This Sunday at St Andrew’s Brighton is the ninth Sunday after Pentecost and in our video and Zoom services we hear St Matthew’s version of the feeding of the 5,000. Our video service also speaks to the image above – Rembrandt’s painting of Jacob wrestling with God (in the guise of an angel). We all wrestle with God or faith at some stage in our lives, often more than once. This period of COVID-19 is very trying and can lead us to question what God has in store for us.
This prayer by The Most Reverend Kay Goldsworthy AO, Archbishop of Perth may bring us some comfort and I offer it to you for inclusion in your prayers this week:
Lord Jesus Christ, healer and friend, come and care for all of us through the danger and uncertainty of the coronavirus epidemic.
To people who are sick, bring healing. To people who are displaced, isolated, or cut off from family, friends or work, bring comfort and companionship. Work with medical staff as they care for the sick, and protect them from harm.
Give skill and fruitful research to scientists as they work on treatments and a vaccine. To public health authorities, give wisdom to decide the best ways to manage both this crisis and our anxieties.
When communities are fearful, give a calm spirit, and kindness to neighbours and strangers. Through this testing time, and through all the risks we face together, teach us once again how we can love one another as you have loved us. Amen.
Thank you to Gail Quilliam who has been working in the cemetery garden and in Garden of Remembrance. There are some beautiful flowers there and Gail’s tender care ensures that these areas look good as they receive just as many daily visitors during this COVID period as in normal times – perhaps more!
Details of our on-line services and bible studies can be found on our At Home @ St Andrew’s webpage, and please join us our ‘Catch up with the Vicar and friends’ on Wednesdays at 10.30am. You can join on line or by phone. If you need help connecting with us, call 0421 321 321.
If you would like a communion pack to participate in the sacrament of Holy Eucharist during our video services on Sundays or you need some face masks, then Click here or call 0421 321 321 for immediate delivery.
If you would like to read or lead intercessions during our video services, you are most welcome. We only have two people in the church during those video sessions so if you are able to come past during your weekly exercise, then please let me know.
主任牧师寄语
St Andrew‘s Brighton这个星期天是五旬节后的第9个星期天，在我们的视频和Zoom在线崇拜中，我们将会听到马太福音版本的耶稣如何使5000人吃饱。我们的视频崇拜也提到了上面的图片——伦勃朗画的雅各布与上帝摔跤(以天使的姿态)。在人生的某个阶段，我们都会与上帝或信仰搏斗，而且常常不止一次。这段时期的COVID-19疫情是非常艰难的，它会让我们质疑上帝为我们准备了什么
珀斯大主教，值得尊敬的Goldsworthy AO的这段祷文可能会给我们带来一些安慰，我把这段祷文也写进你们本周的祈祷中:
主耶稣基督，医治者和朋友，
来照顾我们大家吧
在这冠状病毒的流行
危险和不确定性的时候
给生病的人带来治愈。
对于那些流离失所、孤立无援，
或失去与家人、朋友或工作的联系的人们，
带来安慰和友谊。
与护理病人的医务人员一起工作，
保护他们不受伤害。
给科学家技能和富有成果的研究
他们正在研究治疗方法和疫苗。
给公共卫生当局智慧吧
决定管理的最佳方式
来面对危机和我们的焦虑。
当社区感到恐惧时，
给人内心的平静
善待邻居和陌生人。
通过这段试炼时间，
让我们正面所有的风险，
再一次教我们如何彼此相爱
正如你爱我们一样。阿们。
感谢Gail Quilliam，一她经常来到教会打理公墓的花园，这里有一些美丽的花，Gail的细心照料确保了这些地方看起来很美，因为这里在COVID期间每天接待的游客和平时一样多——也许更多!
教会可以提供您在周日的视频和Zoom崇拜期间的庆祝圣餐礼的圣餐包，需要者可以单击此处或致电0421 321 321。
圣经学习小组于周四上午10点（英语）和周五下午7.30pm（中文）举行。 加入链接，请点击At Home @ St Andrews。
有关我们网上崇拜及查经的详情，请于星期三上午十时三十分加入我们的“与教区牧师及朋友见面”活动。你可以通过网络或电话加入。如果您需要与我们联系，请拨打0421 321 321。
如果您想要一个圣餐包来参加主日的圣体圣餐礼，或您需要一些口罩，请按此或致电0421 321 321我们将安排为您送达。
如果你愿意在我们的视频崇拜中朗读或代祷，我们欢迎你。在录像期间，我们教会只能有两个人，所以如果你能在每周的锻炼期间过来，请告诉我。