21st September Pew Sheet

News from Parish Council

The Annual General Meeting of the Parish of Yarram will be held on Sunday 9^th November following 9.00am service at Holy Trinity. You are asked to put this date in your diary now and plan to attend. The meeting will be an opportunity to celebrate our achievements, affirm those who take office and explore the future. Election of new Parish Councillors, Synod Representatives and Deanery Representatives will also take place.
If you are currently not on the parish roll please add your details to forms available in the foyer.
You are also asked to prayerfully consider how you might contribute to the life of the parish.
All organisations and groups belonging to the parish are asked to have their reports to the secretary by 20^th October. We would like to include photos in our reports so if you have some please include these with your report.

 

Pit Stop at Holy Trinity Yarram

Bikies Welcome
Pull in for a coffee, snacks and a rest – we’ll look after you.
Wednesday 15 – Wednesday 22 October 9am – 3pm
Can you help for 2 hours? Please add your name to roster at church.
 

INTERRUPTION TO ELECTRICITY SUPPLY – Thursday 25^th 8.30am – 3.30pm at Holy Trinity; please note that this particularly affects those who may be using our photocopier or planning activities in the church on that day.

NEW TO MISSION TABLE

Bible Society Spring Edition of ‘The Sower’

Feature article on the persecution of Christians in Mosul – A 100 years ago almost half of Syria was Christian. It’s estimated that today, one third of the nation’s Christians have fled, terrified at seeing churches destroyed and believers killed. In Iraq, more than one million Christians are said to have led over the past 10 years. The Bible Society asks for our help so they can continue to offer humanitarian aid. Standing with the people of Syria in their hour of need saying; you are not forgotten. We have not abandoned you.

Brotherhood of St Laurence – August Issue of Building Better Lives Together

Read how the Brotherhood helps refugees like Abraham find work through their Given the Chance program. Abraham now works for ANZ bank in Traralgon.

MMA Newsletter September  (Medical Mission Aid Inc.)

Wombat Hill Newsletter

MISSION GIVING 

This month our parish gave $136.92 to both ACCESS Ministries and The Diocesan Aboriginal Ministry Fund. We also made a significant contribution of $530.00 to William and Amy Hooke who will soon travel to China to begin their missionary training. Our contributions to MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship) Father’s Day Appeal amounted to $250; that’s five jerry cans of fuel.

NOTICE BOARD

Woman’s Wellness Forum – Yarram Monday 22^nd September at YDHS (see notice board at Holy Trinity for details)

ABM Anglican Board of Mission – 2105 calendars are now available if you would like to order please see Miriam Stackhouse.

 

 

Bible Study Groups –

You can join a group anytime

Coffee Connect Group meets weekly Mondays 3.45pm at P.K. Cafe

Won Wron Group meets monthly second Tuesday of the month 7pm

St John’s Port Albert meeting fortnightly Wednesday 4pm

 

Prayer for The Appointments Board -

Continue to pray for those charged with discerning the candidate for the position of Bishop in our Diocese: 

Lay people: David Chambers; John Delzoppo; Marian Dewar; Robert Fordham; Val Jones; and Jo Sestokis.

 Clergy:     Graeme Knott; Greg McGee; Barb Logan; Heather Marten; Philip Muston; Lyn Williams.

 Eternal God, shepherd and guide,

in your mercy give your Church in this diocese of Gippsland a shepherd after your own heart

who will walk in your ways, and with loving care watch over your people.

Give us a leader of vision and a teacher of your truth.

So may your Church be built up and your name glorified;

through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

 

 

 

 

Wildfish and Whisky degustation - thank you

Vito and Julian congratulate
on a job well done

The newly formed Friends of St John’s hosted their first fundraiser last Saturday night at the Port Albert Community Hall. Forty guests enjoyed an exciting four course menu prepared by chef Vito Sechi of Wildfish Resturant Port Albert www.wildfish-resturant.com.au matched to single malt whiskies presented by Julian White owner of Whisky + Alement Melbourne. www.whiskyandale.com. Julian, a Melbourne whisky expert, introduced each course sharing his extensive knowledge of food and whisky. Thank you everyone for supporting the restoration of St John's Port Albert.

Pew Sheet 7th September 2014

BLESSING OF ANIMALS

 

Sunday 5^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 lizards Grumpy and Sweetie.)

Reverend Jo with Grumpy her pet Blue Tongue

NEW TO MISSION TABLE

BCA Bush Church Aid Spring magazine and prayer notes  www.bushchurchaid.com.au

There are a lot of great stories in the magazine including Fellow-worker For Free page 7 about the difference one keen church member can make to even a small congregation.

Scripture Union Camp Coolamatong Brochures - Summer camps for all ages www.campcoolamatong.com

National Council of Churches – Social Justice Sunday campaign: Gambling in Australia; six pages of information, graphs and stories. Tara Curlewis for NCCA encourages us to use these facts and information to raise awareness of gambling and its effect on our Australian community.

Bible Study Groups

You can join a group anytime

Coffee Connect Group meets weekly Mondays 3.45pm at P.K. Cafe

Won Wron Group meets monthly second Tuesday of the month 7pm

St John’s Port Albert meeting fortnightly Wednesday 4pm

 

Prayer for The Appointments Board

Continue to pray for those charged with discerning the candidate for the position of Bishop in our Diocese: 

Lay people: David Chambers; John Delzoppo; Marian Dewar; Robert Fordham; Val Jones; and Jo Sestokis.

Clergy:     Graeme Knott; Greg McGee; Barb Logan; Heather Marten; Philip Muston; Lyn Williams.

Eternal God, shepherd and guide,

in your mercy give your Church in this diocese of Gippsland a shepherd after your own heart

who will walk in your ways, and with loving care watch over your people.

Give us a leader of vision and a teacher of your truth.

So may your Church be built up and your name glorified;

through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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

 

WILDFISH & WHISKY ‘degustation’

Saturday 6^th September

6pm Port Albert Hall Victoria St Port Albert

 

The Friends of St John’s presents a very special evening of whisky appreciation by Whisky+Alement Melbourne matched to a four course dinner menu from the Wildfish Restaurant Port Albert.

 

TICKETS:

$50 per person ($45 Friends of St John’s members)

Available from –

Wildfish Restaurant

Port Albert General Store Post Office

or by phoning 5182 5117