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HOLY TRINITY KEW Anglican Church of Australia

SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT MARCH 1, 2015

Crèche Area: is in the transept near the pulpit. Parents and children are welcome to enter by the church aisle or by the side door.

SERVICES AT HOLY TRINITY WEDNESDAY 11.00am – Holy Communion SATURDAY 6.00pm – Holy Communion SUNDAY 8.00am – Holy Communion 10.00am – Choral Eucharist Family ministry: Sunday 10.00am in hall (in church on 1st Sunday) Healing Service: 11.30am, 4th Sunday At Trinity Grammar School Chapel: Sunday 週日中英文10.30am – English Service

YOU ARE INVITED TO BREAKFAST AFTER TODAY’S SERVICE

Dear Parishioners, What is the best investment you can make with your life? Jesus poses some searching and deep questions to challenge our ideas about what is most profitable and worthwhile in this life of ours. In every choice and decision we are making, we make ourselves a certain kind of identity a certain kind of person. The kind of person we are, our character, determines to a large extent the kind of future we will face and live out. It is quite possible that some can gain all the things they set their heart on, only to wake up to themselves suddenly and discover that they missed the most important things of all. Of what value are material things if they don't help you gain what truly lasts in eternity. Neither money nor possessions can buy heaven, mend a broken heart, or cheer a lonely person. Everything we have is an out-right gift from God. We owe him everything, including our very lives. It's possible to give God our money, but not ourselves, or to give him lip-service, but not our hearts. A disciple gladly gives up all that he has in exchange for an unending life of joy and happiness with God. God gives without measure. The joy he offers no sadness or loss can diminish. What is the cross which Jesus Christ commands me to take up each day? When my will crosses with his will, then his will must be done. Are you ready to lose all for Jesus Christ in order to gain all with Jesus Christ? Yours in Christ, Fr Robert

If you want to become a disciple of Jesus, deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow him. Mark 8.34

God of all times and places, in Jesus Christ, who was lifted up on the cross, you opened for us the path to eternal life: grant that we, being born again of water and the Spirit, may joyfully serve you in newness of life and faithfully walk in your holy ways; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.

Genesis 17.1-7, 15-16 1

When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said to him, ‘I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless. 2 And I will make my covenant between me and you, and will make you exceedingly numerous.’ 3 Then Abram fell on his face; and God said to him, 4 ‘As for me, this is my covenant with you: You shall be the ancestor of a multitude of nations. 5 No longer shall your name be Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you the ancestor of a multitude of nations. 6 I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you. 7 I will establish my covenant between me and you, and your offspring after you throughout their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring after you. 15 God said to Abraham, ‘As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. 16 I will bless her, and moreover I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she shall give rise to nations; kings of peoples shall come from her.’

Psalm 22.24-32 24 O praise the Lord, all you that fear him: hold him in honour, O seed of Jacob, and let the seed of Israel stand in awe of him. 25 For he has not despised nor abhorred the poor man in his misery: nor did he hide his face from him, but heard him when he cried. 26 From you springs my praise in the great congregation: I will pay my vows in the sight of all that fear you; 27 The meek shall eat of the sacrifice and be satisfied: and those who seek the Lord shall praise him— may their hearts rejoice for ever! 5

Let all the ends of the earth remember and turn to the Lord: and let all the families of the nations worship before him. 29 For the kingdom is the Lord’s: and he shall be ruler over the nations. 30 How can those who sleep in the earth do him homage: or those that descend to the dust bow down before him? 31 But he has saved my life for himself: and my posterity shall serve him. 32 This shall be told of my Lord to a future generation: and his righteousness declared to a people yet unborn, that he has done it.

Second Reading: Romans 4.13-25 13 For the promise that he would inherit the world did not come to Abraham or to his descendants through the law but through the righteousness of faith. 14 If it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. 15 For the law brings wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there violation. 16 For this reason it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his descendants, not only to the adherents of the law but also to those who share the faith of Abraham (for he is the father of all of us, 17 as it is written, ‘I have made you the father of many nations’)—in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist. 18 Hoping against hope, he believed that he would become ‘the father of many nations’, according to what was said, ‘So numerous shall your descendants be.’ 19 He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was already as good as dead (for he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah’s womb. 20 No distrust made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God,21 being fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised. 22 Therefore his faith ‘was reckoned to him as righteousness.’23 Now the words, ‘it was reckoned to him’, were written not for his sake alone, 24 but for ours also. It will be reckoned to us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead, 25 who was handed over to death for our trespasses and was raised for our justification.

Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. 32 He said all this quite openly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.33 But turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, ‘Get behind me, Satan! For you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things.’ 34 He called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, ‘If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 35 For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it. 36 For what will it profit them to gain the whole world and forfeit their life? 37 Indeed, what can they give in return for their life? 38 Those who are ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of them the Son of Man will also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.’

Birthdays: Nick Leicester (Today), Charlotte Campbell (Tuesday). Anniversary: Billy and Caroline Cockram (Tuesday) High altar flowers in memory of James Sullivan, with love from Jim's family. World Day of Prayer: Friday 6th March 2015, 11am. St Anneâ€™s Catholic Church, 55 Windella Ave, Kew East, will host this yearâ€™s service, prepared by The Bahamas WDP Committee. Followed by refreshments. All Welcome. Mother Prioress and the Carmelite Nuns extend a cordial invitation to attend the Ecumenical Gathering of the Kew Community Festival at the Carmelite Monastery Church 94 Stevenson St Kew on Sunday 22nd March 2.30pm. Afternoon tea will be served by the Nuns in the Monastery Garden. Please RSVP the Vicar for numbers Parish Council has approved the Vicarage and the ground floor in particular to be leased for one year to Fr Robert Holland our Associate Priest whilst we wait for the next stage of the building works for the Development Project. Fr Robert cares for Susan his wife who suffers from Alzheimer's disease and who cannot go upstairs. The Parish has placed a temporary shower in the downstairs toilet area so Susan can be bathed. Whilst we wait for the next stage of the Development Project it is good stewardship to utilise the Vicarage for this purpose, while at the same time assisting Fr Robert and Susan with their living arrangements. This does not detract from the fact that the Vicarage will need a major renovation in the near future, to return the property to an asset status for the Parish. - The Vicar

Protocol for use of the Common Cup at Holy Communion in the Diocese of Melbourne Background A request to the Archbishop of Melbourne in 2014 raised the important question of the transfer of infection with the practice of the common cup according to Anglican rite and practice from the time of the Book of Common Prayer. The Anglican Diocese of Toronto in 2003 commissioned a report on the risks of transmission of infections via the common cup used at services of Holy Communion. On examining the available scientific and medical literature, it concluded that the common cup could be a vehicle of bacteria transmission, in a similar way to our hands, and can be passed from surface to surface during the passing of the peace as well as being airborne. However, the report concludes that sharing the common cup, and a handshake at the peace, along with attending a buffet dinner, or hugging, all present a minimal risk and therefore fall within the parameters of normal risks of daily living. Like all aspects of life however, if an individualâ€™s immune system is compromised or weakened, the risk may be greater. Confronting and responding to risk is a common human experience. We all take precautions to avoid risk. To face risks we need to be informed as well as establish best practice. The central act of worship for Anglicans is the gathering for Holy Communion. In some places, this is daily, weekly or at designated times. Sharing the common cup may entail some risk, but Christians are called to embody risk as part of discipleship. The recent practice of intinction was historically for those ill and was administered by the priest, unlike the present where it is practised because it is seen as less risky. This is not a unanimous viewpoint supported by the available research. In fact the practice of the recipient of the host receiving the bread and then dipping into the wine may be more risky. Given the current perceptions, practices and understandings of the use of the common cup and improved knowledge about infection, the Anglican church needs to ensure that policies relating to the administration of Holy Communion be well known and adopted as best practice. The following protocols and practices ought to be adopted and made available to all clergy, licensed Eucharistic assistants and all parishioners.

Recommended protocol for administration of Holy Communion 1. Worshippers are to be made aware of the possibility of infections due to handshaking, colds and flu and when visiting people with an illness or preparing food. Notices should be displayed in all churches to pass on these details. 2. All who lead worship need to ensure hands are clean and precautions taken which can reduce the possibility of the risk of sharing infections. 3. Before any service of Holy Communion, all vessels are washed in hot soapy water with appropriate levels of disinfectant. They should be left to dry and not wiped clean. Metal is probably the best material to reduce any perceived transmission. 4. Purificators are to be linen and used only once. They are to be laundered in hot water. All linen used should be laundered in hot water. 5. Each person administering the chalice must thoroughly wipe the rim of the chalice with the purificators after each person communicates and then move the purificator so that the same part is not used twice. 6. Use of the lavabo is a reminder to the President of the Eucharist, following the passing of the peace, of the importance of clean hands. It is therefore more than symbolic. It has a practical purpose. 7. Gluten free wafers are to be held on a separate Paten. It is a good practice for the clergy and those who are assisting with the administration of the bread to use one hand for Gluten free and the other for all others. 8. Intinction should be the responsibility of the priest. Dirty finger nails, nail polish etc. are common and to be avoided. [Prepared by an advisory group established by the Archbishop of Melbourne in 2014 and comprising: Dr Graeme L Blackman OAM FTSE FAICD (Member of Archbishop in Council, Convenor) Associate Professor Richard King AM (Medical Director, Medicine, Monash Health) Dr Justin Denholm (Infectious Diseases Physician and Ethicist, Royal Melbourne Hospital) Dr Denise Cooper-Clarke (Medical Ethicist) Revd Dr Ray Cleary AM (Lecturer in Theology, Trinity College Theological School)] 1 November 2014

The Rev'd Dr H. Granowski

Leonie Bird

Rick Nicholson & Barbara Thomson Chris & Merrilyn Beeny BCP Irene Shorthouse Dinesh Warnakulasuriya

Marilyn and Robert Frood

The Rev’d Robert Newton The Rev’d Robert Newton Diana Cerini and Joan West Carol Fraser & Alan Wilson Children

Nigel Creese Leonie Bird Carol Fraser Barbara Thomson Leonie Bird The Rev’d Robert Newton The Rev’d Robert Newton Rick Nicholson and Yvonne Stannard Lorraine Bent & Yvonne Panagacos Dileeni & Nilmini Wickramasinghe

Children Mark Lucas Jane Sullivan The Rev’d Robert Newton The Rev’d Robert Newton Bruce Chisholm Elaine Hutchinson & Barbara Thomson Rosemary Nairn & Carol Fraser

Don Watkinson Joy Watkinson The Rev’d Robert Newton The Rev’d Robert Newton Dorothy Hadwen

Irene Shorthouse & Barbara Thomson

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