Home ›

Bulletin highlights 4 July '10

Submitted by shirley on Wed, 07/07/2010 - 12:42

Theme:  Come and See, then Go and Tell

In Christ, we are a new creation, called to follow Him and serve Him in the world. He equips us for this task by giving each of us the ability that we need, and He accompanies us throughout life. Jesus calls us individually, but he never sends us out alone.  All our ministry should be in the name of God and under the authority of a church or Christian organisation.

We need to come and see before we go and tell. We must first be blessed by God before we can become a blessing to others.

When we follow Jesus we are receive so much: forgiveness and love, redemption and blessings. We share His resurrection and receive His power. And he sends us out to serve Him. For this task He anoints us with all the ability and power we need.

David 

Readings

1 Kings 21: 1-21

Psalm 5: 1-8 

Galatians 6: 7-18

Luke 10: 1-20

Prayer for Africa

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

World Cup Prayer Pointers: 

  • Pray for the salvation of people, especially also the visitors to our country.
  • Many teams are concentrating on evangelism and other actions to reach out to people with the Gospel. Pray for the safety of these teams.
  • Pray that visitors from closed countries where people can't freely be evangelized or worship Jesus, will be reached with the Gospel.
  • Persist in prayer for issues like human trafficking of all kinds, drug trafficking and alcohol abuse.
  • Pray for the security of all people, especially for the protection of the SAPS and for crime prevention.
  • Significant demonic activity connected to the soccer world cup is at work in our country.  Pray that all the effects of the demonic rituals will be neutralised.
  • Pray that service delivery won't be interrupted and that no strikes will occur during the world cup

Prayer for our Parish

  • Those who are suffering or ill, in hospital and at home:
  • For God's guidance in finding a new Youth Pastor, and leaders for One Life

Prayer for our Country

  • Wisdom for our leaders, especially President Jacob Zuma, and all those in government. 
  • That there will be no xenophobic attacks after the World Cup
  • That we will build on the feeling of unity engendered by the World Cup

News from the Portfolios:

 # from the The Christian Education Portfolio

The Eucharist
(A SAINTS Workshop)

Sat 24 July  ~ 09:00-12:00

Keith Griffiths (Rector of Christ Church, Constantia)  helps us to look at the Eucharist, the heartbeat of Christian community and care

Coming up 

S E A   S U N D A Y

will be commemorated this year on 11 July.  This is the day on which we remember seafarers and  all they do to make our lives comfortable.  All services on that day will be dedicated to this, and David and the wardens have agreed that the offertory  will be donated to the work of the Mission to Seafarers.  If those of you with medals wish to wear them, this would add to the celebration of the occasion!

Be refreshed, and re-filled with the Holy Spirit

Date:     Wednesday 21 July
Time:    19:00
Where: The Lighthouse Hall,

With worship, teaching and ministry.

Everyone welcome

Alpha Course Introduction dinner

Wednesday 28 July at 7p.m.

Invitations available to hand to your friends / enemies / acquaintances-all those who need to know Jesus and want to meet His family.

Free chicken recipe to all providers of supper.

Sign up with the office.

eco did you know?

St Luke's, as an eco-congregation in JAEI, holds three to four ‘eco service' days a year when our worship and liturgy makes a specific focus on our relationship with God our Creator, and with the Creation within which we have our being

Other   

Children's Church  

Crossings, Lighthouse and Little Candles will be open as usual today.  There will be a supervised holiday programme on 4 & 11 July for all the children (in the Lighthouse Hall).  All groups will re-open as usual on 18 July.

Please pray for the safety of all children over this period.

Sandwiches  

Winter is here and more and more hungry people are coming for sandwiches on a Tuesday. CAN YOU HELP?

Make a loaf of sandwiches (peanut butter) and drop it off a the office any day-can be frozen and used when needed OR please phone Shirley/Maria at the office to see if you can fit into the current roster of regular makers.

Donations of ingredients (or in kind) will also be gladly received. 

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