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LOGOS

Advent 2012 Edition

The Community Paper of the Anglican Parish of Kenmore-Brookfield

www.kenmorebrookfieldanglican.org.au

Our Mission: To be a caring Christian family, growing in faith, using our spiritual gifts in shared ministry and reaching out to each other and the community, as we encounter and respond to God.

Dear Friends

It was ten years ago on the 15th November 2002 that I was commissioned as Priest in Charge of the Parish of Kenmore-Brookfield.

A lot has happened in the past ten years, and in the middle pages of Logos we have highlighted some of the things that have taken place as we have ministered together as Priest and People in this place of God. It’s been a good ten years I believe. As I wrote in the Pew Bulletin on the weekend of 18th, “It is a personal achievement for myself, and it is a celebration of a Priest/Parish pastoral relationship that is very special. I am so thankful to God for God’s call to Kenmore-Brookfield, and for God’s upholding of me every step of the way. I thank my dear Paul for all his wonderful support over the years, and the great ministry he himself has in the Parish, and my dear daughters and their families too, for their support and encouragement . The past ten years have produced the joy of four more grandchildren.”

Thank you for all the messages of love and encouragement that I have received, and I thank the Parish for a wonderful anniversary celebration on Sunday 18th November, which just happened to coincide with my birthday weekend, so as I said back in 2002, what a wonderful birthday present it was to receive the Parish of Kenmore-Brookfield.

It is the time of celebration indeed, for our Curate Reverend Vince will be ordained as a Priest on 1st December, and our prayers and best wishes go to him, and to Melissa and his family on this long-awaited and momentous time in his life. Our other celebration in the Parish is that we now have a new Families, Youth and Children’s Minister, Miss Brittany Leam, and we are very much looking forward to her ministry among us.

Since the last edition of Logos, we have had our Stewardship month, which again was a very good result in increased offerings – thank you to everyone. We had a wonderful Blessing of the Pets Service for St Francistide in October, and a great Kids Plus overnight camp in the grounds of Holy Spirit.

Inside this issue Rev’d Vince Conway 2

Christmas Services 3

Youth & Children’s News, and Introducing Brittany Leam

4

Children’s Thoughts on God 5

Rev’d Bev’s Special Bible Verses 6

The Book of Common Prayer 350th Year

7

Celebrating Rev’d Bev’s 10 yrs of Ministry in Parish

8 & 11

Missions News: Hayes & Jane W 10

Church of the Good Shepherd 12

Operation Christmas Child, and New Book Storeage Shed

13

Sayings My Grandmother Taught Me

14

Dates For Your Diary 16


Dear Friends

Wow! Hasn’t the year flown by! At least it has felt that way to m e . M y memory of kneeling in front of the Archbishop in February is so vivid it seems l i ke on ly yesterday that I was made a deacon. Yet so much has h a p p e n e d since then. I want to

share with you some reflections on a recent conference I attended before reflecting on what this year has been like for me.

I recently attended the Brisbane campus of the Global Leadership Summit. This summit is held at the Willow Creek Community Church in Chicago. It is videoed and then shown at campuses around the world. This was the second time I have attended and both times I have been inspired. Two words that recurred in the summit this time were privilege and hope.

One of the speakers this year was former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice who spoke about her life journey from growing up in segregated Alabama to becoming Secretary of State. She spoke about the struggles of growing up and also the struggles involved in such a senior leadership position. She said that struggling is a privilege and referred to Romans 5:3-5 in which Paul wrote about suffering as producing endurance, character and hope that doesn’t disappoint. Condoleezza said the two of the most important things that a leader does is to build hope for the future and to help others see their leadership qualities.

Another speaker I found inspiring was Bill Hybels who is the Senior Pastor of the Willow Creek Community Church who

We are so blessed with the beautiful grounds and the space we have to be able to do these events. The children (and the adults) had a wonderful time.

Our Messy Church afternoons are growing in popularity, and we have had to move to the Brookfield Centre for our Thursday mainly music group, having outgrown the space at Good Shepherd Brookfield. A very positive off-shoot of mainly music has been “mainly mums” – morning teas held at the home of Jen Bradbury for mums to relax, chat, and let the little ones play and be entertained by the team.

Our Bible Study groups have been growing, and the Bible Society’s “Live Light in 25 Words” campaign, helping us read the Bible throughout October, was very well received, and those daily readings are continuing on.

We are progressing with the installation of our new Data Projection system at Holy Spirit and hope this will be completed by Christmas. In the New Year we are planning for new disabled access toilets at Good Shepherd, and the commencement of our book/coffee shop at Holy Spirit, as well as a number of fund-raising functions that our F3 group are working on. Our new book storage shed is pretty spectacular, and pretty full as well in preparation for the upcoming booksale next year.

I am really hoping to devote myself to connecting and re-connecting with people in the New Year. Everyone on the Parish Roll is prayed for each month, and God is doing some pretty amazing work in drawing people to us.

We are heading into Advent and Christmas at a fast rate it seems, and so much is happening in these weeks that it’s hard to not feel anxious and stressed, and yet that’s the exact opposite of what we are called to be in this Advent Season of stillness, anticipation and preparation. I look forward to catching up with many of you as we celebrate the coming beautiful season of the Incarnation – God with us. May it be a safe and precious time for each and every one of us and our loved ones.

With love,

Early Morning Eucharists at Holy Spirit

6.30 am Wednesday and Friday – ideal for worship before work . Please Note: No Wednesday and Friday morning services in January.

If you can’t come on Sunday mornings... 8.45 Tuesdays at Holy Spirit

11.00 am – Good Shepherd monthly on the 4th Wednesday

Rev’d Vince takes aim!


ANGLICAN PARISH OF KENMORE-BROOKFIELD: www.kenbrookang.org.au

2 Dec: BROOKFIELD COMBINED CHURCHES CAROLS: Sunday @ 7pm Good Shepherd Brookfield, Cnr Brookfield & Boscombe Rds.

4 - 6 Dec: FESTIVAL OF CHRISTMAS TREES— 3pm-7 pm at Brookfield Uniting Church, Upper Brookfield Rd. Tree Display, musical items, stalls, choirs & children’s activities.

15 Dec: KENMORE COMBINED CHURCHES CAROLS. 6pm BBQ 7pm Carols Chapel Hill Primary School Oval, Ironbark Rd. Chapel Hill

20 Dec: CAROLS AROUND THE KENMORE NEIGHBOURHOOD. 6.15pm Henry Clarkson Park, Marshall Lane, And 7.15pm Misty Morn Park, Kingussie St, Kenmore.

CHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, KENMORE - 1036 Moggill Rd, Kenmore

Special Nativity Scene in Lych Gate in week prior to and on Christmas weekend

NINE LESSONS & CAROLS — Sunday 23 December. 5.30pm

CHRISTMAS EVE Monday 24th December 6.30pm FAMILY SERVICE— where children are encouraged to come dressed as angels, shepherds or kings.

10.30 pm CAROLS

11.00 pm EUCHARIST (Holy Communion)

CHRISTMAS DAY Tuesday 25th Dec 7.00 am & 9.00 am EUCHARIST Services

NEW YEAR’S EVE Monday 31st Dec 5.30 pm NEW YEAR’S EVE REFLECTIVE SERVICE

CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD BROOKFIELD - Cnr Boscombe Rd

CHRISTMAS DAY Tuesday 25th Dec 7.00 am & 9.00 am EUCHARIST Services

spoke about the privilege of leadership. He said that good leaders stay curious and are always looking to improve each day, with the latter referring to both the individual and to the organization. I could really relate to Bill describing the church he grew up in as hopeless, because that’s how I felt about the church I attended as a child. Like myself Bill had an experience in young adulthood when he heard about the hope we have in Jesus Christ as if hearing it for the first time and was energized by this hope. He went on to say that as Christians we can’t wait for politicians and governments to make things better. He said that the real hope for the world comes from the local church, which is built on the faith of those who see Jesus for who he is (see Matthew 16:18).

The last 10 months have been a privilege for me. I have been welcomed in the homes of people who were too ill to come to church and have shared communion with them. I have been able to regularly share my knowledge and thoughts about scripture through preaching, bible studies and conversations. I have also had many pastoral conversations with people who were experiencing difficulties in their lives. I am looking forward to journeying with this parish in my soon-to-be new role as assistant priest. It is my privilege and responsibility to be in the role of leadership and to continue to do what I can to share the hope we have in Christ.

Love, light and grace,

Vince


A warm welcome to Miss Brittany Leam, who is our new Families Youth and Children’s worker. Brittany will be working two days a week with us, helping our Leaders, and helping our ministries to grow.

Brittany is 20 years of age, soon to turn 21 – and is the daughter of Rev Mark Leam, the Chaplain at St Pauls School Bald Hills and Mrs Robyn Leam. She has been on the Senior Icthus Camp teams and helped out in other Diocesan Youth ministry events.

Brittany will be commissioned on 9th December, at the 9 am Service, and we look forward to her ministry with us.

Parish Children & Youth Ministries During School Terms 2013

Sunday School: 9am depart during service

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd: Sunday 9am, Mondays 3.15 pm—4.45 pm

Kids Plus: Monday 6.30pm—8pm Holy Spirit Hall.

Faith & Food: 1st Friday monthly @Holy Spirit. 6.30pm—8.30pm

U‐Nite Youth Service: 3rd Sunday at Holy Spirit

mainly music ‐ weekly Wednesday 9.15am @ Kenmore & Thursday @ Brookfield Friary

MESSY CHURCH —Feb 24, 2013 @ Holy Spirit 3pm‐5pm. … providing an opportunity for people of all ages to come together, have fun, be crea ve and

share a meal as we celebrate Jesus in a relaxed and informal way.

Brittany (right) with her mother in Vanuatu

Having fun at Kids Plus

Parish Camp: Nov. 24 & 25.


The following was written by an 8-year-old named Danny Dutton, who lives in Chula Vista, California, for his third-grade homework assignment. The assignment was to 'explain God.' I wonder if any of us could have done as well?

EXPLANATION OF GOD: 'One of God's main jobs is making people. He makes them to replace the ones that die, so there will be enough people to take care of things on earth. He doesn't make grownups, just babies. I think because they are smaller and easier to make. That way he doesn't have to take up his valuable time teaching them to talk and walk. He can just leave that to mothers and fathers.'

'God's second most important job is listening to prayers. An awful lot of this goes on, since some people, like preachers and things, pray at times beside bedtime. God doesn't have time

to listen to the radio or TV because of this. Because he hears everything, there must be a terrible lot of noise in his ears, unless he has thought of a way to turn it off.'

'God sees everything and hears everything and is everywhere which keeps Him pretty busy. So you shouldn't go wasting his time by going over your mom and dad's head asking for something they said you couldn't have.'

'Atheists are people who don't believe in God. I don't think there are any in Chula Vista . At least there aren't any who come to our church.'

'Jesus is God's Son. He used to do all the hard work, like walking on water and performing miracles and trying to teach the people who didn't want to learn about God. They finally got tired of him preaching to them and they crucified him. But he was good and kind, like his father, and he told his father that they didn't know what they were doing and to forgive them and God said O.K.'

'His dad (God) appreciated everything that he had done and all his hard work on earth so he told him he didn't have to go out on the road anymore. He could stay in heaven. So he did. And now he helps his dad out by listening to prayers and seeing things which are important for God to take care of and which ones he can take care of himself without having to bother God. Like a secretary, only more important.' 'You can pray anytime you want and they are sure to help you because they got it worked out so one of them is on duty all the time.'

'You should always go to church on Sunday because it makes God happy, and if there's anybody you want to make happy, it's God! Don't skip church to do something you think will be more fun like going to the beach. This is wrong. And besides the sun doesn't come out at the beach until noon anyway

'If you don't believe in God, besides being an atheist, you will be very lonely, because your parents can't go everywhere with you, like to camp, but God can. It is good to know He's around you when you're scared, in the dark or when you can't swim and you get thrown into real deep water by big kids.'

'But...you shouldn't just always think of what God can do for you. I figure God put me here and he can take me back anytime he pleases. And that's why I believe in God.'

Contributed by Mary Rose

LOGOS online—LOGOS is available on our Parish Website in both an on-screen readable form (looks just like the print edition) and as a downloadable PDF. These also have colour versions of any pictures!

Go to http://www.kenbrookang.org.au/logos for current edition.

If you would like to opt out of receiving a print version of LOGOS please email the parish office ([email protected]) and help us save paper/postage. [Timothy]

Primary Ichthus 3-day Camp:

January 17-19, 2013 Where we’ll join together near the beach to

SOAK UP fun, games, music, art, challenges, God,

new friends, and great food.

Start 2013 with an exciting, fun experience designed just for kids in Years 4-7 at Camp Mudjimba on the Sunshine Coast.

The total cost to attend PI 2013 is $168*, which includes all food, accommodation and activities for the three days. Visit our website for FAQs and to register, after which you'll be sent more information. Places will be strictly limited, so don't delay and get ready to SOAK IT UP! [* Financial assistance is available—see Rev Bev] Registrations close December 31: visit www.ministryeducation.org.au/youth-children-families for all the forms you'll need. For further enquiries, contact Jonathan Kemp on (07) 3514 7432 or email [email protected]


ADVENT The season of Advent begins this weekend 2nd December 2012, and marks the beginning of the new Church Year. We now enter into Year C. The word Advent means "coming" or "arrival." The focus of the

four week season is the prayerful preparation for the celebration of the birth of Jesus the Christ in his First Advent, and the anticipation of the return of Christ the King in his Second Advent. Advent is marked by a spirit of expectation, of anticipation, of preparation, of longing.

The liturgical colour for Advent is Purple – royalty and penitence. Advent first began around the 6th Century, as a pre-Christmas mini-Lent – a time of repentance and penitence – hence the similar colour to Lent, but the theme has changed over the years to more of hope and joy.

One of the primary symbols of Advent is the Advent Wreath. The circle of the wreath reminds us of God Himself, His eternity and endless mercy, which has no beginning or end. The green of the wreath speaks of the hope that we have in God, the hope of newness, of renewal, of eternal life. There are usually three purple candles, and one pink or rose candle, lit over the four weeks of Advent. They symbolize Hope, Peace, Joy and Love. The candles may

also represent the different messengers of Advent – The patriachs and prophets of old, John the Baptist, and Mary.

The pink candle, the candle of joy, is lit on the third Sunday of Advent. As the candles are lit over the four week period, they symbolize the end of our waiting time drawing closer, as more and more light is shed into the darkness of the world and of our lives.

Finally, as the white Christ candle is lit at Christmas we are reminded that Jesus, the light of the world, has come into the darkness of our lives to bring newness, life and hope.

A PRAYER OF ADORATION AND PRAISE TO PRAY IN THE ADVENT

AND CHRISTMAS SEASONS. God of eternity, creator of all that is, we worship and adore you, for you give life to all living creatures, and provide all that is necessary to sustain life.

You come gently to us, breathing into us your gifts of grace, reminding us that we belong to you.

Your radiance pierces our darkness, so that we see clearly who we are and what we might become.

You affirm our goodness, and invite us to be sharers in the joy of your realm.

Receive our praise, O God, for in you we find perfect beauty, absolute justice, and eternal mercy.

Through Christ our Lord we pray. Amen.

SOME OF REV’D BEV’S SPECIAL BIBLE PASSAGES FOR GUIDANCE Romans 12: 9-18 Let love be genuine, hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good, love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honor. Do not lag in zeal, be ardent in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints; extend hospitality to strangers. Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly; do not claim to be wiser than you are. Do not repay anyone evil for evil, but take thought for what is noble in the sight of all. If it is possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.

2 Timothy 1: 6-7 - a spirit of courage “For this reason I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is within you through the laying on of my hands; for God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline”.

Jeremiah 29 11-14a “For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope. Then when you call upon me and come and pray to me, I will hear you. When you search for me, you will find me; if you seek me with all your heart, I will let you find me, says the Lord.”

1 Peter 3:16-17 Always be prepared to give a reason for the hope. “Always be ready to make your defense to anyone who demands from you an accounting for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and reverence.”


I looked up ‘Anglicanism’ on Wikipedia, and within the first paragraph read: “Unique to Anglicanism is the Book of Common Prayer, the collection of services that worshippers in most Anglican churches used for centuries...the Prayer Book is still acknowledged as one of the ties that bind the Anglican Communion together.” And then, just over 50 years ago, when the Book of Common Prayer (BCP) was about to turn 300, the bishops gathered at the Lambeth Conference said “the Prayer Book is the public expression of the worship of God in the Anglican Communion”. As this prayer book turns 350 do we agree with this? Is this still true?

There has been a lot of discussion in recent years about what it means to be part of the Anglican Church, particularly with the debate over the Anglican Covenant. One of the points which covenant affirms is “the shared patterns of our common prayer and liturgy which form, sustain and nourish our worship of God and our faith and life together”. While today these are found in modernised prayer books, such as ‘An Australian Prayer Book’, or in England ‘Common Worship’, looking at these texts you will find much that is built upon the Book of Common Prayer

Even though the BCP was published in 1662, it was shaped over a century earlier by Thomas Cranmer and it had quite a tumultuous early history. Besides a need to have new liturgies to embody reformation teaching, prayers specifically written in English were requested by the King as England was at war with France. The Book of Common Prayer was thus connected with, as we read in its pages, a prayerful longing for a nation “godly and quietly governed”. Over the next century the forms of service to be used in England were inextricably tied to the turbulent history of England and it was only after the restoration of the monarchy in 1660 that the BCP as we know it finally came into being. In the church then, as indeed now, there was much dissent between those who thought the reforms had gone too far, and those who thought had not gone far enough, and of course those who complained against being told what to do. However over the next few centuries this book has shaped Anglicanism. Cranmer’s vision, it has been said, was to guide the new Church of England to the middle ground between the Roman church and the continental reformers of Calvin and Luther, seeking “the godly and decent order of the ancient Fathers.”

For me, what are the most important messages from the Book of Common Prayer? I think firstly is that it is grounded in scripture. All the liturgies are based on the bible. This came from the desire of the leaders in the reformation to ensure that what was said and done in church reflected ‘the very word of God’ rather than customs that had arisen over the centuries which had little grounding in scripture.

Furthermore it encouraged a systematic reading of the bible week by week, following a pattern whereby we hear the whole message of God as revealed in the bible. We don’t have the option of picking the bits we like or don’t feel threatened by.

Following on from there, the prayer book is all inclusive. We are drawn into making God and our worship part of all of our life. The BCP had liturgies for everything; over 21 different services as well as prayers for all occasions – for instance there are prayers for both rain and drought! The use of the prayer book in private as well as public was encouraged.

Secondly the prayer book is truly ‘Common Prayer’, by which I mean we are all participants. The services aren’t conducted in a language that we don’t understand, nor is it the priest who is the only one actively praying whilst we are mere spectators. Indeed the one new liturgy that Cranmer had to write was one for Holy Communion as the Latin rites in use at the time made no provision for congregational involvement. There is an order and a meaning to what is said and done. Worship generally follows a set pattern and allows those taking part to more easily collaborate. The priest, minister, or maybe in today’s speak the ‘worship leader’, acts as our guide or facilitator as we praise and worship God together.

Anglicans it has been said are people of two books: the Bible as the ultimate rule of faith, and the Prayer Book which gives form to how this is interpreted. The outgoing Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams has said:

The words of the Book of Common Prayer have a rare capacity not only to sink into the memory through their rhythms but to calm the very pace of our thoughts. They are words that help us to be open and still, to recognise with sober humility the greatness of what confronts us in the mysteries of our redemption. The Prayer Book is a profoundly valuable inheritance which we neglect at our peril.

Timothy Nicholson


Faith : NCD – Introducing God, 40 Days of Purpose, new Bible Study Groups, Cursillo,

All Souls, New Year’s Eve Reflective Service, Family Services, Contemplative Evensongs, Quiet Mornings, New People’s events, Beautiful Feet Sundays. Music @ 9 – Mainly Music, Messy Church, Fellowship Lunches, Harvest Festivals, Blessing Pet Services, Early Services, Brookfield midweek, Samaritans Purse, Youth group, F3 group, U-Nite. Sunday Praise & worship, Timothy’s specials, Brookfield Show and combined Carols and Trees. Stewardship programmes (financial food), Con-nect and Back2Church Sundays

Events: Oktoberfest,

Tanzanian Dinner, Going for Growth Dinners, Trafalgar Dinner, Men’s & Women’s Breakfasts, Shrove Tuesday pancakes, Christmas Markets, Book s t a l l s – B o o k a n d B o o t s . 25th Anniversary of Holy Spirit – 50th Anniversary on Site and 110 for Good Shepherd with 120 in 2013. Two visits to Taroom in Leichardt Parish.

Bev’s Commissioning 15 Nov 2002 & 5 Year’s Anniversary 2007

Connect 2 Church 2009

7am Congregation

Pet Blessing 2011

Did

anyone mention

a Party?


Fabric: New Stable, Back Corner revamp, Colour Hangings, Easter Gardens, Altar Rails,

Gutters, roads, Courtyard, Bookshed, Landscaping Brookfield, Tanks, Meals on Wheels, New Kitchens, Data Projectors, new Organs at Brookfield and Kenmore, SIGNS Brookfield and Kenmore.

What lies Ahead 120th Anniversary – Good Shepherd

Book & Coffee Shop at Holy Spirit

Meals On Wheels extensions

Data Projectors

Youth & Children’s Worker

Solar Panels at Holy Spirit

Revamp: Entrances and Back Corner at Holy Spirit. New toilets & path at Good Shepherd.

More Deanery Connections

Community Connections

ANZACDAY

SERVICESShopping centre

outreach for

Easter

Men of the Trees

Hall Hirers

Ecumenical Connections

It is our fervent hope and

prayer that our whole

community at

Kenmore-Brookfield

will continue to grow in faith, generosity,

numbers and service

in the years to come.


BRUCE & LIBBY HAYES are CMS missionaries who work in Kathmandu, Nepal. Bruce is a doctor involved in postgraduate GP training of medical grad-uates. Libby is Principal of KISC (Kathmandu International Study Centre)

Bruce tells us about some recent work…The last few months have been an interesting mix of teaching Indian doctors in family medicine in Kerala (as well as sharing with some keen Christian medical students), completing the eth-ics course in the basic sciences of Patan Academy of Health Sciences (PAHS), continuing MDGP training, and preparing and conducting exams. Recently I enjoyed a trip to Tansen to participate in an Advanced Life Support Ob-stetrics (ALSO) course. I am thankful for the richness and diversity of experience I have here. The greatest challenge is discerning the “best” from the “good”.

KISC recently celebrated 25 years of God’s goodness in Nepal with a three day celebration featuring thanksgiving to God, fellowship and reminisc-ing as well as envisioning and praying for the future of KISC. Libby received an award for more than 10 years service.

The photo shows Bruce, Libby & Ruth listening to the KISC story at the 25th celebrations.

Libby speaks…The challenges continue but I am learning to place each one in perspective and see God’s hand in all we do. We have just had an unexpected resignation at school and so are asking God to send us two experi-enced English teachers as well as a History teacher in January next year.

Snippets from Nepal. Surveys carried out in Nepal have shown that half of those who want sons visit clinics to determine the sex of the child. If it is a girl, the daughter-in-law then faces pressure to un-dergo an abortion and is tortured or even killed if she refus-es. It is estimated that 50,000 unborn babies are aborted in Nepal every year after parents find out through ultrasound scans that they are girls. The ratio of men to women in Ne-pal is skewed at 1.04 to 1. Prerana and her husband are from well-to-do families in Kathmandu and graduates of an Australian university, but the mother of two daughters left her husband after being tortured and forced to abort four times after ultrasound scans showed the foetus to be fe-male.

From the Nepali Times – What makes Kathmandu a unique tourist attraction?

1. Allowing all kinds of fauna and flora to enrich the airport's biodiversity, rhesus monkeys have a free run of the depar-ture concourse, rodents find their way into planes, and the runway was once invaded by a wild boar.

2. Having the most aromatic toilets this side of Suez, with odours that pervade the arrival area to acclimatise arriving tourists to the sights, sounds and smells of Nepal that awaits them outside.

3. Introducing the shortest bus ride between the plane and terminal building of any airport in the world (7.1 seconds).

4. There are other countries in Asia that have worse roads than Kathmandu, but we have the only airport in the region where the runways have potholes.

5. ‘The Department of Irritation’ takes great pains to ensure that the immigration lines for tourists are as long as possible so as to give the impression that Nepal is a very popular destination and tourists are dying to get in.

CONGRATULATIONS TO JANE WINDOW

ON HER FORTHCOMING ORDINATION TO

THE PRIESTHOOD Jane asks that we rejoice with her as she has been included in the group of deacons in the Diocese of Central Tanganyika to be priested in the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Dodoma on 16th December 2012. She is the first Australian to be ordained priest in the Diocese.

Jane writes ‘An invitation is extended to any of you to come celebrate with us here, but as I doubt that is possible, please pray that I will be able to give enough time and attention to preparations.’

Jane teaches Forms 1,3 and 4 English Language, is a member of management team and chaplain at CAMS in Dodoma Tanzania – the only international school serving both the local Tanzanian and Asian population as well as the expatriate community. The school is committed to reaching students with the gospel. Jane is now responsible to the Bishop for the English congregation at the Cathedral.

Jane who is from this parish serves with CMS (Church Missionary Society)] Email [email protected]

Bruce and Libby Hayes Daniel, Julia, Stephanie and Ruth Email [email protected]


Rev’d Vince ministering at Good Shepherd

Rev’d David Dean Dedicating the 164 Operation Christmas Child Shoe Boxes on September 30th, 2012 Special guests: John &

Janelle Irwin, Samaritan’s Purse Qld Prayer Co-ordinators.

The Feast of St Francis of Assisi—Blessing of Pets: 14 October 2012. Rev’d David Dean

blessing Rosie with Pat Kay, Lollipop with Pam Floyed, Bart with Maxine Chandler, Scraps with

Voni Brumm & Tiger with Joan Hocking

Date Claimer:

GOOD SHEPHERD’S 120th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS

April 21, 2013


Samaritan’s Purse

— Operation Christmas

Child: Good Shepherd Shoe Box Team

We have had a wonderful year of fellowship and achievement – and were able to put together 164 boxes. We certainly surpassed expectations. Our first year we provided 40, the next 60, the next 80, and last year 100 – so we were aiming for 120 – but managed 164!.

So we thank all those who gave, who knitted, who crocheted, who sewed, who went shopping, and those who met monthly to put “things” lovingly into boxes, so that children who have very little will be brought some joy, along with our love and prayers. Added to this we were able to raise $1500 to cover the cost of distributing the 164 boxes.

We had a lovely service on Sunday 30th September at Church of the Good Shepherd Brookfield, when we were delighted to welcome two representatives from Samaritan’s Purse, John and Janelle Irwin, who showed a DVD and spoke to us of what happens after we have taken the boxes to the warehouse. They have had the opportunity to be in some of the countries when the boxes are distributed and had some wonderful stories of the joy that they bring when the children receive them. Revd David then blessed the boxes which hold our love, our prayers and many lovely “things”, and they have now been delivered to the warehouse for this year’s distribution.

It truly is a great team effort – and we thank all those who were part of the team and pray God’s blessing on every child who receives a shoe box.

Many thanks to all — Mary Dean

“Thank you SO much to all those who contributed

this year!

Note: During early November 2 x 40ft containers left the Yeronga Warehouse bound for Vietnam—20,000 children, their families and communities will be Blessed this Christmas!

Please join us in 2013 for

February 12 SHROVE TUESDAY with Pancakes in the Courtyard 3.30pm‐7pm

March 1 WORLD DAY OF PRAYER Holy Spirit

June 27‐30 MONSTER BOOK SALE

June 29 MONSTER CAR BOOT SALE with Sidewalk Café, Sausage Sizzle, Cakes, Cra Stall, etc.

October 18 & 19 GOING FOR GROWTH WEEKEND

November 21 & 22 CHRISTMAS MARKET

Construction & Dedication of the Book Storeage Shed, Sept 30, 2012

— thankyou to Malcolm Lewis and the Team!


As we go through life we are influenced not only by our genetic heritage but by what is generically referred to as our environment. Since we learn by watching and copying those about us, who we become is often the result of the people who influence our minds and our behaviour. I was lucky to have had many wonderful women who influenced me as I grew up – what are often referred to as role models.

As I grew up I had a lot to do with my maternal grandmother as we spent all our childhood holidays at her home in Southport. She was a very intelligent woman who in this day and age would probably have been a doctor. She and her brother both qualified for a teacher’s scholarship but it was her brother who was allowed to accept it. She expressed a desire to be a nurse and finally convinced her father to take her to the hospital to see about enrolling. When he discovered what menial tasks training nurses had to undertake he refused and said he would not let any daughter of his enrol. Consequently she ensured that both her daughters were educated to tertiary level as well as in music, although her husband regarded educating girls a waste of time since they would only get married and waste it!

Although my grandmother died nearly fifty years ago I am often reminded of the things she used to say to us as children. Perhaps this is what is meant by the communion of saints; those whom we have loved are always with us still guiding us day by day. It was only as I looked back in later life that I realised that much of what was said was meant as an instruction although perhaps we did not appreciate it at the time.

My grandmother was a devout Christian and a regular attender at her church. I remember that one of her favourite bible texts was – God is thy eternal refuge and underneath are the everlasting arms – words that remind me of the everlasting love of God and the comfort and strength we can find in him.

She had a unique way of using bible references as comments in daily life and as ways of showing us good behaviour. If we were called in from play to get some freshly baked goodies and left without saying ‘Thank you’ she would simply say to us –‘Where are the nine?’ We immediately were reminded of the nine ungrateful lepers in the parable. I remember one Sunday service the Rector announced that the Church Times was available at the back of the church for one shilling to which my grandmother was heard to comment ‘A den of thieves!, her way of expressing her displeasure at commerce in the church. If we were to complain that it’s not fair she would remind us that ‘Nothing’s fair in this world, it’s all dark! Her play on words was lost on us as young children!

She had a very Victorian view of duty and believed in a good work ethic. She often remarked – You will never get anything in this life that you don’t work for. ‘If a thing’s worth doing it’s worth doing well’ was another maxim of hers. She was always told us she would pray for us if we

were doing an exam but pointed out that we had to have done the study because God couldn’t do it for us. A saying I often think of as I go to bed each night was one I heard many times – ‘Count that day lost whose low descending sun finds from thy hand no worthy action done’.

Many of her sayings were gentle lessons to make us more aware of what she felt was important. If we were to ask where she was going, rather that tell us not to question our elders she would say ‘There and back to see how far it is’ or in answer to what is that ‘ A wing-wong for a goose’s bridle’. Her words were little instructions for life. We were reminded that self-pride was not to be encouraged by her asking us after an outing Did you see anyone better looking than yourself; a puzzling question at the time.

Many of her sayings seem old-fashioned in this day and age. I can remember my brother and I, still quite young children, went on the train to Brisbane with her. My brother in a loud voice remarked ‘That lady is smoking’ to which my grandmother replied ‘Ladies don’t smoke!’

She was always very encouraging of me and when my impatient Mother complained that I hadn’t finished a job I was given she would say ‘Whatever she does she does well.’ I can remember her remarking about a certain family member ‘She can’t do anything that she doesn’t want to do.’ It took me years to realise that it applied to lots of people in life! I found much of her teachings very helpful in life such as ‘You get treated the way you behave. If you behave like a lady you’ll be treated like a lady’.

My grandmother spent her final years living with us in Brisbane and it was only then that I realised how life had changed so much for her in her lifetime. She had come out from England with her family as a teenager. She married and moved all over Queensland with her husband’s job as a policeman; she lost a child who was burned to death when her nightgown caught fire. She saw the first motor car in Warwick and there had been so many new and extraordinary changes to how we live.

I can remember her saying when we returned from doing her shopping as children and she saw an increase in price ‘I can remember when you could buy a whole bag of sugar for five pence! We always thought that was in the olden days but I was only in my twenties when I remarked to my greengrocer who told me the price of a small piece of pumpkin that ‘I can remember when I couldn’t lift 57cents worth of pumpkin’. Life has continually brought about change at a greater pace.

I find myself as I approach the age she was when we were children, remembering her watching the evening news and remarking that when something dreadful happened ‘she would soon be where her head won’t ache.’ As things change at an ever increasing pace I wonder if my faith and my common sense will continue to allow me to adjust as well as my grandmother did in her lifetime.

Contributed by Mary Rose


Dates for your diary For up-to-date information of all these events check the calendar on

the web: www.kenbrookang.org.au/calendar Note: All events are at Holy Spirit unless otherwise noted

Anglican Parish

of Kenmore-Brookfield

SERVICE TIMES KENMORE

1036 Moggill Road, Kenmore

Sunday 7.00 am Holy Communion 9.00 am Holy Communion 1st Sunday 5:30 pm Praise & Worship 3rd Sunday 5.00pm U-Nite Youth Service Tuesday 8.45 am Holy Communion 4.30 pm Evening Prayer Wednesday 6.30 am Holy Communion 7.15 am Morning Prayer Thursday 4.30 pm Evening Prayer Friday 6.30 am Holy Communion 7.15 am Morning Prayer Saturday 5.00 pm Contemplative Evensong

BROOKFIELD Cnr Brookfield & Boscombe Rds, Brookfield

Sunday 9.00 am Holy Communion 4th Wed 11.00 am Holy Communion

DIRECTORY Rector: Rev Beverley Bell 3378 2923 [email protected]

Assistant Curate: Rev Vince Conway 0413 488 239 [email protected]

Family, Youth & Children’s Worker: Brittany Leam 3378 9189

[email protected]

Assistant Priests: Rev David Dean 3378 6556 Rev Geoff Reeder 3379 1821

Parish Office: 3378 9189 (Tue-Fri) [email protected] Marianne Esposito

Address: P O Box 1090, Kenmore Phone: 07.3378.9189 Fax: 07.3378 0821

Web: www.kenbrookang.org.au Parish Wardens: Jeff Bradbury 3378 7406 Rachel McFadyen 0409 263817 Phil Aggs 3878 3009

Brookfield Wardens: Maxine Chandler 3374 1807 Cathy Everton 3374 1377

DECEMBER 2 December 7pm Brookfield Combined Churches Carols at Good Shepherd 4-5 December 3.00 – 7.00 pm Christmas Tree Display – Brookfield Uniting 4 & 5 December 9.30am Nativity Play @ Kenmore 6 December noon Fellowship Group Christmas Break-up @ Jean Clarke’s 7 December Nativity Play at Brookfield State School 8 December Men’s Breakfast at Riverglenn Indooroopilly 9 December Youth & Children’s break-up party 14 December 11.00 am Guild Christmas Party – Brookfield Historical Society 15 December 6pm Kenmore Community carols – Chapel Hill Primary Oval 18 December 7.00 pm Parish Council Christmas Party 23 December 5.30 pm Nine Lessons & Carols Service 24 December 6.30 pm Children’s Christmas Service – Holy Spirit 10.30 pm – Carols & Midnight Eucharist Holy Spirit 25 December 7am & 9 am Christmas Services – Holy Spirit & Good Shepherd 31 December 5.30 pm - New Years Eve Service – Holy Spirit

JANUARY 2013 23 January 4 pm F3 Group Meeting – Lower Hall Kenmore

FEBRUARY 3 February Sunday School - & Special Kay resumes 4 February CAT Bible Study resumes 11 February Kids Plus resumes 12 February Shrove Tuesday Pancake Celebration: 3.30pm-7pm 13 February Ash Wednesday—6.30am & 7.30pm @ Holy Spirit Kenmore 11.00am Good Shepherd Brookfield 16 February Lenten Reflection Day @ Holy Spirit 17 February 1st Sunday in Lent—all services Lenten Study Groups in Parish—various places & times 17 February 10.45 am Good Shepherd AGM 24 February 10.45 am Parish AGM Holy Spirit

MARCH 1 March Word Day of Prayer at Holy Spirit 23 March Women’s Breakfast at Riverglenn 24 March Palm Sunday—All Services 28 March Maundy Thursday 29 March Good Friday 30 March 6.30 pm Easter Vigil 31 March Easter Day Services 7 & 9 am Holy Spirit 9 am Good Shepherd

STUDY GROUPS 2013 You are welcome to join a group and discover

together the relevance of Faith in our modern lives

Monday 7.30pm CAT Bible Study in Holy Spirit. Rev Bev 3378 9189

Last Monday each month Val & Tony Webber’s home. Ph. 3374.2729

Tuesday 9.30am — Rev Bev Bell at Holy Spirit following 8.45am Eucharist, with morning tea in the Utility Room to begin. Ph. 3378.2923

Tuesday 4.00pm -- 2nd & 4th Tues. 4pm Rev David Dean at Good Shepherd Brookfield Ph. 3378.6556

Wednesday 7.30pm—2nd & 4th Wed. Hilary Bell ‘s home. Ph.3378 0929

Friday 7.00pm — ‘Talk & Tucker’ 1st & 3rd Friday Keith & Pat Weller’s home in Chapel Hill with dinner to commence 3378.5954.

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