Service details for 7th June 2015 and Church notices

Sunday 7 June 2015

First Sunday after Trinity

11:15am Holy Communion & Baptism of Grace Catherine Roche

Reverend Imad Zoorob presiding

Service Leader & Preacher: David Roche

Worship Leaders: Jonathan Acker & Kristi Lonheim

Readings: 1 Peter 2: 4-10, Luke 9: (51) 57-62

Collect

O God, the strength of all those who put their trust in you, mercifully accept our prayers and, because through the weakness of our mortal nature we can do no good thing without you, grant us the help of your grace, that in the keeping of your commandments we may please you both in will and deed; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.

The Cost of Following Christ

Today our Gospel reading focuses on the important consideration we must give when we say to Jesus ‘I will follow You’. There can be no playing games with the master, no double mindedness, if we belong to Him our lives are not our own. He has called us out of darkness into marvellous light; when Jesus is our first priority we see that he has called us to be a ‘holy priesthood’, we belong to Father God and we belong with His people. Having received mercy, grace and new life we are to proclaim His Kingdom. In all we do, we should remember the Lord’s encouragement ‘freely you have received; freely give’.

Notices:

At our AGM we set a budget of $42,000, which means we need an Offering of $10,500 per quarter, and we achieved that in the first quarter of 2015! As we look forward to Summer, when the Offering is traditionally low, please consider how you give to All Saints’. Our Mission Giving means that we donate 10% of our Offering to charity and we will see that in evidence today as we present a cheque to Rev Imad for St Luke’s Centre.

Saints” go Camping!!  A night under canvas at Sharewood Camp, Friday 12th June: Bonfire, marshmallows, kids activities and walks. See Ruth for details.

JUMBLE SALE June 28th Hunt for bargains in the Bric a brac, among the books and on the “gently used” clothes rails!!

Please stay after the service for refreshments - All welcome!