4th OCTOBER PEW SHEET

BLESSING OF ANIMALS

This Sunday 4^th October 10.30am

St John’s Church Raglan Street Port Albert
All welcome to a Community BBQ in the grounds following the service
We welcome all animals; great and small to our simple service of blessing in honour of St Francis of Assisi.
Cats and chooks in cages, dogs on leads and other small animals are invited to be blessed in the church.
(Yes snails and worms will be blessed.)
Larger animals including pigs, cows, horses and working dogs will be blessed in the church yard or truck.
(Meet Reverend Jo’s pet lizard.)

New Yarram Bell Plate Choir

Tuesdays at 6.00pm Holy Trinity Yarram with Jo and Ken White

No musical training necessary, learn as you go
Come along and have a go.
We hope to prepare two items for Nine Lessons and Carols and The Community Christmas Carols at the Regent Theatre.
(A simple meal is provided at 7.00pm)

Book Launch – A Man Called Johnny Mac; selected writing of Bishop John McIntyre Thursday 22^nd October 5.00pm at St Paul’s Cathedral Sale

 

COMMUNITY GARDEN WORKING BEE – a working bee to install the garden beds will be held at Holy Trinity Yarram Next Tuesday 6^th October beginning at 4.00pm. This working bee is open to interested members of the public. (Members of the parish are welcome) BYO tools especially barrows and spades to fill beds with soil.

 

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

 

• Wedding Expo Sunday 11^th October, Regent Theatre
• Big Hymn Sing Sunday 1^st November, Holy Trinity Yarram
• Yarram Show Saturday 21^st November
• Christmas Tree Festival commencing 23^rd November
• Nativity Exhibition Saturday 28^th and Sunday 29^th November, Holy Trinity Yarram
• 9 Lessons and Carols 6^th December, Holy Trinity Yarram
• Community Carols in Regent Theatre 13^th December 7.30pm
• Christingle  24^th December 7.30pm, St John's Port Albert
• Mid-night Mass  24^th December 11.30pm, Holy Trinity Yarram
• Christmas Day 25^th December 9.00am, Holy Trinity Yarram

BIBLE STUDY GROUP – you may join a group at any time.

Won Wron Connect Group meets 2^nd & 4^th Tuesdays 6pm dinner; 7pm study; Ephesians - Wholeness for a Broken World

Port Albert Group meets weekly at St John’s Raglan St Port Albert – Thursdays 3.00pm Studying the New Testament book of Luke

Yarram Coffee Connect Group meets at The Coffee Palace Thursdays 3.45pm studying the Old Testament book of The First Letter of John