CHURCH NEWS  

1st Nov, 5 pm. This is a service to remember and honour those who have gone before us to their eternal rest. All are welcome. There will be an opportunity to light a candle in memory of a loved one or to have candle lit on your behalf. If you haven’t registered your loved one’s name at the parish office but would like their name to be read out at the service, please speak to one of the clergy on arrival.

Our parish clergy will be attending the annual Diocesan Clergy Conference 2-4 November. Should any pastoral care matters arise during this time, please contact the parish office or a warden. Contact will be able to be made with our clergy if necessary.

Service rosters for November—February have been prepared and are available in the pigeon holes. Please speak to Wendy if you have any concerns regarding your rostered dates and duties.

Our Sunday School Nativity will be performed on 6th December at the 10 am service.

Do you have a child, grandchild, niece or nephew who would like to join us for this production? I’m seeking angels, shepherds & wise people. All costumes are provided. We will be casting starting rehearsals on the 15th November, with rehearsals each Sunday thereafter. Our final rehearsal & Christmas Party will be on Saturday 5th December at 1pm. We look forward to welcoming any children who would like to join us. Sandy Targett

Looking for something Christian to give a friend or family? This Christmas we have GIFT VOUCHERS to make that decision easier for you. From as little as $5 your problem is solved! 2027 Calendars have now arrived with big squares to write your appointments. Also small handbag size diaries and planners. Many other books, gifts, and jewellery. Also a variety of kids and teens books. Come and check us out for your Christian Christmas cards too!

A card making afternoon will be held in the Ken Barrett Room on Wednesday 4th November, commencing at 1 pm. All are welcome to come along to join in making cards that will be donated to charity. We have plenty of resources for you to use. Please let the parish office know if you plan to attend.

We will celebrate our Harvest Festival 13-15 November. If you are able to assist with setting up a display for our Festival, can you please let the office know. People are invited to bring along donations of non-perishable items on this weekend to be added to our weekly collection, which will be passed on to the Peel Community Kitchen.

Caravan, Incarnational Stories Set in an Australian Landscape, is an Advent Study of 8 stories written for ABM by Revd Stephen Daughtry. We will study two stories per week during Advent,

commencing in the week of 23rd November.

To allow us to determine whether more than one study group will need to be formed, could you please let the parish office know if you would like to participate in our Advent Study this year.

If you are able to assist as an LLM, Reader, PowerPoint operator, Welcomer / Sidesperson for our Christmas services, could you please let the office know. Our services will be:

Thurs 24th December 6 pm

Thurs 24th December 11 pm

Fri 25th December 8 am

Fri 25th December 10 am

We are also seeking parishioners to assist with our Christmas Bowl launch on Sunday 22nd November at 6 pm and at our Nine Lessons & Carols service on Sunday 20th December at 6 pm.

The Anglican Diocese of Bunbury—THE MINISTRY SUPPORT FUND

This fund supports ministry development in our Diocese in funding :

New mission initiatives

Training new minsters

Training current licensed ministers

Former Archdeacon Brian Newing has retired from active ministry as he continues to recover from a recent stroke.

The installation of Bishop Matt Brain as our Diocesan Bishop will take place in the Cathedral on February 6th 2027 at 11am.

Rev’d Carolyn Ball has been appointed full-time Chaplain at Georgian Molloy Anglican School in Busselton from the start of 2027.

Rev’d Nick Freeland will cease his role as Diocesan Registrar at the end of January and will be retiring from stipendiary ministry at Busselton parish from the end of March 2027.

Deb Lloyd is our new Diocesan Secretary and Kaara Andrew is the new Administration Assistant

Prize: Ticket. Winner

1 13 Pat
2 261 John Selfe
3 42 Reg & Helen Buhle
4 1189 Natasha Diodato
5 535 Vreni
6 238 Earl
7 846 John Geoghegan
8 635 Janine
9 123 Kerryn Kwietniewski
10 387 Shane Cross
11 588 Michelle
12 974 Francois Nel
13 1229 Tarah Robertson
14 570 Janelle Gill
15 94 Deborah Hulme
16 1342 Bec Bicwell
17 482 S Hogg
18 1207 Becky & Mark
19 1091 Sue Pearse
20 300 Rosita Leach
21 671 Deborah WM
22 1230 Vince
23 32 Susan Davies
24 1116 D Boxall
25 524 Elna
26 779 M & H Randall
27 324 Sally Bone
28 176 Julie
29 972 Michelle Collins
30 702 Bill Hatton
31 152 Mabey
32 286 Bill Holdaway
33 651 Marlene Sansom
34 1 Eileen Abbott
35 201 Gail Luff
36 770 Hubert Du Guesclin
37 115 Kerryn Kwietniewski
38 1243 Shelley Phillips
39 757 Wendy Wallace
40 1211 Bob Durbin
41 626 Irene Lim
42 1113 Gwen Patterson
43 516 Julie Gent

The Very Reverend Dr Matthew Brain, current Bishop of the Diocese of Bendigo, has been elected as the 11th Bishop of Bunbury. An insert in this weekend's bulletin provides an introduction to Bishop Matthew.

Sunday 11th October, 2 pm, Church grounds. All are welcome to come along with their pet/s (properly restrained) or a photo.

Saturday 17th October, from 8 am. 2/4 Panton Road Greenfield. Please come along and see what bargains we have for sale this month.

Saturday 24th October, in the church grounds. Please see below for further notices.

Our services 30 Oct - 1 Nov will celebrate All Saints Day

A special service to remember and honour those who have gone before us will be held in the church on Sunday 1st November, commencing at 5pm. If you would like the name of a loved one to be read out during the service, please let the parish office know. You are welcome to come along and light a candle in their memory, or to have a candle lit on your behalf.

It is time to start preparing rosters for November 2026-February 2027.

If you are an LLM, server, welcome, sidesperson, reader or PowerPoint operator who assists with our services, could you please advise the parish office of known dates that you will be unavailable during these four months. If you would like to be involved in one or more of these ministries, we would be delighted to include you in our service rosters. Please contact the parish office to express your interest.

In line with compliance requirements, all roster participants need to be willing to complete safe church documentation and training.

A sign-up sheet is available at the back of the church. Please place your name on the stall where you feel able to be of assistance.There is also a place for you to volunteer to come along early to help with setting up. We will be looking for people in the days beforehand to collect and move items needed on the day that are currently in storage

We are seeking volunteers who are available on Friday 23rd October to set up gazebos in the church grounds in preparation for our fete. Please let the parish office know if you can assist. We would also welcome people who have time to give in the days leading up to the fete to collect donations and bring equipment from storage down to the church.

If you have a portable clothes rack that you are willing to loan for our Spring Fete day, kindly contact Wendy in the parish office.

Are you able to donate items of food for our gourmet hamper?Items need to be non-perishable and in-date. Donations can be placed in the basket under the pigeon holes.Other items that may be suitable a raffle prizes are also welcome.must be new and unused.

Raffle books are now available. During the week, including the Friday service, books can be obtained from the parish office. On Saturday and Sunday, they will be available during services.

Sold tickets and money can be returned to the parish office or handed to Sandy on Sunday.

We look forward to receiving your donations to our cake and produce stall at the Spring Fete. A guideline on how to label goods is available from the parish office.