Sunday, May 31, 2026
Almighty and everliving God,
increase in us your gift of faith,
so that, forsaking what lies behind
and reaching out to that which is before us,
we may run the way of your commandments
and win the crown of everlasting joy;
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 Trinity Sunday
Exodus 34:1-8
Psalm 20
2 Corinthians 13:11-14
Matthew 28:16-20
Giving
Offering - 704 901 - 0000 0780
Building Fund - 704 901 - 0001 4767
Other Stewardship
Cards are on sale at the back of the church.
Floral Festival Fundraising now begins. Your giving in the brown envelopes now go towards funding this important outreach ministry.
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, Ann, Lois, Barbara, Kevin, Ian, Uncle Peter, Chris, Bill Tattam, Jeff Byrne, Karne, Greg, Aaron, Joanne, Grace and Faith, Beryl Old, Fr David, Nina, Sophie and Lesley. 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 Joyce Lee, Peter Dennis, Lillian Iles, Myolene O’Dempsey, Irene Stanton, and Sue Howard. Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord, and let light perpetual shine upon them.
Mission and Outreach
Rectory Fundraising envelopes are now in circulation. Almost there!
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.
Please pray for the next season of mission and outreach. Please pray for the Parish Council and other lay leaders in our church who are discerning where God is leading us to serve our community. Please also pray for the Floral Festival, that God may use it for his glory.
Ministry During the Week
Mother’s Union meets at a new time: Third Wednesdays at 9am.
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 after Holy Communion.
Talent Table: every last Sunday after each service.
Bible Study: Tuesdays at 9am and Thursdays at 7pm. All welcome; all materials supplied.
Beaumont Aged Care: Holy Communion every third Friday at 10am.
Recycling will begin again in June. New Location: the small white shed at the back of the property.
Any questions call Elizabeth Melvin on 0404 080 861
The Week Ahead
Tues, 2 June
8:00 am - Holy Communion
9:30 am - Bible Study
Wed, 3 June
10:00 am - Holy Communion for Martyrs of Uganda, Janani Luwum, archbishop of Uganda, and John XXIII, bishop of Rome
Thu, 4 June
9:30 am - Friendship and Craft Group
12 noon - Corpus Christi Holy Communion
7:00 pm - Bible Study
Fri, 5 June
12 noon - Holy Communion for St Boniface of Mainz
Sun, 7 June
8 am - Holy Communion for the Second Sunday after Pentecost
Prayer Space with Leisa
Today, on this Trinity Sunday, we gather to worship the one God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. As we reflect on the mystery and the beauty of the Holy Trinity, we are reminded that God is revealed to us in love, grace, and fellowship, drawing us into deeper relationship with him and with one another.
As we journey through this week, you are invited to make space each day to pause, pray, and rest in God’s presence. Let us draw near to God in prayer with open and trusting hearts.
Loving and eternal God,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
We praise you for the mystery of your love
Revealed to us in creation, redemption, and the gift of your Spirit.
Draw us closer to you,
That we may live in faith, hope, and unity.
Teach us to reflect your love in our homes, our church, and our community,
Showing compassion, grace, and peace to all we meet.
Father, guide us in your wisdom.
Lord Jesus, lead us in your truth.
Holy Spirit, fill us with courage and strength to serve you faithfully each day.
(continued overleaf)
May the grace of the Holy Trinity
Surround us, sustain us, and send us out in love,
Today and always.
Through Jesus Christ our lord.
Amen
Floral Festival Updates
There are many ways you can help make this year a big one!
Please Pot plants for the plant stall, and bring to the
Plant Stall on Wednesday, June 17th.
Do you have any empty egg cartons? Could you please save them, bring them to church, and give them to Liz.
We also have a dedicated Facebook page for all Floral Festival updates!
facebook.com/RedcliffeFloralAndArtFestival
Or, search using: #redcliffefloralandartfestival
Young Adult Camp 2026
Young adults from St Andrew’s Anglican Church, South Brisbane and North Pine Anglican Church are warmly inviting all young adults to our upcoming Young Adults Camp, a great opportunity to step away from the busyness of everyday life, grow together in faith, and build genuine community.
Venue:
Pointro Campsite (Maroon Dam)
532 Burnett Creek Road
Maroon Qld 4310
The camp will run from the afternoon of Friday 3 July through to 11:00am on Monday 6 July, and we’d love for all young adults to be part of it. Please note that main meals will be provided, so just BYO snacks and drinks to keep you going in between. Three nights full stay is $132.50. There are also options for two nights, one night, or day pass. Fr Ted will be attending on the Saturday to preach, celebrate the sacrament and maybe even go on a hike.
Scan the QR Code for booking, and share with anyone you think might be interested.
The Creed of Saint Athanasius in modern English translation
Alongside the Apostles’ Creed, which we recite at baptisms (and during Eastertide, in order to recollect our own baptismal vows), and the Nicene Creed, the Athanasian Creed completes the three ancient Creeds of the Church that we affirm as part of our unity as Anglicans. “Creed” comes from the Latin word for heart; it is a statement of worship as much as intellectual belief.
Attributed to St Athanasius, he is not likely to have written it himself. The name comes moreso from the fact that he was one of the great saints who fought for the truth of the Triune God in a time when the Church was attacked by anti-Trinitarian heresy. It is also known by the name Quicunque Vult, the first words of the Creed as it appears in the Latin.
Whoever wishes to be saved: must, above all, hold to the catholic* faith.
Unless they keep this faith whole and complete: they will undoubtedly be lost forever.
And this is the catholic faith: we worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity.
We neither conflate the persons: nor divide the substance.
For there is one person of the Father, another of the Son: and another of the Holy Spirit.
But the godhead of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit is one: their glory is equal, and their majesty co-eternal.
What the Father is, the Son is: and the Holy Spirit is also.
The Father is uncreated, the Son uncreated: and the Holy Spirit uncreated.
The Father is immeasurable, the Son immeasurable: and the Holy Spirit immeasurable.
The Father is eternal, the Son eternal: and the Holy Spirit eternal.
Yet they are not three eternal beings: but one eternal being.
Just as there are neither three uncreated beings, nor three immeasurable beings: but one uncreated, immeasurable being.
Likewise, the Father is almighty, the Son almighty: and the Holy Spirit almighty.
And yet they are not three almighty beings: but one almighty being.
So, the Father is God, the Son is God: and the Holy Spirit is God.
And yet they are not three Gods: but one God.
So, the Father is Lord, the Son is Lord: and the Holy Spirit is Lord.
And yet they are not three Lords: but one Lord.
For, just as Christian truth compels us: to confess each person individually as God and Lord,
so the catholic religion forbids us: from saying there are three Gods or three Lords.
The Father is made from none: neither created, nor begotten.
The Son is of the Father alone: neither made, nor created, but begotten.
The Holy Spirit is from the Father and the Son: neither made, nor created, nor begotten, but proceeding.
So, there is one Father: not three Fathers.
There is one Son: not three Sons.
There is one Holy Spirit: not three Holy Spirits.
And in this Trinity no person is before or after another: no person is greater or less than another.
But the whole three persons are coeternal: and coequal with each other.
So, as in everything, as was said above: the Unity in Trinity, and the Trinity in Unity, is to be worshipped.
Whoever wishes to be saved: must understand the Trinity in this way.
But it is also necessary for eternal salvation: to believe faithfully in the incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
For this is the right faith we believe and confess: our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is God and man.
He is God, of the substance of the Father, begotten before time: and he is man, of the substance of his mother, born in time.
Perfect God, perfect man: with a rational soul and human flesh.
He is equal to the Father with respect to his divinity: he is less than the Father with respect to his humanity.
Although he is God and man: he is not two, but one Christ.
And he is one, not by the turning of his divinity into flesh: but by the taking of humanity into God.
He is completely one, not by a mixing of substances: but by the unity of his person.
For just as a rational soul and flesh are one man: so God and man are one Christ.
This Christ suffered for our salvation: descended to the dead, and on the third day he rose from the dead.
He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty: from there he will come to judge the living and the dead.
At his coming, all people will rise with their own bodies: and they will give an account for their own works.
And those who have done good will go into eternal life: but those who have done evil into eternal fire.
This is the catholic faith: unless each person faithfully and firmly believes it, they cannot be saved.
Amen.
*catholic: belief held by all Churches of God