Welcome A warm welcome to all who are worshipping with us

on this Fifth Sunday in Lent. Today we honour the

generous actions of Mary, the sister of Lazarus. She

showed her love and gratitude towards Jesus by pouring

an expensive bottle of oil over his feet. We can’t pour

perfumed oil on Jesus’ feet, so how do we thank him and

remember him?

If you are visiting or new to St Luke’s, please make

yourself known as we would like to make you

feel at home with us. Please also join us for

morning tea in the Lower Hall at the conclusion

of the service. Some further information which

should assist you in your time here at St Luke’s

is set out on the next page, together with the

names of people we are holding in prayer at this

time.

In our service this morning, the Reverend Peter

Kurti, Associate Priest, will be Presiding; I will

be assisting as Deacon and Natalie McDonald,

Lay Minister, will be Preaching.

The Reverend Dr Max Wood,

Rector

Please use in conjunction with the red “Together in Song” (TiS) Hymn book.

During the season of Lent we will be singing the communion setting by

Michael Dudman (1938-1994).

Fifth Sunday in Lent Sung Eucharist - 7 April 2019

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PLEASE PRAY FOR… Our Diocese, Northern Region and our local church community The Archbishop: The Most Revd Dr Glenn Davies

The Regional Bishop: The Rt Revd Chris Edwards

Northern Region: Parishes of Northbridge and Roseville; Shore School

Mosman/Neutral Bay InterChurch Council: Mosman Uniting, clergy and people

Missions 2019 Anglicare Sydney: Mobile Community Pantry Program; Bill Farrand, Anglicare

Community Services Manager

Bush Church Aid: BCA Indigenous Ministry Officer, The Revd Neville Naden and

Mrs Kathryn Naden

Anglican Board of Mission: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Project, Vanua Lava,

Vanuata; The Revd John Deane, ABM Executive Director

Those we are holding in prayer The Immediate Sick: Bp Ivan Lee, Janae, Shannour, Guida White, Danny Hay,

Andrew Covington

Those Requiring On-Going Prayer: John, Irina and Alex Dimitric, Justin Reid,

David Willis, Heather, Bernie Walsh, Keren Snell, Helen Huby, Benji Morris,

Mia Ivanhoe, Revd Craig Moody, Louise Grellman, Jann Johnston, Brian Miles,

Delma Netterfield, Bev and Dorothy Bashford, Beverley Smith, Wendy Payne

People in Residential and Home Care: Philip Long, Bruce Whittle, Marjorie Avery,

Dawn Holdaway, Ruth Burleigh, Richard Lloyd, Betty Gemmell, Mary Shuttleworth,

Pat Wood, Elaine Porter

Years’ Mind: Di Krummel, Jean Crothers, Roland Hadwell

Toilets and Baby Facilities

Toilets and baby change

facilities are in the Parish

Centre adjacent to the

Lower Hall. Enter by the

door at the far end of the

courtyard.

Hearing Loop

A hearing loop is available

in the front three pews on the

left side of the church, facing

the altar.

Automatic Defibrillator

An automatic external

defibrillator is available in

the Lower Hall of the Parish

Centre in the event of a

cardiac emergency.

Emergency Exit

Please make yourself aware

of your nearest escape route

(map in the front porch) and

evacuate to Heydon Street.

Access for those less mobile

Access St Luke’s via the

Heydon Street side entrance,

and the Parish Centre via

the ramp to the courtyard.

First Aid Kit

A First Aid Kit is available in

the Parish Centre Lower Hall,

located under the Automatic

External Defibrillator.

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Gathering of God’s People

Please stand for the Procession

The Lenten Prose

To thee, Redeemer, on thy throne of glory:

lift we our weeping eyes in holy pleadings:

listen, O Jesu, to our supplications. *R

O thou chief corner-stone, right hand of the Father:

Way of salvation, gate of life celestial:

cleanse thou our sinful souls from all defilement. *R

God, we implore thee, in thy glory seated:

bow down and hearken to thy weeping children:

pity and pardon all our grievous trespasses. *R

Sins oft committed now we lay before thee:

with true contrition, now no more we veil them:

grant us, Redeemer, loving absolution. *R

Innocent, captive, taken unresisting:

falsely accused, and for sinners sentenced,

save us, we pray thee, Jesu our Redeemer. *R

Greeting

Bless the Lord who forgives all our sins,

whose mercy endures forever.

The Lord be with you

And also with you.

Lenten Candle Liturgy

Presider: Praise to you, O Christ, King of eternal glory.

The Lord is a great God, O that today you would listen to his

voice. Harden not your hearts.

All: Praise to you, O Christ, King of eternal glory.

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Deacon: Blessed are those who have endured temptation; they have stood the

test and will receive the crown of life.

All: Praise to you, O Christ, King of eternal glory.

Presider: I am the light of the world, says the Lord, whoever follows me will

have the light of life.

All: Praise to you, O Christ, King of eternal glory.

Deacon: Your word is a lamp to our feet and a light to our path.

All: Praise to you, O Christ, King of eternal glory.

The next Lenten candle is now extinguished and a period of silence is observed.

The following is then said:

All: Holy God, holy and mighty, holy and immortal,

have mercy on us.

Holy God, holy and mighty, holy and immortal,

have mercy on us.

Holy God, holy and mighty, holy and immortal,

have mercy on us.

Kids@Church

The Presider says:

I invite children and accompanying adults who are going to Kids@Church, to come

forward to the chancel steps.

The Presider continues:

Children of God, today at Kids@Church, you will be learning about the story of

Mary’s loving present to Jesus. So may God bless you and fill your hearts with

love, so that you show his love and goodness in all you do. Amen.

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Sentence

Those who go out weeping, bearing the seed for sowing, shall come home

with shouts of joy, carrying their sheaves. [Psalm 126.6]

The Kyries

Please sit to sing The Dudman Setting

Invitation to Confession and Absolution

Compassion and forgiveness belong to the Lord our God, though we have

rebelled and wandered far off.

Silence may be kept.

Let us then ask for mercy, confessing our sins in penitence and faith.

Merciful God,

our maker and our judge,

we have sinned against you

in thought, word, and deed,

and in what we have failed to do:

we have not loved you with our whole heart;

we have not loved our neighbours as ourselves;

we repent, and are sorry for all our sins.

Father, forgive us.

Strengthen us to love and obey you

in newness of life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Almighty God,

who has promised forgiveness to all who turn to him in faith:

pardon you and set you free from all your sins,

strengthen you in all goodness

and keep you in eternal life,

through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Collect

Christ,

whose feet were caressed

with perfume and a woman’s hair,

you humbly took a basin and towel

and washed the feet of your friends:

wash us also in your tenderness,

that, embracing your service freely,

we may accept no other allegiance.

We ask this in your name. Amen.

The Ministry of the Word

Please be seated

The First Reading Ninny Park

A Reading from the book of Isaiah

Thus says the Lord, who makes a way in the sea, a path in the mighty waters, who

brings out chariot and horse, army and warrior; they lie down, they cannot rise, they

are extinguished, quenched like a wick: Do not remember the former things, or

consider the things of old. I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you

not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. The

wild animals will honour me, the jackals and the ostriches; for I give water in the

wilderness, rivers in the desert, to give drink to my chosen people, the people whom

I formed for myself so that they might declare my praise.

[Isaiah 43.16-21]

For the Word of the Lord

Thanks be to God

Psalm 126 - TiS 80

Please remain seated to sing the Psalm Response

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The Second Reading

A reading from Paul’s Letter to the Philippians

For it is we who are the circumcision, who worship in the Spirit of God and boast

in Christ Jesus and have no confidence in the flesh - even though I, too, have

reason for confidence in the flesh. If anyone else has reason to be confident in the

flesh, I have more: circumcised on the eighth day, a member of the people of

Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew born of Hebrews; as to the law, a

Pharisee; as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law,

blameless. Yet whatever gains I had, these I have come to regard as loss because

of Christ. More than that, I regard everything as loss because of the surpassing

value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all

things, and I regard them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found

in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but one

that comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God based on faith. I

want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the sharing of his

sufferings by becoming like him in his death, if somehow I may attain the

resurrection from the dead. Not that I have already obtained this or have already

reached the goal; but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made

me his own. Beloved, I do not consider that I have made it my own; but this one

thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I

press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus.

[Philippians 3.3-14]

For the Word of the Lord

Thanks be to God

Gradual Hymn

Please stand

When Mary poured a rich perfume (Tune: Forest Green - TiS 316)

When Mary poured a rich perfume

on Jesus' weary feet,

Her caring filled that humble room;

the fragrance there was sweet.

But full of anger, Judas said,

"We could have used this more!

Why was her gift not sold instead

and given to the poor?"

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The Lord replied, "Leave her alone!

She bought it for this day.

This caring love that she has shown

is faithful to God's way.

The poor will always be with you,

but you will not have me."

He blessed her and he thanked her, too,

for giving lavishly.

O Christ, what can your people bring

to show you thanks and love?

You need no fragrant offering;

for now you reign above.

Since there will never cease to be

the poor throughout the land,

May we, your church, serve faithfully

by offering them our hand.

The Gospel Reading

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ, King of Endless Glory.

The Lord has done great things for us:

and we are glad, indeed.

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ, King of Endless Glory.

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to St John, Chapter 12,

beginning at the 1st verse. Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom

he had raised from the dead. There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, and

Lazarus was one of those at the table with him. Mary took a pound of costly

perfume made of pure nard, anointed Jesus’ feet, and wiped them with her hair.

The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. But Judas Iscariot, one of

his disciples (the one who was about to betray him), said, “Why was this perfume

not sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?” (He said this

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not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief; he kept the

common purse and used to steal what was put into it.) Jesus said, “Leave her

alone. She bought it so that she might keep it for the day of my burial. You

always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me.”

[John 12.1-8]

This is the Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

The Sermon - Natalie McDonald, Lay Minister

The Creed

Let us stand and join together in the words of the Nicene Creed.

We believe in one God,

the Father, the almighty,

maker of heaven and earth,

of all that is, seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,

the only Son of God,

eternally begotten of the Father,

God from God, Light from Light,

true God from true God,

begotten, not made,

of one being with the Father;

through him all things were made.

For us and for our salvation

he came down from heaven,

was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary

and became truly human.

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;

he suffered death and was buried.

On the third day he rose again

in accordance with the Scriptures;

he ascended into heaven

and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again in glory to judge

the living and the dead

and his kingdom will have no end.

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We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,

who proceeds from the Father and the Son,

who with the Father and the Son

is worshipped and glorified,

who has spoken through the prophets.

We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.

We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.

We look for the resurrection of the dead,

and the life of the world to come. Amen.

The Prayers of the Community Heather Chisholm

Please be seated

Let us pray for the world and for the church.

Response after each segment of prayers

Lord in your mercy: Hear our prayer

After the last petition

Hear us, Father, through Jesus Christ our Lord,

who lives and reigns with you in the unity

of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

The Greeting of Peace

Please stand

Since we are justified by faith,

we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

who has given us access to his grace.

The peace of the Lord be always with you.

And also with you.

We exchange the greeting of peace

The Offertory

Offertory Hymn

We sing the praise of him who died - TiS 347 (Tune: Bow Brickhill)

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The Presider continues

Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation.

Through your goodness we have these gifts to share.

Accept and use our offerings for your glory

and for the service of your kingdom.

Blessed be God for ever.

The Great Thanksgiving

Please remain standing

The Sursum Corda

We sing together

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

Lift up your hearts.

We lift them to the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

It is right to give our thanks and praise.

The Presider continues

All glory and honour be yours always and everywhere,

mighty Creator, everliving God.

We give you thanks and praise for your Son,

our Saviour Jesus Christ,

who by the power of your Spirit was born of Mary

and lived as one of us.

He was tempted in every way as we are,

yet he did not sin.

By his death on the cross

and rising to new life,

he offered the one true sacrifice for sin

and obtained an eternal deliverance for his people.

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By his grace we are able

to triumph over every evil,

and to walk in the way of his love.

Therefore with angels and archangels,

and with all the company of heaven,

we proclaim your great and glorious name,

for ever praising you and singing:

Merciful God, we thank you

for these gifts of your creation,

this bread and wine,

and we pray that by your Word and Holy Spirit,

we who eat and drink them

may be partakers of Christ’s body and blood.

On the night he was betrayed Jesus took bread;

and when he had given you thanks

he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying,

‘Take, eat. This is my body given for you.

Do this in remembrance of me.’

After supper he took the cup,

and again giving you thanks

he gave it to his disciples, saying,

‘Drink from this, all of you.

This is my blood of the new covenant

shed for you and for many

for the forgiveness of sins.

Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.’

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Deacon: Let us proclaim the mystery of faith:

Therefore we do as our Saviour has commanded:

proclaiming his offering of himself

made once for all upon the cross,

his mighty resurrection and glorious ascension,

and looking for his coming again,

we celebrate, with this bread and this cup,

his one perfect and sufficient sacrifice

for the sins of the whole world.

Renew us by your Holy Spirit,

unite us in the body of your Son,

and bring us with all your people

into the joy of your eternal kingdom;

through Jesus Christ our Lord,

with whom, and in whom,

in the fellowship of the Holy Spirit,

we worship you, Father,

in songs of never-ending praise:

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As our Saviour Christ has taught us, we are confident to pray:

Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be your Name, your kingdom come,

your will be done on earth as in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.

Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.

Save us from the time of trial

and deliver us from evil.

For the kingdom, the power,

and the glory are yours now and for ever. Amen.

The Breaking of the Bread and the Communion

The Presider breaks the bread and says:

We break this bread to share in the body of Christ.

We who are many are one body

For we all share in the one bread.

Please sit to sing the Agnus Dei:

The Gifts of God for the people of God. Come, let us take this

holy sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ, in

remembrance that he died for us, and feed on him in our hearts

by faith with thanksgiving. Amen.

Please be seated to listen to the choir sing the

Communion Anthem

Pange Lingua (Plainsong)

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The Sending Out of God’s People

Compassionate and loving God,

through your Son Jesus Christ you have fed us

and have reconciled your people to yourself.

Following his example of fasting and prayer,

may we obey you with willing hearts

and serve one another in holy love.

Father,

we offer ourselves to you as a living sacrifice,

through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Send us out in the power of your Spirit

to live and work to your praise and glory.

Notices

Hymn

In the cross of Christ I glory - TiS 349 (Tune: Stuttgart)

The Blessing and Dismissal

Christ our Saviour draw you to himself,

that you may find in him crucified

a sure ground for faith,

a firm support for hope,

and the assurance of sins forgiven;

and the blessing of God almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,

be among you and remain with you always. Amen.

Go in the peace of Christ.

Thanks be to God. Amen.

Postlude Da Jesus an dem Kreuze stund BWV621 J. S. Bach (1685 - 1750)

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NEXT SUNDAY AT ST LUKE’S:

PALM SUNDAY Next Sunday morning 14 April we will be

celebrating Palm Sunday in our traditional

manner, commencing the service with a

procession from the top of the Heydon Street

driveway into the church through the main

porch. All those who are able to participate

should gather at the top of driveway just

prior to 9am, weather permitting!

PUB LUNCH Date: NEXT Sunday 14 April

Time: 12 noon

Venue: Lower Duck, Hotel Mosman

As always, everyone is welcome to enjoy

a casual Sunday lunch at “The Duck” with

St Luke’s friends. If you’d like to book,

or wish to know more, please speak to

John Leaver Tel: 9960 4157.

Why not head back to church after

lunch at the Duck for an afternoon of

legendary jazz? …………

KIDS@CHURCH This is the final Kids@Church for Term 1.

It will then be in recess until Sunday 12 May.

If you have any queries, please contact the

Rector, tel: 99696910 or

email: rector@stlukesmosman.org

THANK GOD IT’S THURSDAY

AND STUDY GROUPS Thank God It’s Thursday and our Thursday

and Friday Lenten Study Groups have now

concluded. Thank God It’s Thursday will

recommence for Term 2 on 9 May. Our

regular weekly Study Groups on Thursdays

and Fridays will recommence on 13 and 14

June when we will return to exploring the

Book of Acts.

BCA BOXES A total of $685 was collected from the March

BCA box openings. A cheque for this amount

will be forwarded to BCA from the parish

this week. If you do not have a BCA box,

but would like to have one, please speak to

St Luke’s BCA Mission Contact:

Paula Turner Mb: 0421 151 290.

TRIVIA NIGHT MISSION STALL A sincere thank you to Chris and Denise

Thomas for organising the Trivia Mission

stall last Sunday. It proved to be very popular

and a total of $700 was raised for parish gen-

eral mission giving during morning tea.

FILM GROUP In the same spirit of generosity, those people

who attended the Film Group last Saturday

evening raised a total of $155 for general

parish mission giving. A big thank you to

everyone for supporting our missions so

generously, across the board.

NOTICES

COMING EVENTS AT ST LUKE’S

AND OTHER IMPORTANT ITEMS

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NOTICES cont’d

COMING EVENTS AT ST LUKE’S

AND OTHER IMPORTANT ITEMS

JAZZ LEGENDS IN CONCERT presented by the St Luke’s Mosman Music

Association Inc.

Date: NEXT Sunday 14 April

Time: 3pm

Venue: St Luke’s Church

Tickets: $25 / $20 concessions and students

Children 16yrs and under FREE

Jazz Legends Andy Firth (clarinet and

saxophone) and Kevin Hunt (pianist) will

present an afternoon of musical delights

on 14 April. These world-renowned jazz

musicians will be performing some of their

internationally acclaimed works. After the

concert, a cheese and wine reception will be

held in the Lower Hall. For further details,

please contact:

Jeannette Lawrence Mb: 0405 041 733 or

Phillip Seale Mb: 0405 198 420.

POST-EASTER AT ST LUKES:

PARISH OFFICE CLOSURE Please note that the Parish Office will be

closed from 5.30pm Thursday 18 April until

9.30am Friday 26 April.

MID WEEK SERVICES IN RECESS Our mid week services will not be celebrated

in the week immediately after Easter, that is

on Wednesday 24 April at 7.30am or on

Thursday 25 April at 11am, due to annual

leave and the Anzac Day public holiday.

Both services will resume the following

week, as normal.

MOSMAN-NEUTRAL BAY ICC

FESTIVAL OF WILD IDEAS 2019 Date: Sunday 5 May 2019

Time: 3pm

Venue: Mosman Community Centre,

Cnr Art Gallery Rd and Myagah Rd, Mosman

Speaker: The Very Rev’d Dr Greg Jenks,

Dean of Grafton

Moderator: Phillip Seale

Topic: Reading the Bible to Promote Human

Flourishing

Entry: $25 (Senior and concessions $15)

All proceeds to Taldumande Youth Services

Refreshments will be served after the forum.

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SOME DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

ROSTER FOR NEXT SUNDAY:

Palm Sunday - 14 April 2019 at 9am

Reader: Jenny Willis

Intercessor: David Nyholm

Servers: Anthony Mobbs, Jenny Willis, Peter Keenan

Welcomers: David and Ninny Park

Morning Tea: Yvonne McDonald, Phillip Seale, Shane Leddin

Offertory Counters: Ian Cameron, Don Menzies

TODAY Lent 5 - Sung Eucharist 9am

April 14 Palm Sunday - Sung Eucharist 9am

Pub Lunch 12 noon

Jazz Legends in Concert 3pm

April 18 Maundy Thursday Holy Eucharist 11am

Eucharist of the Last Supper and Washing of Feet 7pm

April 19 Good Friday

Good Friday Liturgy 9am

Stations of the Cross 12 noon

April 21 Easter Day

Balmoral Rotunda - Easter Eucharist 7am

Easter Day Sung Eucharist at St Luke’s 10am

(followed by chicken sandwiches and bubbles in the Lower Hall)

Information correct as at 7/4/2019 but some dates may be subject to change.

Please check details on the parish website or with the Parish Office.

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Please send any notices for

inclusion in the weekly bulletin to the

office by 4.30pm Tuesday.

St Luke’s is a place of rich and diverse liturgy, where life and faith connect.

We are a progressive community that welcomes all people regardless of gender,

age, race, sexual orientation or religion.

Parish of St Luke, Mosman

Postal Address: PO Box 162

Spit Junction NSW 2088

Street Address: 4 Heydon Street

Mosman NSW 2088

Telephone: 9969 6910

Email: office@stlukesmosman.org

Website: www.stlukesmosman.org

@StLukesMosman

What’s On This Week 7/4/19

Today 9am Lent 5

Sung Eucharist with

Kids@Church

Tues 11am Montana Service

7.45pm Lenten Study Group

Wed 7.30am Holy Eucharist

Church

7.30pm Discussion Group

Lower Hall

Thurs 10am Staff Meeting

Rector’s Office

11am BUPA Service

11am Holy Eucharist/Healing

Service

Church

3pm Wardens’ Meeting

Rector’s Office

Next Sunday 14/4/19

9am Palm Sunday

Sung Eucharist

12 noon Pub Lunch

Lower Duck

3pm SLMMA Inc. Concert

Legends of Jazz

Church

Ministry Team and Wardens

The Rector:

The Reverend Dr Max Wood

E: rector@stlukesmosman.org

T: 9969 6910

Mb: 0439 475 714

Associate Priest:

The Reverend Peter Kurti

E: peterkurti@hotmail.com

T: 9969 6910

Pastoral Assistant:

The Reverend Robert Alexander

T: 9954 0543

Lay Minister:

Natalie McDonald

Mb: 0411 646 598

Director of Music:

Callum Close

T: 9969 6910

Church Wardens:

Paula Turner Mb: 0421 151 290

Phillip Seale Mb: 0405 198 420

Alyson Wills Mb: 0407 774 722