St Luke`s Uniting Church Highton APRIL 26, 2015
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St Luke`s Uniting Church Highton APRIL 26, 2015
St Luke’s Uniting Church Highton 174 Barrabool Road, Highton Ph. 5244 2997 Email: [email protected] Web: www.hightonstlukes.unitingchurch.org au APRIL 26, 2015 This news sheet is available on the website each Saturday evening _____________________________________________________________ Minister: Rev. Tony Johnson (Joncevski) Phone 0421 331 894 Email: [email protected] SHARING THE JOURNEY: Alison Lyons will lead this segment of worship for April. If you would like to promote an activity or share with the congregation, contact her on 5241 2353 or in person prior to the service. MESSY CHURCH: We have another Request!! As you are probably aware, the cooks for Messy Church start at 9.30 am preparing food then come back at 4.00 pm to cook it. This makes for a rather long day for them. If you are willing to be part of a team to wash dishes and generally clean up after the meal, please put your name on the sheet in the foyer… You are most welcome to come for the meal which is at 6.00 pm or just clean up from 6.30 pm onwards. ST. LUKE’S WHEELS: During April, Joy Hicks will take all ‘first calls’. Her phone number is 5243-4284. If you have a Medical or Pastoral appointment and require transport, please ring Joy. Please give 2 days’ notice. ADVANCE ‘WHEELS NOTICE’ Jenny and Noel Patchett will take all bookings for Medical/Pastoral ‘WHEELS’ during the month of MAY. If you require transport, please ring Jenny and Noel on 5241-9782, giving two days’ notice. ADVANCE NOTICE ST LUKE’S GARAGE SALE Saturday the 9th May 7.30 am to 2.00 pm. Antique Furniture & furniture, Collectibles, Tools, Cake stall, Books, Sausage Sizzle, Plants DUTY ROSTER MAY 3, 2015 CLEANING J. & V. ENGLAND USHERS FLOWERS B. HUNT KID’S CHURCH MORNING TEA M. & M. BATSON CAR DRIVING SOUND CONNECTIONS WELCOMER I. LAWRENCE J. HICKS G. BECKHAM+ POWERPOINT READER ORGAN N. & N. MCMILLAN I. & P. PETERSEN J. BOEHM J. CLARK P. PHELAN P GILL I. POOLEY J. D’ALTERA M. JOHN TODAY at 3.00 pm the Rev DR. Greg Jenks, an Anglican theologian and Academic Dean at St. Francis’ Theological College, Brisbane, will speak at a public meeting arranged by the Progressive Christian Network of Victoria (PCNV) at St. Luke’s. DR. Jenks has been a Senior Lecturer at Charles Sturt University. Co-ordinator of an archaeological project in Israel and a visiting professor at St. George’s College, Jerusalem. He is a stimulating and understandable speaker and public gatherings at his address next Sunday will be concerned with the relevance of the ancient scriptures in the Bible to our 21 st century world. The PCNV sponsors monthly public meetings in Melbourne with speakers well qualified in their particular areas of the Christian faith. This Geelong meeting is hoped to be the first of such addresses in Victorian regional centres. The cost is $7 (PCNV members $5). A significant number of people are expected to come from Melbourne, tea and coffee will be available for everyone arriving early. (2.30 pm+) HELP NEEDED: Mu Gay has obtained her Learners Permit and has to complete 120 hours of Driving Practice with a fully licenced Driver. If you can help for one or two hours a week by accompanying Mu Gay in her parent’s car while she completes this requirement please speak with Ken Anderson. “Hurry Up and Slow Down” with Beth Allison. This is an event organised by CWCI on Monday May 25 at 12.30 pm in the Moolap Baptist Church. For more details see the poster on the notice board. PRAYER REQUESTS Prayer is considered important and is valued by the St. Luke’s community. Pastoral connections ministry team offer several different prayer options for you to consider, and these are listed below. TO SUBMIT A PRAYER REQUEST. Fill out a prayer slip found in the container on the back of each pew and place in the gold box in the reflective prayer corner or personally hand it to Pam or Beth. Prayers can be emailed or phoned, before 4 pm on a Sunday evening, to Pam 5243 [email protected] or Beth 5243 6874 [email protected] These requests are forwarded to members of the Prayer Link and are always kept confidential. VISIT THE REFLECTIVE PRAYER CORNER. Located at the front right-hand side, (north/west corner,) of the worship space. Found here are aids for prayer and reflection such as: prayer tapers, reading materials, books to record your prayers and answers to prayer, take home reflection sheets and prayer request forms, or simply a quiet, peaceful area where you can commune with God. PRAYER DIARY. You will find a prayer diary for the month in the weekly news sheet. Listed are community and St. Luke’s activities for each week and you are invited to pray for the events listed. PRAYER GATHERINGS. These gatherings are held twice a month on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month at 12.30 pm in the Vestry at St. Luke’s. A second gathering takes place at the Manse 7.15 pm on the 1st Thursday evening of each month. Both welcome new prayers. JESUS CALLS US TO PRAY INDIVIDUALLY AND TO PRAY TOGETHER. ENVIRONMENT REMINDER. News of community ‘drop off’ places for batteries and fluorescent bulbs. In addition to St. Luke’s batteries can be left at Belmont Library and compact fluorescent bulbs are collected at Patsy’s Place, High Street Belmont near Cole’s car park. Please do not leave fluorescent bulbs at St. Luke’s. Additional environment and recycle information can be found outside the church office. SERVICES NEXT WEEK SUNDAY: 9.30 am Rev. T. Johnson 2.00 pm MND Service 7.00 pm Praise & Worship ________________________________________________________________ LECTIONARY READINGS: MAY 3, 2015: Acts 8:26-40; Psalm 22:25-31 1 John 4: 7-21; John 15: 1 - 8. _________________________________________________________________ LAST WEEK’S STATISTICS OFFERING: ACTUAL: $1774 Y.T.D. $29312 BUDGET: $1830 Y.T.D. $29408 __________________________________________________________________ THIS WEEK’S DIARY: Mon Apr 27 10.00 am Asylum Seeker English 6.30 pm Asylum Seeker English 7.00 pm Geelong Chorale Bella Mama Tue 28 8.30 am BSF 9.00 am Men’s Shed 2.00 pm Book Club 5.00 pm Weight Watchers Wed 29 8.30 am BSF 6.30 pm Rotary Star Search 6.30 pm Welsh Ladies Choir Thurs 30 9.30 am Men’s Shed Let’s Make Music 4.00 pm Choir 4.30 pm Youth Choir Fri May 1 9.30 am Trekkies Let’s Make Music 12.30 pm Sewing Group Church Office Hours: Wed - 10am to 12pm, Thurs – 10am to 12pm, Fri – 10am to 12pm FROM THE ARCHIVES: Last week a lady arrived at the church seeking information about members of her family who attended the Methodist church in the late 1800s to 1938. Fortunately her great uncle is in a group photograph taken on 14 October 1906 of Sunday School teachers and officers. It was the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of the Sunday School. We were able to supply a copy of the photo. Her great uncle was a contemporary of Robert Lane (of the Lane Memorial Hall). He was also a Trustee of the church and we have many references to him in our church history book, “Steadfast Through Change”. The family lived in a stone cottage in Mount Pleasant Road. We have a demand for copies of “Steadfast Through Change” but it is out of print. If anyone has a spare copy I would be pleased to hear from you. Jean Williams, Archivist. Ghan Luncheon – for all participants today at 12.30pm at St Luke’s St Luke’s, Ghan Railway Tour 6 - 16 June 2015 Enquiries to Rae Anderson - 0413 888 88452 FLY AWAY PETER A FESTIVAL OF MUSIC IN GEELONG CHURCHES REFLECTING THE SPIRIT OF OUR TIMES this coming weekend 1st – 3rd May Bookings through GPAC Box Office. cost of individual events – including bussing & cuppas is $16. 8 SUPERB OFFERINGS – 40 MINUTE CONCERTS FREE BUSSING BETWEEN VENUES – CUPS OF TEA See poster on our St.Luke’s Notice Board for further details. Choirs and top singers & players, both local & from Melbourne, present a panoply of old & new music to suit every taste. Some members of our own choir are involved and there is a World Premiere by Malcolm John at 1.30 pm on Sunday 3rd May at Christ Church in the city. WITH LOVE TO THE WORLD: The current issue is now available.