9:30am All Age Worship
Rev. Mark Faulkner

This Sunday we gather for all age worship with communion followed by morning tea and a BBQ lunch. Our reading for reflection is John 21: 1-19…. a meal shared with Jesus, just as we will do in communion this Sunday. Remember… all are welcome!

Bible Readings
Acts 9:1-6, (7-20); Psalm 30
Revelation 5:11-14; John 21:1-19

 

• We pray for our Minister Mark as he attends Synod this coming week.
• James 5:16 “…The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective” (NIV). “To clasp the hands in prayer is the beginning of an uprising against the disorder of the world.” Karl Barth
• We pray for Synod 16-19 April – that the Uniting Church may be guided by the Holy Spirit.
• This week we pray for East Timor, Indonesia, Philippines- Those who must rebuild their lives after volcanic eruptions, mudslides, typhoons and tsunamis.

Every 18 months the Synod of NSW & ACT gathers in Sydney. This meeting brings together Ministers, pastors, lay people, from all over the Synod including congregations, Presbyteries and its boards/agencies. Our Minister Mark will be at Synod from the end of this coming week until Thursday 21st the following week.

While for most women, our monthly period is just a slight inconvenience, for homeless women this time of the month can be a traumatic & shameful exercise – having to clean themselves in public toilets & use paper towels or rags to create makeshift sanitary pads.

Donate sanitary items by 30 April and help ensure that homeless   women never again have to choose between food & sanitary items. [Read more…]

Thank you to everyone who gave a gift toward the Lent Event projects this year. We have sent off $821 as a combined donation. This will be used to support the training of midwives for South Sudan, resourcing women leaders in the Pacific, clinics for those with HIV/AIDS and TB in West Papua, chicken micro-finance projects in Zimbabwe and other things.