What a prayerful, inspiring and joyous Easter was experienced by everyone during Holy Week and Easter celebrations. The services were well attended and meant so much to many people with more involvement, wonderful music, sung responses and a feeling of true joy. Some have asked why Communion was given at Good Friday. The elements are set aside in the Tabernacle on Maudy Thursday and are used, already blessed, on Good Friday when consecration is not done. This service is the longer version for Good Friday and hence its inclusion. Thank you to Fr Ted for his ministering words to us all.
Redcliffe Floral and Art Festival is well underway with the theme ‘A Picture Paints 1000 Words’. This year the festival is focussing on visual art from five artists whose art journey has helped others with art as therapy and a different view of the world. These include working with ADHD children, domestic violence, mental and physical health survivors as well as looking at the world through the lens of a camera. Look out for the REDCLIFFE GUIDE June edition.
All floral installations will show past famous artists whose art changed the world and the world changed them. If you have any OLD FRAMES, especially larger ones, please could they be donated/borrowed for these displays. No pictures or glass, just the frames.
If anyone has contacts with AGED CARE or RETIREMENT villages who take clients on visits and have transport, please contact LIZ PETERS 0400 844 946. North Lakes Seasons are already on board.
Thursday June 18 at 6pm is Opening Night with Bishop Sarah Plowman. Along with musical performances, invited guests, congregation and family members followed by refreshments on the deck it should be an excellent night.
Opening times for Friday June 19 and Saturday June 20 will be 10am till 4pm.
We always open later on the Sunday due to our Patronal Church Service with Bishop Sarah Plowman at 9:00am (the only service that day) which will be followed by a brief morning tea on the Deck. From 11:00am the Festival will be opened with the Redcliffe Scottish Pipe band. During the day we are fortunate to have St Peter’s Band as well as an amazing Brass Quintet to entertain us, with closing time at 3:00pm.
We need $1 500 for FLOWERS to put on the amazing Festival that has a following far and wide for the last eight years, this is the ninth. Last year, the proceeds from the Festival were approximately $9 000. Flowers are the only major expense for a festival which could potentially pay for the rectory veranda rebuild. Visiting artists, jewellery and pottery exhibitors give donations from their proceeds, musicians and artists give freely of their time and efforts. There are no costs for the raffles and cards or the Opening Night refreshments. These are all donated.
There will be scone donation envelopes, nearer the time, as the café is so popular, raising approximately another $3 000, especially with the offering of a variety of soups, slices and cake. Please contact Dale Jarman (04231 79212) for details and for cooking, baking and volunteering on the festival days.
There will be plenty of opportunity to help in other ways too, as the PLANT STALL is the biggest fund-raising stall, at around $3 000. Please take the free pots on the table on the deck now to re-pot any cuttings and divided plants so they are established.
The week prior to the Festival commencing after the 9am Service June 14 we will need volunteers to relocate the furniture into Festival mode and during that week, to collect tents and raffles, erect the plants stall and other sundry jobs. Volunteer timetables will be out mid May for you to write your name on a slot suiting your availability.
There will be lots of seated volunteer jobs during the Festival such as selling of cards, raffle tickets and plants sales. Please see/contact Liz Peters on 04008 44649 liz.grant73@gmail.com or add your name to the volunteer timetable. There is a lot of hard work in that week but it is definitely worth it to outreach to our local area and beyond. It is a wonderfully happy festival, as so many of our returning and new visitors continually remark on its friendliness and delight.
The Rectory renovations have been completed (approx. $10 000) and painting of the veranda will also begin in approx.3 weeks. (awaiting quote). The residence has been photographed and is now up for rent. This will be a great help in securing funds. There will be a Working Bee from 8am on Saturday May 2 at 38 Baringa St, the rectory, to remove some items and give a clean over inside and out before Open days commence.
Thank you to the Thursday Friendship group who made Easter decorations with the Kindy class from Sesame Lane and to Vivienne who made crosses for our congregations over Easter.
Remember to contact your Care and Connect Team leader if you need help or clarification about parish services or events. We remember Colene and the families, in our prayers, after the loss and funeral of Gary.
Luke12:27 Consider how the wild flowers grow. They do not labour or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendour was dressed like one of these.