PEW SHEET 3rd September 2017

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

We pray for fathers and all those who offer fatherly love and support; thank you for your example, your courage, your commitment, strength and gentleness. May God richly bless you today and throughout the year

SEPTEMBER THE MONTH OF HOSPITALITY 

Sunday 3rd September 12.30pm - Soup at the Rectory

Saturday 9^th September 6.30 for 7.00pm – Whisky Tasting & Tapas at Port Albert tickets are available from Barbara Knibbs 0427 458 919 or Rev Jo

Sunday 17th September - Why not plan your own event?

Sunday 24^th September 3.00pm – ‘Chester Hill’ High Tea

Bishop Kay Goldsworthy

The Right Reverend Kay Goldsworthy, 12^th Bishop of Gippsland has accepted the appointment of Archbishop of Perth. We congratulate our Bishop on this spirit-led, historic appointment. Please see letter on notice boards.

PEW SHEET 6th September

 

We wish all fathers, grandfathers and those who father a very Happy Father’s Day

God, bless all the fathers, grandfathers and those who father. Guide them to be good role models and loving to all their children. Help them to be a father like you are. Give them grace and patience to handle situations in a loving way.
Amen

Mission Aviation Fellowship Father’s Day Appeal see www.mafgifts.org.au  

The purchase of a Jerrycan of fuel can help make the difference for people who need medical aid in remote areas. Sonja (age 16) who lives in a remote village in Papua New Guinea needed to go to hospital because she had been in labour for 5 days. Three jerry cans of fuel meant that she could go to hospital in Mt Hagen, give birth to her baby and receive much needed help and support.

 

 

This year we seek to be changed

as we listen to God in prayer

Prayer Tutorial

A 20 minute Prayer Tutorial following 10.30am service at St John’s Port Albert today our topic is The Ignatian Examen - reflection in daily life. Repeated 13^th September following 10.30am service at Holy Trinity Yarram

 Anglican Prayer Beads

Reverend Jo has a few sets of prayer beads for sale. Wood $25, Dyed Jade $35 and $40

There are also guide booklets available so please ask Rev. Jo if you are interested.

Christian Meditation

Would you like to explore Christian Meditation? Reverend Jo is thinking of offering a meditation group on Wednesday afternoon or evening. Please talk to Rev. Jo if you are interested. Just a few people could form a group, the time to be mutually arranged.

 

What does $5 buy?

A Large Coffee

A Tub of Ice-cream

200g Block of Chocolate

A Roast Beef Sandwich

A Magazine

OR   

1/6^th of our church supplies

1/17^th of our monthly Telstra bill

1/60^th of our electricity/gas bill

1/600^th of our priest stipend

 

Please consider increasing your giving.

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

Won Wron Connect Group meets Tuesdays 6pm dinner; 7pm study New Study commencing soon; 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 Amos

 

Pastor's Perspective

Father’s Day – a message from Jo

Today is an occasion to honour and remember fathers and those who have acted as fathers in our lives. For some of us our fathers have since passed away. Let today be an occasion to remember them, to utter their name in prayer and to sit quietly and reflect on what we may have learned from them.

Our fathers have passed on skills, traits, wisdoms and all manner of things we carry with us each day, things that we can pass on to the next generation. There are some among us who are now grandparents and we watch proudly as our children become parents. Today let’s purposefully consider our role as grandparents and particularly as grandfathers. Let us also give thanks for fathers, especially the fathers of our grandchildren and promise ourselves to be even more supportive of them.

Parenting in never simple and sometimes it goes horribly wrong. Today you might like to take a moment to reflect and pray about those hurts you carry or even the hurts you have caused. Let God the Father take your hurts, carry them and lighten your burden.

Almighty God and heavenly Father, your Son Jesus shared in family life and an earthly home with Joseph and Mary. Bless our homes; we pray that parents and children may be bound to each other by mutual love and honour, and come to a full knowledge of your love for them. Heal the broken-hearted and bind up the wounded, comfort and sustain those in need. Give to them wise and faithful friends and the grace to forgive and be forgiven. AMEN