The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord in the tenth year of
King Zedekiah of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of
Nebuchadrezzar. At that time the army of the king of Babylon was
besieging Jerusalem, and the prophet Jeremiah was confined in the
court of the guard that was in the palace of the king of Judah, where
King Zedekiah of Judah had confined him. Zedekiah had said, Why
do you prophesy and say: Thus says the Lord : I am going to give
this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it;
Jeremiah said, The word of the Lord came to me: Hanamel son of
your uncle Shallum is going to come to you and say, Buy my field
that is at Anathoth, for the right of redemption by purchase is yours.
Then my cousin Hanamel came to me in the court of the guard, in
accordance with the word of the Lord , and said to me, Buy my field
that is at Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, for the right of
possession and redemption is yours; buy it for yourself. Then I knew
that this was the word of the Lord . And I bought the field at
Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel, and weighed out the money to
him, seventeen shekels of silver. I signed the deed, sealed it, got
witnesses, and weighed the money on scales. Then I took the sealed
deed of purchase, containing the terms and conditions, and the open
copy; and I gave the deed of purchase to Baruch son of Neriah son of
Mahseiah, in the presence of my cousin Hanamel, in the presence of
the witnesses who signed the deed of purchase, and in the presence of
all the Judeans who were sitting in the court of the guard. In their
presence I charged Baruch, saying, Thus says the Lord of hosts, the
God of Israel: Take these deeds, both this sealed deed of purchase
and this open deed, and put them in an earthenware jar, in order
that they may last for a long time. For thus says the Lord of hosts,
the God of Israel: Houses and fields and vineyards shall again be
bought in this land.

1 He who dwells in the shelter of the | Most | High:
who abides under the | shadow | of the .Al|mighty,
2 He will say to the Lord
‘You are my refuge | and my | stronghold:
my | God in | whom I | trust.’
3 For he will deliver you from the | snare. of the | hunter:
and | from the .des|troying | curse.
4 He will cover you with his wings
and you will be safe | under .his | feathers:
his faithfulness will | be your | shield. and de|fence.
5 You shall not be afraid of any | terror. by | night:
or of the | arrow. that | flies by | day,
6 Of the pestilence that walks a|bout in | darkness: or the | plague . that des|troys at | noonday.
14 He has set his love upon me and therefore I | will de|liver him:I will lift him out of danger
be|cause. he has | known my | name.
15 ‘When he calls upon me | I will | answer him:
I will be with him in trouble
I will | rescue him . and | bring him . to | honour.
16 + ‘With long | life . I will | satisfy him:
and | fill him . with | my sal|vation.’

Of course, there is great gain in godliness combined with contentment
; for we brought nothing into the world, so that we can take nothing
out of it; but if we have food and clothing, we will be content with
these. But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and are
trapped by many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people
into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds
of evil, and in their eagerness to be rich some have wandered away
from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains. But as for
you, man of God, shun all this; pursue righteousness, godliness, faith,
love, endurance, gentleness. Fight the good fight of the faith; take
hold of the eternal life, to which you were called and for which you
made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. In the
presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who
in his testimony before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, I
charge you to keep the commandment without spot or blame until
the manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ, which he will bring about
at the right timehe who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King
of kings and Lord of lords. It is he alone who has immortality and
dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see;
to him be honour and eternal dominion. Amen. As for those who in
the present age are rich, command them not to be haughty, or to set
their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but rather on God who
richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. They are to do
good, to be rich in good works, generous, and ready to share, thus
storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the
future, so that they may take hold of the life that really is life.

There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and
who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate lay a poor man
named Lazarus, covered with sores, who longed to satisfy his hunger
with what fell from the rich mans table; even the dogs would come
and lick his sores. The poor man died and was carried away by the
angels to be with Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried.
In Hades, where he was being tormented, he looked up and saw
Abraham far away with Lazarus by his side. He called out, Father
Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his
finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am in agony in these flames.
But Abraham said, Child, remember that during your lifetime you
received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things; but
now he is comforted here, and you are in agony. Besides all this,
between you and us a great chasm has been fixed, so that those who
might want to pass from here to you cannot do so, and no one can
cross from there to us. He said, Then, father, I beg you to send him
to my fathers house for I have five brothersthat he may warn them,
so that they will not also come into this place of torment. Abraham
replied, They have Moses and the prophets; they should listen to
them. He said, No, father Abraham; but if someone goes to them
from the dead, they will repent. He said to him, If they do not listen
to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be convinced even if
someone rises from the dead.

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.

Please be advised the AGM for this parish is to be held on Sunday
October 26th @ 11.30 After our 10 am service. Bp Alison Taylor will
be chair of this meeting.
Annual reports, are requested to be in by 30th September so the Reports
and Agenda can be printed in readiness for the meeting.
We require nomination forms for election of office bearers to be printed
before end of September Please give prayerful thought as to nominating
over the next few weeks.

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

28 September 5:30pm Jazz Vespers. St Georges Merry Jazzmen,
directed by parishioner, Peter McKay.
26 October 5pm Musical tribute to the late David Carolane,
renowned musicologist and director of music at St Georges for many
years.
November 5pm Advent Evensong. Traditional Advent service,
presided over by the incumbent.
14 December 5:30pm Jazz Vespers.

Parish Council have agreed to have a monthly Sausage Sizzle on the
fourth Sunday of Every Month
The next being on Sunday 28th September at 11.30 AM after our 10
am service.
To help us for catering please put your name on the list provided.
Everyone is welcome
N.B. There will be NO SAUSAGE SIZZLE on Oct 26th due to parish
AGM

Our monthly Bring & Share Supper is held on every 2nd Saturday of
the month Dates being:− October 11th , Nov.15th &
December 13th.

Hi Everyone,
Our new Defibrillator has now arrived and been installed replacing
the superseded model.
We are asking parishioners, Opportunity Shop Volunteers , Hall hirers
& P. Council members
Who are willing to do a short training course on how to use the
StJohn’s Defibrillator to
please contact Denise Hall ln : − 0413 428 594 for further information
. Thank you

Maintenance Upgrade Of all Cracked & moved brickwork:- We have
been advised the balance of all cracked & replacing mortar joints through-
out internally & externally of the offices, meeting room. Ladies & gents
bathrooms, corridors ETC will commence on the last week of the school
holidays being Monday September 29th & Friday October 3rd. Our
Builders Calcon Constructions have worked in with us re school hol-
idays, & eliminated a lot of our Tenants booking times in which our
Parish council is very mindful & appreciative of.