Please pray for:
Community and Church in: Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia
The Anglican Communion: Rayalaseema - (South India)
Churches in Australia: Anglican Church of Australia.
Anglican Church of Australia: Diocese of Gippsland .
The Diocese: Gungahlin, Burgmann Anglican School, Gungahlin, St Simon's,
Kaleen-Giralang, St Paul's, Ginninderra, St Barnabas', Charnwood, Diocesan
Schools Council, the work of Christian education in all schools, and for the
continuing development of accessible schools in the Diocese.
St Margaret’s: Rev’d Kerry and Beth Bartlett and the Elders.
Our Parish: Erica Mathieson and Ray Williamson; Wardens and Parish Council,
the Children’s Ministry, the Holy Cross Tuckerbox.
From the Parish Directory: Andrew Woolmer, Nichola Worrall, Adrian and Liz
Wright, Jewel Wright, Marie Arthur, Gretel Ayre, Jean Bender.
People for Prayer: John Mya, Beryl Holder, Jennifer Blaik, Bob Stubbs, Ian Alves,
John Marriott, Audrey Aedy and Erica Mathieson.
Give thanks for the life of: Dorothy Ledger (8.8.99), John Reid (9.8.04)
FOR NEXT SUNDAY
18th August
Minister of the Word
Rosemary Radford
Readings and Readers
Jeremiah 23.23-29
Psalm 82
Hebrews 29-12.2
Luke 12.49-59
Natalie Collis
John Nevile
Intercessor
John Nevile
Chalice
David Campbell
Organist
Sue Reid
Door
Ellie Campbell
Margaret Swift
Welcomer
Dorothy Ward
Morning Tea
Patricia Stoddart
Dorothy Mackenzie
Counting
Nick Radford
Adrian Wright
Cleaning
Michael Braund
Sue Reid
Flowers
St Margaret’s
Holy Cross Office: Lynda Dyer
Phone: 6248 0282
Email: st_marg_uc_act@bigpond.com
All items for the pew sheet to Lynda by
Wednesday, noon, please
Rector: Rev’d Dr Erica Mathieson.
PO Box 164, Dickson ACT 2602
Phone: 6248 5327
Email: holycrosshackett@bigpond.com
www.holycrosshackett.org.au
Holy Cross Anglican Parish
Serving Hackett, Dickson, Downer, Watson
Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
11th August 2013
The Rector Writes
Dear Friends,
Our Rector, Erica, returned to hospital in Sydney last weekend, and so is taking a
break from 'The Rector Writes' this week.
As Ray explained last week, Erica began to feel pain and nausea last Friday week,
on the way back to Canberra. Hence her return to hospital. A week later, the
symptoms still persist. Erica is being carefully monitored and cared for. It is hoped
that the problem may resolve itself, given time. There is no rush into more surgery.
Erica is now in a private room, which is quieter for her.
I know she and Ray are very grateful for all your prayers and expressions of care
and concern. Please keep them coming.
I speak for us all when I say that we are very grateful for Joan and Howard's
continuing ministry while Erica is on sick leave.
May Christ continue to be with us all and show us how best to care for Erica, Ray,
Joan, Howard and each other.
God bless,
Christine Ledger
Rector's Warden=
News
•
Adrian Wright, Warden and Presiding Member of Parish Council, has a new
home phone number. It is 6101 7920.
•
Are you new to the parish and would like a name badge? Please add your
name to the list at the back of the church and one will be provided for you. It's
free!
From St John’s Care
I really know that it was time for me to go on leave. We see thousands of clients every year
and most of them are wonderful people who are just having a bit of a hard time and are very
thankful for the help and support they are given. Most of them are really nice people and I
love it when I get the opportunity to sit and talk with them, they all have such interesting
stories to tell.
Of all the clients that we see there are two that I have a real problem with. Both of them are
very long term clients that I have known for more than ten years, and both of them were in last
week. I was thankful that I had a lot of paperwork to do so I let the Volunteers assist them.
One young man we saw was homeless. He is trying to go to the snow fields to see if he can
pick up work there. He had very few possessions with him and has been living rough for
some time. He is on a Disability Support Pension and is not sure when he will get paid again.
He really didn’t want much, just a little bit of food to keep him going for a couple of days and
a warm jacket. It often makes you wonder how they will survive the winter, but they seem
to.
A young Mum with two small children has just moved into a new ACT Government flat. It
is a great flat and she is very happy with the flat and the location, unfortunately there have
been some additional costs with the move which have left her broke. It was good to be able to
help her with lots of food and nappies for her little one.
This Week
In the Parish
Eucharist:
Meditation
Gardening Group:
Choir Practice:
10.00 am
5.45 pm
9.00 am
6.30pm
Wednesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Thursday
Holy Cross Walkers
Tuesday 13th August
9.15am
Meet in the church car park for this walk which will be around Parliament House.
Bring morning tea. Contact: Iris Forrest 6241 2200
Parish Directory
There is a draft of the new parish directory at the back of the church today. Please
check if you are happy with your entry. Once finalised, the directory will be both
printed and placed on the 'members only' page of the Holy Cross website, which is
accessed only by a password. If you do not want some or all of your details available
on the website, please let Chris Ledger know or make a note on the draft copy.
Beyond this Week
In the Parish
Community Talk
Wednesday 28thAugust
7.30 pm.
Our guest speaker will be Rev Kerry Bartlett from St Margaret’s. Kerry will speak on
The Role of Chaplaincy in the Australian defence forces. A light supper will follow .
Another Mum needed help because her youngest child had recently come into her care but
was not on her card yet, so she was trying to feed three of them on benefits for two. It will be
fixed very soon but in the meantime she is struggling.
We also saw a young man who is looking after his three young children at the moment. His
ex-partner is in hospital, so he has the children. He had not been to us before and was
brought by another agency who is trying to help the Dad out. Our client was most amazed and
grateful for the support he received from SJC.
Fiftieth Anniversary
Sunday 15th September
We need to know by 15th August if you are coming to the lunch as numbers will be
limited. The cost is $20. You will find the sign-up list at the back of the church and at
morning tea. There are a good number of former parishioners coming! It's not too late
to offer some photos for the displays, digital or hard copy.
Thank you for your continued support of SJC. Your generosity allows us to support people
who are having a bit of a hard time.
Beyond the Parish
My wish list: Shampoo and Conditioner, items for school lunches eg sultanas, snack packs,
and it is often nice to be able to hand out packets of biscuits to our families.
Many thanks.
Sue
Christians for an Ethical Society Tuesday 13th August
Christians for an Ethical Society is holding an inaugural dinner forum on 13 August.
The speaker is Mr Ted Evans, former Secretary of the Treasury, talking on 'Being
Christian in a Secular Society'. The dinner will be held at 'The Brassey of Canberra' in
Barton. Details and booking information be found on www.ces.org.au