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Sunday 22nd December 2019

Advent and Christmas Time

Ian

Matthew’s name for Jesus Christ – borrowed from Isaiah’s prophecy – is

“Emmanuel,” which means “God (is) with us.”

Over fifty years ago, Andy Williams sang about Christmas: “It’s the most

wonderful time of the year … the happiest season of all … ”. It can be – extended

families get together and share meals and celebrations. Letters, cards, greetings

and gifts are exchanged and connections with old friends renewed. We may

communicate – and even see – people far distant. There are many wonderful

things. However, it isn’t always happy – people may be painfully aware of the

absence of those who shared earlier Christmases. Death, frailty, illness, people

who have moved away, and lost or broken relationships are hard to manage,

especially that first Christmas afterwards.

This time may be full of moments of wonder and joy and moments of stress and

pain. Mental health facilities have an upsurge in voluntary admissions, family

violence incidents increase. People may be reminded of their poverty or spend

too much (after Christmas is a busy time for emergency relief providers).

They may find they have “attempted – quite unsuccessfully –to love all of [their]

relatives, and in general grossly overestimated [their] powers” (W.H. Auden).

Some continue working – in emergency services, care settings, medical contexts,

transport, hospitality, communication and media . Some are torn by competing

needs: perhaps between those in hospital or care and those at home. Some feel

more alone at this time than any other. Some churches hold “blue” Christmas

services for those who mourn, feel broken, sad, or just need to be free of

pretence that all is well and they are happy at this time.

God in Christ comes to us – wherever, however, whoever we are – and reminds

us that God loves us. We do not have to have a particular kind of Christmas for

God to be with us. God is fully with us – with every one of us – and with every

part of us, even in all of the mixture that is Christmas.

OUR CHURCH LIFE

THE CRÈCHE: (rear of the Sanctuary) is available for parents of small children

to make use of at any time during church services.

HEARING IMPAIRED: can use the audio loop on rows 2, 3 and 4 in the middle pews,

both left and right, facing the Communion Table; a T-switch is required on your hearing aid.

NOTE! Each Sunday the Family Service is recorded on CD. Please contact Bob Sumner if you

would like a copy of the service. Each Sunday’s Sermon may also be heard on the website.

This Week: 22 December Advent 4

Next Week: 29 December Christmas 1

9.30am Family Service - Rev Dr Ian Tozer 9.30am Family Service - Rev Dr Ian Tozer

Isaiah 7:10-16

Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19

Romans 1:1-7

Matthew 1:18-25

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P.587

P.187

P.5

Isaiah 63:7-9

Psalm 148

Hebrews 2:10-18

Matthew 2:13-23

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P.627

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For information on Baptism, Confirmation or Church Membership,

please see Rev Dr Ian Tozer or call him on 9387 6371

Week at a Glance

Tuesday 24 December

Prayer Chain 7.00am - Marilyn Maunder, 9349 9246

Sunday 29 December

Family Service 9.30am Rev Dr Ian Tozer

Music: Two Pianos - Glenn & Rachel

Sunday 22 December

Family Service 9.30am Rev Dr Ian Tozer

Music: Glenn & Joseph Monday 23 December

Minister’s Day off

Wednesday 25 December - Christmas Day

Christmas Day Service 9.00am Rev Dr Ian Tozer

Music: Glenn & Joseph

Offering: Christmas Bowl

Bible Reader: Alison Kirwan Sound Room: Richard Smith Flowers: Marie Yuncken

A warm welcome to all visitors worshipping with us today

We invite you to join us in the Hall after the service

for Morning Tea and a time of fellowship

Hymns for Sunday 22nd December

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4.

TiS: 317

TiS: 205

TiS: 285

TiS: 330

Love came down at Christmas

205 Join all the glorious names (verses 1, 2, 5, & 6)

Your coming, Lord, to Bethlehem (verses 1, 2, 3, & 5)

O how joyfully

Roscobee Honey - Unprocessed West Australian Honey!

OUR CHURCH LIFE

Wednesday 25th December

9.00am - Christmas Day Service

Rev Dr Ian Tozer

To All Saints Floreat

Congregation

for all your

wonderful support

from Margaret Waller

on behalf of

Uniting Aid

Your willing volunteers, your

monthly cereal donations, and your readiness to help when called upon is greatly appreciated. Thank You!

KCO is a 24 hour, overnight camp aimed

at younger congregation members (Year

2 - Year 7). Church groups bring the

children, along with junior leaders (Year

8 - Year 12) to experience a wider

church community. The children enjoy

shared meals, worship, sport, and art

and craft activities.

The junior leader program starts with a

sleepover on Friday 6 March as a

bonding time for the youth, before

joining their congregations on Saturday

7 March. The junior leaders assist in the

setup and pack down of KCO activities

and they assist their congregation for

the remainder of the time, all while

meeting children and youth from other

Uniting Church Congregations. Maida Vale - Advent Park

345 Kalamunda Road

The beautiful flowers in church today honour the

memory of Ralph Wilson, loving husband of Marie,

beloved father of Ailsa, Sandra and Jo, father-in-law

of David, David and Trevor, grandfather of Laura,

Andrew, Matthew, Alex and Daniel and a much loved

and respected member of the All Saints Congregation

CHURCH NEWS & INFORMATION

NOTE! The Uniting Church Centre will be closed over the Christmas

and New Year period, from 5.00pm Tuesday

24 December until 9.00am on Thursday 2 January 2020.

For Uniting Church WA emergencies during the office closure,

please contact Rev David de Kock, General Secretary of the UCAWA,

on 0488 267 442.

ALL SAINTS’ OFFICE WILL CLOSE FOR HOLIDAYS ON FRIDAY 20 DECEMBER

IT WILL RE-OPEN ON TUESDAY 28 JANUARY 2020

Jean Young has again volunteered to produce the“Not the News

& Notes” during this period and items of news may be emailed to

her at - jyoung@iinet.net.au, or phoned through on 9446 5829.

Please do ensure that your items of interest reach Jean no later

than the Thursday of each week. A big Thank-You to Jean!

Day of Mourning 2020 Observance Sunday 19th January 2020

On the Sunday before Australia Day, Uniting Church congregations across

the country hold worship services to reflect upon and lament the effect of,

the invasion and colonisation of this nation upon her First Peoples.

The observance of a “Day of Mourning” was endorsed by the 15th

Assembly at the request of members of the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander

Christian Congress (UAICC).

Rather than seeking a change to the

date of Australia Day as some propose, the UAICC asked the Church, in the

spirit of the Covenant between us, to

declare the Sunday before Australia Day as a Day of Mourning.

Assembly members enthusiastically agreed. Sunday 19 January will be marked by the Uniting Church as the Day of Mourning

for 2020. Congregations are encouraged to honour First Peoples on this day.

(Extract from a message from Stuart McMillan, Assembly Consultant Covenanting)

Summer Spirit returns in 2020 with a two day event at Floreat All Saints UC

Rev Dr Apwee Ting and Rev Charissa Suli will lead this event, with each day

having a different focus on intercultural and intergenerational church.

This year’s theme will be - All of this is us: Church and culture

Topics will include:

How is the Uniting Church distinctive?

Understanding our Generations within the UCA

What do we mean by intercultural, multi and cross cultural?

1st Gen, 2nd Gen and Next Gen realities.

Cost: $160.00, including all lunches and Friday evening meal.

Early bird/Concession: $135.00 if registered by 31/12/19

Options: Day 1 only (includes dinner) $90.00

Day 2 only $70.00

For more information please contact Kerry George Ph: 9260 9800 or Email: CEDAL@wa.uca.org.au

All of this is US:

Church and Culture

FRIDAY 21 FEBRUARY

10AM-7PM SATURDAY 22 FEBRUARY

10AM-4PM

CHURCH NEWS & INFORMATION

OUR CHURCH LIFE

On the board, on the door, or on the foyer table

Social Justice & Uniting International Mission: Weekly update

Uniting Church News & Notes: Latest issue with news from General Council

In Touch: The monthly journal of the Wembley Downs UC - A Caring Community

promoting and supporting the positive wellbeing, appreciation,

active participation and voices of young people in Perth and beyond

PICYS

Perth Inner City Youth Services, PICYS, Christmas Lunch

If you are able, cash donations towards providing

Christmas Lunch for youth who are in need would

be gratefully accepted and much appreciated.

Please hand any donations either to Lynne Jackson

or Jean Young or leave at the Office with Cathy.

If you would like to help in any way with PICYS Food Pick-Up next year

please contact Lynne. Many thanks, Lynne, 9446 5319.

Our Lenten Study for 2020 will be held

on Wednesdays at 4.30pm - Starting 4 March

If you’d like a copy of the book, it’s not too late to

order, just let Ian know by the end of today,

Sunday 22nd December (Ph: 9387 6371)

LENTEN STUDY FOR 2020

EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON

- and other lies I have loved

by Kate Bowler

Duty of Care Forms - Emergency contact Details It would be helpful if church members, who haven’t yet done so, complete one of these forms in case there is ever a need to get in touch with your Emergency Contact person.

The list will only be available to designated church leaders. Forms are on the Foyer Table. Please return your completed forms to an Elder or to the Church Office

Visit All Saints website for the latest news & events www.unitingchurchwa.org.au/floreat

OUR CHURCH LIFE

Christmas and New Year Camp - Only $10 per night! St Augustine Uniting Church knows that many people in WA

are often away from their wider families at Christmas so they invite anyone who would like to come along with a tent, caravan or camper trailer to the Uniting Church Campsite, Busselton, between Monday 23 December

and Thursday 2 January, to spend Christmas and New Year with them for the cost of $10 per night.

Guests supply their own food and can share with others as much or as little as they like - at the beach, in meals, outings or simply being still. If you would like to book, or you require more information, please email - staugustineuca@internode.on.net

REMEMBER OUR BOOK EXCHANGE TROLLEY! We have a really good selection of books at the moment please look through those on the trolley to see if there is anything you would like to read during the holidays. However, if you are returning books and find that there’s no space on shelves, please don’t just leave them on the top of others, just keep them or pass them on to some other cause or wait till there’s more shelf space available. Thank you. Jean Read

Escorted by Rev Dr Ian Robinson & Rev Dr Anne Wright

Details on Notice Board

CHURCH NEWS & INFORMATION

ROSTERS Sunday 22 December Sunday 29 December

Welcomer Lee-Anne Burnett Deborah Marshall

Door Stewards Michael & Anne Van Drunen

Elder Jill Heaney Els Mengler

Bible Reader Lee-Anne Burnett Anne Van Drunen

Flowers Margaret Oliver In loving memory of Ralph Wilson

Children’s Talk School Holidays School Holidays

Morning Tea Mavis Coughlan, Margaret Oliver Margaret Smithson, Cathy Smith

Music Glenn & Joseph Glenn & Joseph

Sound System Bob Sumner Hollis Wilson

Café Club School Holidays School Holidays

KUCA School Holidays School Holidays

YOUR RETIRING OFFERING ON CHRISTMAS DAY WILL GO TO

ACT FOR PEACE CHRISTMAS BOWL

However, should you wish to donate by

Cash, Credit Card or Cheque in order

to receive an official tax deductible

receipt, you will find individual

donation envelopes on the Foyer table.

CELEBRATING 70 YEARS OF

CHRISTMAS BOWL!

Passing the Baton

PTB2020 Children’s Workers’

Training Day and Expo Theme: Re-thinking Discipleship

Date: Saturday 15th February, 2020

Time: 9.00am – 4.00pm

Venue: Mt Pleasant Baptist Church

497 Marmion St, Booragoon

… for inspiration, resources,

encouragement and training.

This event is to help equip and encourage

all people involved in children's church,

youth clubs, scripture in schools, camps,

holiday programs, kids outreach activities

or brigades, as they pass the baton of faith

on to the next generation. For more info

go to https://passingthebaton.org.au/

There has been a tradition of not having morning tea served following

Church Services in January, which gives our volunteers a break and

also gives members the opportunity to invite other parishioners or

visitors to their homes, or perhaps even to the Forum, to enjoy coffee

and a chat. We will continue this tradition in 2020. Special thanks

go to all who have been part of the Morning Tea Roster in 2019