We acknowledge the Dja Dja Wurrung people, the custodians of this land where we gather.

We pay our respects to their elders past and present as we pray for reconciliation.

Sentence: Let your light shine before others, so that they may see

your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

Matthew 5.16

Collect: Faithful God, you have appointed us your witnesses, to be a

light that shines in the world: let us not hide the bright hope you have

given us, but tell everyone of your love, revealed in Jesus Christ the

Lord, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one

God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Fifth Sunday after

Epiphany

Preacher & Celebrant:

Rev Tracey Wolsley

Regular Services held at

9.00am & 11.00am Sundays

Hymns

TiS 474 Here In This Place

Christ Be Our Light

TiS 675 Shine Jesus Shine

TiS 276 There’s A Light Upon the Mountains

Please advise Rev Tracey or Alison by 5.00pm Thursday if you wish to add someone to the

prayer list below. Thank you.

Please hold in your prayers: Julie Abella, Baby Ella, Lorna Britton, Rebecca Jenkins,

Wayne Jenkins, Di, John, Shirley & Ron

School Chaplains Megan & Rose

St Mary’s Anglican Church Sunday 9 February 2020

Important Dates

Sun 16 Feb 10.30am Annual General Meeting

Sun 16 Feb 12.00pm AGM Parish BBQ Lunch

Tue 18 Feb 12.00pm St Mary’s Fellowship Lunch

Wed 19 Feb 7.00pm Wardens Meeting

Wed 19 Feb 7.30pm Parish Council Meeting

Sun 23 Feb 10.15am Biggest Tomato Competition

Tue 25 Feb 6.00pm Shrove Tuesday Flippin’ Pancake Supper

Wed 26 Feb 7.00pm Ash Wednesday Service

Thu 27 Feb 1.00pm Welcome Afternoon Tea

Sat 29 Feb 9.30am Safe Church Refresher

Sun 1 Mar 9.00am Bishop John Harrower Preaching

Sun 1 Mar 11.00am Bishop John Harrower Preaching

Regular Dates

Every Wed 3.00pm Christian Meditation at the Dunnicliff’s

2nd Wed 11.00am Service at Benetas Aged Care

3rd Wed 10.30am Service at Freemason’s Aged Care

4th Wed 11.00am Service at Benetas Aged Care

3rd Tue 12.00pm St Mary’s Fellowship Lunch

Not ices

NEWS FLASH—On Sunday 1March Bishop John & Gayelene

Harrower, former Bishop of Tasmania, and assistant Bishop to the

Archbishop of Melbourne in the exercise of his leadership

responsibilities as Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia will

be with us at St Mary's and preach at both the 9am and 11am

Services. Please mark the date in your diary and get ready to be

inspired, encouraged and moved towards mission.

Bishop John will be speaking on the theme of 'Thankfulness' and

Gayelene will share practical ways to use cards to make

contacts and friendships for evangelism. They bring will be

bringing with them a wide range of beautifully hand-decorated,

new and recycled $1.80 cards for almost every occasion. The

cards are beautifully hand embellished and many come with

handwritten calligraphy-style messages. All money received

goes to the Church Missionary Society (CMS). There will also be

for sale on the day, small hand-knitted, chocolate-filled

cupcakes for $2.80. These are perfect for a friendship gift when

meeting someone for coffee or for when visiting someone who is

ill or feeling down. The accompanying message make them

perfect opportunities to easily say something about the church

family or your faith. Great also for hostess gifts – (one for herself

and several to pass on to her own friends) - or as "stocking fillers".

Again, all money received goes to CMS.

Please note, this will be a 'Cash Sale' only occasion so bring your

purse or wallet with some money to buy some lovely practical

gifts and cards to add grace in our fractured community today

– and you will also help God’s Work through CMS! Its a win-win!

AGM—The AGM reports will be available after the 9.00am service

today. This year we have honoured our hard working catering

team with the photo on the front cover. Sorry but the Treasurers

report and financial documents will not be available until next

week, prior to the meeting.

AGM BBQ—Following the AGM on 16 Feb, there will be a Parish

BBQ. On the table in the narthex is a 'sign up sheet' to indicate if

you will stay for lunch. You are welcome to bring a salad or sweet

to share.

11.00am Service—Please note there will be NO 11.00am service on

Sunday 16 February only, due to the AGM.

Safe Church Refresher—Is it 3yrs or more since you completed the

Safe Church Workshop? If so you are due to complete the

Refresher. The next one is being held here at St Mary’s on Saturday

29 February from 9.30am to 12.30pm. Please contact the Diocese

to enrol.

Biggest Tomato Competition—the “weigh-in” to be held between

services, 10-11am, on Sunday 23 February. The following are the

categories wit awards/prizes: The Biggest/Heaviest Tomato—must be ripe and edible

The Biggest/Heaviest Green Tomato

The Smallest Tomato—must be ripe and edible (huge

number of entrants expected)

The Most Imaginative ‘Tomato’ - must be a ‘non tomato’

or a ‘tomato look alike’!

All entries must be home grown.

Uniting Pancake Day—Join us and flip for a good

cause, supporting people living in crisis, $5 for 2

pancakes & toppings with tea or coffee, Wed 19 Feb,

10.00-11.45am, Kangaroo Flat Uniting Church.

The Rector Wri tes

The Real Deal

It seems there is a recurring thread throughout the readings over the

past few weeks and that is – if our spirituality is indeed ‘authentic’ it

must embrace both the experience of the divine and the call to work

in the world. In truth no real impact can be made on the world

without a vibrant, empowering relationship with God, and no real

relationship with God can be found outside of engagement with the

struggles and needs of our world. Being ‘authentic’ means practising

what we preach or living out what we believe in real, tangible and

practical ways.

To this end I want to share with you the story of ‘Vintage Kitchen

Preserves’ (VKP). Vintage Kitchen Preserves is a local Bendigo business

which was founded on passion and belief. The founder Sue Gerdsen

is committed to looking after the earth and as such has developed a

waste not-want not, practice and business to match. She writes,

“Don’t expect perfect labels or perfect jars in a row, it’s family and

friends who want the world to survive as we now know it and for our

grandchildren to enjoy it. It’s that simple”. Vintage Kitchen Preserves is

a tad different from lots of producers of preserves, as they live what

they believe, using their Nans traditions every day. They salt, rest,

soak, use wild ferments or whatever else the old age recipes instruct.

They do their very best to never use preservatives or artificial colours

and go the All Natural – No Bad-itives road. Sue and her team of

helpers are not afraid to jump into the branches of a mulberry tree,

fight the thorns (and snakes) for the blackberries that grow on the

railway lines, or pick up that fruit, that looks to some, ordinary, and

create something magical with it. VKP is about local people, using

local produce, foraged fruits from the neighbourhood, recycling what

the world already has and utilizing sustainable practices. 1 jar and 1

bag at a time VKP, seeks to make a difference and help our world

hang around with its recycling, repurposing and reusing practices.

You can look them up on Facebook, drop into see them at the

Bendigo Marketplace or visit them at the various local markets. Their

produce is out of this world and their ethos and enthusiasm to

practice what they believe, to embody their values regarding

creation care in their everyday practices is truly commendable and

inspiring.

In what ways is our beliefs reflected and expressed through our

actions?

In the Gospel of Matthew today we see Jesus calls his followers to be

as salt and light in the world – allowing our good works to be seen in

order that others may praise God. It is when we are salt and light –

those who live out in our own lives what we seek to see in the world –

that we make a real difference. Salt and light people are those who

bring flavour and colour, integrity and insight, healing and

compassion into the world by the way they live, love and interact.

Their influence is felt not through judgement or legalism, but through a

life lived with a completely different quality, that touches others with

grace and truth and compassion and calls out to the best in them,

leaving them longing to live better lives themselves. This is what it

means to let our good deeds be seen so that others will praise God,

and it’s the only thing that really brings change into the world. As

Gandhi famously said: “Be the change you wish to see in the world.”

May our worship this week lead us to ‘authentic spirituality’ that we

might go out into the world in the power of God’s Spirit to serve the

world that God loves.

Yours In Christ, Rev Tracey

Jeanette Scott—9 February

Rev Sydney Weregoda

14 February

Golda Hyde—16 February

P a r i s h C o n t a c t D e t a i l s

Rector: Rev Tracey Wolsley, Ph 0423 267 405

Email: traceywolsley@gmail.com

Rector’s Warden: Colin Clark Ph 5447 9783

People’s Wardens: Dennis Robinson Ph 5447 4035

Shirley Austin Ph 0417 523 068

Postal Address: PO Box 1369, Kangaroo Flat VIC 3555

Street Address: 193-195 High Street, Kangaroo Flat

Office email: anglicankf8@bigpond.com

Website: www.stmaryskangarooflat.com

Parish Office: Ph 5447 7427

Parish Secretary: Alison Niven Ph 0409 326 495

PEW SHEET—If you have an item for the Pew sheet please forward by 12 noon

Thursday to Alison Niven on 0409 326 495 or Email anglicankf8@bigpond.com

9.00am 09/02 16/02 23/02 26/03

Ash Wed 7.00pm

Welcomers N & S Austin D Addlem K Watkins

D Robinson P Verdon

C & J Clark

Eucharistic Assistants

E Young G Moors

R Aitken ?

C Clark A Johns

R Aitken G Turpie

Offertory N Austin W Stewart

D Bell J Scott

S Davey W Stewart

C Clark N Austin

Booth R Stone D Robinson M Stewart A Niven

Reader E Young G Young E Young A Austin

Intercessor G Turpie A Austin C Clark G Turpie

Morning Host J Leach R Penna J Scott -

Flowers R Penna E Dunnicliff M Shay Nil

Parish Operating Account Details: Acc Name: Anglican Parish of Kangaroo Flat Bank: Bendigo Bank

BSB No: 633 108 Acc No: 106133630

Please write any cheques payable to Anglican Parish of Kangaroo Flat