Holy Communion

Gathering in God’s Name – First Sunday of Advent

Sunday 30 November 2025

8am and 10am

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Music

Introit
O Lord, Increase our FaithLoosemore

Hymns

  • 200 Come, thou long expected Jesus
  • 186 Let all be one in mind and heart
  • 474 e servants of the Lord
  • 203 Hail to the Lord’s annointed

Toccata in G Dubois
Organist Oscar Herrick

Readings
Isaiah 2.1-5

1 The word that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
2 In days to come
the mountain of the Lord s house
shall be established as the highest of the mountains,
and shall be raised above the hills;
all the nations shall stream to it.
3 Many peoples shall come and say,
Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord ,
to the house of the God of Jacob;
that he may teach us his ways
and that we may walk in his paths.
For out of Zion shall go forth instruction,
and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
4 He shall judge between the nations,
and shall arbitrate for many peoples;
they shall beat their swords into ploughshares,
and their spears into pruning-hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war any more.
5 O house of Jacob,
come, let us walk
in the light of the Lord !

Romans 13.9-14

9 The commandments, You shall not commit adultery; You shall not murder; You shall not steal; You shall not covet; and any other commandment, are summed up in this word, Love your neighbour as yourself.
10 Love does no wrong to a neighbour; therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law.
11 Besides this, you know what time it is, how it is now the moment for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we became believers;
12 the night is far gone, the day is near. Let us then lay aside the works of darkness and put on the armour of light;
13 let us live honourably as in the day, not in revelling and drunkenness, not in debauchery and licentiousness, not in quarrelling and jealousy.
14 Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.

Matthew 24.36-44

36 But about that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
37 For as the days of Noah were, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
38 For as in those days before the flood they were eating
and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark,
39 and they knew nothing until the flood came and swept them all away, so too will be the coming of the Son of Man.
40 Then two will be in the field; one will be taken and one left.
41 Two women will be grinding meal together; one will be taken and one will be left.
42 Keep awake therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.
43 But understand this: if the owner of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into.
44 Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is

Prayers

Pam Hill, Paul Finch, Murray Steel, Carmen, Pat, Fay Norton-Old, Carmen, Michelle, Scott, Margaret Windisch, Bob and Anne Hill, David Nolte, Vince Cristiano, Anne Farqhuar and Mandy, King Charles, Catherine, Princess of Wales.

We pray for all those who mourn. As we remember those who have
died in recent days, we also recall with love and affection those whose
anniversary of death occurs at this time.
Our prayers and thoughts go out to Anne Farqhuar and her daughter
Mandy who is having major surgery. Our blessings and love are with
you both.

Nov-12 Michael CARTER 2024
Dec-01 John ELLIOTT 1949
Dec-02 Robert HOY 1972
Dec-02 Margaret KITLEY 1972
Dec-02 Cyril JAMES 1992
Dec-03 Charmain FAULL 1988
Dec-04 Barbara GEORGES 1992
Dec-05 Lillian CLARKE 1971
Dec-06 Dorothy SNOW 1990
Dec-06 Philip MOSMAN 1995
Dec-06 Noelen KELLY 1995
Dec-06 Alan HILL 1979
Dec-06 Geoffrey BURKETT 1990
Dec-07 Brenda HENNIN 1985
Dec-07 Peter HORAN 1977

Notices
NAN’S CARD STALL

Christmas cards and St George’s pens are now on sale.

NEW OP SHOP MANAGER

Mary Jones has resigned as Op Shop manager from the end of this year
after a long period of distinguished service. She will be replaced by two
experienced volunteers, Helen Dineen and Karen Shand. The parish is
very grateful to Helen and Karen for taking on this significant task and
wishes them well in it. If you are in the Op Shop at any time, please
make yourself known to the ladies. They will be happy to meet you
and appreciate your support.

CHOIR SEEKS RECRUITS

The choir is seeking recruits. At the moment there are nine members
(at full strength) and we would welcome an increase numbers. Anyone
who can hold a part and is able to read music at a reasonable level is
welcome to join the proud musical tradition of St George’s. We practice
on Thursday nights from 8-9pm in the parish meeting room, and sing
a introit, psalm and anthem at the weekly Sunday eucharists at 10am.
Please contact the director of music, Oscar Herrick, on 0459 910 711 if
you are interested.

PASTORAL CARE – HOME VISITING

Father Daniel is available for home visits on Friday’s and would
welcome your call.
Please contact Fr Daniel on 0411=392=231. Thank You.

ACTING VICARS APPOINTMENTS TO ST GEORGE

From Monday 15th September to Sunday until further notice:- Rev-
erend Walter McEntee
From Friday 5th September until further notice:- Reverend Daniel Nyi-
eth Benetas and Home/ hospital Visiting on Friday’s

PEW BULLETIN

Hi everyone, please note that any changes to the weekly Pew Bulletin
must be emailed to Eric Lindberg and cc: Paul Smith

MONTHLY SUNDAY SAUSAGE SIZZLE

Parish Council have agreed to have a monthly Sausage Sizzle on the
fourth Sunday of Every Month
To help us for catering please put your name on the list provided.
Everyone is welcome

The last SAUSAGE SIZZLE for the year will be on Nov 23rd

INVITATION TO TRINITY COLLEGE THEOLOG-
ICAL SCHOOL ANNUAL REVIEW

Join for a Saturday Morning of Insightful information We invite you
to Trinity College Theological School’s annual overview of next year’s
reading. The event will be held online via ZOOM on Saturday 15
November from 09:00 to 12:00 and is open to Parish Council, Readers,
Servers, clergy and anyone who is interested. Group access in the parish
meeting room is available on request. To attend please contact Coral.
We encourage your participation.
Cost: $30—$20 concession (pensioners and theological students) RSVP:
Book by COB, Friday 14 November 2025
Enquiries: Trinity College Theological School
Phone: 03 8341 0275 Email: tcts@trinity.edu.au

LECTIONARY ORDERS

If you would like to order a Lectionary for next year, please contact
Coral by the end of next week. An order sheet will be provided to
simplify the process, so do let us know if you’re interested. The cost
for each Lectionary is $20.

BRING AND SHARE SUPPER

Our monthly Bring & Share Supper is held on every 2nd Saturday of
the month Dates being:= Nov.15th & December 13th.

BARBECUE SAUSAGE SIZZLE
SAFE HANDLING COURSE

Hi Everyone, Those who are interested in volunteering cooking Sausages
and onions at BBQs, please do a free on line voluntary BBQ Sausage
and Onion cooking course LEVEL 4.
It takes about 30 to 45 minutes and if you wish to repeat you can, but
a helpful hint:- If you want to repeat or come back to it:- Print off what
you have started before you restart.
Please do an internet search for ”Dept of Health Vic” and select ”DO
FOOD SAFELY HEALTH. VIC ” and follow the prompts There are
30 A, B , C Questions.
Print off your Certificate and Email it or give it to Denise Hall Thank
you and Good Luck.

LIVE-STREAMING OF SERVICES

We live-stream our services and events via our YouTube channel, (St
George’s Church East Ivanhoe). You may access our services, online
via this link: https://stgeorgeseastivanhoe.org/online. If you subscribe
to our channel and enable notifications you will receive automatic alerts
when we go live.

SOCIAL MEDIA

Please encourage your friends, family and neighbours to ‘’like” and ’‘fol-
low” us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/StGeorgesEastIvanhoe)
and subscribe to our YouTube channel.