PARISH WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
3 JANUARY 2016
THE EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD
3 JANUARY 2016
TELLING THE STORY IN MEDIEVAL
TIMES
Stained-glass windows were not just
beautiful adornments for medieval
churches; they also helped a largely
illiterate population learn the stories of the
Bible.
Three Wise Men Visit King Herod
Some of the world’s most beautiful stained
glass windows can be seen at The Cathedral
Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens (Basilique
Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens), also
known simply as the Amiens Cathedral. The
cathedral was built between 1220 and 1270
and has been listed as a UNESCO World
Heritage Site since 1981. It is the tallest
complete gothic cathedral in France.
Adoration of the Kings
But due to wars, hurricanes and other
disasters; most of the original medieval
stained glass windows have been lost. For
many centuries artists have created
replacement stained glass windows. One of
those artists was Jacques Le Breton, from
the glass studios of Jean Gaudin. In 1933 he
completed this series of stained glass
windows based on our Gospel reading for
today. Enjoy!
Three Wise Men Are Warned in a Dream
by an Angel not to Return to Herod
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YouthCare Canberra is a not-for-profit
organisation that offers a range of services
to young people aged 12 to 25 years who
are homeless, at risk of homelessness, or in
need of intensive support to help them get
back on their feet.
INTEGRITY FOR LIVING
A RETREAT IN DAILY LIFE
Susanna Pain and Shirley
Campbell are leading a workshop
designed to help people to live
well and be healthy.
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JAN
LENT
2016
LENT 2016: Six Sundays 14
February to 20 March 2016,
3.30pm to 5.00pm.
The retreat in daily life through reflection,
group work, one-to-one spiritual direction,
journaling, prayer and meditation offers
people the opportunity over a number of
weeks to begin play / pray with these.
The workshop will be held in January 2016,
every Thursday (7th, 14th, 21st and 28th)
from 7.30 - 9.00pm. Two special morning
sessions are also scheduled (12th and 19th)
from 7.00 - 8.00 am. At the Centre for
Christianity and Culture, 15 Blackall Street,
Barton. Cost: $20 casual or $100 for full
course.
During the week, retreatants are expected
to continue their normal daily activities,
keeping the time as free as possible from
unnecessary distractions, to listen, to
notice, to reflect and to pray.
To register, contact
[email protected]
Cost $250 payable by 10 February 2016
(concession available). Early bird $200
(payable in full by 14 January 2016).
YOUTHCARE CANBERRA'S ONE DAY
INTERNATIONAL CRICKET BREAKFAST
Wednesday, 20th January 2016
before the Australia vs India 4th
One Day International.
Funds raised at the event will go towards
supporting pro-active outreach services to
young people at risk, including those who
face homelessness and violence.
The proceedings will wind up at 8:30 am,
and will then move on upstairs to the
National Press Club Bars for attendees to
meet the guests and network.
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For further information and registration:
[email protected]
HOME: ASYLUM SEEKER ART
AND CREATIVE WORKSHOP This is a workshop responding to
an exhibition by 8 artists who are
seeking asylum in Australia. The
exhibition explores the experience of
displacement and exile, the homeland left
behind, and the unfinished journey to a
new place to call home. Here is an
opportunity to engage with the art, our
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TICKETS: Tables of 10 - $1,100
Individual Tickets - $120
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own history, and to playfully explore what
home means for each one of us.
Wednesday 2 March 2016 from 7-9.30pm,
Australian Centre for Christianity and
Culture.
Cost - $30. Bookings essential. To register
contact Susanna Pain.
The 2016 Lay Ministry
Convention with Mike and Sally
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MAY Breen is called, Listening to
Jesus. Mike and Sally are world
class leaders who will teach and train us to
live out the life of the Kingdom of God
practically every day.
Because the Kingdom is so important to all
Christians this convention is open to
anyone, whether lay or ordained, who is
interested in exercising their call in God’s
world, the marketplace, family or
congregational life more effectively.
To register online visit
the www.trybooking.comJPPU
DESERT RETREAT FOR BODY
AND SOUL
Sunday after lunch to Friday
10-15 after breakfast. With Susanna
APR
Pain. Come rest, play and
reflect in the expansiveness of
our magnificent central desert. Beside
ancient red rocks, under giant river gum
trees, in the sand, and around open fires we
will be silent, move, make art, sing and tell
stories that connect us with ourselves, each
other and the spirit of the land herself.
Immerse yourself…
Information and expressions of interest:
$950 all inclusive – tuition, materials, food,
accommodation, fuel, TLC. 5 nights, 5 days.
$100 deposit to secure a place, special rates
for locals.
Susanna Pain 0418 637 459
[email protected]
ST MARY IN THE VALLEY EVENTS
RECENT UPDATES INCLUDED
FOR YOUR DIARY:
 Parish Council Planning Saturday 6
February 2016.
 Shrove Tuesday Pancakes at the Parish
Centre. Tuesday 9 February 2016
(6.30pm)
 Ash Wednesday 10 February 2016.
 Palm Sunday 20 March 2016
 Parish 33rd Birthday cake after both
services Palm Sunday 20 March 2016
 Holy Week and Easter Services
 Bishop’s Dinner. 13 May 2016 (the
anniversary of our declaration as a
special district is early May).
2016 LAY MINISTRY
CONVENTION
ALSO CHECK REGULAR SCHEDULED EVENTS
(SEE PEW SHEET) Would you like to book in an
event? Please fill out an Event Risk Management
Declaration Form (to be found under the health &
safety notice board) & it will go to Parish Council
for approval
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