PARISH DIRECTORY: 296 Glenferrie Road, Malvern VIC 3144 VICAR: The Reverend Canon Dr Colleen O’Reilly Phone: 9822 3030 Email: vicar@stgeorgesmalvern.org

ASSISTED BY: The Revd Jacqui Smith 0410 855 300

Phone: 9822 3030 Email: curate@stgeorgesmalvern.org

ASSOCIATE PRIEST/THE LIVING WELL CENTRE The Revd John Stewart Phone: 0412 599 456 Email: assocpriest@stgeorgesmalvern.org

www.livingwellcentre.org.au HONORARY ASSOCIATE PRIESTS Revd Dr John Scott AO, Revd Bill Michie, Revd Walter McEntee and Revd Dr Joan Snedden ORGANIST & DIRECTOR OF MUSIC Elizabeth-Anne Nixon Email: music@stgeorgesmalvern.org CHURCH OFFICE Mondays to Fridays: 9:30am-12:30pm Mrs Maria Green Phone: 9822 3030 Email: office@stgeorgesmalvern.org WARDENS: Simon Dickie 0418 331957 Jenny Newton 9570 7731 Meg Winter 0404 124 246

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Welcome to St George’s

St George’s Anglican Church | Malvern

24 December 2017 Fourth Sunday of Advent

Practical Information & Today’s Music.....Page 2

Reading Sheets.........................................................Pages 3 - 6

Parish Information / Notices...........................Pages 7 & 8

Today Advent 4

8:00am…..… Eucharist

followed by coffee at Giorgio’s

10:00am…… Sung Eucharist followed by refreshments in St George’s Centre

Christmas Eve 5:00pm….…. Children’s Service

11:30pm…... Christmas Eve Midnight Mass

Choral Eucharist at 11.30pm,

Carols from 11.10pm

Monday 9:00am…...… Christmas Day

Choral Eucharist

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

9:00am…..…. Morning Prayer in St Martin’s Chapel

Thursday 10:15am…… Eucharist

St George’s Parish is within the Marmingatha Episcopate of

Bishop Genieve Blackwell, in the Diocese of Melbourne.

The parish office will be closed from the 22nd to the 8th of January.

The clergy will continue to be available. But it would be appreciated if your calls can be kept to urgent matters only.

Emails and phone will be monitored during the office closure.

HEARING AID LOOP Please adjust your T Switch for hearing.

VISITORS are most welcome at St George’s. Please introduce yourself to the clergy and collect the “Welcome” leaflet at the entry bench inside the church. Gluten free wafers are available; please advise the clergy or a welcomer before the service.

CAR PARKING for worship services. It would be appreciated if you leave the car spaces closest to the Church for the less agile worshippers. It helps older parishioners if you park behind the Church when coming to worship, unless you need to be closer.

Sundays 8:00am Eucharist 10:00am Sung Eucharist 5:00pm Meditation & Eucharist

Weekdays 9:00am Morning Prayer in St Martin ’s Chapel Thursdays 10:15am Eucharist

The 8am and 10am services begin on p.119 of the Green Prayer Book

HYMNS: 161 289 (lighting the candles) 287 275 283

SETTING: Missa Immanuel (adapted) Proulx

music during the COMMUNION: Hinno Ave Maris Stella Fres cobaldi

(“Hail Star of the Ocean”)

POSTLUDE: Es ist ein Ros entsprungen Brahms

(“Lo, a rose has sprung up”)

CHOIR ABSENCE:

The choir is taking a break this morning, in preparation for the Christmas services this evening and tomorrow morning. They are looking forward to seeing you back at St George’s for these celebrations!

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Summer School 23 - 25 January 2018

Find out more about the Christian Faith in a relaxed and hospitable setting. Everyone is welcome. No prior knowledge

needed, just a curious mind and an open heart.

Tuesday 23 January Associate Professor Andrew Singleton Andrew Singleton, PhD, is a sociologist in the School of Social Sciences and Humanities at Deakin University. He is author of Religion, Culture and Society: A Global Approach and co-author (with Michael Mason and Ruth Webber) of The Spirit of

Generation Y: Young People’s Spirituality in a Changing Australia. Session 1: Making Sense of the Generational Decline in Anglican Identity. Session 2: Remaking spirituality: The religious and spiritual lives of Australia's teens.

Wednesday 24 January The Very Revd Dr Andreas Loewe is the Dean of Melbourne. He is an historian and musician with a particular interest in the music of Bach and the theology of Luther, fellow compatriots from Andreas’ German birthplace. This convergence will prove to be a rich experience on the day.

Thursday 25 January The Revd John Stewart Fr John is the Director of the Living Well Centre for Christian Spirituality and well known to many in the Diocese and beyond. He will bring The Rule of Benedict, written in the 6th century, to new life for us, who live in the equally unstable 21st century.

10am to 3pm each day with a delicious fully catered lunch. $60 per day / $155 for 3 days

Cheques payable to St George’s Malvern or

direct debit - office can advise. Email: office@stgeorgesmalvern.org

Tel: (03) 9822 3030