Sunday, March 01, 2026
Remember, O Lord,
what you have wrought in us
and not what we deserve,
and, as you have called us to your service,
make us worthy of our calling;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Stay In Touch
Father Ted Starr - Priest-in-Charge - 0451 929 180 - edward.starr@anglicanchurchsq.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 Second Sunday in Lent
Genesis 12:1 - 4a
Psalm 121
Romans 4:1 - 17
John 3:1 - 17
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, Beryl Old, Fr David, and Nina. Please contact Fr Ted to be on this list.
We also give thanks for those whose year’s mind occurs at this time. 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
Mon, 3 Mar
8:00 am - Holy Communion
9:30 am - Bible Study
Wed, 4 Mar
10:00 am - Holy Communion
Thu, 5 Mar
9:30 am - Friendship and Craft Group
7:00 pm - Bible Study
Fri, 6 Mar
9:00 am - World Day of Prayer at the Redcliffe Uniting Church.
Sun, 8 Mar
7:00 am & 9:00 am - Holy Communion for the Third Sunday in Lent
Article 8
Of the Three Creeds.
The Three Creeds, Nicene Creed, Athanasius’s Creed, and that which is commonly called the Apostles’ Creed, ought thoroughly to be received and believed: for they may be proved by most certain warrants of holy Scripture.
How would you try and distil the message of the Bible into a few short paragraphs? When people ask you what Christianity is all about, where do you start? What do you say?
The Bible is, as we have established, a lot of books, written by different human authors, across millennia. Since God inspired those human writers, there is also a common thread, or main story line.
All that just means is that we have a whole lot of data in the Scriptures that points to God’s work of creation, salvation and renewal through the Person of Jesus Christ, in various genres such as history, poetry, personal correspondence, and many more.
So back to the original question: how do you distil it all into a few short paragraphs?
Enter the historic creeds. Various churches and denominations have alternatives to the historic creeds – just look on the websites of some local churches of different denominations and check their “what we believe” section. But at the end of the day, they are very similar to the ancient Creeds. The Creeds bring together all the grand themes of the Bible into an easy to remember formula. This is the first benefit of our Creeds: for teaching. Second, they are widely accepted. Since we accept there is no one Christian who is wiser and more spiritual than the rest of us, we develop our doctrine as a group. The Church catholic has accepted these creeds for over a thousand years as our standard of faith.
As second-point-five benefit, the Creeds keep us unified. Diverge from them, and you diverge from the Church, since it is how the body of Christ has understood the truth of God as revealed in the Scriptures.
Which brings us to our third and final point: “they may be proved by most certain warrants of holy Scripture.” We affirm the Creeds because they reflect the truth of the Bible. Where the Creeds and the Bible differ, we go with the Bible – but the Church catholic has spent a lot of time formulating these Creeds. So next time someone wants the Christian faith in shorthand, try one of the Creeds – it’s a validly Biblical response!