglan St Port Albert Wednesdays

Yarram mid-week Group will meet at Holy Trinity Yarram following our mid-week service on Wednesdays; Holy Communion at 10.30am Bible Study in the vestry at 11.00am (leader Rev. Jo)

Yarram Evening Group will meet each Wednesday 7.30pm commencing 18^th February at the Rectory 104 Commercial Rd Yarram. (led by Rev. Jo and Ken White)

NEW TO MISSION TABLE

Anglican Board of Mission Partners Magazine special Lent Edition.

PARISH COUNCIL

Meeting – Tomorrow Monday 16^th February, 4pm at Rectory

 

 

INSTALLATION OF BISHOP KAY GOLDSWORTHY

Saturday 21st March 10.00am St Paul’s Cathedral Sale

 

 

The Purpose-Driven Life

by Rick Warren

see the YouTube clip here Purpose-Driven Life

²⁴ Do you not know that in a race the runners all compete, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win it. ²⁵ Athletes exercise self-control in all things; they do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable one. (1 Corinthians 9:24-25)

 

Let us go on to the neighbouring towns, so that I may proclaim the message there also; for that is what I came out to do. (Mark 1:38)

Pastors Perspective by Rev. Jo

TEACHING INTEGRITY

The school year has begun and so many of us are thinking about how the school our children or grandchildren attend will be educating the citizens of the future. Learning happens in so many parts of life; at school, in the home, in the wide world, at the sports club and sometimes in the church. Perhaps you are thrilled with your child’s new teacher and have high hopes for the year ahead. It is important to remember that the greatest teachers a child has are its parents and grandparents and other significant adults who share their life.

One of the things we can teach our children is the value of personal integrity. Integrity is the product of our beliefs, words and actions as they intersect and develop in the human mind/soul/heart. A person of integrity is one whose words and actions are governed by what we might call their moral compass. Such a person is able to make decisions based on their beliefs and stand firm in the face of peer pressure, opposition, and even vilification.

Integrity is at work when we do the right thing even when no one is watching (C.S. Lewis) Integrity is at work when we choose our thoughts, words and actions based on what’s right rather than what might make us popular.

There is a correlation between wisdom and integrity. Respect for the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. (Psalm 111:10)

Wisdom is knowing the right path to take. Integrity is taking it.

Teach your children well; you who are on the road must have a code that you can live by and so become yourself… (Crosby Stills Nash Young1970)

 

8th February 2015 Pew Sheet

Holy Trinity Congregational Meeting immediately following worship today

AGENDA –                                 

• Strategic Plan Update
• Maintenance and restoration plan
• Parish Council Representation
• Hospitality

St John’s Congregational Meeting immediately following worship next Sunday 15^th February

AGENDA -

• Strategic Plan Update
• Maintenance and restoration update
• Report from Friends of St John’s

LENT IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER

 

YOU ARE INVITIED TO CELEBRATE SHROVE TUESDAY at the Rectory 6.00pm Tuesday 17^th February. This event will include a meal of savoury and sweet pancakes, burning of palm crosses and preparation of incense nails for our Pascal Candle. Please add your name to the list if planning to attend.

Ash Wednesday 18^th February at Holy Trinity Yarram –

10.30am Imposition of Ashes including Holy Communion.  

7.00pm Imposition of Ashes with Evening Prayer followed by Lenten Study #1

LENTEN STUDY GROUPS –

As Lent commences on Wednesday 18^th February our Bible Study Groups will be using a special study for Lent entitled The God of Life by Bishop John Harrower. God of Life is a five part study based on the readings used in church each week of Lent. You may join a group at any time and even swap between groups as your calendar dictates. Please register your interest on the lists provided at church.

You can also order a book for private study.

 

 

Yarram Coffee Connect Group meets at Coffee Palace Wednesdays 3.45pm

Won Wron Group meets weekly during Lent Tuesdays 6pm dinner; 7pm study

Port Albert Group meets weekly at St John’s Raglan St Port Albert Wednesdays 4pm

Yarram mid-week Group will meet at Holy Trinity Yarram following our mid-week service on Wednesdays; Holy Communion at 10.30am Bible Study in the vestry at 11.00am (leader Rev. Jo)

Yarram Evening Group will meet each Wednesday 7.30pm commencing 18^th February at the Rectory 104 Commercial Rd Yarram. (led by Rev. Jo and Ken White)

GIPPSLAND ANGLICAN OUT TODAY - get your copy at

Holy Trinity or St John's

The February issue includes a short report of our involvement in Yarram Combined Churches Christmas Carols (see page 4). There are also articles about Diocese of Gippsland’s new Bishop Kay Goldsworthy in both TGA and The Melbourne Anglican.

PARISH COUNCIL

Next Parish Council Meeting – Monday 16^th February, 4pm at Rectory

Calendar –

Umbrella Club AGM Tuesday 10^th February 1.30pm Holy Trinity Foyer
Yarram Combined Churches Meeting and AGM Wednesday 25^th Feb 4.30pm Holy Trinity foyer

 

 

 

INSTALLATION OF BISHOP KAY GOLDSWORTHY

Saturday 21st March 10.00am St Paul’s Cathedral Sale