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​Dear Parishioners
Our “Christmas Dinner in July” was a very enjoyable and successful event, with great thanks to Daphne & John Bone and Peggy Bishop, and the 65-or-so people who attended.  In addition, a remarkable amount of $1,388 was raised for parish funds, from the proceeds of the meal and the many raffles and other activities.  By now you’ve probably seen a photograph Pam placed in the leaflet; others are on the Parish Website and Facebook page.
 
 
90+ Birthdays
In the last few months, an amazing number of parishioners celebrated birthdays in the 10th decade of life.  We celebrate with them, and pray for them for health and contentment:
95 – Bunty Orange                  93 – Mary Strange                  92 – Peggy Bishop
91 – Kath Trimmer                   90 – Jen McDonald
 
Other personal notes
David Merry continues to make progress, and it has been wonderful to have him and Judy back at services with us for some weeks now.
 
John & Jan Hodgson are recuperating at home with health issues and after Jan’s recent three weeks in hospital and the amputation of a toe / dealing with deep-bone-infection.
 
Fr John Studd will celebrate the 55th Anniversary of Ordination as a Priest next month, and has invited the parish to join him and Nea in a Eucharist to be held at St John’s Church on Weds 28th September at 7.00pm followed by cheese-and-wine snacks in our parish hall.
 
Dates to Diarise:                  More information will be published in
                                                Pam Crew’s weekly pew leaflet and in further emailed notes
 
September:                                      Start of a new church “home group” for mothers with young                                               children, facilitated by Heidi Adams (more info next week in the
                                                                                                                              weekly leaflet)
Sunday 18 September:       Holy Innocents’ Church Belair:  Evensong, Cathedral Choir
 
Sunday 25 September:       10.00am Outdoor Service & Parish Picnic, Belair National Park.
                                                This will be a combined service with Holy Innocents’ Belair.                                                 [8.00am Service at St John’s as usual.]
 
Weds 28 September:          7.00pm at St John’s:  Fr. John’s 55th Ordination Anniversary
 
Saturday 15 October:           Evening Quiz Night, Supper and Auction, Coromandel Valley                                                Primary School Hall [Our major social event & fundraiser for                                      the year, replacing the Car Park Fair for 2016]
 
Sunday 23 October:             Concert, Corowood Choir
 
Sunday 18 December          Corowood Choir Christmas Concert, 5.00pm
Other Events to take note of:
 
October:        Focus on Mission, during Sunday morning services
                        Talks and sermons on a range of mission / outreach work
                        People who will join us as guests include a spokesperson from the Blackwood                  Uniting Church-hosted forum, “Circle of Friends”, & Revd Peter Sandeman,                       CEO of Anglicare. Some dates are fixed, others are still being finalised.
 
Friday 28 – Sun 30 October:  Annual Synod of the Diocese (clergy & reps only)
Friday 2 – Sat 3 December:   Elective Synod for a new Archbishop (clergy & reps only)
 
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The Lord’s Prayer:  An additional version from A New Zealand Prayer Book (Anglican)
When I preached recently on the Gospel passage in which Jesus taught his disciples to pray, I intended to use this as well … but we can end up with too many words / additions to services, and instead I chose to leave this for a newsletter.  Rather than an attempt to re-write the disciples’ prayer as given by Jesus, this is an attempt to expand on its meanings, and one which I personally enjoy for its simplicity.
 
Those with computer access may like to Google “The Lord’s Prayer” to find numerous variations / translations.  Whilst they will not all appeal to each of us, it is interesting to see how this much-loved and much-prayed prayer has been used and adapted, and it may help us to appreciate once again the words which we frequently “confidently pray”…
 
Eternal Spirit, Earth-maker, Pain-bearer, Life giver,
Source of all that is and that shall be,
Father and Mother of us all,
Loving God, in whom is heaven,
May the hallowing of your name
Echo throughout the universe,
May the way of your justice be followed by all peoples,
May your heavenly will be done by all created beings,
And may your peace and freedom sustain our hope on earth.
With the bread we need for today, feed us.
For the hurts we absorb from one another, forgive us.
In times of temptation and test, strengthen us.
From trials too great to endure, spare us.
From the grip of all that is evil, free us.
For you reign in the glory and the power
that is love, now and forever.
Amen.
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With love, from your parish priest, in the name of our Lord
Nic
Nic Denny-Dimitriou, Parish Priest:  nic@rev2d2.com / Mobile 0411 308 833
Parish Office:  Tuesday to Thursday from 9.00am to early afternoons:
Pam Crew, Telephone 8278 8626 or email office@coroparish.com
Website:  www.coroparish.com & “Coromandel Valley Parish” on Facebook
 
  • Home
    • Planning a Baptism
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  • 'What's on'
    • Parish Groups >
      • Home Groups
      • Corowood Choir >
        • Corowood Choir Christmas Concert 2016
  • Contact Us
    • Parish roles
  • Our Church
    • History >
      • St John's 145 th anniversary, May 2018
    • Recent Sermons
    • Families and Children
    • Graces for Children
    • Using grace at mealtime
    • Help in time of need >
      • Blessings
      • Traditional Graces
      • Psalm 23 for busy people
  • Mission Action Plan
  • Parish Profile 2021
  • Meet 'Woody'!
  • Policies - WH&S, Grievances etc
  • COVID 19 PLANS and Updates
  • Gifting to the church