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GRAPEVINE

THE MAGAZINE OF THE ANGLICAN PARISH OF

THE HOLY NAME OF JESUS - VERMONT SOUTH

February — April 2018

HAPPY NEW YEAR

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Who’s Who at Holy Name

Priest-in-Charge: The Rev. Clive Watkins PH: 9803 9898 Locum (From 1/3/2018 ) The Rev Geoff Milton [email protected] Associate Priest: The Rev. Stewart Boundy PH: 9729 0152 [email protected] Wardens: Graham Bryant [email protected] Pam Haines [email protected] David Wong [email protected] Pastoral Assistant: Melva Aylward [email protected] Rosters: Norm Amos [email protected] Music, Singing Group: Melva Aylward

Website: www.holynameanglicanchurch.com

GRAPEVINE EDITOR: Norm Amos [email protected]

EDITORIAL

Welcome to this New Year edition of Grapevine as we lead up to Lent and Easter. Thank you to all our contributors. It is always great to receive contributions about our church family. After all, that is the purpose of Grapevine.

This will be the last Grapevine with Clive as our vicar. He, together with Glenda, have been all that we could hope for in their roles as they have shepherded us as a caring , loving parish with a vision into the future in Vermont South. We wish him and Glenda all the best in his retirement

As we approach Lent, remember Glenda’s Facebook post from a couple of years ago:

“Look back with forgiveness, Look forward with hope

Look outwards with compassion, Look up with gratitude.”

Our next issue will be just after Anzac Day and covers Pentecost. Take the time and share any special memories with the parish family.

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F R O M T H E V I C A R

“The time is fulfilled and the Kingdom of God has come near.

Repent and believe the good news.”

So begins the preaching of Jesus as recorded by St Mark in the gospel for the Third Sunday of the season of Epiphany – the day that I am writing this reflection – my last, in fact, for Grapevine.

It is good every now and then to be forced to get my often rambling and long-winded thoughts into a more compact and manageable, and hopefully useful, format!

It is also good to have and take this opportunity to thank the Parish of the Holy Name of Jesus Vermont South for the enormous privilege of serving it as its priest for these last five years. Bringing Priest and Parish together is something like an arranged marriage. One hopes that the ‘matchmaker’ has done a good job in considering all the elements that go to making a workable relationship. From my side of the marriage, it has certainly been a freeing and enlarging experience.

The people of Holy Name have been open to receiving my sometimes provocative bible teaching and my eclectic musical tastes. You have allowed me to challenge you to deepen your knowledge of the Holy Scriptures, not as an academic exercise, but as a place where we may together meet the risen Christ.

For our part, we have received from you a level of pastoral care that has been not only lifesaving but also life affirming. Glenda and I will never forget the loving and practical support we received during 2015 in the death of our granddaughter and Glenda’s cycling accident and their aftermath.

Through all this time Glenda has played a significant pastoral rôle, sharing the joys and sorrows of many of you, and also imparting her wise counsel. Her ministry has also extended to six parishes over the twenty nine years of my ordained ministry – all undertaken while raising a family, supporting me at theological college, and exercising her considerable teaching ability in a number of schools in two states.

So now, back to my text!

Repent and believe the good news. Repent – such a negative sounding word, yet it is really a word full of challenge and hope. It is an invitation to think again; to reconsider or perhaps consider for the first time; to change one’s mind; to have another go; to open up! To Believe is to take a step forward into the arms of God – more like letting go and diving (as C.S. Lewis puts it). And what good news it is that we are called upon to believe! The good news that we are the ‘visited planet.’ The news that the author of the story has come onto the stage of his play to meet the ‘actors’ and understand the play from the inside.

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As St Mark’s Jesus walks by your ‘Sea of Galilee’ may you continue to hear his loving invitation to follow the master fisherman in ever deepening trust and devotion.

The Lord be with you. Clive

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Thank you

As I think back over these last (nearly) five years I am just so grateful.

Thank you to all of you for the support and love you have given to us.

You were so welcoming when we first arrived and you opened your hearts to us. We appreciated your hard work getting the Rectory ready and looking so fresh and clean.

You have given us support when we needed you after Clive’s hip operation, my acci-dent and especially during our grief stricken time following the loss of Clare and Luke’s baby girl, Skye. Losing our first grandchild was so very hard. Many of you un-derstood that pain.

Thank you too for your concern and prayers for Clare during this pregnancy.

You have also rejoiced with us at the birth of Teddy in Sydney and kindly allowed me to show you so many photos of him.

You have been a true family to us and to each other. Thank you! We will miss you.

May God continue to bless you as you go on loving and caring for one another.

‘Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.’

Ephesians 5:1-2 NIV

from Glenda

Lent is the season in the Christian calendar when the focus turns to preparation for Easter.

For the Anglican Church, the 40 days of Lent begin on Ash Wednesday (14 February 2018)

As we look at ourselves and our world, we see that the relationships with God, ourselves, others and the world/creation are often unhealthy and broken; seem-ingly beyond repair.

We are invited through Lent to walk the journey of Jesus, the Saviour who bore the brokenness of these relationships, but whose life, death and resurrec-tion declare that they can be healed. They will he made right again in the King-dom of God.

It is this hope of ]esus' resurrection that sustains us through Lent and allows us to reflect without despair.

It is this hope of ]esus' resurrection that sustains us through Lent and allows us to reflect without despair. (Thanks to Anglican Overseas Aid)

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=NIV&search=Ephesians%205:1-2

https://www.biblegateway.com/versions/index.php?action=getVersionInfo&vid=31

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The New Keyboard. Music plays a very big part in the worship and parish life at Holy Name. I sometimes think that not everyone fully realizes how blessed we are as a congregation to have so many musicians [and the singing group] who give both their time and talents to ensure that our music is the very best that is possible for a parish of our size and resources. Fiona and Anna between them play keyboard for our Sunday services and special occasions and have from time

to time drawn attention to the deficiencies of the old Suzuki keyboard. [we have had this instrument for some 15 years until recently]. In the world of electronics 15 years is like a century in human years. The Suzuki has, in the past, given us great service but was not now giving us the features available in a modern instrument. After a lot of careful consideration, the Parish Council agreed to investigate what the alternatives might be, and then decided to purchase a new keyboard [the one that we now have]. I am not an expert in the field of electronics but I do know that it is technically quite difficult to simulate traditional musical instruments electronically. For example, a piano is a mechanical machine that has been developed and re-fined over centuries to allow the player to achieve variations in [tone] volume by modulating the pressure on the keys [and also using the pedals for sustain or to dampen the sound]. Electronically the sound of a piano [and its control] is not easy to simulate. Over the years the technology has improved and a modern electronic keyboard has come very close to achieving this. The electronics allows the musician much more control in some areas [such as changing the pitch by transposing], and increasing the volume to fill much bigger spaces. The speakers can be placed almost anywhere. An electronic keyboard can simulate many different instruments [pipe organ for example] as well as percussion and rhythm instruments. As with all musical instruments, you only get what you pay for, and I think this time we got it right. Anyway, I hope no one thinks I’m trying to dumb down this complex / important topic; I’m not! It’s just my dumb way of explaining the church’s keyboard! The cost of the new keyboard has not been fully covered by the contributions already received, so anyone wishing to make further donations should talk to our treasurer Warwick Aylward. Stewart Boundy

From “Phillip’s Phunnies” - Kids on “Love” (remember Archdeacon Phillip Newman?)

‘Love is what’s in the room at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.’ Bobby age 7

‘If you want to love better, you should start with someone that you hate.’ Nikka age 6

‘ I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and then has to go out and buy new ones.’ Lauren - age 4 ‘Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.’ Terri - age 4

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Holy Rollers –January 2018 Update Summer is here and it’s time to start riding!

BUT BEFORE YOU DO!

Summer is here and one of the biggest mistakes we make is making sure we are fit enough to ride and that the bike is safe to ride.

On the fitness side if you haven’t ridden in a while it’s always good to see your GP and get a quick check up to make sure all is OK. Once you get the OK start a few exercises to get the muscles used to working hard again before you hop on the seat and pedal.

If you are a regular rider, but you’ve had a long break its worthwhile starting some exercises to get the muscles ready for the rigours of riding as well.

Listen to your body- if you are feeling tired or aching stop and rest- try just riding a kilometre or two to start with and gradually build up.

On the bicycle front it’s important to give the bicycle the once over.

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Check that the tyres are inflated to correct pressures- is your spare inner tube OK and is your puncture repair kit in good order? Sometimes patches and glue deteriorate or dry up.

Check that your chain is lubed up and that it spins around ok and doesn’t catch anywhere. Try changing gears to make sure all is ok there as well.

Check that the bell is working – sometimes they can jam up.

Check that the brake pads are in good order and that a gentle squeeze applies enough force to the rim of the wheel to stop.

If you ride at night check that the lights on your bicycle work and keep spare batteries with you on your ride.

Check your tyre pump to make sure it is working- sometimes they can seize up if not used

Check your helmet for cracks and that it sits firmly on your head- you should not be able to move it up off your head, it needs to sit firmly. Check that your riding gloves haven’t got holes in them, remember to use gloves- if you fall off a bicycle you normally put your hand out to stop the landing and without gloves you can lose a lot of skin.

These are a few basic checks that can be done at the start of the season to ensure that you get your riding year off to a safe and healthy start.

The Holy Rollers is our cycling group, which is a “be well” program and is open to all and experience is not a prerequisite – more experienced riders will ride with you and guide you until you gain experience and confidence.

If you would like to know more about the “Holy Rollers” please talk with me, Clive, Frank, Stewart, Max, Odette, Betty or Joe. If it has been a while since you rode last don’t worry as no one is left behind on our rides and we stop to have some fellowship half way on our ride and refresh before heading home.

The Holy Rollers isn’t limited to Parishioners- it’s a great outreach activity so if you know someone that would enjoy a Saturday ride let us know.

Safe Riding Graham

(Ed: The Holy Roller riding dates and meeting venues for Feb, March & April are included in the “What’s On” pages 10, 11 & 12)

More From “Phillip’s Phunnies” - Kids on “Love”

‘You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.’ Jessica - age 8

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A Thought for the New Year.

I heard a story some years ago but can’t remember exactly how it went! [hope this is not the onset of Alzheimer’s], anyway, it went something like this; Grandpa decided to take his young grandson to the circus for the boy’s birthday treat. They arrived early and decided to walk through the grounds and see the animals. There were cages for many of them. The lions looked tame enough but they were securely housed in high security barred cages. [reminds me of some of the nursing homes we visit]. The horses also were kept in a fenced enclosure. Surprisingly though, the elephants [on first inspection] seemed to be free to come and go as they pleased. They stood in a group and apart from gently swaying their trunks, didn’t move. Then the young lad noticed that each elephant had a chain attached to one of its front legs and the chain was then fixed to a flimsy tent peg driven into the ground. Surely, he asked his grandfather, that method of restraining such a big and powerful creature is insufficient. An elephant could easily break free and could go and do anything it wanted to do? “True,” his grandfather said, ‘‘but elephants have been trained to stay put when they are tied up, and they don’t realise that they have other options, and could be free if they so desired!” I think that you can see by now where this story is leading! In some ways this is a parable of the human condition. God, in Jesus, has freed humanity [i.e. you and me] from self-imposed limitations. We don’t have to live as people who are enslaved by our feelings of inadequacy, fear, or other people’s expectations. Not to say that we can achieve our wildest dreams, but rather, that we are capable of rising above our human limitations by the power of God’s spirit. Jesus said, “If you dwell within the revelation I have brought, you are indeed my disciples, you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” [Jn. 8.31] So, for the new year let us resolve to discover God’s plan for us, and our parish and work towards a happy and blessed future.

Stewart

And a Prayer for the New Year Come, Holy Spirit,

Spirit of the risen Christ, be with us today and always. Be our Light, our Guide, and our Comforter. Be our Strength, our Courage and our Sanctifier.

May this new year be a time of spiritual growth for us, A time of welcoming your graces and gifts,

A time for forgiving freely and unconditionally, A time for growing in virtue and goodness.

Come, Holy Spirit, Be with us today and always. Amen

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The Melbourne Cup Day Lunch 2017

Another enjoyable lunch was held at Holy Name on Melbourne Cup Day (7th Nov., 2017). Melva organized the delicious food and Warwick conducted the Sweepstakes and read some entertaining poems. Bruce also amused us with his jokes.

Clive led the singalong of Seekers songs and a Leonard Cohen number (in style) Thanks to Anna Fleming for the vase of stunning roses and to Jill Amos for the

beautiful table decorations. Congratulations to Marion who won the prize for the best hat. It was lovely to see all the ladies wearing their hats and fascinators. Clive looked good in his jazzy hat too! So, another happy day for all those who were able to attend.

Glenda

PARISH WORKING BEE from 8am 17 March

“BEE” ONE

The hat

“I do not at all understand the mystery of Grace – only that it meets us

where we are but does not leave us where it found us” - Anne Lamont

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Thurs. 1st 7.30pm Singing Group

Sat. 3rd 8.00am Holy Rollers meet at Wantirna Park

4.00pm - Prayer Encounter at the church

Tues. 6th 10.45am Victoria Grange Service

Wed. 7th 10.00am SERVICE recommences TODAY

Thurs. 8th 10.30am Livingstone Gardens Service

Sat. 10th 8.00am Holy Rollers meet at Waverley Baseball Field

Mon 12th 7.30pm Group Reunion (Friendship and Fellow-

ship in Faith)

Wed. 14th ASH WEDNESDAY 10am Holy Communion with Imposition of Ashes followed by Study Group 7.30pm Holy Communion with Imposition of Ashes

Thurs. 15th 7.30pm Singing Group

Sat. 17th 8.00am Holy Rollers meet at Wantirna Park


Wed. 21st “Finishing Well” seminar using Narthex in the PM

Thurs. 22nd 7.00pm Parish Council


Mon 26th 7.30pm Group Reunion (Friendship and Fellow-

ship in Faith)

WHAT’S ON IN February

For your diary

Start saving now—good condition fiction needed

MONSTER 2nd HAND BOOK SALE

3 Dates in 2018

3 March 2 June 11 August

IT’S ON AGAIN !!!

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Thurs. 1st 7.30pm Singing Group

Sat. 3rd 1st Book Sale—Help will be needed

4.00pm - Prayer Encounter at the church (TBC)




Mon 12th 7.30pm Group Reunion (Friendship and Fellowship in

Faith)

Thurs. 15th 3.30pm Vermont Village Service

7.30pm Singing Group

Sat. 17th From 8.00am Parish Working Bee

8.00am Holy Rollers meet at Wantirna Park


Thurs. 22nd 7.00pm Parish Council



Faith)

Thurs. 29th MAUNDY THURSDAY

Fri. 30th GOOD FRIDAY

Sat. 31st 8.00am Holy Rollers meet at Wantirna Park

Sun.25th to

Sun Apr. 1st

Holy Week and Easter—see page 20 for full details of services

WHAT’S ON IN March

For Your Diary

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WHAT’S ON IN April

For your diary

Sun. 1st EASTER DAY

N.B. Daylight Saving Ends today (wind back the clocks 1 hour)

Tues. 3rd 10.45am Victoria Grange Service



4.00pm Prayer Encounter at Holy Name


Faith)





Sat. 21st 8.00am Holy Rollers meet at Waverley Baseball Field

Mon 23rd 7.30pm Group Reunion (Friendship and Fellowship in

Faith)

Wed. 25th ANZAC DAY

Thurs. 26th 7.00pm Parish Council


Future Dates to Bookmark in your Diary

2 June 2018—2nd Book Sale

7 July 2018—Mid Year Dinner

11 August 2018—3rd Book Sale

20 October 2018—PARISH FETE

23 November 2018—End of year parish dinner

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A Reflection on my Life

In the early 80’s my family and I moved to Vermont and Holy Name became my parish of choice. John Stewart was the priest then. Down the track, I moved my worship to St Oswald’s Glen Iris then to St. Stephen’s Richmond but maintaining a strong bond with my Holy Name friends. I was then seeking a spiritual path that had begun years before at East Burwood when I lived there. In 1992, after I had qualified as a hospital chaplain and leaving our adult children in our home, my husband Barrie and I went to live in Indonesia for his work. I loved the life there (even though it was very hot) and worked at a major public hospital teaching Pastoral Care workers (in a Catholic hospital with Muslim pa-tients). I also taught English at a private school. Every day was an adventure! We were there for two years and then returned to our Vermont home. I spent some time away from church until Clem Taplin came to visit and gathered me back to Holy Name. In 1998, we moved again. This time to Alfords Point in the South of Sydney. The Anglican churches there were not to my liking so I at-tended services at St James’ King St. (an old Anglican church in the heart of Syd-ney). It had a female priest who could only distribute sacraments at a Wednesday service already consecrated by a male priest! After 2 years Barrie retired and we moved back to Melbourne to a home in Warrandyte. Here I attended St Margaret’s at Eltham where I fitted in very well. After Barrie died, I moved to a retirement village in Nunawading, choosing again Holy Name as I had many friends here and was made very welcome. Here I am, not the same person that I was when this journey started – older, may-be wiser, slower too – and hoping to continue this spiritual journey changed by the life I have experienced so far and the people I have met along the way. T.S.Elliot puts it like this:

We shall not cease from exploration And the end of our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time

Elizabeth Cerda Pavia

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I'm a puzzle in the making. I'm a part of God's design, I'm a picture not completed, That is turning out quite fine. Many times I make mistakes. Some things I just don't get. Some pieces are still missing. God's not finished with me yet

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Christmas has been and gone but, once again, the ghost of Christmas past lingers on.

A. Holy Name singers bringing Christmas cheer to the residents at Victoria Grange and Livingstone Gardens

Or should it be “Hark, the Holy Namers Sing”?

B. Christmas Lights and Singing

Well, we did it again. Christmas lights, Advent study and supper at the Virgona’s.

It was a lovely balmy Wednesday night in early December when more than 30 parishioners, neighbours and Virgona relations gathered at Frank and Helen’s home. Having wiped out the Advent study on Mark in one go the previous week, Clive enlightened us on the Reformation to celebrate the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther nailing/pasting/posting his 95 Theses to the Wittenberg Castle Church Door (which led to the Protestant Reformation).

We then adjourned to the front garden and together with the other guests sang carols and Christmas songs, old and new.

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Everyone had a great time singing (some more tunefully than others) before we moved inside to partake of Helen and Frank’s renowned hospitality. Let me assure you we were not disappointed.

The supper table “groaned” with

delicacies of all description and there were very few of the offerings which were good for the waistline (unless you were trying to enlarge it).

As we finally left in the dark the full effect of Frank’s spectacular lights and decorations were visible for all to see and, like children, we were full of wonder.

C. Christmas Traditions Many houses had these letters and numbers, 20 + C + M + B + 17, written in chalk above their front doors in January 2017. Christians “chalked their doors” at Epiphany the 6th of January. At this time the Three Wise Men visited the child hence C for Caspar, M for Melchior and B for Balthazar. ( Another meaning for the letters is that they stand for “Christus mansionem benedicat” “May Christ bless this house”).

The numbers are the year so this year it will be “20 C M B 18”. These Christians are welcoming Jesus and asking for a blessing for those who live in the house or visit it.

Another tradition found in the homes of fisherfolk in the north-east of Scotland was to hang a framed picture, called the “Unseen Guest”, above the dining table. The words were often done in cross stitch.

“Christ is the Head of this home, The Unseen Guest at every meal, The Silent Listener to every conversation”.

Grace would also be said before each meal.

These traditions heighten awareness of the Saviour’s presence in the home. Hopefully everyone would be encouraged to be on their best behaviour.

Sandra

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F. And finally: What jokes did you get in your Christmas crackers? He are some from ours: How does Christmas day end? With the letter “Y”

How do you keep cool at the football? Stand next to a fan. What kind of motor bike does Santa ride? A Holly Davidson

Why are ghosts So bad at lying? You can see right through them

Who hides in the bakery at Christmas? A mince spy

What happens to Santa if he gets stuck in the chimney? Claustrophobia

D. From our Carols service

The Christmas Beetle When Christmas comes the Christmas heat’ll

bring once more the Christmas Beetle The first inflammatory breeze'll

set him buzzing like a diesel. Hear him open up his throttle as he hums above the wattle!

Hear him zoom, and snarl and rattle Like a fighter plane in battle!

Watch him dive to sink and settle Folding up his wings of metal

Cutting off the engine’s sound as quietly he comes to ground.

Then watch some sparrows, frail and lowly, Strike him swiftly, rend him wholly.

Leon Gellert E. What happened at your house. Santa took a liking to the decorations at Helen &

Frank’s and popped in!

It’s a bit funny—he looks a

lot like Frank!

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Parish Compliance Officer

At its November meeting Parish Council invited San-dra Sexton to accept the new position of Parish Compliance Officer (PCO). This is a somewhat daunting role, and we thank Sandra for being willing to explore what the position might involve.

Compliance is an ever-expanding issue and responsibility for any public organisation these days,

and there are at least two major areas of compliance that now impact churches.

The first is Occupational Health and Safety – a huge and somewhat open-ended area that embraces everything from correctly positioned door mats to bullying in the work place!

However the main area where PC would like Sandra to concentrate her efforts is in compliance with Child Safety Legislation. She will maintain the parish reg-isters of Working with Children Checks as well as National Police Checks. The Diocese is still finalising the appropriate range of the checks within the parish setting, so Sandra’s task is not straightforward. Please bear with her if she asks you to complete a particular check for any position or ministry within the parish that you may undertake.

At all times it needs to be remembered that Parish Council along with the Priest-in-Charge bear the responsibility for compliance, and every individual now has certain responsibilities in the child protection area simply by being a citizen of the state of Victoria.

Joys of Jamming

Summer is here, it’s jamming time.

Add pickles and chutneys that smell divine.

Fruits and berries and veges galore,

It tempts we jammers to make some more.

Don’t let your excess crop go to waste,

We can turn it into a sumptuous taste.

And we love ‘our’ jars to be returned,

They’re like old friends that are never spurned.

So caste your eye around the ‘hood,

We might change that glut into something good.

Melva and Jill

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“Hope for Whitehorse”

At the end of 2017 we were shown a presentation on the program initiated by St Thomas’ East Burwood and locally run by St Mark's Anglican Church in Forest Hill where small groups of parishioners collect groceries from the local area to be distributed to those in need. Holy Name parish was invited to participate in 2018 and many parishioners indicated that they were interested in donating their time for this worthy activity. Please write the following dates in your diary: Tuesday night 17 April is the training and information session for all participants. Sunday April 29 (probably) - handout of bags to the local area. Sunday May 6 - collection of bags of donated groceries.

Pam Haines

Parish Dinner - 2017

Well, once again we had our Parish Dinner at Wantirna Hill Club last November with an “a la carte” menu giving people a wide selection of food. It was a good night and everybody seemed to enjoy themselves. It was great to be able to sit down in the company of those who, for various reasons, we cannot catch up with on Sundays.

This year, almost all those who put their name down came and were able to just sit and chat while enjoying their dinner (and drinks-of course). As always, it’s a great time to see others we haven’t seen for a while and hear their news.

While the food was good, as always, it was a shame that the venue ran out of a popular dessert. Alternatives or refunds were made available for those affected and it didn’t spoil the night.

If you weren’t able to be with us in 2017 just remember that the date for 2018 is Friday 23rd November so mark it on your calendar now as not to be missed.

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Parish Family News

Proud grandparents again

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“Woman of God” (by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro) – A Review James Patterson and Maxine Paetro have written another solid book with “Woman of God”. This is definitely not the typical James Patterson novel with all the mystery and crime which I expected. It is an inspiring story about one woman whose faith is tested over and over again. It's about life and learning how to overcome pitfalls and barriers through faith. Often, our darkest times are when our faith is being tested. You can either hold on to it or lose faith altogether. I thought this novel was going to be about a woman Pope - so best ignore the blurb on the back cover. This is about a woman doctor, a humanitarian, who goes to South Sudan to a hospital outpost to care for the victims injured in the recent bloody civil war there. From beginning to end, I was deeply engaged as a reader and found myself forgetting sometimes that it was a work of fiction. The character development was great. The pacing was fast -- which is to be expected from Patterson. The circular nature which connected the beginning to the ending gave this book a literary feel, which I appreciated. The attention to detail was incredible. In some ways, I felt like I was actually in Sudan, Israel, Rome, and Boston. Brigid Fitzgerald's story of life, love, loss, faith, forgiveness, and destiny is one that had me asking on more than one occasion "How is Brigid going to make it through this?" She has trials and more trials as she questions her faith in God and her religion. However, be warned, part of the book focusses on criticizing the Roman Catholic Church's outdated practices with ideas of modernizing that Church, in a way that requires watered down ethics and some of its basic values and she is targeted by the hierarchy Yes, it is fiction, but I found it completely different and absorbing. No mystery/thriller (my usual fare) here. Just a wonderful story about a remarkable woman who has her faith in God (and life) tested repeatedly. It was a very good read.

Norm

This Edition’s Recipe - Zuchinni Slice

(from the old Holy Name Cookbook - circa mid 90s)

Ingredients: 4 zucchinis grated, 1 onion chopped, 3 rashers bacon (or alternative) cooked, & chopped, 1 ½ cups grated tasty cheese, 1 cup SR flour, ¼ cup oil, 5 eggs lightly beaten.

Method: Combine all ingredients mixing well. Pour mixture into lam-ington tin lined with baking paper and bake for 40 to 45 mins.

(ED: For a difference add some of Louis’ silverbeet - chopped - to the mixture and top with sliced chorizo before cooking)

Be tempted and buy Browse and try… Stir n’taste n’ bake n’fry

Recipes old Recipes new Many are tried…. Of course they’re true!

Add to your cookbooks On the shelf Dig in it often Share its wealth

And from the first page of that cook book

Rev Clem Taplin - vicar at the time

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Grapevine is published by the Vicar and Wardens of the Anglican Church of

the Holy Name of Jesus, Vermont South

Sun. 25 March – Palm Sunday

8.30am - Holy Communion 10.00am - Holy Communion Thurs. 29 March - Maundy Thursday 7.30pm - Institution of the Lord’s Supper

Friday 30 March - Good Friday

10am - Music, Reflection and Prayer

Sun. 1 April -Easter Day. 8.30am - Holy Communion 10.00am - Lighting of the New fire, Renewal of Baptism Vows and Holy Communion

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