W ELCOME TO ST PAUL’S. We are

glad that you have come to

worship God with us today. If

you are a visitor from another parish, or

worshipping with us for the first time,

please introduce yourself to our parish

priest, Fr James Collins, or to anyone

wearing a name badge, over a cup of tea

or coffee in the parish hall after the service.

You’ll find the hall behind the church.

Congratulations to the World’s Newest 3

Christians

Our Patron Saint – Feast of Title 4

Birthday greetings to Barry and Michelle! 5

A prayer for a New year! – By Barry Brandy 6

St Paul’s Lunchtime Recitals 7

Safe Ministry – Essentials and Refreshing 9

Courses

Sung Eucharist – 8.00am

Parish Eucharist – 9.30am

Wednesday 25th

January at 10.30am

Communion Service –

The Feast of the

Conversion of Paul

Sunday 19th of March

after 9.30am Service –

AGM Meeting

Tuesday 21st March at

1.15pm – Lunchtime

Recital – Organ Recital

Friday 31st of March –

Parish Bus Trip

Saturday 1st of April at

6pm in the Church –

Consort 8 Twilight

Concert – Music for

Eastertide

Tuesday 18th April at

1.15pm – Lunchtime

Recital – Flute

Tuesday 16th May at

1.15pm – Lunchtime

Recital – Choral

Name badges help make St Paul’s an

inclusive community. If you need a new

name badge, fill in the form inside the

pew sheet, send it to the parish office,

and one will be made and left in church

for you.

Toilets are available at the entrance to

the parish hall, which is located behind

the church.

First aid kits are located on the wall of

the kitchen in the Large Hall behind

the church and in the choir vestry.

Ask a member of the clergy or anyone

who’s wearing a name badge. We’re

here to help.

As you take your place in your pew,

please make yourself aware of the route

to the nearest emergency exit. Should

there be a fire, leave quickly, turn right,

and assemble by the roundabout on

Burwood Road.

People needing wheelchair access can

enter St Paul’s most conveniently by the

door at the base of the belltower.

Please turn your mobile phone off or on

to silent before the service starts. It’ll

save you much embarrassment later on.

Children are welcome in church at any

service. There is a selection of

children’s books and toys at the back of

the church near the font and there are

also kids’ activity sheets and pencils

available at the back of the church

where the pew sheets and prayer books

are.

Children’s Church runs during Term

Time. Meet at the back of the church at

the beginning of the 9.30am Eucharist.

Please feel free to bring your children to

the altar rail to receive a blessing, or to

receive Communion if they have been

admitted to the sacrament.

Please do not take photos

inside the church or during the services

of worship without permission.

Last Sunday 15th of January 2017, we welcomed Alexandra Juliette

Southwood, Scarlette Jade Ann Pryor and Miami Gunawan into the

family of God, the Church, through the sacrament of Holy Baptism.

Pray for Alexandra, Scarlette, Miami, their godparents and parents that

they may know God’s presence in their lives and be enfolded with

God’s love.

This week Fr James will bless more kneelers and 2 more cushions for

the Lady Chapel and several beautiful new kneelers. Thank you to those

people who have donated them and to those people who have so

lovingly worked them. May they each be a symbol of love in

remembrance to those for whom they have been dedicated.

Our goal is to have 250 kneelers in church and we are well on the way.

We now have 126 completed and several more under construction.

Remember if you would like to donate a kneeler in memory of a loved

one or in commemoration of something please speak to Rosemary to

have it arranged.

Our Parish Church is dedicated to Saint Paul the Apostle and the

Anglican Prayer Book Calendar celebrates his main feast day on

25th January, as the Conversion of St Paul so next Wednesday is our

Feast of Title when we especially give thanks for the patronage of St Paul,

our patron saint. You are welcome to the mid week Eucharist on that day

at 10.30 am, which will be held in the beautiful LADY CHAPEL, to honour

him with praise and thanksgiving. Please enter, as usual, via the Tower

Porch door. Make a special effort to be present at the Holy Eucharist on

this special day.

Thank you to all those people who kept food coming in for the pantry

throughout the holiday period. Your care is much appreciated.

With this hot weather one of the foods that we need the most is tinned

fruit and small fruits in jelly/juice.

A special thank you to those of you who have been sourcing the Sun Rice

Meals – we can never meet the demand.

Currently we do not need any soup, baked beans or spaghetti as these

are more popular in winter.

Nor do we need any more toiletries as we received a lot from the

Mayoral Appeal just before Christmas.

Due to demands on staff we are changing Parish Pantry hours

this year to:

Tuesday 9.30 – 11.30am

Wednesday 1.30-2.30pm

Thursday 9.30 – 11.30am

Our warmest best wishes to Barry Brandy and Michelle Phillips who are

celebrating birthdays at this time. We wish them many happy returns

and every blessing and much happiness in the coming year.

Dear St Pauls Burwood,

Thank you so much for your kind donation of Christmas gifts on the

22/12/2016.

I am very grateful that you have chosen the Exodus Foundation as the

recipient of your generosity. Your gift helps us make a real difference to

so many disadvantaged people in our community.

Without your generosity we simply couldn’t be here day after day

providing support to those less fortunate than ourselves. Your contribu-

tion helps us keep costs down, allowing us to spend more money on

frontline services for our guests. You can visit our Gifts in kind page on

our website at www.exodusfoundation.org.au to find out more infor-

mation about the types of goods we accept.

Again, I am most grateful for your support and thoughtfulness.

God bless,

Rev Bill Crews

You can join us on our Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/7441384898/

Forthcoming events and other interesting news will be posted there!

Thank you Margaret Whittaker for your care in administrating our

Facebook page.

After each Sunday morning Eucharist, Morning Tea is kindly provided

for worshippers in the Parish Hall. Mrs Joy Brandy graciously looks after

these arrangements but it is not funded by the parish but by a few

people who kindly donate some biscuits, and other 'goodies' etc . Joy

also cooks the birthday cakes as needed, buys the milk, tea/coffee.

sugar, cups, cheese etc etc. A small number of people make a monetary

donation from time to time - on Sundays there is a bowl provided for

monetary donations - you will find it on the counter where the tea/coffee

is served - your contribution will be much appreciated. Many thanks.

Please continue to leave your used stamps for missions in the box at the

back of the Church. Leave at least a 2cm border around the stamps.

Thank you.

Annual General Meeting of Parishioners – the next AGM will be held on

Sunday 19th of March at 11.30/45 a.m.

The next Parish bus trip will be on Friday 31st of March – more

details to follow.

Lord and Father, as we set our faces toward the new year, we

know full well that it will bring many changes. The old must

give place to the new, time does not stand still, nor the world cease

from its turning. May you give to us the courage and fortitude that will

enable us to stand upon our faith as the spirit of the living Lord shall

give us strength. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

– By Barry Brandy

St Paul’s Anglican Church 205-207 Burwood Road, Burwood

LUNCHTIME RECITALS 2017

1.15pm-1.45pm

Other dates and artists TBC

Entry by donation

Light refreshments will follow in the Rectory For further information, please contact the St Paul’s Church Office:

Ph.: 9747 4327 / Email: office@stpaulsburwood.org.au

St Paul’s is an historic Church designed by Edmund Blacket.

It is famous for its beauty and spiritual

Tuesday 21March

Kurt Ison - Organ

Tuesday 18 April

Brian Kim - Flute

Tuesday 16 May Judith Rough - Soprano and Nicole Smeulders - Contralto

Tuesday 24 October

Mark Quarmby - Organ

CONSORT EIGHT

Hello everyone and Happy New Year to you all.

We have a busy year coming up and would love you to come and enjoy the

music with us. We have a new "home" at the recently renovated and very

beautiful St Paul's Anglican Church at Burwood. We will forward details of

address, parking and public transport as each concert approaches.

Program for the 2017

Saturday 1 April 6pm

Twilight concert at St Paul's Burwood with special guest Michael Wyborn

and his early brass ensemble. This concert will feature music for Eastertide

and showcase the magnificent sounds of sackbutts, renaissance recorders

and viol consort.

Wednesday 24 May 1:15pm

Lunchtime concert at St James' Church King St Sydney

Saturday 5 August 6pm

Twilight concert at St Paul's Burwood

Saturday 2 December 6pm

Twilight concert at St Paul's Burwood. Music for Advent and Christmas.

Our twilight concerts at St Paul's will be followed by bubbly and nibbles so

please stay afterward to chat with us.

We appreciate all your support and look forward to seeing you soon.

Susan Christie

Consort Eight

Registrations close one week prior to the event.

AVAILABLE COURSES

ESSENTIALS & REFRESHER

18th FEBRUARY

Glenhaven

11th MARCH

George’s Hall, Northmead, Wollongong

18th MARCH

Ryde, Campbelltown, and Croydon

17th JUNE

Manly, Strathfield, Oak Flats

11th NOVEMBER

San Souci

18th NOVEMBER

Narrabeen, Summer Hill, Jannali, Rooty Hill

REFRESHER COURSES ONLY

MONDAY 13th March

East Lindfield, Paddington, Sylvania

THURSDAY 16th March

North Parramatta, Hurstville

If everyone gave electronically it would

mean that the Parish would further benefit

by receiving giving each week from every person rather than only receiving

giving when each person can physically put their financial gift into the collec-

tion bag. Why not give it a go?

The bank details are:

Account name: St Pauls Anglican Church

BSB number: 032 062

Account number: 250028

Reference: e.g. offertory, kneelers, parish pantry, choir, organ, church

building, etc..

Those wishing to make a bequest are invited to do so using these or a similar

form of words: "I bequeath the sum of $............ to the Rector and Wardens of

the Anglican Parish of St Paul’s, Burwood, to be used at their absolute discre-

tion for the charitable purposes of the parish."

Anointing of the Sick is available at any of our

Services. In James 5: 14-15 we read:

14 Are any among you sick? They should call for

the elders of the church and have them pray over

them, anointing them with oil in the name of the

Lord 15 The prayer of faith will save the sick, and

the Lord will raise them up; and anyone who has

committed sins will be forgiven. (NRSV)

If you would like to be anointed and to be

prayed for then please ask one of the Priests in

the Parish so that you can be anointed during any of our Services.

The Wednesday mid-week Eucharist includes prayers for healing every

week.

Isaiah 9.1-4; Psalm 27.1-10

1 Corinthians 1.10-18; Matthew 4.12-25

In the Gospel reading we get to appreciate the fact

that Jesus takes the early warning so seriously that

when he heard that John had been arrested, he

withdrew to Galilee. His ministry focus was

changed to fit the context he was operating from

and his focus now was on repentance. From that

time Jesus began to proclaim, ‘Repent, for the Kingdom of heaven has come

near’ (v. 17). Without changing the gospel message, we need to be sensitive

to the context from which we operate as we present the gospel. He started

recruiting his disciples for he was preparing for succession and continuity.

What is happening around us? What message do we need to present for this

generation?

Pray that the message will address the challenge of climate change/

global warming, poverty/economic instability, terrorism, and politically

instigated violence, resource-based conflicts in the world.

Give thanks for the work and witness of the Episcopal Church in the

Philippines.

Text: The Rt Rev Paul Korir Bishop of Kapsabet, Anglican Church of Kenya

© Anglican Board of Mission, 2016

Make us worthy Lord, to serve our fellow men throughout the world who

live and die in poverty and hunger. Give them through our hands their

daily bread, and by our understanding love, give peace and joy.

– Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Justin Welby and John Sentamu recall ‘damage done five centuries ago’ that

saw Christian people pitted against each other

It unleashed an orgy of death and destruction across Europe. In England

alone, more than 800 monasteries, abbeys, nunneries and friaries were

seized, libraries were destroyed, manuscripts lost, treasures stripped

and works of art appropriated. Thousands of people were hung, drawn

and quartered, or burnt at the stake for their religious beliefs.

Five hundred years after the Reformation, the religious revolution that

swept across Europe, the leaders of the Church of England - itself created

in the decades of upheaval - have called on Christians to repent for the

divisions, persecution and death.

The archbishops of Canterbury and York issued a statement on Tuesday

recalling “the lasting damage done five centuries ago to the unity of the

Church, in defiance of the clear command of Jesus Christ to unity in

love”.

After 500 years of schism, will the rift of the Reformation finally be

healed?

Justin Welby and John Sentamu, the two most senior figures in the C of E,

said: “Those turbulent years saw Christian people pitted against each

other, such that many suffered persecution and even death at the hands

of others claiming to know the same Lord. A legacy of mistrust and com-

petition would then accompany the astonishing global spread of

Christianity in the centuries that followed.”

All this “leaves us much to ponder”, they said.

This year’s commemorations, their statement concluded, should lead all

Christians “to repent of our part in perpetuating divisions. Such

repentance needs to be linked to action aimed at reaching out to other

churches and strengthening relationships with them”.

Throughout 2017, churches across Europe will mark the 31 October

anniversary of Martin Luther nailing his 95 theses protesting against the

corruption of the Roman Catholic church to a church door in

Wittenberg, Germany. The act lit the fuse of the greatest schism in

western Christianity and triggered a string of religious wars across

Europe.

Luther fundamentally challenged the authority and elitism of the

Catholic church. His theses, written in Latin, were a backlash against the

highly profitable sale of indulgences – promoted as fast-track tickets to

heaven – to fund the building of St Peter’s Basilica in Rome. He declared

that when it came to “justification” – avoiding hell or gaining admission

to heaven – there could be no mediation, no brokering by the church.

Salvation was a matter between an individual and God.

This revolutionary stance was swiftly translated into German and other

European languages, and Luther’s ideas spread across Europe within

weeks thanks to new printing presses, triggering religious, political,

intellectual and cultural upheaval.

Rome condemned him as a heretic, removed him from the priesthood

and banned his writings. In response, the monk publicly burned the

papal bull, or edict. The sale of indulgences plummeted and his ideas

took hold.

As well as widespread bloodshed the Reformation unleashed terrible

destruction of religious heritage and art, but it also gave rise to new

forms of art, music and literature.

In England, Henry VIII – angered by the pope’s refusal to allow him to

divorce Catherine of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn – broke with Rome

and established himself as the head of the Church of England.

The archbishops’ statement, issued on the eve of Christian unity week,

follows a plea last autumn by Pope Francis for “forgiveness for divisions

perpetuated by Christians from the two traditions”.

The leader of the Roman Catholic church said the anniversary of the

Reformation was an “opportunity to mend a critical moment of our

history by moving beyond the controversies and disagreements that

have often prevented us from understanding one another”.

The separation “has been an immense source of suffering and

misunderstanding”, the pontiff said.

Francis has put ecumenicalism at the heart of his papacy, building on a

slow rapprochement between the Catholic and Protestant traditions. In

September, the leaders of the Catholic and main Protestant churches in

Germany issued a joint text calling for a “healing of memories” of past

divisions.

There are, however, fiercely traditionalist elements in both

denominations opposed to any moves towards closer relations, let alone

unity.

Welby and Sentamu’s statement also pointed to the “great blessings …

to which the Reformation directly contributed.

“Amongst much else these would include clear proclamation of the

gospel of grace, the availability of the Bible to all in their own language

and the recognition of the calling of laypeople to serve God in the

world and in the church,” they wrote.

Collection given at St Paul’s on :

24th/ 25th December: $ 3246

Sunday 1st December: $ 1112

Sunday 8th December: $1160

Sunday 15th December: $2139

Other collection given:

24th/25th December –

– New Life Centre /Nepal: $20

– ABM: $100

– Parish Pantry: $35 TOTAL for 24th/25th Dec: $3401

Sunday 1st January 2017 –

– ABM: $ 100

– Parish Pantry: $40 TOTAL for 1st of January: $1252

Sunday 8th December –

– Baptismal Donation: $180

– Parish Pantry: $40

– New Life Centre/Nepal: $70 TOTAL for 8th of January: $1450

Sunday 15th December –

– Parish Pantry: $60

– Votive Candles: $81 TOTAL for 15th of January: $2280

Thank you for responding to God’s generous love.

I dream of a church that joins in with God's laughing

as she rocks in her rapture enjoying her art:

she's glad of her world, in its risking and growing:

'tis the child she has borne and holds close to her heart.

I dream of a church that joins in with God's weeping

as she crouches, weighed down by the sorrow she sees:

she cries for the hostile, the cold and no hoping,

for she bears in herself our despair and disease.

I dream of a church that joins in with God's dancing

as she moves like the wind and the wave and the fire:

a church that can pick up its skirts, pirouetting,

with the steps that can signal God's deepest desire.

I dream of a church that joins in with God's loving

as she bends to embrace the unlovely and lost,

a church that can free, by its sharing and daring,

the imprisoned and poor, and then shoulder the cost.

God, make us a church that joins in with your living,

as you cherish and challenge, rein in and release,

a church that is winsome, impassioned, inspiring:

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Pray fo the Anglican Church –

for Justin, Archbishop of Canterbury;

Phillip, Primate of Australia; Glenn,

Archbishop of Sydney; Michael Stead,

our Regional Bishop; and for all the

bishops, priests, deacons and

Religious of the Anglican

Communion.

In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer we

are asked to pray today for The

Diocese of Lake Rukwa (Tanzania),

for its Bishop, The Rt Revd Mathayo

Kasagara and for all his clergy and

people.

Pray for Fr James and for Fr

Michael as well as for Helen and

Antonia. May God bless them

and their ministries and may we

support them as they work among us

in Christ’s name.

Pray for St Paul’s: God of mercy,

strengthen us to help shape a parish

where diversity is a source of

enrichment, compassion is common,

life’s poetry realized, suffering

lightened through sharing, justice

attended, joy pervasive, hope lived,

the hum of the universe heard, and

together with you and each other we

build what is beautiful, true, worthy

of your generosity to us, an echo of

your kingdom. Amen. (Ted Loder)

Pray for, St Matthew’s, Zababdeh,

(West Bank, Palestinian

Territorries), our Anglican

Communion Partner: We

remember especially their Parish

Priest, Fr Saleem Dawani, and his

ministry in the parish. We remember

also Jameel Maher, who acts as the St

Matthew’s partnership link person

with us. May both our parishes be

blessed by the link we are

establishing.

Pray for the Church’s mission:

Lord Jesus Christ, you stretched out

your arms of love on the hard wood

of the cross that everyone might

come within the reach of your saving

embrace: So clothe us in your Spirit

that we, reaching forth our hands in

love, may bring those who do not

know you to the knowledge and love

of you; for the honour of your name.

Amen. (Author unknown)

Pray for our Children’s Church:

The Lord said, ‘Let the little children

come to me and do not forbid them

for such is the kingdom of heaven’.

Bless, Lord, your children who now

stand before you in prayer. Help

them to understand the depth of

your love.

We pray also for all the teachers of

our Children’s Church. May our

teachers be enabled to teach and

train your children and help them

to grow spiritually.

O Lord, bless our Children's Church

and all its future endeavours, that

through it we may glorify you with

your Father and the Holy Spirit, now,

always and forever. Amen.

Pray for peace: Lead me from

death to life, from falsehood to truth;

lead me from despair to hope, from

fear to trust; lead me from hate to

love, from war to peace.

Let peace fill our hearts, our world,

our universe.

Pray for all in need, especially for

all those people whose lives have

been affected by tragedy due to

wars and violence. We pray the Lord

for peace and comfort to those

suffering.

Pray for the sick and their carers:

Annabelle; Joyce Bannister;

Margaret Baseley; Tim Bolton;

Wendy Bolton; Meghan Brazier;

Buddy; June Cameron; Scott

Cameron; Di Campbell; (Sir) John

Carrick; (Lady) Angela Carrick;

George Cepak; Rodney Chesham;

Beth Davidge; Hilary Davies; John

Deasey; Leah Delacruz; Manish

Dhakal; Dave Ernst; Ena Gillespie;

Glenyce; Joyce Gorman; the Rev.

John Gwilliam; Fr Brian Harker;

George Harvey; Mary Harvey;

Margaret Hayes; Denis Hayes;

Heather; Margaret Hurley; Bishop

Ivan Lee; Lee; Marion Lyons; Sandra

Macleod-Miller; Chris Mannix;

Bishop Ken Mason, Bruce May;

Lerola Meyers; Gae McMillan; Jean

Millar; Barbara Moreton; Tas Murray;

Susan Oddie; Pippa Oddie; Oscar;

Alister Palmer; Valerie Perrin; Paul

Phillips; Elisabeth Prasad; Jason

Proctor; Deidre Reid; Joanne

Roberts, Heather Robbins Hayllar;

Jenny Rorich;Tony Sheffield;

Stephanie; Susan; John Telek; Pauline

Thomas; Nancy Thompson; Viola;

Mike Wall; Alannah Walsh; Lynne

West; Megan West; Valma Woolfrey;

Bob Woods; Peter Ying

In love and charity remember the

all the departed that God may

grant them a place of refreshment,

light and peace.

Pray, too, For, Anne Deep, Joyce

Hawkins; Thora Eliza May Denne;

Beatrice Adelaide Daisy Cooper;

Richard Stirling; Phyllis May Blakely;

Murie Alwyn Moore and for any

others whose year’s mind falls

around this time.

Rest eternal grant unto them O Lord,

and let light perpetual shine upon

them!

Phone 9747 4327

Fax 9747 0513

Post PO Box 530, Burwood, NSW 1805

Website www.stpaulsburwood.org.au

Rector Fr James Collins

rector@stpaulsburwood.anglican.asn.au

Senior Assistant Priest Fr Michael Deasey, OAM

Honorary Priest Fr Jim Pettigrew

Office Secretary Mrs Caroline Badra

(9.30am to 2.30pm, Tuesday to Friday)

office@stpaulsburwood.anglican.asn.au

Lay Minister Ms Rosemary King

Student Minister Dr Michael Sutton

Rector’s Warden Dr Jane Carrick – 0418 399 664

People’s Wardens Mrs Elizabeth Griffiths – 8033 3113

Mrs Pam Brock – 9747 3619

Director of Music Mrs Sheryl Southwood

Organist Mr Edwin Taylor

Wednesday Midweek Eucharist at 10.30 am – this week for St Paul our

patron Saint. It will be the LADY CHAPEL - enter as usual through Bell Tower

door

Commemorations noted by the lectionary this week –

Tuesday 24 January – Companions of Paul, including Timothy, Titus and

Silas

Wednesday 25 January – Conversion of Paul

Thursday 26 January – Australia Day