Readings:

• Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16
• Psalm 22:24-32 — page 242
• Romans 4:13-25
• Mark 8:31-38

10am Hymns: Together in Song 351 (verses 1, 2 & 5) 583, 676 (tune 453) & 611


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

Dear Friends,

Welcome to St Philip's on this Sunday morning for our Eucharist. We have come already to the Second Sunday in Lent. So we are making our way through the season… and I still haven't had any chocolate!

It was good to see so many people come to help at the working bee yesterday week. A lot of tasks were achieved and much cleaning up. Thank you to all who participated, and especially to Ben for organising it.

I want also to express appreciation to everyone who came to the parish's Annual Meeting last Sunday and to all who produced the many reports. They reflect a great deal, and much variety, of ministry in which people are involved — and that is very encouraging. As I said at the meeting — but may I also express it here — we are all very grateful to those who served as Churchwardens and members of the Parish Council last year. However, I particularly want to thank those who are not continuing in those roles: James, who was the Rector's Warden in what turned out to be a very stressful and sorrowful year; Doreen who served as one of the Wardens and Fiona who was the secretary of the Council. I personally am very grateful for all they did and for the support they offered me.

The Parish Council for the coming twelve months will be:

     Wardens: Ruth Mann, Denise Manly and Roger Sharp

     Councillors: Sally Adams, Fred Anchell, Ian Cousins and Shane Woodburn (elected); Pat Forbes and Tim Gowty (appointed).

The first meeting of the new Parish Council will be tomorrow evening at 7.30, and next Sunday morning I would like to have a commissioning in which we also pray for them in their ministry during the year ahead.

Every blessing to you for the week ahead,
Ray

TODAY'S SERVICES:
8am:
    Sidespersons: volunteer
    Reader: Rhonda Evans

10am:
    Lay Reader: Chris Cheah
    Organist/pianist: Colin Forbes
    Sidespersons: Leighton Mann & Hardy Palethorpe
    Children's Ministry helper: ??
    Readers: 1st Helen Palethorpe, 2nd Rebecca Palethorpe
    Chalice Servers: Ruth McGorman Mann & Hardy P
    Morning Tea: Odom family

PLEASE PRAY FOR:

The World: Rebuilding of shattered communities around the world.
With Christians in Myanmar and Thailand we pray for those imprisoned unjustly and who endure spiritual and physical oppression.
The Anglican Church in: in Montreal — The Rt Revd Barry B Clarke
Diocese of Bunbury: Bishop David McCall, Clergy and People
St John's Canberra: Paul Black; St John's Care; The ministry of Defence Force Chaplains, and the Bishop to the Defence Force, Bishop Len Eacott.
Our Parish: Give thanks for the work of Food @ St Philip's and CAMRA songsters.
Our Community: those who have no work, and those who have too much.
Those in need: Shirley Barrett, Stewart Barrett, Clive Lowes, Mira Barratt, Christine Smith, David Marsden, Mervyn McInnes, Helen Gorrell, Paul & Elissa, Melissa & Samuel, Joan Ponsonby.
The Departed: Daphne Hall d.5/3/95; Merryn Bannerman d.5/3/85; Mary McDonnell d.14/3/99
The Saints: Sister Emma, Society of the Sacred Advent, Queensland d.1939
"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

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Weekly Offering/Income needed to operate our Parish $2000 (excludes rental income.)
Offerings received 1 March: $714.85 + EFT $508 = $1222.85. Shortfall $777.15
Pandora's income 27 & 28 February $204.70 — Reserved for future development of the Parish

NOTICES: What's on @ St Philip's

Parish Council — in the Parish Office Monday 9 March, 7.30pm

Pandora's @ O'Connor — Winter Fashion Launch & Brunch Saturday 14 March, 11am

J.S. Bach St John Passion
Friday 27 March, 8pm All Saints, Ainslie
Sunday 29 March, 3pm St Philip's, O'Connor
Igitur Nos and CAMRA are joining forces to present Bach's St John Passion in Lent. Refreshments by Food @ St Philip's (both locations).
book online through http://camra.asn.au/

Gala Cabaret Supper Saturday 18 April, 8pm
A fund raiser for the Organ Restoration fund, presented by CAMRA & Food @ St Philip's

St Philip's Day — Parish Lunch Sunday 3rd May, following 10am service.

St Philip's Market Morning Saturday 9 May, 8am — 12 noon
Trash & treasure, Pandora's, Plants, Sausage sizzle, Morning Tea, and space for your own stall. Please see Leighton for details.

Barbara, aged 60, single, friendly and new to Canberra, is looking for shared accommodation with another friendly woman.  She would prefer accommodation close to shops.  Please call 62472399 or look for her at the 10am Sunday service.

WEEKLY EVENTS

• Monday 7.30pm Parish Council in the Parish Office.
• Tuesday 7.30pm Home Group @ Brian & James'
• Wednesday     10am Holy Communion
• Friday              10am - 1pm Pandora's OPEN Ann & Baden Williams
• Saturday         10am - 1pm Pandora's OPEN Ann Munro & Sally Adams
  

NEXT SUNDAY

Readings:

• Exodus 20:1-17
• Psalm 19
• 1 Corinthians 1:18-25
• John 2:13-22

Rosters:
Cleaning: Helen & Hardy Palethorpe
8am:
    Sidespersons: volunteer
    Reader: Rhonda Evans
10am:
    Sidespeople: Leighton Mann & Hardy Palethorpe
    Readers: 1st Helen Palethorpe, 2nd Rebecca Palethorpe
    Communion Servers: Ruth McGorman Mann & Hardy Palethorpe
    Morning Tea: James Kim & Roger Sharp