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Justice for Asylum Seekers – A call to prayer. Uniting Justice


Ministry Matters
THIS WEEK IN OUR CONGREGATIONS

SUNDAY 21 July

Portarlington

9.00amJohn Norman

Drysdale

Worship @ 9Denise’s Team

10.45amJohn Norman

St Leonards

5.00pm Rev. Malcolm Campbell . HC Loose change and Food bank

MONDAY 22 July

2.00pmSt Leonards U.C.A.F

TUESDAY 23 July

7.30pm Drysdale Worship

WEDNESDAY 24 July

9.30am-12.30pm Drysdale mainly music

10:00am Drysdale Coffee and Chat

1.30pmDrysdale U.C.A.F.

THURSDAY 25July

9.00amDrysdale & Portarlington Choir Practice

FRIDAY 26 July

9.15-10.00am Drysdale Friday School

SUNDAY 28 July

Portarlington

9.00amPortarlington Lay Team.

Keith Pigdon’s team

Drysdale

Worship @9Rev. Marion Latham

Jenni’s team assistimg

10.45amPortarlington Lay Team.

Keith Pigdon’s team

St Leonards

5.00pm Portarlington Lay Team.

Keith Pigdon’s team

OUR CONGREGATIONS NEWS

DRYSDALE

U.C.A.F.

Drysdale U.C.A.F. will meet on Wednesday 24th July at 1.30 pm.

Our speaker is John Norman who works for Uniting World New Guinea.

Wilma and Jen are our hosts.

All are welcome

Film afternoon

Come along to our Film Afternoon at the Gaynor Leopold Theatre on Sunday 11 August. The film will commence at 1.30pm and be followed with tea/coffee and biscuit afternoon tea.The film chosen is the highly acclaimed “The Last of the Blonde Bombshells” starring Judi Dench, Ian Holm, Leslie Caron and Joan Sims.Tickets costing $14.00 are available from Margaret Freemantle and Wayne Myers - there are only 49 seats so buy your ticket early.

ST. LEONARDS

Film Afternoon

The Anglican Church is holding a film afternoon on August 4th at the Leopold theatre , Arden St.

The film is “Quartet” with Maggie Smith

Time 1.30pm . Cost $14.00 includes afternoon tea.

Tickets from Helen Steogen 52572294

U.C.A.F.

St Leonards U.C.A.F. will meet on Monday 22ndJuly at 200 pm.

This meeting will be for Sammy Stamp so please bring your scissors.

For information phone Marj on 52571096

ALL OUR CONGREGATIONS

Thoughts on the lectionary

The theme of hospitality binds all our readings together.Speaking to the social elite, who believe their own livesand welfare are the sole focus of life, Amos describes acommunity where the wealthy and powerful make life unliveable for the powerless. Amos warns of a time whenthe Guest will also find life in their midst unliveable. Thewriter of Colossians describes Jesus Christ as the “firstborn”of all creation—the one who establishes in the faithand his body those who are estranged from God. Luke tells the story of Martha, who welcomes Jesus into herhome, but then does not find time to join the Guest, asdoes Mary. How do we welcome and make space for Godand for others in the ways we order our own lives and thelife of our communities?

Ministry Matters

We are people who can too easily be distracted. When we sit to meditate, a thousand things can cloud into our minds and hearts, and our ability to focus on one thing can readily fly out the window. Some distractions – such as Amos addresses – are self-serving. Yet others – as we see in Luke – can be well-intentioned, and leave us wondering. When we are able to set aside some of the difficulties of a biblical text we can more easily extract truths that apply to us today. If we can hear affirmation of Mary without hearing Martha being put down, perhaps we can also hear a challenge to listen – really listen – to Jesus.

Seasons of the Spirit

that Presence
where i might find that
the Spirit better

than wine is here;
the justice better
than right is here;
the part better
than the hole is here;
the longing better

than the kneading is here;
the grace better
than the anger is here,
healing the crack
in my heart.
(c) 2010 Thom M. Shuman