St Alban’s Anglican Church
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
4th September 2011
8.00AM HOLY COMMUNION
Celebrant:
Ven. Damon Plimmer
Preacher:
Rev Canon Peter Stuart
Lit. Ass’t:
June Aslett
Reader:
Gill Howard
Sidespeople:
Valerie Carson and Gill Howard
Musician:
Ian Matheson
9.30AM FAMILY EUCHARIST
Celebrant:
Ven. Damon Plimmer
Preacher:
Rev Canon Peter Stuart
Lit. Ass’t:
Penny Grigg (Libby Hinton)
Reader:
Carolyn Parker and Peter Baldock
Sidespeople:
Priscilla and Mike Synnott
Musician:
Ian Matheson
READINGS:
Lesson:
Epistle:
Gospel:
Psalm 119:33-40
Ezekiel 33:7-11 (page 719 OT)
Responsibility
Romans 13:8-14 (page 142 NT)
Duties towards one another
Matthew 18:15-20 (page 17 NT)
A brother who sins
SENTENCE: Where two of three are gathered in my name, says the Lord, I am
there among them.
Matthew 18.20
COLLECT: God of grace and goodness, you know that by reason of our frailty
we cannot but fail; keeps us always under your protection and lead us to all
things profitable to our salvation; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and
reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God for ever. AMEN.
Welcome to St Alban’s!
The Sunday Clubs begin after the opening hymn.
Toys and books for small children are available in the foyer.
The flowers today were arranged by Penny Grigg.
PSALM 119:33-40
33. Teach me Lord the way of your statutes:
and in keeping them I shall have my reward.
34. Give me understanding, and I shall keep your law:
I shall keep it with all my heart.
35. Make me walk in the path of your commandments:
for that is my desire.
36. Incline my heart to your instruction:
and away from covetous desires.
37. Turn away my eyes from what is empty and false:
and give me life in your way.
38. Fulfil your promise to your servant:
your promise to those who fear you.
39. Turn away from me the scorn that I dread:
for your judgments are very good.
40. How I long for your precepts:
in your righteousness give me life.
Agnus Day appears with the permission of www.agnusday.org
PRAYERS
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For those we will invite to join us at church on Back to Church Sunday;
For the people of Christchurch on the anniversary of last September’s earthquake;
For the clean-up following the devastation wrought by Hurricane Irene in USA;
In the Anglican Communion, for all the Anglican Church of Korea.
Back to Church Sunday, the single largest local-church initiative in the world, is based
on the simplest and shortest step in evangelism – that we should invite someone we
already know to something we love, invite a friend to church.
Who will you invite to church next Sunday 11 September, 8.00am and 9.30am?
NOTICES
All saleable goods are welcome on the Missions Table. Please bring and buy!
The Parish Catch-Up follows the 9.30am service this morning. Join us as we discuss
our life together as a community of faith. On today’s agenda is an update on the Youth
Worker Trust and information about a strategic planning session in early November.
A Retreat in Daily Life starts next Sunday at St Alban’s and runs through until the
following Friday. Commitment: a half hour of daily personal prayer at home and a half
hour session Monday to Friday with a Personal Prayer Guide at a time as convenient
as possible for you. For more information, contact damon.plimmer@xtra.co.nz.
Conservation Week begins 11 September - Love New Zealand Arohaina i a Aotearoa.
A service of prayer, vigil and candle lighting will be held
in the Wellington Cathedral of St Paul on Sunday 11
September at 12noon. The service is likely to last about
30 minutes and it will be an opportunity to reflect on the
shock of the events of 9/11 in 2001, and the subsequent
loss of life, and disruption of life.
View an authentic 1611 King James (Authorised) Bible –
on loan from Dunedin Public Library together with a
number of other Bibles, including a range of
contemporary language translations. These Bibles will be
on display at the Wellington Cathedral of St Paul from
10.00am to 4.00pm daily until Sunday 11 September.
The Anglican Communion Covenant will be debated at Synod in midSeptember. Understood “as a description of life in the Anglican family,” it has
received a mixed response. Over the next few weeks, some of the key
elements of the Covenant will be printed here.
Part two includes the Five Marks of Mission.
To proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom
To teach, baptise and nurture new believers
To respond to human need by loving service
To seek to transform unjust structures of society
To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain & renew the life of the earth
For a full copy of the Covenant, go to:
http://www.anglicancommunion.org/commission/covenant/final/text.cfm
PLEASE ADD ME TO THE ANGLICAN PARISH OF EASTBOURNE ROLL
Name
Address
Phone
Email
Please drop this slip into the offertory plate or give it to the sidesperson on duty.
If you would like to support the mission and ministry of this church by giving regularly,
and/or helping out on a roster, please talk to Damon or contact the office.
EVENTS THIS WEEK
Monday
5 September Ezee Meals
10am -12noon, hall
Tuesday
6 September Zumba
6.30pm, hall
Wednesday 7 September Children’s Course
3.30pm, vicarage
Thursday 8 September Communion
10am, church
Friday
9 September Pop-In-And Play
9.30-11.30am, hall
Saturday
10 September Meditation Group
8am, church
GOSPEL READINGS 5 – 10 SEPTEMBER 2011
Monday:
Luke 6:6-11
Thursday: Luke 6:27-38
Tuesday:
Luke 6:12-19
Friday:
Luke 6:39-42
Wednesday: Luke 6:20-26
Saturday: Luke 6:43-end
SERVICES FOR NEXT SUNDAY – 11 SEPTEMBER 2011
8.00AM HOLY COMMUNION
Celebrant and Preacher: Ven. Damon Plimmer
Lit. Ass’t:
Margaret Turner
Reader:
Joy Baird
Sidespeople:
Graham Olds and Joy Baird
Musician:
Jacqueline Ward
9.30AM FAMILY EUCHARIST
Celebrant and Preacher: Ven. Damon Plimmer
Lit. Ass’t:
Mike Synnott (Carolyn Parker)
Intercessions:
Carolyn Parker
Reader:
Louise Goble and Libby Hinton
Sidespeople:
Ann and Wendy Best
Musician:
Jacqueline Ward
READINGS:
Lesson:
Epistle:
Gospel:
Vicar:
Vicar’s Warden:
People’s Warden:
Vestry:
Psalm 103: (1-7), 8-13
Genesis 50:15-21
Romans 14:1-12
Matthew 18:21-35
ST ALBAN’S, EASTBOURNE
The Ven. Damon Plimmer 562 7304
Email: damon.plimmer@xtra.co.nz
Phyllis Mossman
562 8323
Penny Grigg
562 8475
Reid Booth, Mark Cox, Svenja Franke-Bruhn, Mary
Greig-Clayton, Keith Levy, Charles Odlin, Keith Young
Jutta Chisholm
562 7019
Children’s Coordinator:
Youth Worker:
Gina Sinclair
562 6062
Parish Administrator:
Pip Weston
562 6269
Email: stalbansch@xtra.co.nz
Parish Website:
http://stalbans.eastbourne.net.nz
Diocesan Website:
www.wn.ang.org.nz