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CHURCH IN A MIXED FORMAT THIS SUNDAY
Church is now happening in a mixed format, with some of the congregation on site and some on zoom. You are always welcome to come to the site or to join online. Information about how to attend on site or on zoom is all here.

Sunday 21st February
9.30am – Holy Communion service
3pm – Afternoon Service

Thursday 25 February – PEACEtalks: REFUGE REIMAGINED – on Zoom. Mark R. Glanville and Luke Glanville will reflect on their new book Refuge Reimagined offering a new approach to compassion for displaced people: a biblical ethic of kinship.

LENTEN STUDY SERIES, THURSDAYS IN MARCH

Rev Philip Bradford will lead a series of four Lenten studies on Thursday evenings in March (4th, 11th, 18th, 25th), meeting on site in Paddington. Further details TBC.

Latest Reflections:

Speaking for God. Joanna Hayes reflects on the potential for abuse of authority based on Deuteronomy 18.15-20, 1 Corinthians 8.1-13, and Mark 1.21-28.

Baptism. From the baptism of Jesus, to our own “turning around and going in a new direction”. Rev Philip Bradford reflects on new beginnings through Acts 19.1-7, Mark 1.4-11.

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CHANGE THE HEART SERVICE RECORDING

For the last decade, Aunty Jean Phillips has been calling Christians to gather for prayer in the days leading up to the 26th January. In recent years Common Grace has worked with Aunty Jean to take the idea across the continent, running #ChangeTheHeart prayer services in scores of churches in major cities. This year, due to COVID-19, Common Grace partnered with ACCTV to broadcast a single shared service on radio, TV and online on the evening of Monday 25th January, reaching many thousands of people, with dozens of churches hosting live screenings. The service features members of our parish as well as some of the delegates from the Grasstree Gathering that we met a couple of years ago when they visited our parish (https://www.grasstreegathering.org.au/2018_gathering). The Grasstree Gathering is a national, inter-denominational and non-denominational event empowering Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Christian leaders, and is one of the three ministry partner organisations St George’s supports. A recording of Monday’s #ChangeTheHeart service is now available on the Common Grace website (commongrace.org.au/watch).

ST GEORGE’S NEWS:

ARCHBISHOP’S LETTER REGARDING HOLY COMMUNION
The Archbishop has written about how to celebrate Holy Communion in this time of COVID19. You can read his letter here. In short, it authorises the practice we began last week and will continue using.

ONLINE GIVING AND MESSAGE FROM OUR REGIONAL BISHOP
Thank you to all those who have looked into online giving since physical services have been suspended. All the details you need to set up electronic giving are Account Name: ST GEORGE’S ANGLICAN CHURCH PADDINGTON. BSB: 062 220 Account Number: 00902574. Thank you for your support of the Parish at this time. Our local Bishop, Michael Stead has produced a short (3½) minute video to encourage congregational generosity. We would recommend you watch it here: Giving Video.

PRAYER POINTS LIST
We have begun a list of prayer points, in light of what was shared last week on our service calls and updates through the week. Please update and use the list to pray regularly for each other as we seek to stay connected and care for each other in this strange period. There is a lot going on in our community at the moment. Please email info@paddington.church for a link to the page. Please only share as much as you would be comfortable sharing publicly, and if you are sharing information about someone else’s situation, please get their permission before doing so.

Listen to Podcasts from Paddington Anglican

PEACEtalks. a monthly event (held on a Thursday or Saturday evening) hosted by Paddington Anglican Church aimed at serving the community by promoting and cultivating deep conversations about life, the world and everything. ‘PEACE’ stands for ‘political, ethical, artistic & cultural engagement’. Also on iTunes / Apple Podcasts by searching for PEACEtalks.

The Good Dirt – A podcast exploring the news stories you ought to know but might have missed, with Dr Byron Smith, Christian minister and ecological ethicist.

From Paddington Anglican. For those who missed it, a recordings Tim Costello on why Australia needs refugees is now on the web site and also on iTunes / Apple Podcasts by searching for Paddington Anglican.

On Android listen with free Podcast Addict, Podcast Republic, or Castbox apps, or for ad free try Pocket Casts ($3.99, on iPhone/iPad for $5.99 too) or Podcast Republic ($3.89 in-app purchase to remove ads). Just search for “PEACEtalks”, “The Good Dirt with Byron Smith” or “Paddington Anglican” – and all of these let you download a podcast when you have WiFi and then listen offline.