You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires, to be made new  in the attitude of your minds, and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness . . . . . Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you."
Ephesians 4:22-24, 32)

May the Lord be with you as you live out your holy life this week

Maureen   

Readings

Ezekiel 18:1-9, 25 - 30

Psalm 15

Hebrews 13:1-8

Luke 14:1,7-14

Prayer for Africa

God bless Africa
Guard our children
Guide our leaders
And give us peace
For Jesus Christ's sake.
Amen

Prayer for our Parish

• Those who are suffering or ill, in hospital and at home:

• For all those participating in the Alpha Course, and for all the leaders and those who do the catering every week

• For all the matrics as they prepare to write their final school exams

• All those at Private Schools on holiday for another weeks

Prayer for our Country

• Wisdom for our leaders, especially President Jacob Zuma, and all those in government. This week we pray especially for:  Naledi  Pandor Minister of Science and Technology, Jeff Radebe Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Sicelo Shiceka Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs

• For the rooting out of corruption

• For a sense of responsibility and accountability by ALL who use the roads 

• For the industrial action affecting schools and hospitals   

Family Cross

The Family Cross this week was give to Steven, Olga, Sheldon, Kevin and Shayna Goncalves 

at the 09h30. Please keep them in your prayers.

Coming up

Morning Prayer

Saturdays - in the Church - 06h45 to 07h45

Focus ; Our Country/Our Parish/ Our City/ Growing the Church/Lausanne Congress etc

Please join us - even if you cannot make every Saturday

 

Boundaries Course

A Spring Quiet Morning led by Sue Tinsley

Thursday morning
New Series starting 9 September for 4 weeks with Allan Williams

From the Communication Portfolio:

A Spring Quiet Morning led by Sue Tinsley

EQ Parenting Course

Sista 2 Sista

Sunday Night Teaching Series in September

eco note-a ‘soil' thought

'Love everything into which God has put life, and God has made nothing dead - there is only less life in a stone than a bud, and both have a life of their own, and both took their life from God.' (from Scott's Antarctic expedition)

Important Dates

September

Thursday 2  Spring Brunch
Saturday 4  Quiet Morning with Sue Tinsley
Saturday 4  EQ Parenting Course
Sunday 5  Eco Services (all services)
Friday 10  Boundaries Course 
Saturday 11  EQ Parenting Course
Saturday 11  Boundaries Course
Friday 17  Boundaries Course
Saturday 18  EQ Parenting Course
 Saturday 18  Boundaries Course
Saturday 18  Rosh Hashanah celebration lunch
Sunday 19  Baptisms (at 09h30)

October

Saturday 16   Church Clean up (with a Bring 'n Braai after)
Sunday 24     St. Luke's Day Celebration-followed by Breakfast
Sunday 31     Bible Sunday

November

Tuesday 2     All Souls Service
Sunday 14    Mission Sunday  Baptisms (at 09h30)
Saturday 27  Quiet Morning with Sue Tinsley
Sunday 28    Advent Sunday

Other   

Home Groups

If you are interested in joining a Friday evening group, please contact Glynis Steer 011 440 3846 (after 5pm)

From the Community Care Portfolio: Places of refuge

Bethany Home and  Frida Hartley Shelter  are places of refuge for abused or destitute women and children.

The Shelters are appealing for:

• women's clothes and shoes.

Their preschool "Little Saints"  needs:

• Toys  (fluffy toys, playroom toys, toddlers toys, etc)
• Children's stationery (crayons, coloured pens, exercise books, etc)
• Puzzles and games

Please either leave your contributions at the back of the church-or leave at the office

Contacting the office . .

Please let us know if you are ill or going in to hospital, or if you are aware of this in someone else.  Please do not assume that we know, sometimes we don't.  We would rather be told more than once than find out afterwards.

PRESS-ON  Ironing Service every Monday

As many are aware, Press-On is an initiative started to give work to unemployed people.  The ladies ‘employed' by Press-On rely on the money they make on a Monday-and that money is dependant on the amount of laundry brought in to be ironed.  At the moment they have very little work and are therefore not earning much money.  If you know of any potential customers-please tell them about Press-On - 

» Drop off washed and dried laundry on Monday mornings between 07h30 and 10h00

» R 10 per kilo

» Collect (usually) the same day, either at lunch time or at 16h30.

Anglicare at St. Luke's

St Luke's has trained counsellors available to meet with you if you need to talk to someone about anything that might be troubling you.  There is no charge for this service and complete confidentiality is guaranteed.

Stroke-Aid Clinic

Thursdays 10:00-12:00

Paterson Park Recreation Centre

Call Sandra 011-728-2292

Alcoholics Anonymous

at St. Luke's every Tuesday @ 19h30 in The Lighthouse

All Welcome

Tough Love

at St. Luke's every Tuesday at 18h45 in the Parish Centre

All Welcome

Overeaters Anonymous

at St. Luke's every Tuesday @ 19h30 in the Crawford Centre

All Welcome

Humour

"Password Problems"

A new employee calls the Help Desk to complain that there's something wrong with her password. No, it's not the usual caps-lock problem.

"The problem is that whenever I type the password, it just shows stars," she says.

"Those asterisks are to protect you," the Help Desk technician explains, "so if someone were standing behind you, they wouldn't be able to read your password."

"Yeah," she says, "but they show up even when there is no one standing behind me."