St Augustine’s
Hamilton
PARISH PULSE
9 Charlton Street
PO Box 202, amilton Central Q 4007
Parish Office
Phone 3268 3935
Fax 3268 4245
Office hours
9.30am–12.30pm
Monday, Thursday* & Friday
(*except first Thursday of the month)
Email
Website
Dear friends,
It is hard to believe that we are
drawing near to the end of another
year. In January I will have served in
this Parish for seven years! The time
has gone by very quickly and I have
been very happy here among you.
As the church year draws to a close,
our lectionary readings become more
and more ominous as they challenge
us to consider our lives and our faith
in the light of Jesus’ coming again.
In effect they ask us whether or not
we are ready. If Jesus were to come
tomorrow would we be proud to stand
before him or are there some things
that we would like to put straight first?
The first Sunday of Advent (November
30 this year) is considered to be the
beginning of the church’s year, when,
beginning with the prophets we look
forward to the celebration of Jesus’
birth.
November then is a time when we
are confronted with Jesus’ coming
in judgement at the end of time and
Jesus’ coming as our Saviour some
two thousand years ago. The two quite
different events are held in tension in
the church calendar.
Both are awesome and require our
attention. Together they demand that
we consider whether we live our lives
differently as a result of God’s coming
into the world, such that Jesus’ second
coming will be for us as much a cause
for celebration as the first.
As we make our preparations for
Christmas and the end of the secular
year, let us take some time to review
our lives so that we are not so caught
up in the excitement of celebrations
that we neglect to prepare ourselves
for that time when we will meet God
face-to-face.
With very best wishes for a Happy and
Holy Christmas.
Marian
Welcome to
PP#3 2014!
Have you
noticed?
The bell tower has been
pink for October.
DATE CLAIMER : COMMUNITY CAROLS ON THE LAWNS
with the choirs of Ascot State School and St Margaret’s Anglican Girls’ School
Friday 28 November at 6pm (Barbecue from 5pm)
