Readings:

• Isaiah 25:1-9
• Psalm 23 (page 243)
• Philippians 4
• Matthew 22:1-14

10am Hymns: Together in Song 133, 564, 179, 658

Food for food parcels may be placed in the basket! With thanks!

Dear Friends,

May I offer you a very warm welcome to St Philip’s this morning for our Sunday Eucharist as we celebrate the Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost. Thank you for being with us.

By the time you read this on Sunday morning we will already have celebrated a very special occasion — the wedding of Jeannette McHugh and Terry Bell. I am sure it will have been very splendid indeed — a lovely celebration not only for Jeannette and Terry but also for all who attended, especially their friends here at St Philip’s. We wish them every happiness and blessing for their future together.

I want to remind you about the awareness programme, Keeping Children Safe — which is a diocesan programme for creating safe places and keeping children safe in our churches. It is necessary for clergy, church wardens and everyone else in the parish involved in working with children and young people to participate in the workshops that are offered.

If you have not already been a participant, then there is to be an Introductory Workshop here at St Philip’s on Saturday 8th November from 9.30am to 3.30pm. You are asked to bring a pen and your lunch. Please register with Brian McKinlay.

On the other hand, if you have already attended such a workshop, there is another one for you — a Refresher Workshop — on Thursday 6th November, from 6.30 to 9.30pm, at Holy Cross, Hackett.

As we all continue to think about Rob, our very deep concern and sadness about his health are very real. During last week, further examinations showed that the cancer is spreading and at this stage the chemotherapy has not been commenced. The oncologist plans to see Rob again on Wednesday for a further assessment. He continues to be cared for very well and is being kept quite comfortable.

Through all the acute complications he has had, Rob feels that he has been sustained by the prayers of so many, and he is very grateful to you all for those prayers, for your love and care. He and Sandy want us to continue that support, offering very affirmative prayers for him.

Let us hold him in prayer each day during this coming week.

Every blessing to you for the week ahead,
Ray Williamson

TODAY'S SERVICES:
Flowers: Sandra Lamerton
8am:
    Sidespersons: volunteer
    Reader: Eloise Wright

10am:
    Lay Minister: Chris Cheah
    Organist/pianist: Alexander O'Sullivan
    Sidespersons: Leighton Mann & Hardy Palethorpe
    Readers: 1st volunteer, 2nd Fiona Dyer
    Chalice Servers: Ruth McGorman Mann & Hardy P
    Morning Tea: Adams family

Weekly Offering/Income needed to operate our Parish $2000 (excludes rental income.)
Offerings received 5th October $572 + EFT $508 = $1080 Shortfall $920 Twilight Fair $10 Pandora's income 3 & 4 October $213.50 - Reserved for future development of the Parish

NOTICES

  Saturday 25 October, 8am - 12 St Philip's Garage Sale
Remember no White Elephant Stall at the Fair, so bring all your extra stuff to the Garage Sale!
Contact Leighton for further details.

  Twilight Fair meeting Sunday 26 October,
following 10am Service                   
For all Co-ordinators, so we can do all the final planning. BYO lunch.  

CAMRA Concert Thursday 6 & Saturday 8 November, 8pm                         
Highlights of Mozart's Cosi fan Tutte

'Keeping Children Safe'
Saturday 8 November, 9.30am - 3.30pm
Introductory Workshop, please see notice board for further information

St Philip's Twilight Community Fair
Saturday 15 November 3 - 7pm
St Philip's Twilight Community Fair
PLEASE SEE TWILIGHT FAIR NOTICEBOARD IN FOYER  

Sunday 2 November, 10am:     
All Souls and All Saints Service  

Sunday 7 December, 7.30pm
Evening Advent Service
including CAMRA's performance of Benjamin Britten's 'Ceremony of Carols'
followed by shared supper, please bring a plate 

Sunday 21 December, 7.30pm    St Philip's Carol Service followed by shared supper, please bring a plate

Morning Tea roster: Due to departures from Canberra, we are now at least three people short for the morning tea roster. Please consider this enjoyable way to serve and speak to James about joining the tea team!

Volunteers needed for an ANU study on diagnosing MS as part of the control group. You will take a Truefield Vision test and also have an MRI and a simple neurological examination. More details from Linda Anchell.

From Rev’d Rebecca Newland & St Alban the Martyr, Woden
We are thinking of St Philip’s and praying for Rob, Sandy, their family and all of you as well. Many blessings, Rebecca.

PLEASE PRAY FOR:

The World: That we might take global warming as seriously as finance. Remembering the effects of both on small impoverished nations.
The Church: The Province of West Africa The Most Revd Justice Ofei Akrofi Archbishop of West Africa & Bishop of Accra.
Diocese of Grafton: Bishop Keith Slater, Clergy and People
Our Diocese as we prepare to elect a new bishop.
Holy Covenant, Jamison: Susanna Pain (Nikolai Blaskow), Jill Crawford (Ministry in Colleges in ACT) Christ Church, Hawker: Guerin Tueno (Emma) Ginninderra Gardens, Page: Chaplains: Wendy Bloomfield (Nursing Home), Guerin Tueno (Hostel) Calvary Hospital, Bruce: Anglican Chaplaincy Team Clare Holland House (ACT Hospice), Barton, St James', Holt: Nick Speyer (Joy), Anne Ranse. Anglicare activities in caring for and supporting older people in nursing homes, hostels, independent living units and in the general community; for staff and volunteers; for clients. Licensed Lay Ministers in Parishes and Ministry Units throughout the Diocese.
St Philip’s: Food @ St Philip’s and those newly married!
Those in need: Rob Lamerton; Jean Pound, Betty Jennings, Werner Heinkle, Nigel Burn, Delwyn, Paul & Alyssa, Melissa & Samuel, Christine Smith, David Marsden, Janet & family, Frank Faulkner, Claude Woodbridge, Stewart Barrett, Michael Cockayne, Jill Scott, Yoko & Jutaro Murase, Ian Wright, Merv McInnes, Mira Barratt, John Cunliffe, Betty Ingram, Gwen Hitchens, Pat & Rex, Peter.
The Departed: Colin Pankhurst; Rej Allinson d.11/10/02
The Saints: Teresa of Avila d.1592; Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley, bishops and martyrs d.1555; Ignatius of Antioch, bishop and martyr d.c115; Luke, evangelist and martyr
"May the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace and rise in glory."

On the web: Anglican Cycle of Prayer
and the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer

WEEKLY EVENTS

• Tuesday 7.30pm Home Group @ Brian & James'
• Wednesday     10am Holy Communion
                          5pm Evening Prayer
• Friday              10am - 1pm Pandora's OPEN Kerry-Anne Cousins & Meg Colwell
• Saturday         10am - 1pm Pandora's OPEN Fiona Dyer
  

NEXT SUNDAY

Readings:

• Exodus 33:12-23
• Psalm 99
• 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10
• Matthew 22:15-33

Rosters:
Cleaning: Rhonda Evans & Barbara Dowley
Flowers: Colleen Rischbieth
8am:
    Sidespersons: Tim Woodburn
    Reader: Shane Woodburn
10am:
    Sidespeople: Grace Barnes & Peter Andersson
    Readers: 1st Doug Bannerman, 2nd Anne Bannerman
    Children's Ministry:
    Communion Servers: Grace B, James Kim & Doug B
    Morning Tea: James Kim & Roger Sharp