HOLY TRINITY KEW Anglican Church of Australia
QUINQUAGESIMA MARCH 3, 2019
Holy Communion 8am
SERVICES AT HOLY TRINITY KEW On 2nd Sunday of the month, incense will be used at the 10am service Wednesday 11am – Holy Eucharist Lenten Wednesday Holy Communion services will begin at 10am (except Ash Weds) SUNDAY 8am – Holy Eucharist 10am – Choral Eucharist Family ministry: Sunday 10am in chapel (in church on 1st Sun)
Healing Service: 4th Wednesday of the month following the 11am service in the Memorial Chapel- unless advised. At Trinity Grammar School Chapel: Sunday 週日中英文10.30am – English Service
Welcome to Holy Trinity, where services have been held, in this church, since 1863. We pray that you will feel the presence of God and know his blessings in your life You are invited to Breakfast after today’s service in the Vicarage. CHURCH TOILETS CURRENTLY LOCATED IN VICARAGE 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.
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Dear Parishioners, Jesus states a truth we can stake our lives on: what you give to others (and how you treat others) will return to you (Mark 4:24). The Lord knows our faults and he sees all, even the imperfections and sins of the heart which we cannot recognise in ourselves. Do you trust in God's mercy and grace? Ask the Lord to fill your heart with his loving-kindness and mercy that you may only have room for charity and kindness towards your neighbour. Jesus connects soundness with good fruit. Something is sound when it is free from defect, decay, or disease and is healthy. Good fruit is the result of sound living - living according to moral truth and upright character. The fruits of falsehood produce an easy religion which takes the iron out of religion, the cross out of Christianity, and any teaching which eliminates the hard sayings of Jesus, and which push the judgments of God into the background and makes us think lightly of sin. Those who are true to God know that their strength lies not in themselves but in God who supplies everything we need to live as his disciples. The Lord strengthens us with the fruits and gifts of the Holy Spirit - with faith, hope and love, justice, prudence, fortitude and temperance. And we grow in godly character through exercising the gifts and strength which God supplies. Do you want to bear good fruit in your daily life? Allow the Holy Spirit to train you in godliness and the wisdom to distinguish good fruit from bad fruit. Yours in Christ,
Fr Robert
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A SERVICE OF HOLY COMMUNION FROM THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER (BCP) Greeting:
The Lord be with you, and also with you.
Sentence: And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth. The Collect for Purity: Let us pray together: (kneel or sit) ALMIGHTY God, unto whom all hearts be open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid; Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love thee, and worthily magnify thy holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen. Summary of the Commandments: Priest: Our Lord Jesus Christ said: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord; and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength. This is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this: thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.’ People: Lord, have mercy upon us, and write all these thy laws in our hearts, we beseech thee. The Collect O God, glorious and faithful, you reveal the beauty of your face to those who seek you with a sincere heart: strengthen us in faith to embrace the mystery of the cross, and open our hearts to its transforming power, so that, clinging in love to your will for us, we may walk as followers of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. 4
THE MINISTRY OF THE WORD Readings from 'New Revised Standard Version' (NRSV)
First Reading: Ecclesiastes 10:8-14 8 Whoever
digs a pit will fall into it; and whoever breaks through a wall will be bitten by a snake. 9 Whoever quarries stones will be hurt by them; and whoever splits logs will be endangered by them. 10 If the iron is blunt, and one does not whet the edge, then more strength must be exerted; but wisdom helps one to succeed. 11 If the snake bites before it is charmed, there is no advantage in a charmer. 12 Words spoken by the wise bring them favour, but the lips of fools consume them. 13 The words of their mouths begin in foolishness, and their talk ends in wicked madness; 14 yet fools talk on and on. No one knows what is to happen, and who can tell anyone what the future holds? Response:
Hear the word of the Lord, Thanks be to God.
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Psalm: 92:5-15 Lord how glorious are your works: Your thoughts are very deep. 6 The brutish do not consider: and the fool cannot understand 7 That though the wicked sprout like grass: And all wrongdoers flourish, 8 They flourish to be destroyed forever: but you Lord are exalted for evermore. 9 For behold your enemies O Lord, your enemies shall perish: and all the workers of wickedness shall be scattered. 10 You have lifted up my head like the horns of the wild oxen: I am anointed with fresh oil; 11 My eyes have looked down on my enemies: and my ears have heard the ruin of those who rose up against me. 12 The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: they shall spread abroad like a cedar in Lebanon; 13 For they are planted in the house of the Lord: and flourish in the courts of our God. 14 In old age they shall be full of sap: they shall be sturdy and laden with branches; 15 And they will say that the Lord is just: the Lord my Rock in whom is no unrighteousness. 5
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Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:54-58 54 When
this perishable body puts on imperishability, and this mortal body puts on immortality, then the saying that is written will be fulfilled: ‘Death has been swallowed up in victory.’ 55 ‘Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?’ 56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 58 Therefore, my beloved, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, because you know that in the Lord your labour is not in vain. Response:
Hear the word of the Lord, Thanks be to God.
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WE STAND FOR THE READING OF THE HOLY GOSPEL AS A SIGN OF RESPECT AS WE GREET OUR LORD WHO IS PRESENT IN HIS HOLY WORD. The Lord be with you, and also with you. The gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, according to Saint Luke chapter 6 beginning at the 39th verse. Glory to you Lord Jesus Christ 39 He
also told them a parable: ‘Can a blind person guide a blind person? Will not both fall into a pit? 40 A disciple is not above the teacher, but everyone who is fully qualified will be like the teacher. 41 Why do you see the speck in your neighbour’s eye, but do not notice the log in your own eye? 42 Or how can you say to your neighbour, “Friend, let me take out the speck in your eye”, when you yourself do not see the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your neighbour’s eye. 43 ‘No good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit; 44 for each tree is known by its own fruit. Figs are not gathered from thorns, nor are grapes picked from a bramble bush. 45 The good person out of the good treasure of the heart produces good, and the evil person out of evil treasure produces evil; for it is out of the abundance of the heart that the mouth speaks. 46 ‘Why do you call me “Lord, Lord”, and do not do what I tell you? 47 I will show you what someone is like who comes to me, hears my words, and acts on them. 48 That one is like a man building a house, who dug deeply and laid the foundation on rock; when a flood arose, the river burst against that house but could not shake it, because it had been well built. Luke 6:39-48 Gospel Response: This is the gospel of the Lord, Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ. SERMON followed by a short time for reflection 8
The Nicene Creed I BELIEVE in one God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, And of all things visible and invisible: And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten son of God, Begotten of his Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, Very God of very God, Begotten, not made, Being of one substance with the Father, By whom all things were made: Who for us men, and for our salvation came down from heaven, And was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, And was made man, And was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried, And the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures, And ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of the Father. And he shall come again with glory to judge both the quick and the dead: Whose kingdom shall have no end. And I believe in the Holy Ghost, The Lord and giver of life, Who proceedeth from the Father and the Son, Who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified, Who spake by the Prophets. And I believe one Catholick and Apostolick Church. I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins. And I look for the Resurrection of the dead, And the life of the world to come. Amen. Then shall the Priest say bible Sentences as he thinketh most convenient in his discretion. LET your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. St. Matth. v. Then shall the Priest return to the Lord's Table, and begin the Offertory, the Alms for the Poor, and other devotions of the people, shall be placed upon the holy Table. And when there is a Communion, the Priest shall then place upon the Table so much Bread and Wine, as he shall think sufficient. After which done, the Priest shall say, Gracious Lord, we pray that you accept these our gifts, and us your people, for your service and to your glory. Amen.
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Let us pray for the whole state of Christ's Church militant here in earth. (the congregation kneel or sit). We pray for: all who work for peace and justice. We pray for: Anglican Episcopal Church of Chile (Abp Héctor (Tito) Zavala Muñoz); Ministry to the Defence Force (Bp Ian Lambert, Chaplains & Members of the Defence Forces); Diocesan Building Committee; Parish of St Peter's, Ocean Grove with All Saints, Barwon Heads (Jill McCoy, Jill Poole); St Thomas Moonee Ponds 160th Anniversary Service (Abp Philip Freier); Installation of new Dean of Trinity College, the Revd Dr Bob Derrenbacker (Abp Philip Freier); St Matthew’s, Wheelers Hill – Pastoral Visit (Bp Paul Barker); St Thomas’, Moonee Ponds – Pastoral Visit (160th anniversary of the first service) (Bp Genieve Blackwell); Dame Phyllis Frost Centre – pastoral visit (Bp Kate Prowd). We pray for our ministry team: Robert, Robert, Pam, for Rick and Michael (with responsibility for the TGS congregation), for the choir and Sunday School, and all who serve within the parish. We pray for our Archbishop Philip and Bishop Genieve.
We pray for those in need, and for those who care for them:
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ALMIGHTY and everliving God, who by thy holy Apostle hast taught us to make prayers, and supplications, and to give thanks for all men; We humbly beseech thee most mercifully to receive these our prayers, which we offer unto thy Divine Majesty; beseeching thee to inspire continually the Universal Church with the spirit of truth, unity, and concord: And grant, that all they who do confess thy holy Name may agree in the truth of thy holy Word, and live in unity, and godly love. We beseech thee also to save and defend all Christian Kings, Princes, and Governors; and specially thy Servant ELIZABETH our Queen; that under her we may be godly and quietly governed: And grant unto her whole Council, and to all that are put in authority under her, that they may truly and impartially administer justice, to the punishment of wickedness and vice, and to the maintenance of thy true religion, and virtue. Give grace, O heavenly Father, to all Bishops, Priests and Deacons, that they may both by their life and doctrine set forth thy true and lively Word, and rightly and duly administer thy holy Sacraments. And to all thy people give thy heavenly grace; and especially to this congregation here present; that, with meek heart and due reverence, they may hear, and receive thy holy Word; truly serving thee in holiness and righteousness all the days of their life. And we most humbly beseech thee, of thy goodness, O Lord, to comfort and succour all those who, in this transitory life, are in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity. We bless thy holy Name for all thy servants departed this life in thy faith and fear, beseeching thee to give us grace so to follow their good examples, that with them we may be partakers of thy heavenly kingdom. Grant this, O Father, for Jesus Christ's sake, our only Mediator and Advocate. Amen. Then shall the Priest say to them that come to receive the Holy Communion, YE that do truly and earnestly repent you of your sins, and are in love and charity with your neighbours, and intend to lead a new life, following the commandments of God, and walking from henceforth in his holy ways; Draw near with faith, and take this holy Sacrament to your comfort; and make your humble confession to Almighty God.
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Then shall this general Confession be made. ALMIGHTY God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all things, judge of all men; We acknowledge and bewail our manifold sins and wickedness, Which we, from time to time, most grievously have committed, By thought, word, and deed, Against thy Divine Majesty, Provoking most justly thy wrath and indignation against us. We do earnestly repent, And are heartily sorry for these our misdoings; The remembrance of them is grievous unto us; The burden of them is intolerable. Have mercy upon us, Have mercy upon us, most merciful Father; For thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ's sake, Forgive us all that is past; And grant that we may ever hereafter Serve and please thee In newness of life, To the honour and glory of thy Name; Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Then shall the Priest, (or the Bishop, being present) standing up, and turning himself to the people, pronounce this Absolution. ALMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, who of his great mercy hath promised forgiveness of sins to all them that with hearty repentance and true faith turn unto him; Have mercy upon you; pardon and deliver you from all your sins; confirm and strengthen you in all goodness; and bring you to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Then shall the Priest say, Hear what comfortable words our Saviour Christ saith unto all that truly turn to him. Come unto me all that travail and are heavy laden, and I will refresh you. St. Matth. xi. 28. So God loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, to the end that all that believe in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. St. John iii. 16 Hear also what Saint Paul saith. This is a true saying, and worthy of all men to be received, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. 1 Tim. i. 15. Hear also what Saint John saith. If any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and he is the propitiation for our sins. 1 St. John ii. 1. 12
After which the Priest shall proceed, saying,
Answer. Priest. Answer.
Lift up your hearts. We lift them up unto the Lord. Let us give thanks unto our Lord God. It is meet and right so to do.
Then shall the Priest say, IT is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times, and in all places, give thanks unto thee, O Lord, Holy Father, Almighty, Everlasting God. THEREFORE with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious Name; evermore praising thee, and saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts, heaven and earth are full of thy glory: Glory be to thee, O Lord most High. Amen Then all them that shall receive the Communion pray. WE do not presume to come to this thy Table, O merciful Lord, trusting in our own righteousness, but in thy manifold and great mercies. We are not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs under thy Table. But thou art the same Lord, whose property is always to have mercy: Grant us therefore, gracious Lord, so to eat the flesh of thy dear Son Jesus Christ, and to drink his blood, that our sinful bodies may be made clean by his body, and our souls washed through his most precious blood, and that we may evermore dwell in him, and he in us. Amen.
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When the Priest, standing before the Table, hath so ordered the Bread and Wine, that he may with the more readiness and decency break the Bread before the people, and take the Cup into his hands, he shall say the Prayer of Consecration, as followeth. ALMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, who of thy tender mercy didst give thine only Son Jesus Christ to suffer death upon the Cross for our redemption; who made there a full, perfect, and sufficient sacrifice, oblation, and satisfaction, for the sins of the whole world; and did institute, and in his holy Gospel command us to continue, a perpetual memory of that his precious death, until his coming again; Hear us, O merciful Father, we most humbly beseech thee; and grant that we receiving these thy creatures of bread and wine, according to thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ's holy institution, in remembrance of his death and passion, may be partakers of his most blessed Body and Blood: who, in the same night that he was betrayed, took Bread; and, when he had given thanks, he brake it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, Take, eat, this is my Body which is given for you: Do this in remembrance of me. Likewise after supper he took the Cup; and, when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of this; for this is my Blood of the New Testament, which is shed for you and for many for the remission of sins: Do this, as oft as ye shall drink it, in remembrance of me. Amen.
Jesus, Lamb of God. Jesus, bearer of our sins. Jesus, redeemer of the world.
Have mercy on us. Have mercy on us. Grant us your peace.
Draw near with faith. Receive the body of our Lord Jesus Christ which he gave for you, and his blood which he shed for you. Eat and drink in remembrance that he died for you, and feed on him in your hearts by faith with thanksgiving.
BAPTISED CHRISTIANS WHO RECEIVE HOLY COMMUNION IN THEIR OWN CHURCH ARE INVITED TO SHARE COMMUNION WITH US. The consecrated wine may be received: a) from the common cup which is the tradition of the Anglican Church since the Reformation (as outlined in the Book of Common Prayer 1662) by drinking or intinction of the bread. b) from an individual glass upon request. Or you may choose to receive the bread only as Holy Communion in one kind. 14
Once you have received communion you may wish to pray the following prayer in thanksgiving: Thanks be to you, our Lord Jesus Christ, for all the benefits which you have given us, for all the pains and insults which you have borne for us. Most merciful Redeemer, Friend and Brother, may we know you more clearly, love you more dearly, and follow you more nearly, day by day. Amen. (Richard of Chichester 1197-1253 AD)
Let us pray in the words that our Lord Jesus Christ has taught us: OUR Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, The power, and the glory, For ever and ever. Amen. After shall be said by the Priest a prayer of thanksgiving.
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Then shall be said by all, standing, GLORY be to God on high, and in earth peace, good will towards men. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. O Lord, the only begotten Son Jesu Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. For thou only art holy; thou only art the Lord; thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
Then the Priest (or Bishop if he be present) shall let them depart with this Blessing.
The peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his son Jesus Christ our Lord: and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you and remain with you always. Amen. - Recorded music played under PPCA licence 339096
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Readings for Sunday, March 10, 2019 1st Reading Deuteronomy 26:1-11 2nd Reading Romans 10:5-13
Psalm 91:1-12 Gospel Luke 4:1-13
GENERAL NOTICES Memorial Flowers: In cherished remembrance of James Sullivan from his family Birthdays: Billy & Caroline Cockram, Charlotte Campbell (Today), Jennifer Carnie (Wednesday) Trinity Times Easter Edition The Vicar is calling for submissions for inclusion in the upcoming edition of Trinity Times- please email him direct on vicar@holytrinitykew.org.au The deadline for submissions is: Saturday 6th April. Ash Wednesday Services: March 6th Holy Communion and Imposition of Ashes 11am and 6.30pm Lenten Studies for 2019 will be on Sunday at Midday, Weds at 11am and possibly Thursday at 7pm (if we have sufficient numbers) commencing on the 10th March. Studies are available for $12 at the back of the church- please add your name to the list placed there also. Evensong, led by Rev. Robert Holland with The Kew Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Directed by Stephen Kerr. Music by English 16th and 17thcentury composers, including: Thomas Tomkins (1572-1656): his Preces & Responses, and the anthem “Hear My prayer, O Lord”; Robert Stone (b.1516): The Lord’s Prayer and Pelham Humfrey (1647-74): Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis. Holy Trinity Kew, 5pm, Monday March 11, 2019, All Welcome. Church Directory: This year’s Church Directory is to be completed at the end of the month so please check your entry in the Draft version at the back of the Church and if there are any changes to be made please include them on the yellow form or, if you are not already included and wish to be, please complete a blue form with the details you want 17
included. Last date for changes is 24th March and the new Directory will be available from 31st March. Mother Prioress and the Carmelite Nuns extend a cordial invitation to the congregation at Holy Trinity to attend the 42nd Interfaith Ecumenical Gathering of the Kew Community Festival at the Carmelite Monastery Church, 94 Stevenson St, Kew on Sunday, March 17th, 2019, 2:30pm. Please add your name to the sign-up sheet at the back of the church by March 3rd if you are interested in attending. TRADING TABLE TODAY! Please support. Trinity Times Editorship position The Vicar is looking for an editor of the Trinity Times for the Winter (August 2019) edition onwards. The Vicar will be editing the Easter Trinity Times in the meantime. The Parish needs someone who can pull together material from the parish and coordinate publication with expert assistance in the areas of collation, printing and getting ready for delivery. There are three editions a year, Christmas, Easter and Winter. A three-year voluntary appointment is anticipated in the first instance. Efforts and Investigations into advertising revenue would be an advantage. Church Access: Church: Access is through the Pakington Street entrance. The Chapel door is open for Wednesday services. Church Office: Access is at the northern end of the Church off Pakington Street via the carpark. Vicarage & Memorial Garden: Access is either via the carpark or through the Chapel door if inside the Church. Please note that there are no railings for either the stairs or ramp outside the Chapel door at this stage, so please take care. Church Carpark: Devco are very kindly allowing the HTK carpark to be used by parishioners on a Sunday for Church services. It will only be open BETWEEN 7.30AM AND 1.00PM however, so if you are intending to be at the Church after that time, please ensure you remove your car from the carpark prior to 1.00pm to avoid being locked in until Monday morning. Please remember that the carpark is still part of the building site and subject to insurance restrictions, and Devco are really doing us a huge favour by allowing us to use the carpark, so please keep a very close eye on all children and be careful yourselves, so this privilege is not jeopardised. If there are any issues whatsoever, the carpark will be closed until the entire development is complete. 18
National Trust Appeal - HTK’s National Trust Appeal has been of huge benefit to the Parish, allowing vital maintenance on the Church that we would have otherwise struggled to fund. We are about to commence work on the Vicarage roof, which is leaking, and the total cost of this is around $100,000 so any donations, small or large, towards this would be very gratefully accepted. Donations are tax deductible. Donation forms are in the rack at the back of the church or speak to Brenda in the church office or call Alan Wilson on 0414 470 460.
Anglican Code of Conduct for Child Safety Holy Trinity Child and Vulnerable Persons Policy. The Parish Council (upon the recommendations of HTK Child and Vulnerable Person sub-committee) has endorsed the Holy Trinity Child Safe and Vulnerable Persons Policy. Holy Trinity Kew is committed to protecting the safety of young people and vulnerable adults who participate in its programs, ministries and events. This includes the Sunday School and the Choir. On 22 March 2018, the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne approved a Code of Conduct for Child Safety. There are copies of the Holy Trinity Child Safe Policy and the Anglican Code of Conduct for Child Safety at the back of the church for your attention. Each parishioner is urged to read Child Safe Policy and the Code of Conduct. If you are an adult who has regular contact with children (anyone under the age of 18 years) you will be requested to make a Statement of Commitment for the Code of Conduct for Child Safety. This process has commenced and will continue in the coming weeks. The Parish Council and the Holy Trinity Child Safe Sub Committee thank you for your continued support and co-operation in promoting a Child Safe parish. If you have any queries in relation to these matters please do not hesitate to contact either Rev’d Robert Newton or a member of the Child Safe Sub-Committee. Michael Tropea, Jane Newton, Stephen Kerr, Robert Holland.
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FIRST SESSION: WHERE: TIME:
Sunday March 10th, 2019 Parish Centre or Vicarage TBC Midday
FOR MORE DETAILS, PLEASE CONTACT: The Vicar
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The Anglican Church of Australia
HOLY TRINITY KEW Diocese of Melbourne
PO Box 37, Kew, 3101 Ph: (03) 9853 7158 www.holytrinitykew.org.au Email: vicar@holytrinitykew.org.au Vicar: Father Robert Newton
4th March 2019 Dear Parishioners, I should like to thank those who have made contributions through the year to the ongoing finances of the parish through the open plate, via giving envelopes, direct debits to the ADF (Anglican Development Fund) for the benefit of the parish and those who give by direct debit to the parish offertory account. Also many thanks to those who have made generous cash donations to specific projects in the parish via the National Trust and/or outright cash gifts which have offset deductions from ordinary parish expenditure. Without all these generous financial offerings ongoing such ministries as the leadership and ministry of the Vicar, the Chaplain, the Director of Music and Office Manager will have to be curtailed along with resources for Family, Youth and Children’s ministry. These efforts and allocations I know, are backed up by many hours of generous volunteer time given by good lay and ordained people in the parish to enhance/support professional ministry, which I give thanks for. As we look to the next five years we have to devise strategies to build up what we offer within our church and the wider community. As mentioned last year there is no doubt in my mind that some formal youth ministry in tandem with the opening of our new Parish Centre will have to be undertaken in the next three years if we are to keep and nurture any children as they leave Sunday School. With the completion of our property development a matter of weeks away and the need to address major physical property decline in the Vicarage and turn it from a liability to an asset along with our halls and Church we need to be providing significant increases in financial giving and of our time and talents, to build up our ministries (especially children, youth and families) and restore our site and its buildings to a real asset basis. Regular consistent giving through the ADF, or in the form of direct debit to the parish offertory account make it much easier for the parish to budget for the future (so please consider these methods if you do not at the moment). 21
Previous generations of parishioners have shown an amazing love, sacrifice and commitment for Holy Trinity which we are the inheritors of and custodians. With this selfless, sacrificial generosity in mind you will notice a note in the upcoming Trinity Times asking people to consider Holy Trinity Kew in their will by form of a bequest. A consideration by you in your will for Holy Trinity would have the same cumulative effect as an endowment of preservation/support that previous generations have given us with our beautifully adorned church building and grounds. If you should like to pursue this further feel free to contact Alan Wilson on 0414470460 for a confidential initial chat. The Parish Centre will eventually offer us some financial resources to maintain all our buildings and boost ministry resources through the utility of the building itself. However, it will be no "cash cow" or mean that we can slacken off in our financial giving which is effectively for mission and ministry. The finances from the Parish Centre will all be needed to pay off the substantial loan to the ADF and maintain and run all our buildings. I ask you this week to think about the many gifts God has given you through being a parishioner at Holy Trinity Kew and how God might be calling you to continue to give of your utmost so that others in the future may have the same opportunities for God’s grace that you have received here in this special and holy place. In the light of all what has been mentioned above I therefore ask that you seriously consider raising your financial giving over the next year and to seriously think and pray about including Holy Trinity in your will? If you would like to talk to me or the Churchwardens or the Treasurer about anything I have included in this letter, please feel free to approach us. As I quoted from Holy Scripture last year I will continue to quote: “The point is this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.� (2 Corinthians 9:6-7) Yours in Christ, Father Robert
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ROSTERS Roster Duty 8am Sun Welcomer Reader Intercessor Euch Assist Server Celebrant Preacher Breakfast
This Week 3/3/2019
Next Week 10/3/2019
Chris & Merrilyn Beeny Chris & Merrilyn Beeny BCP Irene Shorthouse Dinesh Warnakulasuriya The Rev’d Robert Newton The Rev’d Robert Newton Bob & Yvonne Stannard
Marilyn & Robert Frood Marilyn Frood
The Rev’d Robert Holland The Rev’d Robert Newton The Rev’d Robert Holland Diana Cerini & Joan West
10am Sun Welcomer
Carol Fraser & Alan Wilson Lorraine Bent & Yvonne Panagacos Children Dileeni & Nilmini Reader Wickramasinghe Children Jane Sullivan Intercessor Nick Leicester & Nip Thomson Euch Assist Lorraine Bent & Robert Buckmaster Robert Buckmaster Chris Flavelle-Smith Server Chris Flavelle-Smith Thurifer Jane Sullivan Jane Sullivan ALM Rev’d Robert Newton Rev’d Robert Newton Celebrant Rev’d Robert Newton Rev’d Robert Holland Preacher Dorothy Hadwen Transport Wendy Burns & Nip Thomson Morning Tea Elaine Hutchinson & Romana Kristelly Rev’d Robert Holland Carol Fraser Sacristan Elaine Hutchinson Carol Fraser Chapel
Flowers Brass Counters
Rosemary Nairn & Ian Lees
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Liz Cook Irene Shorthouse & Barbara Thomson
PARISH DIARY DATE DAY TIME 3/3 Sun 11/3 Mon 5pm
EVENT Trading Table Choral Evensong with Kew Phil Chamber Choir
Tax Deductible Donations to Holy Trinity can be made for the 'Building Appeal' through the National Trust, OR for 'Family Ministry' through the Anglican Foundation. Forms are available at the back of church. Holy Trinity Kew is committed to protecting the safety of children, young people and vulnerable adults. For further details please refer to the Holy Trinity Child Safe and Vulnerable Persons Policy and the Anglican Code of Conduct for Child Safety.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Term 1: 3 Feb- 14th April Term 2: 28th April- 30th June
Holy Trinity Church Directory 251 High St (cnr Pakington St), Kew 3101 Mailing address: PO Box 37, Kew 3101 Ph: (03) 9853 7158 Email: office@holytrinitykew.org.au Office hours: Monday – Friday 9am-12pm.
Ministry Team and Church Officers: Vicar: The Rev’d Robert Newton, 9855 0630, vicar@holytrinitykew.org.au Parish Chaplain: Pam Hughes, 9855 8279 Honorary Associate Clergy: The Rev’d Robert Holland (0423 568 048), The Rev’d Rick Cheung. Authorised Lay Ministers: Jane Sullivan, Michael Wong. Churchwardens: Robert Buckmaster, Nip Thomson, Alan Wilson. Parish Council: Jeremy Bland, CK Choong, David Harkin, Marcus Pandy, Dinesh Warnakulasuriya, Michael Wong. Wedding enquiries: refer to weddings page on website. ♫ Music Team ♫
Director of Music: Stephen Kerr, 0422 524 574; music@holytrinitykew.org.au Senior Head Chorister: Maddison McLeod Trinity Head Chorister: David Huang Deputy Head Chorister: Darcey Newton Holy Trinity Choral Scholar: George Bland
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