Latest news & events
Thanksgiving service—Tuesday, 7 September
There will be a Service of Thanksgiving for the life of Doug Baxter on Tuesday, 7 September at 2 pm at St Paul's Anglican Church, 40 Warrandyte Rd, Ringwood.
We will be providing refreshments after the service, so would appreciate any donations of home-made cakes and slices.
Are you able to help?
A person with a couple of hours to spare on a Monday morning is needed to transport and remain with an adult with a disability in his art class.
If you think you can help in any way please contact Beulah on 0417771207 or the parish office on 9870 2093.
Changes to main 10 am service on Sunday
Since the introduction of our new alternative service, The Hub@10, we will be changing the traditional 10 am service on Sunday.
Over the next month we will be having a Sung Eucharist on the 1st & 3rd Sundays.
The Park Orchards worship site will be closed at the end of September.
Beginning in October we will have a Sung Eucharist every week, with some additional responses that are presently being used at Park Orchards.
This format will be trialled until the end of the year at which time we will evaluate how people feel about the service. In the meantime if you have any queries or suggestions about the new format could you please contact Michael Lazarus in person or by phone on 9876 9433.
The Hub@10
The Hub@10 is our new alternative service on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month. It takes place in our new facility called The Hub. The service is designed to be all-inclusive, multi-generational and interactive and we have two teams at present who have been working extremely hard organizing and putting it all together.
We had our first service on Sunday, 22 August which was a wonderful success with over 60 people in attendance. The teenagers were especially pleased with how it all went and are very excited about planning these worship times.
If you are interested in being a part of a team or you have particular gifts and talents you would like to use, please speak to Wendy on 0413 608 737.
Our next service is on Sunday, 5 September at 10 am in The Hub.
For our service on Sunday, 19 September, we are asking you to email a picture of the place that you feel the presence of God the most.
Also, we need about 60 keys for this service, so if you have any keys you no longer need or perhaps don't even remember what they are for, please bring them to church and give them to Wendy Capper, Deb Newton or Emily Martin.
Please email your pictures to Clare at spongebob.lover@live.com.
Youth Group Camp—Friday–Sunday, 10–12 September
Our Youth Group is having their Annual Camp from Friday, 10 September to Sunday, 12 September.
This is open to all children from Grade 5 to Year 12.
If your child is in this school-age range and would like to attend, please contact Doyle on 0409 552 298 to collect a camp form.
European Masters excursion—Friday, 17 September
We are meeting at Ringwood Rail Station for the 9.34 am train.
If you are interested in coming with us please put your name on the list in the narthex.
Back to Church Sunday—19 September
Back to Church Sunday is the single largest local-church invitational initiative in the world.
It is based on the simplest and shortest step in evangelism - that we should invite someone we already know to something we love, invite our friend to church.
This an opportunity to ask someone you know to come to church for a special service.
This could be a relative, a friend or a next door neighbour.
There will be more details over the next couple of weeks.
Make sure you look at the handouts and begin thinking about who you may invite.
Come and hear about Dar es Salaam in Tanzania
Come and hear Jill & John Morshead speak about their work in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on Tuesday, 5 October at 2 pm at St Paul's Anglican Church, 40 Warrandyte Road, Ringwood.
Admission $5.00 includes afternoon tea.
RSVP to Bobby on 9870 2156 or Elaine on 9879 3959.
Proceeds to aid special MMA projects.
Parish AGM—Sunday, 17 October
Our parish AGM will be on Sunday, 17 October.
Could all Coordinators please have your annual reports and financial statements submitted to the office by Sunday, 19 September.
The Monday Lunch team has vacancies
The Monday Lunch team has some vacancies that need filling.
If you can give a couple of hours service on one Monday a month, or you can see yourself being part of the support team (able to fill in when a regular team member is unavailable) - this could be a mission task for you.
Interested?? (we hope you are) - please contact Gary Short in person or by phone on 9879 3829.
Offertory envelopes
New envelopes are available from the table in the narthex. These envelopes will only be used until October. We will then be ordering a complete new set.
There is a Mission Envelope for each month. Any monies placed into this envelope will be credited to the Mission of the Month unless you indicate a different mission project.
Some mission projects are tax deductible - you will need to put your details on the envelope to receive your receipt.
Confirmation classes
Anyone interested in Confirmation, Re-affirmation of your baptismal promises, or reception into the Anglican Church are asked to contact the vicar.
Confirmation classes begin in August.
The service will take place on Sunday, 10 October.
Time of meditation
A number of parishioners have expressed an interest in starting a regular service of meditation.
We wish to find the most convenient time that suits people.
Please fill in your details on the form on the information table in the narthex.
We are in desperate need of Servers and Linen Cleaners
There are currently vacancies on the following rosters.
We are desperately needing Altar Servers, Linen and Silver cleaning people.
At the present moment we only have three people cleaning the silver.
Would you consider offering your services to assist with our worship?
We are needing help in the following areas:
» Altar servers
» Welcomers
» Leading the prayers of intercession
» Flowers
» Bible reading
» Liturgical assistants
» Linen & silver cleaning
Please see Elaine Longford for more information.
Training will be provided if needed.
mainly music
Our mainly music sessions have been a wonderful success. So much so that we are currenty not taking any new participants at this time.
We do however have a waiting list and if you are interested in finding out more you can contact Wendy by email.
Thank you to people who are baking for mainly music. Just a reminder when baking please DON'T USE ANY NUTS as we have some with allergies.
Parish Prayer Group meets every Wednesday
The Parish Prayer Group meets every Wednesday at 10 am in the parish lounge.
Everyone is welcome.
For further information please see Alison Lazarus.
Honey for parish project
Local honey is available for $5 per jar.
Proceeds will benefit our parish project.
A reminder to all parishioners
Can everyone please wear their name tags when attending services.
If you don't have a name tag, please add your name to the list in the narthex for one to be made.
There are also temporary write-on labels to use until your name tag is produced.
Pew sheet notices
Notices for insertion in our pew sheet need to be in to Robyn or the office no later than Thursday morning.
Weekly walking groups
Tuesdays 9.30 am—Meeting at the Bandstand at Ringwood Lake.
Contact Heather on 9729 4089. We now meet for coffee after the walk at the coffee shop opposite Fletcher Jones at Eastland.
Wednesdays 9.00 am—with St Stephen's.
Contact Bobby on 9870 2156.
Alms basket
We need your help! The baskets are often empty!
Please remember the Monday Lunch clients as well as those who attend HICH and the refugees, some of whom are in desperate need. Just add something extra to your shopping basket.
Some ideas: Canned meals e.g. Irish stew, ravioli, braised steak and vegies, flavoured tuna, long-life milk, small packs of tea, coffee and cereal.
Ritchies' Community Benefit Cards
Through the use of the Ritchies' Community Benefit Card we have raised over $524 and are now averaging $60 a month!
It's so easy to help
Please get your Ritchies' Community Benefit Card from the office and 1% of every dollar you spend at any Ritchies Supermarket is donated to the Parish.
Local Stores
Wantirna -- Mall Shopping Centre
Ringwood North -- 204 Warrandyte Rd.
Asylum Seekers need sewing machines and computers
Please ring the parish office if you have one you are prepared to give away.
St Oswald's Glen Iris is part of an ecumenical group, which supports asylum seekers, especially those on temporary protection visas, by providing rent free housing, financial and moral support. The West Papuan refugees who arrived in 2006 are being supported by St Hilary's Kew as they build new lives in Australia. Many parishes donate food, travel and telephone cards to the Asylum Seekers Centre at Dandenong. Asylum seekers in detention camps desperately need friends and St Paul's Cathedral Parish is engaged in a visiting program.
Contact The Revd Jim Brady (96534304). Maybe your parish could participate in similar ministries?
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