ST PETER’S CATHEDRAL PO Box 749 ARMIDALE 2350 Office open Mon – Fri (9.00 am - 12.30 pm) Our Aim: “To know Christ and to make Him known” Phone: (02) 6772 2269 Fax: (02) 6772 0188 E-mail: office@stpetersarmidale.org.au www.stpetersarmidale.org.au S UNDAY S IGN Sunday, 19th October, 2014 Trinity 18 / Ordinary Sunday 29 CATHEDRAL SERVICES �Surely Not in Vain’ Psalm 73 (pg 465 ‒ NRSV) Matthew 22: 34 – 40 (pg 804 ‒ NRSV) 7.30 am Cathedral – Holy Communion – Preach: Rev Simon Reeve Lead: Rev Polly Wong 9.30 am Cathedral – Morning Prayer & Baptism – Preach: Rev Simon Reeve (with Crèche & Kidschurch) Lead: Rev Polly Wong 6.00 pm Cathedral – TAS Boarders’ Service – Preach: Rev Simon Reeve Lead: Rev Jonathan Peart SERVICES IN OTHER CENTRES 8.00 am St Mary’s, West Armidale – Holy Communion & Baptism Preach – Rev Graham Farley ~ Message from Rev Peter Smart ~ Dear Friends There is a fine line between fatalism (whatever will be, will be) and trusting in God’s sovereign will. We have a clear statement by St Paul (Romans 8: 28) that in all things God works for the good of those who love him and who have been called according to his purpose. The fatalist says, what is going to happen, will happen, so we just have to accept it. This is not Christian. Christians believe that we are all responsible and must work with our heavenly Father who loves us and seeks our best. We pray and obey, and God works his purposes out, in and through us. Because he is a good God we can trust him for our ultimate good. All things WILL work for the good of those who love God even through the troubles of this life. May He bless and keep you this week. Peter Smart  ~ Historical Note ~ “Forever, Separated, Dedicated and Consecrated” With these words on 10th July 1873, Bishop James Turner consecrated the Church of St Nicholas’, Saumarez Ponds, in the Diocese of Grafton and Armidale, to which Armidale then belonged. It had been opened on 26 th October, 1864 by Bishop William Tyrrell, Bishop of Newcastle, to which Diocese Armidale then belonged. It is the oldest Church still in regular use in the parochial district of Armidale. On Sunday, 26th October, 2014, at 3.00 pm, the Sesqui-Centenary will be celebrated with a Church service, social gathering and exhibition of memorabilia. The Church is built on an acre of land given by John and Margaret Cochrane, Irish emigrants, 7 kilometres south-east of Armidale, in 1842. The vestry was added in 1871. It is constructed of pit-sawn stringybark and feather-edged weatherboards, with imported pine and red cedar featured on the interior. Many properties were taken up in the district, and by 1900 there was a regular congregation, a flourishing Sunday School and an enthusiastic choir, with concerts, baptisms, weddings and funerals held in the Church, with the ministry of Armidale clergy. The coming of motor transport brought a change of lifestyle for many of the local landholders and the Church was closed and not maintained for some years. Owing to the extensive restoration work carried out by Dr Lionel Gilbert, Mr Jock Elphick, the Armidale Rotoract Club and other volunteers during the midnineteen-seventies, the Church was re-opened in 1977. Since 1988, Miss Enid Isaacs, OAM, lay-reader, has conducted monthly services in St Nicholas’, and has contributed to the beautification of the furnishing, particularly with a fine hand-made tapestry altar-cloth. Clergy from St Peter’s Cathedral visit regularly to celebrate Holy Communion, most recently, the Rev Graham Farley. Many of the names associated with the early years of St Nicholas’ are found in the district today, including Ferris, Cochrane, Frost, Frazier, Edmonds, Dawson, Symington, Loan, Moffatt and Bell. Some of the unique features which may be seen in St Nicholas’ are the harmonium organ, (presided over now by Ruth Sainsbury), with the inscription on the pedals �Guaranteed mouse-proof” and the iron bell, cast in 1860, summoning the congregation to worship, beside the entrance. Present and past parishioners, and all visitors, will be welcome to attend the Sesqui-Centenary celebration at 3.00 pm on Sunday October, 2014. A detailed account of the history of St Nicholas’ may be borrowed from the Archives Centre. Jean Newall, Archivist  A welcome invitation to St Nicholas’, Saumarez Ponds, on Sunday, 26th October at 3.00 pm to celebrate 150 years. Those able to attend, could you kindly bring a small plate of nibbles for afternoon tea. (Contact Geoff Green on 0427 007 185 for more information.)  ~ Notices & Requests ~ Meetings in October: Parish Council – Tuesday, 21st at 7.30 pm in MR1 Courthouse Coffee: Monday, 20th October – Maureen Smith, Moyna Grant (CWL) Ray’s Jams of 3 fruits and grapefruit marmalade will be on sale today at the Cathedral (morning services) and St Mary’s. Monday Manna: Christianity Explored continues tomorrow, Monday, 20th October from 5.30 – 6.30 pm in MR1. Prayer for Armidale: The October Prayer for Armidale meeting will be held at Church of Christ (Fresh Hope), Newling School Hall, 80 Chapel St, 7.30 pm on Monday, 20th October. Please come along and pray for our city. The meeting runs for about an hour with supper after. Finance Report for September 2014: St Peter’s offerings were on Budget for the first quarter of this financial year. Total receipts were $1,777 less than budget. We recorded an operating deficit YTD of $9,552. Donations for International Student Ministry were on budget for the quarter and ISM expenses exceeded receipts by $3,513. Armidale Inter-Church Women’s World Community Day Service will be held at the Uniting Church on Friday, 31st October at 10.00 am. Speaker will be Mrs Betty Pearson, giving an address entitled “Building with Godly Wisdom”. Morning tea to follow. All welcome. Board Games Night: If you are interested in a board games night, come along to Sue Jaggar’s (15km out of town – Donald Rd) on the evening of 24th October. Contact Sue for details (0419846302 or srjaggar@gmail.com). Dean’s Farewell – sign-up sheets also available to indicate if you will be attending the combined Parish service and luncheon on Sunday, 9 th November at 9.30 am. Dean’s Farewell & Lunch: We are hoping to out-source the catering for this lunch so that parishioners are freed to attend the Communion Service and enjoy the occasion. However, it would be most helpful to have some volunteers to bake gluten-free quiches or frittatas for those with dietary needs. Some slices, brought on serving plates and placed on tables after lunch, would also be appreciated. Please advise the Parish Office if you can help. The speeches will be held outside the Cathedral and it is suggested that you might like to bring along a hat and folding chair or rug to sit on. There will be limited seating available for those who need it. Churchwardens We need your photos! Do you have any photos of the Williams’ during their 13 years of ministry at the Cathedral? Please send digital prints to simon@stpetersarmidale.org.au or hardcopies can be delivered to the Cathedral office for scanning. Any questions, please see Alison Reeve. ST PETER’S GARDEN WEEKEND REQUESTS: Once again we are appealing for helpers to decorate the Cathedral for the St Peter’s Garden Weekend. We will be doing this on Friday morning, 31st October 2014 from 8.00 a.m. If you enjoy working with flowers do come and join us. It is a lovely, relaxing morning and we all offer encouragement to one another as we do the arrangements. As you would be aware, there are many to do, so any help is greatly appreciated. We also need people to polish the brass vases and plaques. We would also appreciate donations of flowers and greenery from your gardens. This helps to keep the costs down as flowers become more expensive. If you are able to help in any way, please phone Ros Townsend (6772 6015) or Joan Monty (6772 7049). The Garden Weekend is nearly here and there are a few housekeeping matters to attend to: Firstly, if you have items for the Plant Stall the delivery time is 4.00pm on Friday, 31st October at 151 Mann Street where Rob and Isabel Pollard will be collecting things from you; Secondly, cake and produce items can be delivered to the Parish Centre on Saturday 1st November from 8.30 am onwards. If your donation is not perishable the Parish Hall will be open on Friday, 31st October; Next, Craft items can be left any time from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm on Friday, 31st October so that Chris Pratt will be able to price the given items; and, Books can be left any time from now on at the Parish Centre where Jonathan will handle their organisation. We have also been offered iris rhizomes for the Plant Stall but we will need help to dig these up. If you can help please contact Elizabeth Robins 6772 6579 to organise date and time and the address of where we need to get them from. After our meeting on Monday night, we realised that we need to have more donations of sandwiches for the lunches on Sunday, 2nd November. If you can make a loaf of bread into sandwiches for that Sunday can you please let Elizabeth know. Thank you to everyone for your generosity and we are looking forward to a very happy and successful weekend. Elizabeth Robins (Chairperson) The AYF Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday, 22nd October, 2014, at 7.30 pm in St Peter’s Parish Centre, followed by supper. All interested in the SRE ministry are invited to attend. You are invited to another wonderful Prayer and Pancake Breakfast to pray for SRE teacher Les Moreman and high school students in the SRE program. High School SRE depends on your prayers. This will be held on Saturday, 25th October at the Armidale Community Church, Markham St from 8.30 – 10.00 am. Gold coin donation. Safe Ministry Training Essentials (for those who have never done any Safe Ministry training) Monday 27th Oct Part A 7.00 – 9.00 pm cost $5 Monday 3rd Nov Part B 7.00 – 9.00 pm cost $5 Refresher (for those who need to update ie, did Safe Ministry 3 years ago) Monday 17th Nov 7.00 - 9.30 pm cost $5 Centenary Celebration: A service to celebrate the Centenary of the Armidale Diocese will be held on Saturday, 8th November from 11.00 am to 12.30 pm at Lazenby Hall at the University of New England. This service will be followed by a luncheon in the grounds. To assist with the catering, would you please put your name down on the sign-up sheets available at the various Parish services to indicate that you will be attending. Women's Gingerbread House: Please come along to our Women's Gingerbread House Afternoon on Saturday, 22 nd November at 2.00 pm. This year it will cost $28 for a kit and money needs to be paid to confirm your place. Please take an invite as this is a great event to bring your friends to, as there will be a short Christmas message. Tickets on sale now – See Alison Reeve 6772 8783.  ~ Summary of Important Events ~ (please put them in your diary and pray for them) Wednesday, 22nd October 7.30 pm: AYF AGM – Parish Centre. Sunday, 26th October 3.00 pm: Sesquicentenary Celebrations at St Nicholas’. st nd Saturday 1 & Sunday 2 St Peter’s Armidale Gardens Weekend. November Sunday, 5pm: Evensong Saturday, 8th November 11.00 am – 12.30 pm: Anglican Diocese of Armidale Centenary Celebrations at Lazenby Hall, UNE. Sunday, 9th November The Dean’s Last Sunday & Farewell Lunch. Sunday, 16th November Confirmation Service Saturday, 22nd November Women’s Gingerbread House  ~ St Mary’s News ~ The Collect for St Luke, Evangelist and Martyr, whose day falls on the 18th October, will be said at today’s service. At the 8.00 am service today a new member of the Kingdom family, will be baptized. After the service, the birdbath in the front garden will be dedicated to the memory of Gordon Langley Kingdom, Jeanette Anne Kingdom and Geoffrey Gordon Kingdom. Light refreshments will be served afterwards in the Hall. All welcome. With the �Blessing of the Animals’ now successfully over, St Mary’s is concentrating on being ready for St Peter’s Garden Weekend (Saturday, 1st/Sunday, 2nd November). In addition to St Mary’s attractive garden setting, there will be wonderful displays in the Church of Jan Clark’s beautiful work and interesting displays of St Mary’s past, particularly the Sunday School, in the Hall. St Mary’s has ordered twelve 2015 Australian Anglican Church Calendars which should arrive soon. They will be on sale at St Mary’s at a cost of $12. Please ring Gwenda Shannon (6772 6437) if you would like one kept for you. Alas, Armidale Diocese is not pictured this time but it is very interesting to see the wide variety of Anglican Church designs throughout Australia. The Calendar, of course, features the daily colours, holidays and Saints’ Days plus selected scriptures.  ~ Mission News ~ ABM One week to go until the Book Sale in St Mary’s Hall on Saturday morning from 8.30 am to noon, 25th October. Please contact Gwenda Shannon (6772 6437) if you have books to donate and would like to deliver them. There will be someone in St Mary’s Hall on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. They can also be collected. Here’s a last quote before the Sale. Jeremy Lewis stated, “I’ve given up worrying about the books I’ll never get round to reading. I’m more than happy to recycle Trollope, Edith Wharton and Evelyn Waugh, ad infinitum, with an occasional dash of Auden and Yeats, but I know perfectly well that Proust and Finnegans Wake are quite beyond me, that I’ll never get beyond page 2 of Tristram Shandy, and that The Fairie Queen will remain forever a closed book. But I do feel guilty about Shakespeare, and worry about going to my grave in a state of shameful ignorance.” If anyone shares the same worry, Shakespeare will definitely be available at the Sale. ABM Christmas cards are now available at the Parish Office (week mornings only) and at St Mary’s on Sunday mornings. There are two designs in packets of ten and cost $10 per packet.  ~ Prayers ~ “We call upon you, Lord, for you answer us; incline your ear to us, hear our words. Keep us as the apple of the eye; hide us in the shadow of your wings.” (Psalm 17: 6, 8) THE TWENTY-NINTH ORDINARY SUNDAY Almighty and everlasting God, mercifully look on our infirmities; and in all our dangers and necessities stretch out your right hand to help and defend us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Pray for Year 12 students who are continuing to sit their HSC exams. Pray for the successful organisation and preparation for this year’s St Peter’s Garden Weekend. Give thanks for the recent rain this week and pray for follow-up in the weeks to come. Pray for the all those affected by the worsening Ebola crisis, that combined international efforts will work uniformly to contain and control the spread of this disease. Pray also for those grieving the loss of family members, particularly throughout West Africa.  Pray for members and friends of our parish serving God elsewhere: � Secure Workers with CMS � Malcolm and Charissa Forrest (CMS in Amman) � Gillian Law (CMS in Italy) � Keith and Mary Lou Doe (CMS preparation to go to Nepal) � Chris Campbell (home from SIM in Niger) � David and Alisan Greeff (CMS in Namibia) � Carissa Hutchinson (India) (www.carissahutchinson.wordpress.com) � Glen and Annette Simpkins (Scripture Union in the Northern Territory) � Nick and Caroline Stone (in training at SMBC) � Brent and Elizabeth Weightman (Bingara) � Peter Curtis (Chaplain, Gunnedah High School) � Tim and Sophie Pullar (home from OM in Paris) Please pray for those who are ill and those who care for them: Kylie Alcorn Lola Baker Betty Chiswell Helen Dangar Joyce Gow Chris Halligan Allan Hatte Enid Isaacs Annie Lamble Rick Lewers Raphael Martin Ann Munday John Sinden Creena Waters Please pray for those who are grieving, remembering especially the family and friends of: Don Roberts Katie Mitchell Lola Taylor Cal Birtles Kevin Creagan Jean Stewart Priscilla Mamer’s brother Jean Peatfield Mona Ward Allan Edmunds Reynold Mullen Ann Lemcke Bruce Goldsmith Neil Lomas Peter Chiswell Betty Jenkins Barbara (Babs) Field Bryan Pape Karen Bannon Dal Fayle June Jackson Edgar Bradley (It is our custom to keep names in this section for a year following their deaths, unless otherwise requested by family members.)  SERVICES NEXT WEEK Wed 22nd Oct 10.00 am – Cathedral – Holy Communion & Mission Intercessions – Rev S Reeve 11.00 am – Wollemi – Rev S Reeve Sun 26th Oct Trinity 19/OS 30 (G) – �The Mystery of Prayer’ 7.30 am – Cathedral – Holy Communion – Rev P Smart 8.00 am – St Mary’s, WA – Holy Communion – Rev S Reeve 9.30 am – Cathedral – Holy Communion – Rev P Smart 10.00 am – All Saints’, Thalgarrah – Rev S Reeve 3.00 pm – St Nicholas’, Saumarez – Sesquicentenary – Bishop R Lewers 6.00 pm – Parish Centre – Rev P Smart BIBLE READINGS for the Cathedral – Sunday, 26th October, 2014. Morning Services: Philippians 4: 4 – 7 Matthew 6: 1 – 15 7.30 am D Robins C Pratt 9.30 am L Creagan P Iji Evening Service: 6.00 pm M Matthew J Hatte  Grounds Roster for w/e 25 October: T Pullar, D Robins, B Seppelt, J Trestrail. th All notices for the SUNDAY SIGN (in writing or via e-mail) to be in the Parish Office no later than 12.30 pm, Tuesday. Thank you. 
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