Uniting Church in Australia Synod of Victoria and Tasmania

KINGSTON CONGREGATION Presbytery of Tasmania Website: http:kingstonuca.org.au Phone: 6229 8112

Sunday, 23rd June, 2019

A special welcome to everyone joining us in worship at Kingston today. Please join us for a cuppa and drinks for the children after worship.

Mon: Tue: Wed: 7.30pm Church Council Thurs: Fri: 3.00pm Rockpool Sat: Sun: 9.00am Music Practice 10.00am Family Worship

Rosters: Next Week 30th June 2019 Books: Anne BC Reading: Jean E Counting: Helen K & Els V Cleaning: Webb Family & Pam F Morning Tea: Shirley B & Elise R Welcoming: Yannie B Music:

This week! Our church serving: 16-23 June 2019

Bible Readings

Today’s Readings: 1 Kings 19: 1-15a Psalm 42 & 43 Gal.3:23-29 Luke 8:26-39 Next Weeks Readings: 2Kings 2:1-2,6-14 Ps.77:1-2,11-20 Gal 5:1, 13-25 Luke 9:51-62

World Council of Churches Ecumenical Prayer Cycle - this week we pray for : Kenya, Tanzania

WEEKLY NOTICES It would be appreciated if notices for the notice sheet could be given or sent to Irene Nichols by Thursday mornings to the church email: kucrpcc@gmail.com

Kingston Uniting Church

MINISTRY TEAM Every Member

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Minister Rev Michael Duke Phone; 6229 8110 Phone: 0437 884 600 Email: dukey@adam.com.au

Church Council Chairperson: Bronwyn Morton Phone: 0428 330 160 Email: bpmorton@icloud.com

Secretary: Kathy Osborn Phone: 62396497 Mobile: 0427239543 Email: kathrynanne22@bigpond.com

Treasurer: Irene Nichols Phone: 6229 3460 Mob: 0438 085 744 Email: inichols@westnet.com.au

Church Facilities Bookings: Jennie Webb Phone: 0420 822 757 Email: jwebb@ntc.com.au

Pastoral Care co-ordinator: Claire Wherrett Phone: 0417 306 762

Music co-ordinator: Jacqui Hansson Phone: 6229 1699

UCAF Fellowship: Helen Kennedy Phone: 6229 7945

Kingston U. C. Library Catalogue: http:kingstonuca.org.au

Church email: kucrpcc@gmail.com Office phone: 6229 8112

Property: Any building issues or concerns should be written in the “Red Book” in the kitchen. This is checked regularly by P&F.

Guest Wi-Fi network: KUC-RPCC password: ucarpccguest

We acknowledge the Mouheneener People, the traditional custodians of this land on which we gather for worship.

This church seeks to be a place of safety and acceptance for all people.

Hi there Church, We sang “Blessed be the name of the Lord” at the beginning of the service last week. This week, its scriptural inspiration may offer some insight to the subject of prayer in a time of suffering. So I looked through my archives and…what do you know?.. I’d written on it before! At the worst time of my life!!!

In happier times, I re-visit this text and am even more convinced that Job was really on to something… so here it is again.

Job 1

I can’t yet call myself an authority on loss and grief but, right now, I’m taking the intensive. Obviously, Job comes to mind. OK, he was a righteous man which means that he must have been an exceptionally good bloke because, unlike me, his righteousness was not found in Christ who was still some centuries away from incarnation. So Satan challenges God to a battle for Job’s soul and in one bad day, this pillar of happiness, position and wealth loses everything. How does a righteous man respond in an overarching ideology where family, health and prosperity indicates favor with God?

“The Lord Gives and the Lord takes away.

Blessed is the Name of the Lord!”

And, as my notion of normal has been torn to shreds and I cry a torrent of tears for my loss, they cannot wash away my foundation! My house is built upon the rock. The battle for my soul was won 2000 years ago in the suffering of my sav-ior!

Blessed be the name of the Lord!

Rev Michael Duke

Rockpool A Reflective Space

Rockpool has started again on Fridays, 3.00pm Do YOU Feel the Call of the Spirit? Come Closer to God for: Healing, Forgiveness and Prayer. Come Once or Regularly. Leave Behind your Busy Week and Enjoy Peace.....

More information: Judith Cornish or Bronwyn Morton

FOR YOUR DIARIES - FROM THE KULCHA GROUP

6 July Bunnings BBQ 9-4 Games afternoon at church - postponed till October 3 August “Dukebox” Karaoke night for Michael’s 50th. 7 Sep. Open mike night 2 Nov. Quiz night

BANKING DETAILS For anyone who wishes to use EFT for offering, our bank details are: BSB 633 000 Name: UCA Kingston Congregation Acct No: 161835624 Ref: Offering and/or your name

More Dates!!! *ACC - The Bible and the Basics - Sat June 29th at Ulverstone UC, 10.30 - 12.30 More details from Walter Abetz, wkabetz2@bigpond.com *Code of Ethics - Safe Church To be held 21 September at Glenorchy UC 9.30am-12.30pm Code of Ethics 1.00pm-4.00pm Safe Church All in leadership positions are required to attend if you have not done one since June 2017

Prayer If anyone would like prayer for yourself, others, or for any situation, please join one of the Church Council members in the Rockpool corner (near the piano) after the service. If you prefer more privacy we can go into the vestry.

BUNNINGS BBQ - 6 JULY Please put your name down on the noticeboard if you can assist for an hour or so on the day, or contact Scott. Scott and Jennie will be there most of the day doing the cooking, but we need friendly faces and servers! We are also holding a cake stall, and need volunteers to help man that between 10 and 2.30.

Subject: Special Film Viewing at The State Cinema!

Dear Reconciliation Tasmania Members, We will be hosting a special one-time screening of the film ‘After the Apology’, on Monday July 8

th, from 6pm, at the State Cinema, North Hobart. The price of

admission is $22 (plus a booking and handling fee of $1.95). To reserve your tickets, please visit the Demand Film Event Page here: https://tickets.demand.film/event/8036?ref=VKXQdMDo Unlike a traditional movie showing, a Demand Film screening requires that 46 more tickets be reserved in the next 13 days in order for the screening to oc-cur. We need your help to make this event happen! We’d love to see you in the audience, and really appreciate you helping to spread the word. Tell your other friends and have them join us for this special one-time screening of ‘After the Apology’. Thanks for your support! Mark Redmond Chief Executive

Water!! Water!! For every $1 donated to Uniting World before June 30th, the Government will give us $5 We are currently working on supplying clean water and sanitation training in Pa-pua New Guinea, Bali, West Timnor and Zimbabwe. Please help!!

UCAF It's time for UCAF again & we will meet next Wednesday, 26th. June at 10am. Our morning exercise is just that. We WON'T be running around the block though so take heart & get ready for fun & some gentle movement.