St Luke’s Uniting Church Highton 174 Barrabool Road, Highton

Ph. 5244 2997

Email: stlukes_highton@iinet.net.au

Web: www.hightonstlukes.unitingchurch.org au

NOVEMBER 22, 2015

This news sheet is available on the website each Saturday evening

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Minister: Rev. Tony Johnson (Joncevski) Phone 0421 331 894 Email: tjohnson@christologia.net

DUTY ROSTER NOVEMBER 29, 2015

CLEANING C. & D. MANKS USHERS M. & B. HUNT

S. ANDERSON

G. STEWART

FLOWERS KID’S CHURCH

MORNING TEA M. & L. ROBERTSON WELCOMER J. WILLIAMS

READER CAR DRIVING P. PHELAN

P. GILL

SOUND I. LAWRENCE POWERPOINT J. DAW

ORGAN M. JOHN

SHARING THE JOURNEY: Kevin McAvaney will lead this

segment of worship for November. If you would like to

promote an activity or share with the congregation, contact

him on 5243 1448.

If you have a need that you would like the Prayer Link to pray for, please fill in a

request form found in the pew and place into the gold box in the prayer corner

or email Jean Williams at bijl.williams@gmail.com or phone Beth on 5243 6874.

ST. LUKE’S WHEELS: During November, Joan Marquardt will take

all ‘first calls’. Her phone numbers are 5243-3712 or 0417 660 184.

Please ring Joan if you require transport to Medical or Pastoral

appointments. Please give 2 DAYS NOTICE

CHRISTMAS CARDS:

A variety of Christmas Cards have been ordered from Share, The Leprosy Mission

and the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Details of their availability will be advised

shortly. If you would like more information, please speak with Jenny D’Altera.

EVERYTHING IN COMMON GIFT CARDS

Everything in Common Gift cards are available for purchase in the hall during

morning tea. Varying prices. Buy that special gift for the person who has

everything.

SERVICES NEXT WEEK

SUNDAY: 9.30 am B. Tattersall _________________________________________________________________

LECTIONARY READINGS: NOVEMBER 29, 2015 Jeremiah 33:14-16; Psalm 25: 1-10; 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13; Luke 21:25-36.

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LAST WEEK’S STATISTICS OFFERING: ACTUAL: $1911 Y.T.D. $82477

BUDGET: $1830 Y.T.D. $84548 ________________________________________________________________

THIS WEEK’S DIARY: Mon Nov 23 9.00 am AMEB Exams 10.00am English Class 5.30 pm English Class 7.00 pm Geelong Chorale Bella Mama Tue 24 9.30 am Men’s Shed 2.00 pm Book Club 5.00 pm Weight Watchers Wed 25 2.30 pm Coffee & Chat 6.30 pm Welsh Ladies Choir Thurs 26 9.00 am Let’s Make Music 9.30 am Men’s Shed 4.00 pm Choir 4.30 pm Youth Choir 7.30 pm New Generation Trekkies Fri 27 9.00 am AMEB Exams 9.30 am Let’s Make Music 9.30 am Trekkies 5.30 pm TGIF Sat 28 2.00 pm Sudanese Ladies Night Sun 29 1.00 pm IHC, Welsh Ladies Concert

Church Office Hours: Wed - 10am to 12pm, Thurs – 10am to 12pm, Fri – 10am to 12pm

ADVENT BANNERS: Have you noticed a new set of banners going up on the west

wall of the church?

They are a set of six Advent banners made by a group of St. Luke’s ladies in

2000/01.

We thank Phil Phelan for removing and storing the “Passion in Pictures” banners

and erecting the six Advent banners in the coming weeks.

Dear Friend of Orchestra Geelong (alias Geelong Community Orchestra),

I do hope you are looking forward to coming to our final concert for 2015 at 3.00

pm on Sunday 29th November. It will be once again at the fine George Logie Smith

auditorium in the Keith Humble Centre at Geelong College, top end of Aphrasia

Street. It will be a very satisfying affair, with our special Guest Conductor is Kevin

Cameron, a respected teacher and skilful leader in bringing out the best from all

the members of the orchestra. Tanika Richards is Soloist in Mozart's beautiful

23rd Piano Concerto in A Major, one of the truly great and most approachable

works of the whole repertoire, Tanika is also a fine flautist and has won many

awards; she is also currently teaching at Geelong Grammar School. The colourful

Creatures of Prometheus Overture, an early work by the great Beethoven, will be

followed by one of the finest Symphonies ever to come from the Classical era,

Haydn's London Symphony 104 in D Major. It is not too late to book your seats

on 52315595 or simply purchase them at the door. Adults $20, Concession $15,

U.16 years Free.

A light afternoon tea will be available after the concert. Please bring a friend or

two.

Dr Malcolm John - President OG Inc 2015.

LAST WEEK TO R.S.V.P. FOR THE ADVENT MORNING TEA

Pastoral Connections invite you to share in Morning Tea on 29th

November – following worship - to celebrate the beginning of Advent.

Each year Pastoral Connections offers 3 opportunities for the

congregation to come together for fellowship, these are in addition to

events already being shared within the St. Luke’s community.

The first is the picnic in March, the second is the Pot Luck Lunch in winter and the third,

this year, is the Advent Morning Tea.

During the ‘Anamate’ series of studies, which are currently taking place at St. Luke’s, we

read that Jesus regularly shared meals with friends and strangers, and was therefore able

to have meaningful fellowship with them, and so we offer this opportunity to share food

and to fellowship together.

If for some reason you have not as yet received your invitation please contact any of the

names below to confirm that you will be attending.

For catering reasons please RSVP to Joy 5243 4284, Beth 5243 6874, Joan 5243 4461,

Jenny 5243 4832, Carole 5241 8447 today.

KINDER CHILDREN SINGING 2015.

On Wednesday 9th December at 9.30 am, members of the congregation are

invited to visit with the children at St. Luke’s kinder to listen to them singing their

little Christmas songs. If you are interested in sharing in this concert please see

Pam for details

POSITION VACANT

Throughout the year ladies of the congregation cater for

funerals, musical afternoons and fellowship events that take

place at St. Luke’s.

At present we require help, pre and post these randomly

occurring events, to set up and pack up tables and chairs.

If you think you might be available to help please contact Pam on 5243 9575 or

see on Sunday morning.

For this Pastoral opportunity to continue we need support.

PEOPLES CLIMATE MARCH FRIDAY 27TH NOVEMBER

The People’s Climate March aims to highlight public concern

about climate change as world leaders gather for UN climate

talks in Paris. Join us on 3.21pm train from South Geelong to

travel to Melbourne and meet with other faith groups at

Wesley Uniting Church, 148 Lonsdale St at 5pm. We will then join the main march

at the State Library commencing at 5.30pm. We will be marching for a better,

safer, and fairer future for all! Hope you can be with us behind the St Luke’s

banner. Claire Ziegler & Jean Daw

COFFEE AND CHAT. The Connections Ministry Team invite you

to join with them on the 25th November for our final gathering

for 2015. Coffee and Chat meet at Thyme Cafe in Porter Avenue

between 2.30 and 3.30 pm on the 4th Thursday of the month. If

you have not been to Coffee and Chat previously now is the time.

Men and ladies are welcome. Coffee and Chat will resume in February 2016.

For more information speak to Joy Hicks or by phone on 5243 4284.

‘YOUR FINAL CHOICE’: Hastening your death when terminally ill – eight questions

to ask yourself.

Kenneth Ralph is well known to us, having previously been a Minister in

Placement here at St Luke’s. Kenneth is a well-respected therapist and trained in

philosophy at Otago, in religion at Princeton USA and in psychotherapy in

Melbourne.

Kenneth’s book ‘Your Final Choice’ is about death control when terminally ill. It

is an invitation to have a decisive say in how the drama of our last days is played

out. When afflicted with a painful and terminal illness do we have to live as long

as we can or is there an alternative: Live only for as long as we determine for

ourselves?

The book describes the options available to us when death is near. And it

presents eight pastoral/ethical questions that can help us decide for ourselves

the manner or even the timing of our death.

Kenneth’s book is available for sale at $23.00 and can be purchased from Rae

Anderson at our trading table.

INFORMATION BOOKLET.

St. Luke’s offers many opportunities for members of the

Congregation to be part of a small group. A list of these groups,

along with their contact people can be found on the notice board

outside the Vestry on the West Wall.

Also available is an Information Booklet which, along with

additional information about each of these groups contains details of our Mission

& Vision statements, Bedrock Convictions and Core Values, plus details of office

opening hours, web page address and Church Council and Ministry Team

Convenors.

If you would like a copy of this booklet please see Des or contact Pam on 5243

9575. Limited copies are available on the desk outside the vestry under the small

group listing board.

A HINT OF CHRISTMAS - The International Harvester Male Chorus and Geelong

Welsh Ladies Choir are performing a “Hint of Christmas” concert of well-known

inspirational hymns and songs.

Commencing at 2pm, at St Luke’s on Sunday 29th November, come and enjoy this

special afternoon.

Tickets $10.00 including a Christmas Cuppa available from Terry on 52433467 or

at the door.

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