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St David's Minister's Missive

Dear St David's Church Family💒

This Sunday is the seventh Sunday of Easter and we will be welcoming Gretta, Beryl and Ron into membership/associate membership. Unless government restrictions change, we will be required to wear masks and not sing again this Sunday. You will find the liturgy for the service here...

Easter 7 Year B 16th May 2021

Here are the things that I would like to pass on to you this week:

  • Welcome Tui Waqanibaravi - Tui is a candidate for ministry and is beginning a year placement with us. We look forward to welcoming him this Sunday. I will ask him to write an introduction for the next missive.

  • Presbytery Discernment Retreat - last year a number of us from St David's attended a day to intentionally spend time with God to listen and discern what God would like us to be doing in the next steps of our lives. Many of us found it a very helpful space. There is another retreat happening on Saturday 22nd May at St Stephen's Church. Registrations needed by 18th May. I will be going again to lead one of the sessions. Please let me know if you would like any more information or would like to attend.

  • Working Bee - on Saturday 22nd May. We will be taking time to clear out the rooms in the hall. If you have anything in there, please take it or make sure we know not to get rid of it before that date. Thank you.

  • School Climate Strike - Here is some information - if you are unable to attend, please pray for this event and the broader climate justice issue:

Climate Strike May 21 | Uniting Earth

The Uniting Church in Australia has a long history of caring for creation. There is hope in our stories of putting faith into action, hope in our strategies to adapt, and hope in the mobilisation of large groups of people for political change and the building of strong communities. As Covid-19 and climate impacts have been disrupting the world, we have a once in a generation opportunity to ...

Causes event in Sydney, NSW, Australia by Uniting Church NSW & ACT and Christian Students Uniting on Friday, May 21 2021

BackTrack Boys - Reconciliation Week screening - information about this film that Claybon told us about on Sunday

Wednesday night Bible Study Group happens each week on Wednesday evenings. Please see David for more information.

Morning Prayer and Communion Service - 9.30am every Wednesday. A quiet space in the middle of the week to be still, pray, meditate to Taize music, discuss the gospel reading, followed by a cuppa at Garnish. All are welcome.

Please continue to pray for our work leading the children in Godly Play each Tuesday at Haberfield Public School

Prayers for local churches - The local Haberfield churches have agreed to pray for each other. This week, please pray for the people and mission of Haberfield Baptist Church.

Dates for the diary:

  • Sunday 16th May - Membership ceremony for Gretta, Ron and Beryl / Tui joins us!

  • Friday 21st May - School Climate Strike

  • Saturday 22nd May - Working Bee / Presbytery Discernment Retreat

  • Sunday 23rd May - Baptism of David Poon (Belinda's brother)

  • Tuesday 25th May - Presbytery Meeting

  • Joy on leave - 24th - 31st May (available again 1st June)

  • Sunday 30th May - Judith leading and Jenny preaching

  • Sunday 6th June - Communion / Church Council meeting

  • Sunday 13th June - Dominic's Dedication

Story-time - Hello to our St David's kids! Dominic, Matilda, Harry, Frank, Sophie, Edie, Ella, Aiden, River, Sacha, Eli and Elise. Our story this week is an Aboriginal story called 'Mad Magpie by Gregg Dreise' and Tonia will be reading it for us on the story mat. We look forward to seeing you 😊

This week's photos include: Beyond the Chrysanthemum service; morning tea last Sunday; autumnal tree in Ellen and Adam's garden; this week's missive prayer; this week's story book

This week's prayer is The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry and is in the attached photo...

Amen

Wherever you are and whoever you are, you are welcome in this place.

May you know of the Risen Christ's presence now and always,

Joy💒

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