CHURCH NEWS  

Ian will be taking a few day's leave in the coming week. Please note that Wendy and Vikki will be at work in the office on their normal days during this time.

For those of you who may know and remember Joyce (Joy), her funeral will be held in Christ's Church on Wednesday 23rd October at 10 am.

At the moment we are running very short of furniture for sale at both the Op-shop and garage sale and so we need your assistance, please. If you know of anyone who is wanting to get rid of an item of furniture that is still in good condition, let us know. Larger items which won't fit into a car, we can arrange to collect: but we need to hire a truck to do this and so we only do collections and deliveries on a Thursday morning. In the past, we have received a lot of donations from the "Life Style and Retirement Villages" around town, but in recent times this has dried up some. If you live in one of these facilities could you keep your eyes and ears open for us? Keep in mind that we are not allowed to sell gas items. If you know of any furniture that needs to be collected please ring the Op-shop on 9535 8433 and someone will complete a collection form for you over the phone. Thank you very much for your assistance with this. Joe

The Kitchen continues to appreciate your support, and is seeking some donations for their needs. If everyone could make that extra effort to buy that little extra the Kitchen would be so happy. Please could you try to bring in full cream milk, tea, sugar, coffee, margarine, curry sauces, cans of soup, biscuits, cheese, rice, pasta, and pasta sauces. Any financial assistance is always welcome. Thank you.

Each Thursday morning in our church we host an open morning tea for members of the community to drop in and enjoy fellowship with others. Anyone interested to be part of this ministry, please see Wendy in the church office.

Christy Capper and Michael Calder host the Hope25 podcast with interesting interviews about sharing your hope in Jesus. You can subscribe on Spotify via this link or go to our website:

https://www.hope25.com.au/tag/podcasts.

This months episode include:

An interview with Archbishop Stephen Cottrell, the Archbishop of York, about the Emmaus Road journey of faith.

An interview from Hope25 leaders in the Diocese of Newcastle on their Hope25 plans and dreams.

Blessings of the Animals 13th October

MU AGM and meeting 16th October

Monster Garage Sale 19th October

Spring Fete - 26th October

Wedding in Christ’s Church, 2nd November

Clergy Conference 4th —7th November

Harvest Festival - 8th -10th November

Advanced Care Planning Workshop, 19th November

Cursillo Breakfast and Group Reunion, 23rd November

Children’s Church Annual Party, 7th December

Children’s Church Nativity, 8th December

Ian will take a few days leave each week in the next two weeks. Please note that Wendy and Vikki will be at work in the office on their normal days during this time.

ANGLICAN OP-SHOP- can you assist us please? Each week we have a trailer load of damaged furniture and bits and pieces to take to the Mandurah tip. We load the trailer on Monday so that it is ready to go on Tuesday(usually in the morning). However, neither Bruce or Les are able to do the tip run for us into the foreseeable future, so we are looking for someone with a tow bar, who is willing to take the trailer to the tip and unload it for us please. If you are able to do this in the morning, one of our volunteers (Damien) is able to go with you to assist. If interested, please give me a call on 9500 3111. Fr Joe

It is time to start preparing service rosters for November 2024 to February 2025. If you are an LLM, server, welcomer, sidesperson, reader, or PowerPoint operator who assists with our services Friday 10 am, Saturday 5 pm, and / or Sunday 7 am, 8.15 am and 10 am, 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 roster. Please contact the parish office to express your interest.

Parishioners are asked not to remove the blue cushions stored in the shelving in the Ken Barrett Room and bring them into the church for use in the pews. These cushions belong to our Children’s Church and are needed each week for our Godly Play storytelling. If there is a need for cushions in the church to make our pews more comfortable, we will look at options for getting some that can stay in the church for people’s use.

We thank Isobelle Shortreed who has been undertaking this ministry and we welcome Gareth Desotto –Phillips who has taken up this ministry.

There is a sign-up sheet at the back of the church for our early morning set-up team and for all our stalls. Please add your name wherever you feel able to volunteer on the day.

Books are needed for the Book Stall at the Fete. All books welcome that are in good condition, including children’s, gardening, lifestyle, cooking, travel. Paperbacks and hard cover novels, crime fiction very popular. Just about any sort of books. Can pick up if required or else please drop off at church. Maggie Goss. 0427 616 083.

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 back of the church.

At delivery it is necessary for each donation to be recorded to allow us to be compliant with local laws. Please complete the Produce Stall Donations form either in the Ken Barrett Room or at the stall when you leave your donations.

We are looking for one or two people who are available each Monday morning to spend a few hours undertaking light cleaning and tidying of our kitchen and church, and restocking as necessary in our bathrooms. We have professional cleaners who come in each Saturday afternoon but we have a need for a voluntary cleaning ministry each Monday to tidy up after our weekend services and activities. Vacuuming is not necessary as this ministry is already covered by one of our parishioners. If you feel able to offer to assist us, please let the parish office know.

There is a chance to join in Core Training on 1-3 March 2025. Please let the parish office know if you are interested in undertaking this training.

Following our harvest meeting in late August, it was agreed that the best way to reduce wastage, and be able to donate more to those in need, would be to ask for less donations of fresh produce and place more emphasis on donations of packaged and tinned produce, which all started life as part of a harvest in some shape or form. More information on donations in coming weeks. However, at this stage I am asking if anyone is able to loan a wheelbarrow or a large wicker basket for the donations during the Harvest Festival? If you are able to help with this please call me on 0478633022. Many thanks. Anne Still

Our mission giving for October will be directed to the Prison Fellowship WA Angel Tree project, which our parish supports by buying and delivering Christmas gifts to children on behalf of a parent who is in prison.

All who worship with us at Christ’s Church are invited to become a part of our parish family communication system to receive regular email notices of parish and wider diocesan events. Completing a parishioner information form (available on the cupboard at the back of the church) allows us to include your details on our parish database and add you to our email list. To join one of our many groups or to volunteer at our parish fete (April and October), or in our bookshop or op shop, please take the time to drop in during the week or phone and speak to one of our office staff.

Blessings of the Animals 13th October

MU AGM and meeting 16th October

Monster Garage Sale 19th October

Spring Fete - 26th October

Clergy Conference 4th —7th November

Harvest Festival - 8th -10th November

Cursillo Pilgrimage 30th Sept—5th Oct

Blessings of the Animals 13th October

Spring Fete - 26th October

Harvest Festival - 8th -10th November

We only have a few places left before we will need to start a wait list for this workshop on the 19th of November. Timing for the day is anticipated to be as follows:

10 am – Tea / Coffee and biscuits available

10.30am – Workshop will commence. Please come in time to be settled for the start.

12:00 – Short break - Tea / Coffee and sandwiches available

12.30 pm - Workshop recommences

1.30 pm - Workshop concludes

We will contact everyone who has registered in early November to confirm that you are still able to attend.

Ian will be travelling around the Eastern part of our Diocese in the coming week as he takes part in the Cursillo Pilgrimage. Please hold Ian and other members of our parish who are away on the pilgrimage in your prayers.

Ian will take a few days leave each week in the two weeks following the pilgrimage. Please note that Wendy and Vikki will be at work in the office on their normal days during this time.

All who worship with us at Christ’s Church are invited to become a part of our parish family communication system to receive regular email notices of parish and wider diocesan events. Completing a parishioner information form (available on the cupboard at the back of the church) allows us to include your details on our parish database and add you to our email list. To join one of our many groups or to volunteer at our parish fete (April and October), or in our bookshop or op shop, please take the time to drop in during the week or phone and speak to one of our office staff. An information booklet is available on the table inside the church which details our many church groups.