2023 Easter Service Times

ANGLICAN PARISHES OF MALENY AND PALMWOODS

Holy Wednesday April 5:

FireTalk: A Brave Space for young people to ask anything, Palmwoods.

Maundy Thursday April 6:

8am Montville, 9.30am Palmwoods, 5pm Maleny

Good Friday April 7:

8am Montville, 8.30am Palmwoods,

9.30am Maleny, 12 noon Kenilworth

Easter Eve April 8:

Easter Vigil 5pm Maleny

Easter Day April 9:

8am Montville, 8.30am Palmwoods, 9am Kenilworth, 9.30am Maleny

St George’s Maleny – 2 Walkers Drive

St Mary’s Montville – 1 Memorial Close

Church on the Rise

Beerwah

St Augustine’s Palmwoods – 13 Hill Street

St Luke’s Kenilworth – 17 Anne Street

MALENY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Good Friday 9am

Easter Sunday 9am

12 Cedar Street, Maleny

LUTHERAN CHURCH

Good Friday 9am

Easter Sunday 9am: celebration of the Resurrection of our Lord with Holy Communion.

3 Reed Street, Glasshouse Mountains

CHURCH ON THE RISE BEERWAH

Friday April 7: 9.30am

Sunday April 9: 9.30am

27 Beerwah Parade, Beerwah

CHURCH ON THE RISE MALENY

Easter Sunday 9.30am

Maleny Sports Park via Porters Lane

Everyone welcome. PH: 0402 343 577

LANDSBOROUGH SEVENTH DAY

ADVENTIST CHURCH

Saturday April 8: A Sabbath Easter

Service, 11am

27 Maleny Street, Landsborough

GLASSHOUSE COUNTRY UNITING

CHURCH

Good Friday (7 April) 8.30am

Easter Sunday (9 April) 8.30am

29 Twin Peaks Drive, Beerwah

CALOUNDRA PARISH OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

Holy Week Easter Mass Times

Tuesday 4 April

Mass (OLR) 9am

1st Rite of Reconciliation (Maleny) 8.30am

Mass (Maleny) 9am

Wednesday 5 April

NO MASS

Holy Thursday 6 April

BEERWAH CHURCH 27 Beerwah Parade

Sundays 9.30am & Kids Church

Arise Youth: Fri 7pm (grade: 7-12 | term time) E: wecare@cotr.org.au W: churchontherise.org.au

MALENY

Happy Easter

Jesus did not come to make God’s love possible, but to make God’s love visible.

Author Unknown

The good news is that everything Christ came to accomplish for us and in our hearts, cannot be stolen away by circumstance.

Peace, Grace, Hope, Forgiveness, Strength, Freedom, and the promise to spend eternity in His Presence. (These are all ours in Christ)

For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:17 This Easter, pause to remember the unimaginable sacrifice Christ made for all of us before many witnesses.

Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still

Sundays 9 30am & Kids Church

E: info@cotrmaleny.org W: cotrmaleny.org sinners, Christ died for us.

Notice this verse says while we were sinners, and not ‘when we finally got our stuff together, Christ Died for us’, but while we were in sin, he lifted us out of our sin. No one likes being told they are a sinner. But God in His great love wants to free us from everything that doesn’t honour him. God takes us in at our lowest point to elevate us and love on us.

Nothing can rule you out of receiving the love of God. God’s love wont leave you where you are. It will lead you into a place of grace, forgiveness and future hope. If you would like to know more about living for Jesus Christ, accepting forgiveness, then I’m praying you will contact me wecare@cotr.org.au

Church on the Rise Maleny

Getting the balance Right

Getting the balance right is one of life’s great challenges. The difference between being too hot or cold is only a few degrees. Financially being in the Red or the Black is sometimes only a matter of a few dollars.

I said to my wife the other day when I was having a crazy moment “I’m sure it’s not far between Sanity and Insanity! Balance relates to everyday life and to get the balance right is not always easy. How much time do you give to work, play, sleep, pleasure, exercise etc. How much do I spend on one area of my world against another? How much can I save or spend. If we overspend we will suffer financially, if we eat too much, or work too hard or drink too much alcohol we will suffer. The list goes on and on! Being out of balance then creates stress, depression and anxiety.

NO MORNING MASS

Mass (Caloundra) 6pm

Mass (Maleny) 6pm

Good Friday 7 April

Stations of the Cross 10am

Caloundra, Maleny, Beerwah

Veneration of the Cross 3pm

Little Mountain, Caloundra, Kawana, Landsborough

Currimundi 10am

Easter Vigil Saturday 8 April

NO MORNING MASS

Mass (Caloundra) 6pm

Mass (Beerwah) 6pm

Easter Sunday 9 April

Mass (OLR) 6.30am

(Landsborough) 7am

Mass (Maleny) 9am

Mass (OLR) 9:30am

Easter Monday 10 April

Parish office is closed

Mass (OLR) 9am

It’s great to be able to say oh “just do whatever feels good”, but then you have to live with the consequences of those decisions.

A great life can only be built from wise choices. We are mostly a product of the choices we have made during our life’s journey.

A Life that is out of balance can never achieve its best!

Balance doesn’t mean everything equal; it means your life has order.

One area of my life that was out of balance for many years was the work and play balance. It’s true that “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”.

In my earlier days of work it was all about success. Proving to everyone else that you are a person of worth and successful. The sad thing was I almost lost my marriage and my family in the process. It took me a long time to learn that it was okay to have some “Me Time”. The feeling of running on empty for many years drove me to change some things in my world.

Soul time is important to get the balance in work and play.

Productivity can only be sustained with a happy soul.

May God help us to make wise choices, so that we can get the balance right in all areas of our lives. God bless.

GLASSHOUSE COUNTRY CALVARY CONGREGATION

You are most WELCOME to join us 9.00am each Sunday Reed Street, Glasshouse Mtns (next to RSL) Sunday School, Women’s Fellowship, Bible Study

The crown of thorns was placed upon Jesus’ head as He hung gasping for the last breath of life on the cross. A plaque was placed above His head which read, INRI, or Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews. Kingship denotes royalty, and royalty a ‘crown of glory’. Who would have thought that a crown of thorns was fitting for a king, promised from the beginning of time? Genesis 3:15 already speaks of one who would slay the serpent. The crown of thorns as prophesied would put to death the devil and his evil powers and forces.

There are no great victory laps to be found there, but we who believe in Jesus share in that victory of the cross. In Revelation 19:12, Jesus speaks of His victory over death. The great hymn writer Matthew Bridges (1800 -1894) wrote: “Crown Him with many crowns, the Lamb upon His throne; Hark! How the heavenly anthem drowns all music

Contact: 5439 9341 or 5496 9671 www.glasshousemountains.lutheran.org.au but His own: Awake my soul and sing of Him who died for thee, and hail Him as Thy matchless king through all eternity.”

For us, the true story is focussed on Jesus, the victorious King. The crown of thorns gives way to the crown of victory that Revelation writes about. We worship the victorious King, Risen from the dead and conqueror for all time. Our daily life is lived in Jesus’ victory. We look to another King, Jesus Christ, King of glory. We join with choirs in heaven who sing “See the Conqueror mounts in triumph, see the King in royal state. Riding on the clouds, To His chariot to His heavenly palace gate. Hark! The choirs of angel voices, joyful hallelujahs sing and the portals high are lifted to receive their heavenly king.”

Have a happy and blessed Easter!

Seventh-day Adventist Church

From Conspiracy to Hope

I am thankful that the dramatic Easter story provides contemplative nourishment for me each day, providing hope for today and the future. But it has a back-story of murderous conspiracy; tangled lies that even the government officials recognised as false. In the Gospel of Matthew we read of the Roman governor Pilate questioning Jesus. Satisfied of His innocence Pilate wanted to free Him. Even Herod could not fault Him. But the mob demonstrated its wish that Barabbas, a convict, be released instead. Jesus was forced to the cross. He endured His death there as a supposed felon. It appears that the only support at the cross were a few women, including His mother Mary, and the disciple John. The Roman infantry jeered at Him, and even shared His clothes among themselves. The ignominy of the death on the cross is countered by the gracious way Jesus

Welcomes you each Saturday at 27 Maleny Street

9:30am - All Age Bible Study Hour

(Includes Children and Youth programs)

11:00am - Worship Service

First Saturday of the monthCommunity Lunch

Contact p: 0424 901 301 f: @LandsboroughChurch w: landsborough.org took His part in the plan of salvation. Yes, He died on that Calvary hill to bear our sins, shame, and punishment at great risk. But, and there are lots of ‘buts’ in this story, it was discovered on Sunday morning that His tomb was empty. The women who came that Sunday morning to prepare His body, after resting on the Sabbath, were aghast at an empty tomb. But an angel gave them the great news that Jesus had risen from the dead. His disciples initially found that hard to comprehend, but soon remembered He had told them earlier in His ministry about this. And that resurrection provided them the possibility of eternal life. It does for us as well. I am thankful for the Easter story every day. Beth Beaden and her team are providing a family-friendly panorama this Easter Saturday at my church at Landsborough.

Glasshouse Country Uniting Church

Easter Sunday is the high point of the Christian Church year. We celebrate the Resurrection - the demonstration of God’s power and authority over life and death in the raising of Jesus to new life following his crucifixion and death by the Roman Occupation Army in Israel around 33 Common Era (AD). Christians believe God sent the Son to the world in Jesus of Nazareth to reveal God’s true nature and to call the people of Israel and the whole world back to living God’s way of justice and peace for all. Through believing in Jesus as Son of God and following his teaching, we are reconnected with God and offered Eternal Life in God’s kingdom. Sadly, the people of his time misunderstood Jesus’ mission and resented his ministry. The priests and religious authorities in Jerusalem resented his challenge to their interpretations of the Scriptures and the rituals and laws developed over at least 1000 years before his time. They were jealous of his popularity and capacity to heal, and offended by his freely forgiving people in God’s name. The Roman

Glasshouse Country Uniting Church

29 Twin Peaks Drive, Beerwah

Come and worship with us

Beerwah – Sunday 8.30am

Peachester Community Church –last Sunday of the month 5.30pm

Minister: Rev Dr Elizabeth Nolan

Ph. 0448 358 774 Email: churchgcuc@gmail.com authorities, in soldiers and the consul, Pilate, were afraid of Jesus’ power and thought he might stir the people to rebellion against Rome. The story is told in each of the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John in the Bible. Despite the fears and jealousies of humans that killed Jesus, God’s power overcame that death and showed humans Eternal Life with God is God’s intention for all. We find the Resurrection a mystery – a miracle beyond our full understanding – for this new life of Jesus seemed both normal physical (his friends could see and touch him and he could eat) but also beyond the physical for he could appear in locked rooms and disappear from sight at will. But his disciples saw and believed in him as God’s Son and have taught countless others through the past 2000 years to believe in him and trust his revelation of God’s will for us. Come and hear the story at churches this Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Happy Easter all.

Catholic Weekend Masses

Saturday 5pm: Peachester Rd, Beerwah

Sunday 7am: Caloundra St, Landsborough

In today’s world, there seems to be a lot of resources spent on achieving eternity. For some it may be in an active social media profile that tries to capture a youthful moment forever. For others it may be on cosmetics or body enhancing surgeries. For others, especially pharmaceuticals, it may be on the search for a treatment which either slows or even reverses aging. Believe in eternal life or not, the idea in one form or another appeals to us. There are many resources spent today on empowerment too. For some it may be in upskilling themselves. It may be in the professional networks they seek out. It may be in the newer, better products they buy – a faster car, a more powerful electronic device.

Why do we want a (little) longer life?

Why do we want empowerment?

They can seem like stupid questions, but in the context of 13.8 billion year old universe, the demands of life, the

Sunday 9am: 45 Cedar Street, Maleny Ph: 5430 9390 9am to 1pm Mon-Fri www.caloundracatholicparish.net additional things…. Why do we go after them?

Perhaps they are echoes of an instinct in us towards life and for empowerment. Perhaps the instinct forms part of our DNA, a DNA originating in a God who creates and wishes what God creates to thrive.

At Easter the Church has chanted down the millennia: “O wonder of your humble care for us! O love, O charity beyond all telling, to ransom a slave you gave away your Son!”

This God is not one who sits around wishing, but one who offers us God’s own self that we will have life and empowerment and ultimately… a transformation. Christ rises and lives, yet moves between spaces, through walls and ultimately across time.

May the Trinity fill your hearts as you

Anglican Parishes of Maleny and Palmwoods

The Rev’d Deb Bird

The Spirit of Shalom

On the Sunday before Easter we celebrate Palm Sunday the hope-filled arrival of Jesus into Jerusalem with a story of crowds lining the streets with their cloaks, blankets and palms.

I love this image of people coming together to make a softer road on which to travel toward their collective hopes for a gentler world, a world in which the poor, persecuted and mourning would find hope.

People of the time lived under “Pax Romana” – the peace of Rome, which was no peace at all. Pax Romana meant an absence of violence until a person or nation expressed difference or disagreement, and then the weight of Roman brutality would come crashing down, pressing resistance into silence.

After the trial and crucifixion of Jesus, his companions faced a choice. They could retreat into submission or find a way to practice the different kind of peace Jesus taught – a peace they called ‘Shalom’.

The concept of Shalom means the peace that comes to a person when there is enough - enough food, shelter and safety, enough dignity, care and healthy connection that one need not fear for themselves or feel the need to take from the peace of another.

This was the beautiful idea the first followers of Jesus took up in their experience of resurrection. They tentatively began to form communities of care and compassion. Eventually these Christians became famous for their love and from their first small steps, the church was born.

At the beginning of Holy Week it’s always wonderful to see Palm Sunday Rallies for Refugees still advocating for this Spirit of Shalom – to make pathways to peace a reality for others. For those who have been trapped on Manus and Nauru for 11 years, it is well past time.

At Easter we celebrate not only an empty tomb, but that the Risen Christ, the Spirit of Shalom has escaped into the world and is still enlivening the work of God’s kingdom of justice, advocacy and peace among us. May it always be so. Christ is Risen. Alleluia!

Glassies – get voting!

AFTER two weeks of nominations for this year’s Glass House Small Business Awards, I was inundated with a total of 180 nominations for small businesses and their employees across the regions – Montville, Maleny, Glasshouse Country and Moreton Bay.

The next stage of the Glassies is the voting!

All your nominees will be available to view on my website from 3rd April through to 1st May. The business and employee in each region with the most amount of votes wins the silver Glassy. The bronze Glassies are peer awarded, chosen by the respective Chamber of Commerce for each region. Finally, the coveted gold Glassy, for which there is only one overall business and one overall employee winner, is chosen by myself and all the Chamber representatives together.

So back your favourite and get voting at andrewpowell. com.au !

Thankful to be your MP

Thank you, Glass House! Tuesday, 21st March was my 14th anniversary as your local Member of Parliament. It remains an incredible honour to represent you and to work with you to deliver for the families, farmers and small businesses of our wonderful part of this amazing state of Queensland. I’ve met so many brilliant, kind, caring and driven people throughout my years exploring the electorate. My love for the job hasn’t faded one ounce and I love the fact that no two days are ever the same.

EASTER, an eggcellent time for community spirit. We all know that a sense of belonging is built on exchange; be that shared time, ideas, risk or terrible Easter egg jokes. It’s also through developing a deep sense of interconnectedness that we tend to develop a deep sense of love for where we live. Along these lines, I am particularly heartened by both the robust community pride that runs throughout our region and by the generous spirit of our residents, many who are new to the region but quickly seek to join in and contribute to our community of communities. So, given we’ve had a challenging few years, this Easter holiday season, please consider reaching out just a tad more to foster your neighborhood spirit. Whether that be striking up a conversation with someone new, taking extra pride in your shared spaces, buying local, joining a club, or visiting your local park or community facilities. If you give it a go, it would be lovely if you would let me know where it leads.

Solar

lighting at Chantilly Park

To provide some extra peace of mind for our Beerwah residents and visitors, a new solar light pole will soon be installed at Chantilly Park. The light is to come on at dusk for several hours before dimming to a pre-set level for the rest of the night – without unduly disturbing nearby residents. As the cooler months and early evenings begin to roll in, I do hope this new lighting will further encourage you to keep enjoying the active, outdoor lifestyle we love.

Ecological park plan

The pretty exciting Sunshine Coast Ecological Park draft master plan has now been released, highlighting some of the many features including treetop bridges, forest lookouts, event spaces, and a wetland boardwalk.

This is all part of a plan to restore the former grazing land to lush rainforest and wetland, on the northern side of Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve. I encourage you to explore the plan and consider what this project would mean for you. haveyoursay.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au