Sunday, April 5, 2026
Glorious Lord of life,
by the mighty resurrection of your Son
you overcame the old order of sin and death
to make all things new in him:
grant that we, who celebrate with joy
Christ’s rising from the dead
may be raised from the death of sin
to the life of righteousness.
through him who lives and reigns with you
and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever. 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 Easter Day
Acts 10:34 - 43
Psalm 118:1 - 2, 14 - 24
Colossians 3:1 - 4
Matthew 28:1 - 10
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 and Alan Kimber, Rosina, Alex, Ann, Lois, Barbara, Helena, Ian, Maggie, Uncle Peter, Chris, Bill Tattam, Jeff Byrne, Karne, 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, and amongst them Gary McKenzie. Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord, and let light perpetual shine upon them.
Mission and Outreach
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 on both of these ministries, contact Elizabeth on 0404 080 861.
Barnabas Brekkie is on Saturday, 9 May to raise money for persecuted Christians in Ghana. Your parish needs you! Do you have a CostCo membership? Can you cook eggs and bacon, brew tea and coffee, wash dishes,or move furniture? Contact Florine, Dale or Gail if so.
Ministry During the Week
Mother’s Union meets at a new time: Third Wednesdays at 9am. Please note: MU this month will be at 11am for a social. Contact Gill for details.
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 each service.
Bible Study: Tuesdays at 9am and Thursdays at 7pm. All materials supplied.
The Week Ahead
Tues, 7 Apr
8:00 am - Holy Communion
9:30 am - Bible Study
11:30 am - Ministry at Beaumont Aged Care
Wed, 8 Apr
10:00 am - Holy Communion
Thu, 9 Apr
9:00 am - Growth Committee
7:00 pm - Bible Study
Fri, 10 Apr
11:00 am - Funeral for Robert Gary McKenzie
Sun, 12 Apr
7:00 am - Holy Communion
9:00 am - Holy Communion and Baptism
Who is the Church of St Peter the Fisherman?
Welcome to worship, and may this Easter season bring you a new sense of the joy of the resurrection.
We are an Anglican church in the Diocese of Southern Queensland, a comprehensive diocese that contains many different expressions of Anglican Christianity.
We pray that our expression of Anglican Christianity was a means for your own spiritual nourishment.
If you would like to know more about what we do here, please take this pew sheet home with you, as well as a bookmark and information postcard. You are more than welcome to contact the parish priest, Father Ted, at any time using the contact details provided.
If you are experiencing any life events, such as endings, beginnings, or changes, there are many ways to bring the ancient traditions of the Church into your life. Father Ted is always happy to hear from you.
If you would like to learn more about the Lord Jesus Christ, the Bible, or how Anglicanism might fit your spirituality, please get in touch.
Why did Jesus die on the cross?
Jesus’ death is the world-changing moment, the hinge upon which turns the history of the universe. The sky went dark for three hours between midday and three in the afternoon; there was an earthquake; and the curtain in the temple in Jerusalem, which separated the Holiest of Holies (in the centre of the temple) from the hoi polloi, tore open from top to bottom.
After his dead body was placed in the tomb, the people had to wait until the religious festival being held at the time was over before they could go and pay their respects, lest the dead body defile them ritually. When they did, they found the tomb without the corpse, and Jesus walking, talking and eating – Christ rose from the dead, never to die again.
But why? What did this accomplish?
Well, to begin with, we call this the “atonement” – Christ’s death and resurrection made us right with God in a way that we are now “at-one-with” God.
Next question, then: how? There are several “theories of the atonement” which try to explain the “how”, based off the biblical witness. I’ll just list three of them here; if you would like to know more, there is plenty of information online. I am, of course, more than happy to go into this deeper with you as well. This is one of the most-argued-about theological discussions, so feel comfortable with the idea of reflecting on this great mystery for the rest of your life. Also, more than one can be true at the same time!
Recapitulation theory: this theory draws on the “Second Adam” idea, for example in Romans 5:12-21. Adam was given the opportunity to obey God and failed. Because Jesus obeyed God perfectly, his atoning work was as the Second Adam, and he is now our covenant representative by faith: his obedience is counted as our own.
Moral influence (see also Example and Mystical) theory: this is the idea that Jesus’ moral perfection in life, culminating in such a death as his, inspires us to live as God would have us. It is more syllogistic and less exegetical than the other two listed here.
Penal Substitution theory: this is the historic Reformed position. It teaches that human sin requires justice from the holy God it offends, justice which Christ accepted in our place, because of his great love for us (see Isaiah 52 and 53). There is therefore no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because he paid the penalty we owed.