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‘‘Celebrating and sharing the love of

God’ TRINITY SUNDAY Pastor Peter 7th June 2020 God willing worship services at Church will be recommencing on Saturday 13 June

at 6pm. Sunday worship services will be held as usual at 8.30am & 10.20am from 14 June. This is dependent on there being enough volunteers (who have completed training) for cleaning of the church & toilets after each service.

To abide by Covid-19 regulations all those who attend worship will need to have their temperature taken, sign an attendance register & hand sanitise before entry. Numbers at each service are restricted to 60 due to physical distancing rules. Prebooking your attendance at a worship service is necessary - please consider attending worship on a Saturday evening.

HYMNS:: TIS 132, AT422, TIS 217(i) PRAYER FOR THIS WEEK M: Let us pray for faith in the Triune God. [Silence for reflection]

Eternal God,C: you have revealed yourself as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and you live in the

perfect unity of love. Give us a sure faith in you, so that we share in your holy fellowship and life as three Persons in one God,now and forever. Amen

BIBLE READINGS FOR TODAY Genesis 1:1 – 2:4a The Triune God creates the world through his word Psalm 8 2 Corinthians 13:11-13(14) The apostolic blessing in the name of

the Triune God Matthew 28:16-20 The great commission in the name of the

Triune God

PRAYER AFTER THE GOSPEL

M: Lord Jesus Christ, thank you that we are yours through baptism in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Be with us always C: Amen.

Welcome to Worship!We’re so glad you have chosen to be with us today. Please relax and enjoy the music before the service starts. Quiet your heart before God. Ask him to meet with you and teach you today. We invite you to fill in the welcome form from the pew information holder and place it in the offering bag with your offering. Please join us for coffee or tea and a friendly chat between services.

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OFFERING PRAYERC: Loving Triune God, teach us, your children, to praise and glorify you with our

lives and all that we have, by serving others. Amen.

PSALM 8 (NLT) L: LORD, our Lord,R: how majestic is your name in all the earth!L: You have set your gloryR: in the heavens.L: Through the praise of children and infantsR: you have established a stronghold against your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger.L: When I consider your heavens,R: the work of your fingers,L: the moon and the stars,R: which you have set in place,L: what is mankind that you are mindful of them,R: human beings that you care for them?L: You have made them a little lower than the angelsR: and crowned them with glory and honour.L: You made them rulers over the works of your hands;R: you put everything under their feet:L: all flocks and herds,R: and the animals of the wild,L: the birds in the sky,R: and the fish in the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas.L: LORD, our Lord,R: how majestic is your name in all the earth!

WORD SEARCH – TRINITY SUNDAY

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NEXT WEEK’S WORSHIP – Proper 6 14th June 2020 Bible Readings: Exodus 19:2-8a; Psalm 100; Romans 5:1-8; Matthew 9:35-10:8.

ANNOUNCEMENTSFOR SALE Concordia congregation, Duncraig has 16 handmade, solid timber, 1.8m x 0.8 m trestle tables that are being replaced. If you would like one for the garage, a potting table in the garden, a work bench in the shed, extra table for those large family gatherings that we’re all planning to hold once we’re allowed to, a ‘kid’s table’ for Christmas lunch etc please contact Wilfred on 0408 866 210.

OFFERINGS Still haven’t organised to give your offering via direct debit? It’s not too late to do so. The work of St John’s still continues, albeit in a different format. There are 2 options:- once off payments to our ANZ bank account A/C Name: St John’s Lutheran Church, BSB: 016-002, Account Number:4214-39409 or you can make a regular weekly payment (direct debit from your bank account) to the LLL. The form isn’t needed if the money is coming out of your bank account. To download a direct debit request form (for your employer) please go to: https://www.lll.org.au/files/1279_direct_debit_request.pdf?v=633 When completing the form our church account details are: A/C name: Perth St John’s Lutheran Church Inc REG A/C BSB: 704-942; Account: 100173128. ELDERS meet this afternoon. If you have any needs – emotional, prayer, physical or financial please let either them or the pastors know, so that help can be offered/ organised.

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5Trinity Sunday of Easter (A) – Matthew 28:16-20Tips of Discipleship: Go, Baptize, and TeachFocus Question: What opportunities did you have this week to teach someone about Jesus?word of life: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in

the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.’” Matthew 28:19 (NRSV)Read Matthew 28:16-20Jesus was crucified and was raised from the dead. He had appeared to Mary and instructed her to tell the disciples to wait in Galilee for him. (See Matthew 28:10) The eleven disciples follow those directions and wait on a mountain in the Galilee region. Yet, when the disciples finally see Jesus, some of them worship him while others doubt.

1. Why might some of the disciples doubt the reality of Jesus when they finally see him after the resurrection?

2. If you would have been with them, what might have been your response?Jesus speaks to all his disciples – those who believe and those who doubt. He begins with a statement of his authority, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.” (Matthew 28:18 NRSV) Jesus is not speaking as a ghost, disconnected from God. But rather, Jesus speaks with the authority of God.

3. Why is it important for Jesus to begin his post-resurrection speech with establishing his authority?

4. How does Jesus exercise his authority?5. How does Jesus try to share his authority with his disciples?

Jesus has the ability to choose to do anything after his resurrection, but he chooses to be with his disciples. He chooses to invest in them and commission them for mission work. Jesus commands his disciples, “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. (Matthew 28:19 NRSV) This is often referred to as the “Great Commission” and can be found in mission statements of many congregations.

6. What does it mean to “make disciples”?7. How does the commissioning of the disciples relate to the authority of Jesus?

Although there is no record of Jesus baptizing anyone, Jesus clearly wants his disciples to baptize. He doesn’t clarify if baptism is to be done by sprinkling, dipping, or dunking. Nor does he clarify the age of the one being baptized. He simply instructs to baptize in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Yet in the book of Acts, some people are baptized in the name of Jesus. (Example: Acts 10:48)

8. Is there a difference between baptizing in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit compared to the name of Jesus? How so?

The human desire to name God has been an ongoing desire. For example, Moses asks for God’s name before Moses departs to request the release of the slaves from the Pharaoh in Egypt. Names can assist people to grasp aspects of the identity and functions of God.

9. What is your favorite name for God?10. What does “Father, Son, and Holy Spirit” reveal about the nature of God?

Word among us While I was writing this Daily Discipleship, I heard a knock at the front door. Two nicely-dressed women and a little boy in a stroller were waiting for me to open the door. They introduced themselves and one woman asked if she could read a verse of scripture on hope to me. I consented.

6She opened her Bible to Revelation 21 and read about a new heaven and earth. She concluded, “Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have passed away.” (Revelations 21:4 NRSV)

I suspect I had a smile on my face as I leaned against the door, listened to her read from the Bible, and looked across the lawn at the beauty of God’s creation. It was hard to imagine the beautiful creation passing away as God brings something new – a new heaven and earth. Yet, God knows what is needed to bring something new.

When the reader finished, she asked me if I had heard this passage before. I replied, “Yes.” She asked if it gave me hope. I replied, “Yes.” Those answers seemed to suffice and she asked no more questions. She simply gave me something to read and departed. That was all.

I was ready to tell the visitors about using that passage at funerals to comfort grieving loved ones. But, I did not need to do that. Maybe she could see hope in me. Maybe she could see God in me. Maybe she just needed to hear those words for herself today. All in all, it was a pleasant interruption of hope.

1. Share a time when your day was interrupted by a word of hope.2. Share a time when people invested their time and energy to teach you about Jesus.3. Who in your life might need a word of hope? How might you be an ambassador of hope to

that person?Jesus told his disciples to “Go!” That is not a very complicated instruction. We go all the time. In actuality, we go most of the time. But Jesus wants his disciples to go with a purpose – not any purpose, but with the mission of Jesus.

4. What does Jesus want you to go and do?5. How are you to partner with Jesus in mission during the coming week?

Jesus adds two other commands to “go” – baptize and teach. Pastors are ones who most often place the water on the newly baptized, but the entire body of Christ can be active in encouraging people to consider getting baptized or to live out their baptism. Likewise, all of us have opportunities to teach others about Jesus Christ, especially when we realize teaching does not always occur in formal settings such as a classroom. The Spirit can give us the words to use in teachable moments which occur throughout the week.

6. What is a teachable moment?7. How might you learn to look for those teachable moments to share about Jesus?

Prayer Gracious God, you have commissioned your disciples to go, baptize, and teach. Help me to see opportunities to be your missionary in the course of my week. AmenDig Deeper Psalm 8last word Be on the alert for teachable moments about Jesus.

Daily Discipleship Written by John and Robin McCullough-BadeCopyright © 2008 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

May be reproduced for local, non-sale use provided above copyright notice is included.www.elca.org/evangelism/dailydisciples

COVID-19 HOPE Spots!Everyone is talking about COVID-19 Hotspots – so let’s enjoy some COVID-19 HOPE Spots!

For more go to: https://www.alws.org.au/news-and-stories/covid-19-hope-spots/HOPE Spot #3:

7Come to South Sudan and share in the joy your kindness brings, and see how your handwashing lessons for families are saving lives! Check out this amazing ‘tap dance’ …

Simply push the stick down with your foot … and the string tugs down the jerry-can … and you are hands-free to wash with soap!

You’re protected from COVID-19, and other diseases that threaten when you live in poverty and only have basic sanitation, like this toilet:

Despite the challenges the people of South Sudan face, their faith is strong. Below you see a local tukul decorated to celebrate Easter:Girma Gudina heads up the LWF team you support in South Sudan. He shared with us the challenge of fighting COVID-19 here:“God is there, everywhere, as always … I hold on to hope by keeping trust in the unfailing love of God, and doing the best I can in the circumstances. Even in difficult times, I believe God has a plan for us,

plans for hope and a future.”As we celebrate the victory of Easter, we leave you with the verse our partner LWF has chosen for their 5 year strategic plan. May this be your HOPE Spot too: I will bless you with a future filled with hope – a future of success, not of suffering. Jeremiah 29:11 (CEV)

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Thanks to a 10:1 Matching Grant from the Australian Government, every gift you give is multiplied 10 times! You help provide essentials like:

N-95 masks, thermometers and Personal Protective Equipment in a country like Nepal

20 litre jerry-cans of handwashing alcohol to 44 communes in Cambodia 1,800 bars of soap for use by students and teachers at schools in Somalia.

Here is a snapshot of what YOU have made possible through your support of LCA

International Mission: Indonesian churches

The Indonesian Lutheran Church (GKLI), the Indonesian Christian Church (HKI), the Nias Christian Protestant Church (BNKP) and the National Committee of LWF member churches have all received gifts from LCA International Mission to help them provide for the most urgent needs of their communities at this time. Face masks are being manufactured, food parcels distributed to thousands of families, and online Sunday School resources are being developed for churches who do not have the resources to do so themselves.Evangelist Melina Agustina says "May this social action be a glory to the name of God and a blessing to fellow human beings"

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Principal James Winderlich has launched ALC’s 2020 appeal by way of a video message, calling on members of the LCA/NZ to support the training and preparation of people for service in Christ’s mission.

‘Stepping up, stepping forward’—the theme for this appeal aptly describes ALC’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.

‘These are extraordinary times and COVID-19 has rapidly changed many aspects of our everyday lives. One thing that has not changed in all of this is God’s steadfast love and mercy for us. Psalm 46:1 reminds us that God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble. These are comforting words,’ said Pastor Winderlich.

‘In the midst of all the uncertainty and changes taking place around us, ALC’s call to prepare servants of all kinds for the Church also remains unchanged. The Church needs these people now more than ever.’

Your donations help fund ongoing operations at the College including its existing education programs and new training initiatives, and will directly support the vocational preparation of pastors, teachers, lay workers and volunteers for congregations and schools, aged and community care services across Australia and New Zealand.

Due to current restrictions and the need to streamline processes, ALC’s 2020 Annual Appeal material is included in our Saints Alive magazine , where you can also read about: news of ALC’s new discernment program Discover; how the pandemic has transformed our community and our vicars’ practicum experience; and, updates on how ALC is partnering with the Church to provide practical ministry training and research. Saints Alive is being distributed with the June edition of The Lutheran and hard copies are also available upon request—email: principal@alc.edu.au.

There are many ways you can support ALC's appeal and these include: Donating online at alc.edu.au/donate Donating over the phone using a credit card - phone 1800625193 Donating using direct transfer: BSB: 704 942 I Account no: 100654290 Posting a cheque/money order to 104 Jeffcott Street, North Adelaide SA 5006

Your financial support for ALC during these especially troubling times is vital and any gift you are able to give makes a difference and is received with joy and gratitude. All donations over $2.00 are tax-deductible and those received by 30 June may be claimed in this financial year.

10CONGREGATION MINISTRY CONTACTS PO Box 8199, Perth BC WA 6849 Email: stjohns@stjohnsperth.org.au PH: 9227 8072www.stjohnsperth.org.au CHURCH OFFICE HOURS: Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 9am – 4pm.

*EMERGENCY MATTERS PLEASE CALL THE PASTORS’ MOBILES* Pastor André MeyerPastor Peter Hage

SUNDAY AT ST JOHN’S SAFE PLACE

St John’s is a SAFE PLACE approved congregation. If you wish to report a matter of harassment or abuse related to the ministry of this congregation then please phone the SAFE PLACE COORDINATOR. It is never too late to report abuse or harassment. Our church uses the SafePlace Safety Management System as an expression of our concern for the safety of all people in our care. Our Safe Place Coordinators are: Ruth Brisbane & Sharon Reid

Chair: Armin Bartels Elders: Mark Altus, Steve Lamont, Vice-Chair: Michelle Sellner Sharon Reid, Yos Tamba. Secretary: Kathy WilsonTreasurer: John Spicer Property: Dean SolmundsonCouncil Members: Sean Hotinski, Negasa Hunduma, Solomon Megharaj, Eloise Muller, Noel Reid.

Care Ministry: Rebecca LamontChildren’s Church: Heidi Spicer, Jodie Belke Fellowship: ?Small Groups: PastorsWorship: Sharon Reid Youth: Zach Offszanka

FAMILY ROOM is available when children become restless in church - entry is at the rear of the church. The sermon & service can be heard from inside the room. CHILDREN'S CHURCH: Held during the Sunday 8:30am service (in the school term) in the Teaching rooms, from 8:45am. All are welcome. LITTLE LAMBS: For 0-3 year olds. Held in the Lounge during the sermon in the 8.30 service (during school term). A parent must stay with their child. MORNING TEA/COFFEE is available between services. ST JOHN’S CAR PARK: Parking is free Sunday mornings until 12:30pm. At all other times parking fees apply. A parking pass must be displayed on the dashboard on weekdays. The pass is available from the office. Please note that parking is available across the road at CIT car park on Sundays for services, as well as on the side of the road.