Sunday, February 22, 2026
O Lord,
who for our sake fasted forty days and forty nights;
give us grace to use such abstinence,
that, our flesh being subdued to the spirit,
we may ever obey your godly will
in righteousness and true holiness;
to your honour and glory,
who live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever. Amen.
Stay In Touch
Father Ted Starr - Priest-in-Charge - 0451 929 180 - edward.starr@anglicanchurch.sq.org.au
Mrs Liz Peters - Rector’s Warden - 0400 844 946
Mrs Gail Symons - People’s Warden - 0409 618 511
Mr Tony Hughes - People’s Warden - 0468 764 009
Zoom Church - 328 492 8300 - 548 747
Readings
for The First Sunday in Lent
Genesis 2:15 - 17; 3:1 - 7
Psalm 32
Romans 5:12 - 21
Matthew 4:1 - 11
Giving
Offering - 704 901 - 0000 0780
Building Fund - 704 901 - 0001 4767
Want to give in other ways? Cards are on sale at the back of the church.
For Your Prayers
We ask of your goodness, Lord, to comfort and sustain all who in this transitory life are in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity, and especially Shirley Kimber, Alex, Ann, Lois, Barbara, Helena, Ian, Maggie, Dave, Uncle Peter, Chris, Bill Tattam, Jeff Byrne, Karne, Ika, Greg, Aaron, Joanne, Grace and Faith, and Beryl Old. Please contact Fr Ted to be on this list.
We also give thanks for those whose year’s mind occurs at this time, and amongst them Barbara Bailey. Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord, and let light perpetual shine upon them.
Mission and Outreach
Recycling is currently on pause as we look for an alternative storage solution. Please keep an eye out for when we resume this fundraiser.
Meals for Woody Point Special School are starting again. Please label your meal with title, ingredients and date cooked, then freeze it, and bring it to church on Sunday. Meal containers are on the back table. Alternatively, give a monetary donation or supermarket gift card. For more information contact Elizabeth on 0404 080 861.
Ministry During the Week
Mother’s Union meets at a new time: Third Wednesdays at 9am, starting in March. Please also note AMUA is holding a fundraiser concert of favourite hymns at 2pm on March 15th at the Deception Bay Anglican Church, $5 entry.
Thursday Fellowship: every first and third Thursday from 9:30am to 11:30am. All welcome for a cuppa and a chat. Bring your craft to work on or just enjoy the company.
Caring and Sharing: every fourth Wednesday from 11am.
Talent Table: every last Sunday after the second service.
Bible Study: Tuesdays at 9am and Thursdays at 7pm. All materials supplied.
The Week Ahead
Father Ted is away on Professional Development this week. Please remember to check the website for all events.
Wed, 25 Feb
10:00 am - Morning Prayer
10:30 am - Caring and Sharing (after Morning Prayer)
Sat, 28 Feb
3:00 pm - Floral Festival Planning
Sun, 01 Mar
8:00 am - The Second Sunday in Lent - Holy Communion
Fri, 06 Mar
9:00 am - World Day of Prayer at the Redcliffe Uniting Church.
All welcome, contact Gail for more information.
Article 7
Of the Old Testament.
The Old Testament is not contrary to the New: for both in the Old and New Testament everlasting life is offered to Mankind by Christ, who is the only Mediator between God and Man, being both God and Man. Wherefore there are not to be heard, which feign that the old Fathers did look only for transitory promises. Although the Law given from God by Moses, as touching Ceremonies and Rites, do not bind Christian men, nor the Civil precepts thereof ought of necessity to be received in any commonwealth; yet, notwithstanding, no Christian man whatsoever is free from the obedience of the Commandments which are called Moral.
Having established what we believe to be the Holy Scriptures, our Anglican forefathers felt it necessary to go a little deeper into the Old Testament. There were three points that needed to be made, and we should be grateful because even though they refer to ancient issues, they still come up in the Church today.
First is the need to remind us that the Old Testament is not inconsistent with the New. The name for that ancient heresy is “Marcionism”, which claims that the God of the Old Testament is different to the new. This error is still around today! And yet the Church has always affirmed that “everlasting life is offered… by Christ” in both. We may get explicit information about Jesus in the New Testament, but he is still there in the Old, and the people back then were saved according to their faith in what God had revealed. Then we get the reminder that the saints back then knew they were looking forward not just to a literal, physical kingdom (such as was promised to Abraham and David), but an everlasting kingdom, with an immortal king. Again, they might not have yet known about Jesus of Nazareth, but they were still spiritual people, and they knew God had big plans.
Finally we get this bit about the Law of Moses. This takes a bit of extra unpacking. Some theologians have tried to separate all of the various instructions into three categories: Ceremonial; Civil; and Moral. This is a bit difficult because they all run into each other! Instead, we ought to look at the Law of Moses and draw out the aspects which are moral, rather than labelling an entire instruction as such. (Incidentally, this is the basis of thought behind our “Common Law” legal system.) Why not go digging around your Bible looking for Jesus in the Old Testament sometime this week?