For Sunday 5th May 11.00am

Thursday 1st of May is the Festival of the Ascension of our Lord this year. As we are not having a service on Thursday, we will be including our commemoration of the Ascension in our Sunday service (5th May). In particular we will thinking about what it means for each of us that our Lord took our human nature into the heavenly sanctuary when He ascended.

Service is at 11.00am and will be followed by a shared lunch at Ivan and Janice's.

The Lord be with you,

Pastor Matt

For Sunday the 27th of April - 8.30am

Divine Service this week will begin at 8.30am.

The readings are as follows:
Acts 17:22-31 Paul in Athens
1 Peter 3:13-22 Suffering for doing right
John 14:15-21 The promise of the Holy Spirit

God's peace,
Pastor Matt

NB Don't forget our parish ride day on Saturday (weather permitting). We'll leave from St Paul's Shepparton at 10am. Please arrive fuelled up and ready to go.

For Sunday 20th April - 8.30am

This Sunday (20th April), Divine Service will begin at 8.30am and will be led by Pastor Graham Zweck.

The readings for the day are:
Acts 7:55-60 The death of Stephen
1 Peter 2:2-10 God's chosen people, a royal priesthood
John 14:1-14 Jesus the way to the Father

A reminder that our parish ride day will take place on Saturday April 26th so dust off the leathers and make sure there's plenty of rubber for a quick fling around the hills! More details to follow.

God's peace be with you,
Pastor Matt

For Sunday 13th April - 8.30am

This week we celebrate Good Shepherd Sunday (13th April) with Divine Service beginning at 8.30am.

For your preparation, the readings are as follows:
Acts 2:42-47 Life and worship in the apostolic church
1 Peter 2:19-25 The shepherd and bishop of our souls
John 10:1-10 Jesus, the gate for the sheep

The psalm for the day is of course, Psalm 23.

God's peace,

Pastor Matt

For 30th March & 6th April

Service times for the next two weeks are as follows:

30th March: Service of the Word; 8.30am

6th April: Service of the Word; 11.00am

May the peace of the Risen Lord be with you,
Pastor Matt

Service times for Holy Week

As we move toward the Feast of the Resurrection of our Lord, we prepare for that great celebration by first observing the other events of Holy Week. Our service times during this period are as follows:

Maundy Thursday (20th March):
Service with Holy Communion, 8.00pm

Good Friday (21st March):
Service of the Word, 11.00am

The Resurrection of our Lord (23rd March):
Service with Holy Communion, 8.30am

God bless your preparations for these holy celebrations!
Pastor Matt

Working Bee

Due to the high temperature forcast for tomorrow, the working bee has been cancelled. At this stage the work on the shed roof is being planned for the 26th April.

Please see below for service details.

God's peace,
Pastor Matt