Sunday 11th May 2025

This Week at St Peters

Readings for this Sunday

Readings - Acts 9.1-6(7-20); Psalm 30; Revelation 5.6-14; John 21.1-19

Collect for this Sunday

Almighty God, through your only Son you overcame death and opened to us the gate of everlasting life: grant that we who celebrate our Lord’s resurrection, may, through the renewing power of your Spirit, rise from the death of sin to the life of righteousness; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen

Birthdays this week

Charles Bonnici: 14th May; Rev'd Gary: 13th May

Prayer Requests

Greg Rollason, Tony, Bob, Julie, Vivienne Bourne, John, Catherine, Kevin

Continuing Prayer List 

Kaye Bush, Phillipa Booth, Elizabeth, Nicholas and Blake Kubler, Elva Woods, Linda Peterson, rev Carolyn Payne

Online Sunday Worship

If you would like to watch a full Eucharist, visit YouTube and search for St Johns Cathedral Brisbane

Notices for this week

Health and Safety Notice- If you feel you may be contagious with cold and flu symptoms, please refrain from attending church activities. All parishioners and encouraged to maintain good hygiene practices and respect others personal space 

ALERT! : Car Park Safety! As a community we need to be mindful of the increase in the number electric and hybrid vehicles, leading to an increased risk of accidents occurring due to the lack of engine noise. When cars are backing out drivers should be mindful to check for cross traffic behind you, meaning pedestrians as well as other vehicles. It has been brought to our attention that EV and Hybrid vehicles are silent and due diligence should be observed by both drivers and pedestrians to avoid any unforeseen accidents 

A quick Reminder:
Rev'd Gary will be on leave next week from the 12th of May to the 17th of May. Can be contacted if the matter is urgent. As always, the office will be open if you have any minor queries  

Singing Group- Signing group will take a break next Monday the 5th for the QLD Labor Day break and will be back on the 12th of May. Please note winter times will be 3:30pm to 4:30pm. We hope to see you all back and full of voice!

AMUA- Next meeting will be Monday, the 19th of May at 10am. This will see a return to Cooinda if needed

A Message from Jan White and AMUA:
Please keep in mind the Deanery Day at Caboolture on the 8th May at
9:30 am. 

Quick Message from Di Thatcher - Due to our Patronal Luncheon coming up on Sunday the 6th of July, there will also be a Church Stall run after the combined service. It will be situated at the front of the church so people can browse while having morning tea, after the service. and before proceeding to Cooinda for lunch. 
Volunteers would be helpful with set-up, arranging goodies, selling items, and raffle tickets on the day.
We do need keen bakers and craft makers to assist in donating and would be grateful for any types of cakes, biscuits, slices or confectionery, Jams, Chutneys, Pickles and preserves. As always, a list of ingredients will be required for each baked and cooked item. Craft items could include sewn, knitted, crocheted, cross-stitched items, cards, decorations, artwork, woodwork, etc.
We are also looking for volunteers, especially from the 7:30am Service, to join our Social and Fundraising Group to help organise upcoming activities on our Social and Fundraising Calendar, thus ensuring smooth running of each event. Any spare time you may have would be appreciated. Please contact Di Thatcher 0409 846 471 or di@thatcher.com.au for further information.

As part of our Hope 25 focus on Evangelism,
there is a way you can pass on some ‘Hope’
to those outside of our community.

You may consider taking up the following offer:

Buy two tickets to Bel Thomson for $30.

Inform the ticket seller
that you would like to accept the offer.

We Need Your Help!

To ensure the success of this event, we need volunteers to sell tickets! Please see Murray or contact the office for further details. Those who sell tickets will receive a complimentary ticket to the concert as a gift of thanks.

DV Sunday on 4 May 2025 - is a day for our Anglican Churches to raise awareness about domestic and family violence in our faith settings and to hold an annual giving day to raise funds for the prevention and response work of our churches

A quick update from John Oxenford: 
Clean Up Australia are teaming up with Women's Legal Service Qld to connect people with the environment and each other and in so doing, support women experiencing domestic and family violence. Details can be found at: 

https://register.cleanup.org.au/hub-pages/ubuntu-clean-up

We are still helping 'the poorest of the poor gain dignity through self-sufficiency'. We support 30 destitute widows and 60 orphans. They live in the rural areas with no running water or electricity. We sponsor a young man doing a degree in Metallurgy at Zimbabwe University, and a student at a private secondary school. 

If you feel the Lord calling you to help either by prayer and/or funding, please contact me. Phone 0448 107 401, email -  timdufton@gmail.com

Jesus said "...I appointed you that you may bear fruit." John 15:16

Thank you - Tim Dufton

Sunday Roster - There are vacancies in the following duties that are always in need of being filled. Sunday Services, both 7.30am and 9.30am. AV Operators, Welcomers, Sidepersons and Intercessors are needed. Interested persons are asked to contact Margaret Peterson on 07 5497 6978

Name Badges - If you would like a new name badge, there is a list in the narthex. Please print your name clearly on the list. The cost is $12 per badge, which can be paid when received via the envelope you receive your badge in. Badges will be ordered at the beginning of the month when needed

Donations - There is a box of envelopes in the narthex (with a pen) for use by anyone wishing to give money in the giving box for specific reasons e.g. Retiring Collections, payment for attending functions, purchase of items such as calendars, etc. Please, please, write on the envelope what the money is for, your name and the amount. This will greatly assist the counters to distribute the funds to the correct account.

Notices for weekly newsletter - Items that need to be added to "This week at St Peters" need to be emailed to the office by noon each Wednesday. If you are having difficulty with reading the weekly emails: Please check our website at : https://www.stpetersbribie.org.au/ 
Each week the "What's on at St Peters" as well as the monthly Beacon is published to the website for all to catch up on. You will also be able to check up on any upcoming events as well

Churchwardens' Contacts -
Margaret Peterson - 07 5497 6978 : Email - jeff.marg.peterson@bigpond.com
Lorelle Green -         0408 301 973 : Email - lorelle@greenjnl.com.au