Hi Everyone and Welcome to This Week at St. Peter’s.
What’s Coming Up -
Morning Prayer is being held on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 8.00am during Lent until Wednesday 27th March.
Easter Services
· Maundy Thursday 28th March – service at 7.00pm
· Good Friday 29th March – service at 9.30am
· Good Friday 29th March – Stations of the Cross at 2.00pm
· Holy Saturday 30th March – Service of the Light at 6.00pm
· Easter Day Sunday 31st March – two services – 7.30am and 9.30am
Here are the 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 are encouraged to maintain good hygiene practices and respect others personal space.
Lenten Envelopes – Funds raised from donations to the ABM Lent and Good Friday 2024 Appeal go to supporting women and children in the Holy Land needing life-changing health care. You can donate online www.abmission.org/Lent2024 or there are giving envelopes in the narthex beside the Tap Point Machine.
BCA & BMF Boxes - March is Money Box Collection Month, so please bring your boxes in to be counted.
Easter Cards – AMUA have Easter Cards available for purchase in the card stand in the narthex.
AMUA Christmas Cards & Diaries 2025 – Orders are now being taken for Mother’s Union Diaries and Christmas Cards for 2025. These need to be advised to Brenda Allardyce by Thursday 21st March. Please call on 3408 6648 or 0418 197 488.
AMUA Mothering Sunday Retiring Collection – This Sunday 10th March the Mother’s Union is holding a retiring collection to support Pacific Islander Nations as they deal with changes to their environment due to increasing disruption caused by weather incidents such as cyclones and the effects of rising tides and flooding on villages. Donations can be given to the church account with AMUA Retiring in the reference.
Working Bee – Join us for a day of fellowship while we clean in and around the church. A variety of tasks to do, so something to suit everyone. Tomorrow, Saturday 9th March from 8.00am to 11.00am including morning tea.
Palm Cross Making – Palm Crosses for Palm Sunday will be made on Monday 18th March in Cooinda from 2.00pm until approximately 3.00pm. Palm fronds will be supplied. All are welcome to attend. Any queries please contact Jon and Jan White.
Palm Sunday Decorating – Decorators and palm fronds are needed on Saturday 23rd March at 9.00am to decorate the church for Palm Sunday. All are welcome to come along and enjoy a short morning of fun and fellowship while we get creative with palm fronds. Please put names on the list in the narthex.
Sunday Roster – There are vacancies in the following duties for Sunday Services, both 7.30am and 9.30am. AV Operators, Welcomers, Sidespersons and Intercessors are needed. Interested persons are asked to contact Margaret Peterson on 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. Cost is $10 per badge which can be paid when received. Badges will be ordered at the beginning of the month.
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 a function, 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.
Here are the Readings and Prayer Points for this week.
Readings for this Sunday – (Lent 4) Numbers 21.4-9; Psalm 107.1-3, 17-22; Ephesians 2.1-19; John 3.14-21.
Collect for this Sunday – Everlasting God in whom we live and move and have our being, you have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in you: give us purity of heart and strength of purpose, that no selfish passion may hinder us from knowing your will, no weakness prevent us from doing it; that in your light we may see light, and in your service find perfect freedom; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Prayer Requests – John Kerr, Greg, Elva Woods, Vivienne Bourne, Margaret & Brian Thompson, Linda Peterson.
Continuing Prayer List – Kaye Bush, Phillipa Booth, Elizabeth, Nicholas & Blake Kubler.
Online Sunday Worship – If you would like to watch a full Eucharist, visit YouTube and search for St John’s Cathedral Brisbane.
Churchwardens’ Contacts -
Greg Rollason – 0431 598 560 Email – greg.rollo@bigpond.com
Margaret Peterson – 5497 6978 Email – jeff.marg.peterson@bigpond.com
Di Thatcher – 0409 846 471 Email – di@thatcher.com.au