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THIS WEEK’S ACTIVITIES Sun., Oct 23, 3:00pm - St. Matthew`s Anniversary Service. Preacher will be
Archdeacon Sam Rose. Please encourage and invite family, friends, parishioners
whom we haven't seen for a while to share in this historic moment.
Wed., Oct. 26, 10:30am - Bible Study (Gen 4) - Sunday School Room
Fri, Oct. 28, 7:30pm – Card Game - St. John`s Hall
St. John Fall Supper: Saturday, October 29th, 6 pm, Take Outs 5 pm.
Tickets available from any Vestry Member.
COMING EVENTS MEMORIAL HYMN SING: will be in the parish on November 13
St. Matthew’s at 11:00am & St. John’s at 7:00pm
Copies of the letter are at the back of the church or can be received from Karen Morris
(St. John’s) or Claudine Moore (St. Matthew’s). Counters please note that when the
Hymn Sings sheets are returned in the Collection plate they should be put together
each Sunday and given to Karen Morris or Claudine Moore so as to keep them together
and account for all. ST. MATTHEW’S ANNUAL DINNER & AUCTION: will take place on Sat., Nov.
19, 2016 at the Cupid’s Legacy Hall and will have a Christmas theme. This year’s
gourmet meal will be catered by Skipper Ben’s and there will be a menu choice of
prime rib of beef or chicken. Tickets are now available from any committee member,
or by calling the Parish Office at 786-3024. If any parishioner would like to donate any
hand crafted goods, baked goods, preserves, etc. to our Auction please speak to any
committee member. Remember, this is a major fundraiser for St. Matthew’s. Your
support is greatly appreciated.
We are featuring Congregational Christmas Cakes & puddings. We are asking our
congregation to donate 9 inch or smaller cakes or puddings by November 17. Please
notify the auction committee or church office by November 11. We appreciate your
support. ANNUAL PARISH SENIOR’S DINNER: (ages 65 & over) will take place on
Saturday November 26, 2016 at St. John’s Hall.
NOTICES Help Needed: We seek more persons to be counters, readers, intercessors at St.
Matthew`s. A sign up sheet is at the back for each or you can call or email Frances
your desire to be. This will make it easy on those who are presently rostered.
Haiti Appeal: The Anglican Church of Canada has put out an appeal through
PWRDF for Haiti. Haiti was ravished by hurricane Matthew. We know that as
Christian we care and we share. What ever you can do to help please do so. You can
use your PWRDF envelope in your packet of envelopes and place same in the
offering. The cut off date for collecting will be Nov. 20.
Last Week`s Statistics Attendance Communicants Offerings
St. Matthew`s 240 200 $3,084.00
St. John`s 25 24 $661.00
Sunday School
Pupils - 17 Teachers - 3
Diocesan Bishop: +The Rt. Rev. Dr. Geoffery Peddle Priest & Rector: The Rev. Kenute Francis+
Cell: 682-0266 & email - [email protected]
Wardens: Mr. Wade. Clarke & Mr. Bert Nash (St. Matthew’s) Mr. John Dawe & Mr. Roland Dawe (St. John’s)
Parish Secretary: Mrs. Frances Hussey
Office Telephone: 786-3024 & email: [email protected] Parish Website: http://baccalieu.com/smsj/index.htm
The Anglican Church of Canada
The Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador Parish of Bay Roberts-Coley’s Point
P.O. Box 202, Bay Roberts. NL. A0A 1G0
St. John the Evangelist - Holy Eucharist (BCP) - 11:00am
St. Matthew, Apostle & Evangelist - 100th Anniversary Service - 3:00pm
WELCOME: to all parishioners, visitors & friends. If you do not have a Church home
we invite you to make either St Matthew`s, Bay Robert`s or St. John`s, Coley`s Point
your spiritual haven. We invite visitors to sign our visitors book. Special welcome to The Venerable Bill Strong our celebrant and preacher today. Today is pulpit
exchange in the Archdeaconry and I am in Hearts Content today.
The Twenty Third Sunday after Pentecost
PPROPERROPER
OOCTOBERCTOBER 2323THTH, 2016, 2016
THE PARISH RULE OF LIFE
“Prayer is not asking. Prayer is putting oneself in the hands of God, at
His disposition, and listening to His voice in
the depth of our hearts.” Mother Teresa
† STUDY: the Scripture every day. In light of what I have read what is God calling me to be or to do today?
† PRAY: at least three times a day
† GIVE: regularly to support the ministry of our Church
† LIVE: for God, our Church, and for others
THOUGHT
FROM REV. KENUTE’S DESK From “Through the Bible, Through the Year” by John Stott.
“Fellowship”
‘If we walk in the light as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one
another.’ 1 John 1: 7
If the first mark of a living church is study, the second is fellowship. ‘They
devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship’ (Acts 2:42).
This is the well-known Greek word koinonia, which expresses our common
Christian life. It bears witness to two complementary truths, namely what
we share in and what we share out.
Firstly, koinonia expresses what we share in together, especially the grace of
God. ‘Many factors separate us – ethnicity, nationality, culture, gender and age –
but we are united in having the same heavenly Father, the same Saviour and
Lord, and the same indwelling Spirit. It is our common share in him and his
grace that makes us one.
Secondly, koinonia expresses what we share together. Koinonia is the word
Paul used to refer to the collection he was organizing among the Greek churches
for the benefit of poverty-stricken churches in Judea. And the adjective
koinonikos means ‘generous’.
Those early Christians loved one another, which is hardly surprising, since
the first fruit of the spirit is love. In particular, they cared for their
impoverished brothers and sisters, so they shared their goods. This principle of
voluntary Christian sharing is surely a permanent one. Those of us who live in
affluent circumstances must simplify our economic lifestyle, not because we
imagine that this would solve the macroeconomic problems of the world, but out
of solidarity with the poor.
So a Spirit filled church is a generous church. Generosity has always been a
characteristic of the People of God. Our God is a generous God; his people
aught to be generous too.
THINK ON THESE THINGS
MINISTERS TODAY ST. MATTHEW`S ST. JOHN`S
Reader Merv, Allyson & Sarah Roland Dawe
Intercessor Harold & Barbara Debbie Jewer
Elements Bearers Eric & Lillian Crane John & Maxine
Eucharistic Assistants Edward & Paul
Sides persons Gerald & Eliza Emma & Roy
Counters Juanita & Eliza Emma & Maxine
Altar Guild Shirley & Valerie Maxine & Emma
PRAYER INTENTIONS In the Anglican Cycle: Iglesia Episcopal de Cuba - The Rt. Rev. Griselda
Delgado Del Carpio & The Rt. Rev. Ulises Prendes Tri– Diocesan Cycle: Parish of Hermitage, The Rev. Hubert Vallis, Parish of
Port Rexton, The Rev. John Nicolle. Sick: Rebie Burton, Sharon Butler, Dwaine Dalton, Albert Drover, Joyce Kelly,
Perry Kohler, Cavell Menchions, Elizabeth Mercer, Susan Miller, Cheryl Mullett, Doreen & Fred Russell, Patricia Saunders & Violet Snow.
SERVICES FOR NEXT SUNDAY, October 30 – 24th after Pentecost – Green
St. Matthew’s - Holy Eucharist - 11:00am.
St. John the Evangelist - Evening Prayer (BCP) at 7:00pm
Habakkuk 1:1-14; 2:1-4; Psalm 119:137-144; 2 Thess 1:1-4,11-12; Luke 19:1-10
READINGS ÒVERALL THEME:
“God forgives and restores the humble”
HYMNS St.
John`s
Joel 2:23-32 Israel restored before the end comes Processional
Gradual
697
465
Psalm 65 God does all that is good Offertory 499
2 Timothy
4:6-8, 16-18
At the end of the race is the glory of God! Communion
Ablutions
237/238
642
Luke 18:9-14 Honor in humility; humiliation in pride Recessional 755
THE COLLECT: Priest: Lord God our redeemer, who heard the cry of your people and sent your ser-
vant Moses to lead them out of slavery, free us from the tyranny of sin and
death, and by the leading of your Spirit bring us to our promised land;
through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy
Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
All: Amen
PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS: All: God of constant love, you have guided your people in all times and ages.
May we who offer you our praise today always be ready to follow where
you lead; we ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION: All: God our guide, you have fed us with bread from heaven as you fed the people
of Israel. May we who have been inwardly nourished be ready to follow you
all our days; we ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE: page 112, Litany 3
THE SERVICE: begins on page 67 of the BCP
