8 This Week’s Diary Anglican Parish of Hamilton Monday 4th December — Nicholas Ferrar (d. 1637) Fr Donald’s Day Off 3rd December 2017 Tuesday 5th December — Happy new Church Year! Advent Sunday the Sunday School present the Story of 2.00pm St Peter’s Guild Meeting — “Stirling” Glenthompson begins the countdown to Christmas and the Christmas to help us all prepare for the true 5.30pm Requiem Eucharist for Bishop +Graham Walden celebration of God’s loving plan and purpose meaning of this festive season; and we sing a — Cathedral Church of Christ the King, Ballarat for all humanity in Jesus Christ. few carols (albeit a little soon) to remind us of the joy of this time. Wednesday 6th December — St Nicholas of Myra (d. 342) Advent Fr Donald+ 10.00am Morning Prayer — Christ Church Hamilton Advent is a season of expectation and followed by Morning Tea — Meeting Room preparation, as the Church prepares to Bishop Graham Walden 11.00am Communions — The Birches celebrate the coming (adventus) of Christ in 11.00am Communions — Eventide Homes his incarnation, and also looks ahead to his I am writing to let you know that Bishop Graham Walden died in Dubbo last night. He Home Communions final advent as judge at the end of time. The is survived by his wife Margaret, and their 7.30pm Choir Practice readings and liturgies not only direct us towards Christ’s birth, they also challenge the children and grandchildren. Thursday 7th December — St Ambrose of Milan (d. 397) modern reluctance to confront the theme of Bishop Graham served a substantial part of divine judgement: his long ministry here in Ballarat Diocese. He 9.00am Pew Sheet Preparation — Parish Office ‘Every eye shall now behold him came to the Diocese in 1970 as Archdeacon Friday 8th December — The Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary robed in dreadful majesty.’ of Ballarat and Vicar General. In 1981 he was [Charles Wesley] consecrated as an assistant Bishop and he served as Bishop in Hamilton from 1981 to 5.00pm Children’s Carols Event — Botanical Gardens The characteristic note of Advent is therefore 1984. He continued as Assistant Bishop expectation, rather than penitence. Church Saturday 9th December — based in Ballarat until he was elected to be decorations are simple and spare, and purple the second Bishop of The Murray in 1989. He 6.00pm Carols in the Glen — St Peter’s Glenthompson is the traditional liturgical colour. The lighting was the Diocesan Bishop for nearly twelve 6.00pm Vigil Eucharist — Christ Church Hamilton of candles on an Advent wreath is a symbol of us moving from darkness into the light of years before his retirement to Dubbo. Sunday 10th December — Second Sunday in Advent Christ born in Bethlehem. Bishop Graham was a warm and generous man, who was loved by people wherever he Today’s Gospel is a call to be attentive and 9.00am Extended Communion — St Mark’s Cavendish served. His gentle smile, sharp intellect, his ready in faith, to be people who take seriously 9.00am Holy Eucharist — St Peter’s Glenthompson quick wit and his palpable goodness meant Jesus’ call to follow his loving looking forward 10.30am Sung Eucharist — Christ Church Hamilton that he was admired and loved as a servant of to the promise of resurrection, which is the his Master. Daily Prayers in the Lady Chapel at Christ Church Hamilton (Monday to Saturday) fulfilment of his incarnation. His Requiem will be held in the Dubbo 8.30am Morning Prayer Pets, Carols & Nativity Anglican Church on Friday 8 December. 5.00pm Evening Prayer Today at the 10.30am Eucharist we May he rest in peace and rise in glory. celebrate the pets who are our Dates for your Diary companions in life and bless them, Garry Ballarat Sunday 17th 7.30pm Festival of Nine Lesson & Carols for Christmas thanking God for them. We also hear December — Christ Church Hamilton Christ Church Hamilton St Mary’s St Peter’s St Mark’s All Saints’ Dunkeld Glenthompson Cavendish Penshurst 2 7 Sunday Worship Parish News Sentence of Scripture: Mark 13.31 ‘Heaven and earth will pass away,’ says the Lord, ‘but my words will not pass away.’ Prayer of the Day Eternal God, These are the Community and Church These are the Christmas Services in the through long generations you prepared a way Carols Services that are coming up this Parish his year: for the coming of your Son, month: and by your Spirit Sunday 24th December you still bring light to illumine our paths: Penshurst Community Carols renew us in faith and hope (for 4th Sunday in Advent) that we may welcome Christ to rule our thoughts Tonight at the Penshurst Community Hall 9.00am Extended Communion and claim our love; beginning at 7.30pm. - Glenthompson 10.30am Sung Eucharist - Hamilton to whom be glory for ever. Amen. Carols in the Glen First Reading: Isaiah 64.1-9 (for Christmas Eve) Next Saturday, 9th December, at 5.00pm Children’s Service O that you would tear open the heavens and come down, St Peter’s Glenthompson beginning at - Hamilton so that the mountains would quake at your presence— 6.00pm. 5.00pm Vigil Eucharist - Penshurst as when fire kindles brushwood Nine Lessons & Carols 6.30pm Vigil Eucharist - Dunkeld and the fire causes water to boil— 10.30pm Midnight Mass - Hamilton to make your name known to your adversaries, Traditional Service led by our Choir on so that the nations might tremble at your presence! Sunday 17th December at Christ Church Monday 25th December When you did awesome deeds that we did not expect, Hamilton beginning at 7.30pm 8.00am Holy Eucharist - Cavendish you came down, the mountains quaked at your presence. 9.30am Sung Eucharist - Hamilton From ages past no one has heard, no ear has perceived, Cavendish Community Carols 11.00am Holy Eucharist no eye has seen any God besides you, Sunday 17th December at the Soldiers - Glenthompson who works for those who wait for him. Memorial Hall beginning at 7.45pm. You meet those who gladly do right, those who remember you in your ways. But you were angry, and we sinned; because you hid yourself we transgressed. Parish Directory We have all become like one who is unclean, Parish Website: and all our righteous deeds are like a filthy cloth. www.hamiltonanglican.org.au We all fade like a leaf, and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away. There is no one who calls on your name, The Venerable Rector of Hamilton and 03 5571 1317 (Rectory) or attempts to take hold of you; Donald Kirk Archdeacon of the South West 0419 280 838 (Mobile) for you have hidden your face from us, [email protected] and have delivered us into the hand of our iniquity. The Reverend Honorary Deacon Assistant 03 5571 1060 (Home) Yet, O Lord, you are our Father; Marjorie Keeble 0408 586 854 (Mobile) we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand. Do not be exceedingly angry, O Lord, PARISH OFFICE 9.00am-12.00pm 03 5571 1728 Thursdays & Fridays [email protected] and do not remember iniquity for ever. Now consider, we are all your people. Church Gavin Wallis 03 5571 2581 James Burgess 03 5572 1613 Hear the word of the Lord. Wardens Jason Tonissen 03 5573 4540 Thanks be to God. 6 3 For our Prayers this Week Psalm 80.1-7, 17-19 1) Hear, O Shepherd of Israel, you that led Joseph like a flock: For the Sick and in need you that are enthroned upon the cherubim, shine out in glory; Phil Reid, Lorraine Griffiths, Barbara Trimnell, 2) Before Ephraim, Benjamin and Manasseh: Nell, Andrew, Florencia Jenny Peters, Brian Lacy, Stephen stir up your power, and come to save us. Posie Moira Armstrong, Adrian Stephens (priest) 3) Restore us again, O Lord of hosts: Col show us the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved. For those who have died 4) O Lord God of hosts: how long will you be angry at your people’s prayer? Frank Reynolds 5) You have fed them with the bread of tears: For those whose Year’s Mind we remember and given them tears to drink in good measure. Albert White Ralph Henderson Arthur Moon 6) You have made us the victim of our neighbours: Robie McDonald Frank Uren Laurel Mercer and our enemies laugh us to scorn. Stuart Bell Druccilla Forster Kathleen Buchanan Charles Sandison Gary Holmes Clement Hadden 7) Restore us again, O Lord of hosts: Jessie Harris Marjorie Hall Evangeline Wensley show us the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved. Janice Mann Albert Stone Montague Bloomfield 17) Let your power rest on the man at your right hand: Robert Ronen Robert Hall Christopher Rook on that son of man whom you made so strong for yourself. Elizabeth Frank 18) And so we shall not turn back from you: For the wider Church and its ministry give us life, and we will call upon your name. • West Buganda—(Uganda) The Revd Henry Katumba-Tamale 19) Restore us again, O Lord of hosts: • Armidale: Rick Lewers show us the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved. • Bathurst: Ian Palmer Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 1.1-9 • St Paul’s Ballarat: Lynton Wade (locum), assisting clergy and parish nominators • Diocesan Missionary Council—Alice Knight Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother • Alome and Ainong Sosthenes, To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those who are sanctified in • Perpetrators and victims of violence in the home.