Trinity Sunday

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

MAY NEWSLETTER 2026

MAY NEWSLETTER 2026

It’s May already and the month has been a busy as ever, but what a successful and joyous one.

The month started off with a working bee to re-spruce up the Rectory after several maintenance issues had been completed including the structural posts on the back veranda. It included a mow and tidy as well as the garden walls and the single garage being hosed down. The laundry sink was unclogged and a new piece of pipe fitted. Thank you to all who helped. Painting of the new posts and anti-slip on the steps will be commenced shortly.

Within the next week, the keys were given to the agents to have new tenants in the rectory. What a blessing this is, after all the work and compliance certificates that needed to be put in place. We hope the new family will enjoy living in our community.

The following Saturday saw 30 attend the Barnabus Brekkie with over $780 raised for the charity organisation to purchase pigs and hens for local villages in Ghana to help them become self-sufficient. It was wonderful to have a guest speaker who could tell us about their work.

St Peter’s hosted the Deanery meeting in mid-May, with Bishop Sarah Plowman also attending. Morning tea was provided.

The Ascension, Pentecost and the Trinity were celebrated this month, coming into the new season of Ordinary Sundays, a time which Fr Ted reminded us that prayer and thanks for blessings for each other are the confirmation of our faith and eternal hope through God’s grace.

By the time you receive this letter, it will be close to June and the Floral and Art Festival, this year’s theme being “A Picture Paints 1000 Words.” Opening night is Thursday June 18 at 6pm. It usually lasts an hour, with Bishop Sarah Plowman blessing the festival, followed by refreshments. Please come and bring family and friends. Sunday June 21 is the patronal service of St Peter at 9 am ONLY when Bishop Sarah will preside, followed by morning tea.

A large white board is in church for you to nominate to help at seated jobs, selling cards, raffle tickets, and two new fundraisers, “blind date with a book” and special vases for arranging flowers (thank you Vivianne from the Friendship group for the work on the flower frogs). Please keep potting up plants for the Plant stall. It is a great fundraiser and needs plenty of volunteers and pots. Dale Jarman will be organising the kitchen and teas, please see her if you can help. Preparing soups, cakes and slices adding extra options to the Devonshire Teas, was extremely successful last year.

Look out for the JUNE edition of the Redcliffe Guide to give to friends and family. If you are a member of a community group, invite them to the festival and reserve a table for teas. Flyers and posters can be put up in local coffee shops (ask first and they are usually very helpful) and letter box drops when you walk, with or without the dogs.

Every year the whole Parish always pulls together and every year the visitors say what a joyful place and friendly people we are. Thank you all from the Growth Committee and the Parish Council.

Pentecost

Sunday, May 24, 2026

O God, who taught the hearts of your faithful people

by sending to them the light of your Holy Spirit:

grant to us by the same Spirit

to have a right judgement in all things,

and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort;

through the merits of Christ Jesus our Saviour,

who lives and reigns with you,

in the unity of the same 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 Pentecost

Numbers 11:24-30

Psalm 104:26-36

Acts 2:1-21

John 7:37-52

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.
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 and Sophie. 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 Judith Davis. Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord, and let light perpetual shine upon them. Flowers this week are for the year’s mind of Sue Howard.

Mission and Outreach

The Brisbane Festival Male Voice Choir has invited us to a Choral Presentation at the Redcliffe Uniting Church, 2:30pm, Saturday 30 May. Admission is free, with donations taken to cover expenses. They are a Christian choir and it looks to be a good way of spending a Saturday afternoon.

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.

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, 26 May

8:00 am - Holy Communion for St Augustine of Canterbury (d. 605)

9:30 am - Bible Study

11:30 am - Funeral for Joyce Monica Lee

Wed, 27 May

10:00 am - Holy Communion followed by Caring and Sharing. Join the fun and fellowship!

Thu, 28 May

7:00 pm - Bible Study

Sat, 30 May

2:30 pm - Brisbane Festival Male Voice Choir at Redcliffe Uniting Church (free entry)

Sun, 31 May

7:00 am & 9:00 am - Holy Communion for Trinity Sunday

From The Ladies Guild

Please Note: The Ladies Guild will not be holding the May Talent Table, due to unforeseen circumstances.

Prayer Space with Leisa

This week is all about Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit came with power and changed everything. This prayer has quickly become one close to my heart—it speaks deeply to me, and I know I will keep coming back to it, and I hope it resonates with you as well.

So let us open our hearts and invite the Holy Spirit to come among us as we pray together. Allow its words to draw you into the presence of God. Pray unhurriedly, breathe deeply, and rest in the assurance of his constant presence.

Come, Holy Spirit,
come and fill the hearts of your faithful people,
and kindle in us the fire of your love.

Come as the wind, and sweep through our lives,
removing all that holds us back from you.
Come as the fire, and purify our hearts,
that we may burn with love for you and for one another.

Come as the voice of truth,
and guide us in the way of Christ.

Come as the giver of life,
and renew your Church in faith, hope, and love.

Empower us to be your witnesses,
to speak your word with boldness,
and to live as your people in the world.

Send us forth in the strength of your Spirit,
to serve and love as your faithful people,
this day and always.

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.

Article 17: Of Predestination and Election

Predestination to Life is the everlasting purpose of God, whereby (before the foundations of the world were laid) he hath constantly decreed by his counsel secret to us, to deliver from curse and damnation those whom he hath chosen in Christ out of mankind, and to bring them by Christ to everlasting salvation, as vessels made to honour. Wherefore, they which be endued with so excellent a benefit of God be called according to God's purpose by his Spirit working in due season: they through Grace obey the calling: they be justified freely: they be made sons of God by adoption: they be made like the image of his only-begotten Son Jesus Christ: they walk religiously in good works, and at length, by God's mercy, they attain to everlasting felicity.

As the godly consideration of Predestination, and our Election in Christ, is full of sweet, pleasant, and unspeakable comfort to godly persons, and such as feel in themselves the working of the Spirit of Christ, mortifying the works of the flesh, and their earthly members, and drawing up their mind to high and heavenly things, as well because it doth greatly establish and confirm their faith of eternal Salvation to be enjoyed through Christ, as because it doth fervently kindle their love towards God: So, for curious and carnal persons, lacking the Spirit of Christ, to have continually before their eyes the sentence of God's Predestination, is a most dangerous downfal, whereby the Devil doth thrust them either into desperation, or into wretchlessness of most unclean living, no less perilous than desperation.

Furthermore, we must receive God's promises in such wise, as they be generally set forth to us in holy Scripture: and, in our doings, that Will of God is to be followed, which we have expressly declared unto us in the Word of God.

This is quite a long Article! So let’s just cover the big theme: God is the first mover when it comes to our relationship with him. This is a great comfort to the Christian, because it means our salvation is not dependant on our fickle nature, nor by our amount or quality of faith. Rather, it is the fact that God first loved us, and that his faithfulness endures forever, that we know we are “delivered from curse and damnation”. This is “full of sweet, pleasant, and unspeakable comfort to godly persons”, and we should often turn to God’s promises to us in Christ. The next step is, how do we know this for sure? Do you feel in yourself “the working of the Spirit of Christ”? Specifically, do you feel that, over time, your interest in “works of the flesh” has tended to die off, and that, as you continue in your walk with Jesus, your mind is being drawn up “to high and heavenly things”? The Holy Spirit works over time to bring us to a state of sanctification (that is, “made like the image of [God’s] only-begotten Son Jesus Christ”). Walk with God; walk in step with the Holy Spirit. Reflect on the great change being worked in your soul, and the unspeakable comfort this doctrine brings to you in times of soul distress.

The Ascension of Jesus Christ

Sunday, May 17, 2026

Grant, we pray, almighty God,

that as we believe your only Son, our Lord Jesus Christ,

to have ascended into the heavens,

so we may also in heart and mind thither ascend,

and with him continually dwell;

who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,

one God, now and for ever. 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 Ascension of Jesus Christ

Acts 1:1-11

Psalm 47

Ephesians 1:15-23

Matthew 28:16-20

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.
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, Alex, Ann, Lois, Barbara, Kevin, Ian, Uncle Peter, Chris, Bill Tattam, Jeff Byrne, Karne, Greg, Aaron, Joanne, Grace and Faith, Beryl Old, Fr David, Nina and Sophie. 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 Judith Davis. Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord, and let light perpetual shine upon them.

Mission and Outreach

The Brisbane Festival Male Voice Choir has invited us to a Choral Presentation at the Redcliffe Uniting Church, 2:30pm, Saturday 30 May. Admission is free, with donations taken to cover expenses. They are a Christian choir and it looks to be a good way of spending a Saturday afternoon.

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.

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, 19 May

8:00 am - Holy Communion for St Dunstan, archbishop of Canterbury (d. 988)

9:30 am - Bible Study

6:30 pm - Parish Council

Wed, 20 May

9:00 am - Mother’s Union Friendly Chats

10:00 am - Holy Communion

Thu, 21 May

9:30 am - Friendship and Craft Group

7:00 pm - Bible Study

Fri, 22 May

9:30 am - Hosting the Deanery Meeting

Sun, 24 May

7:00 am & 9:00 am - Pentecost – wear as much red as you can!

From The Ladies Guild

Please Note: The Ladies Guild will not be holding the May Talent Table, due to unforeseen circumstances.

Prayer Space with Leisa

As we move through this week between Ascension and Pentecost, we find ourselves in a holy space of waiting. The disciples waited prayerfully for the coming of the Holy Spirit, trusting that even in uncertainty, God was with them.

Here is your invitation to pause for a moment. You may wish to use the following prayer during the week – at the beginning or end of the day, or in any quiet moment – allow its words to draw you back into God’s love and presence. As you pray, take your time, breathe deeply, and rest in the assurance that you are never alone.  

Loving and faithful God,

as we journey through this week,

help us to slow down and rest in your presence. 

In the midst of the busyness and demands of daily life,

quiet our anxious thoughts and steady our hurried hearts.

Teach us to pause, to breathe deeply,

And to remember that you are always with us. 

Lord Jesus, you said:

“And remember, I am with you always” (Matthew 28:20)

Help us to trust in that promise this week.

When we fell weary, renew our strength.

When we feel overwhelmed, fill us with your peace.

When we feel uncertain, guide us by your spirit.

As we wait for Pentecost,

Prepare our hearts anew for the gift of your Holy Spirit,

That we may live with hope, faith, and love each day. 

Through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen

Article 16: Of Sin After Baptism

Not every deadly sin willingly committed after Baptism is sin against the Holy Ghost, and unpardonable. Wherefore the grant of repentance is not to be denied to such as fall into sin after Baptism. After we have received the Holy Ghost, we may depart from grace given, and fall into sin, and by the grace of God we may arise again, and amend our lives. And therefore they are to be condemned, which say, they can no more sin as long as they live here, or deny the place of forgiveness to such as truly repent.

I am very glad this Article exists! It is an important reminder of the reality of the human existence: that we all make mistakes, and all fall into error. Baptism does not suddenly make us incapable of sinning; that only comes after the general resurrection, when we come into the glory of our Father’s kingdom and reign with Christ in our new bodies. Believe it or not, there were (and still are) some Christians who claim that baptism ought to work this way. I think their argument falls flat when we consider the fact that we are destined for glory. That which is to come is so incredible, awe-some, knee-bending and inspiring that it is ridiculous to point at the baptised Christian and say “look, that is the end result of God’s resurrected and glorified humanity”. To be sinless is to be more than just someone who does the right thing all the time. To be sinless is to be without all the side effects of sin, too, like sickness, tiredness, grumpiness, death, and all those other things that are quite clearly not the original creation God called “good”. This just simply is not the case with baptised Christians, no matter how well-behaved they are! Another reason is the one given in this Article: because they would “deny the place of forgiveness to such as truly repent”. Forgiveness is at the centre of our spiritual life. We need it – we crave it. Human society grows with it, and dies without it. Indeed, no-one can condemn us as strongly as we can condemn ourselves. And so our spiritual forebears put down in black and white in this Article that those who deny forgiveness as to such as truly repent “are to be condemned”. The measure we judge with is the measure we will be judged by (Matthew 7:2). Since we know we need it so bad, it should be easy to follow our Lord’s command: to forgive others, as we have been forgiven. (Matt 6:14-15)

Barnabas Brekkie Message

from the Growth Committee

The Barnabas Brekkie held on Saturday 9 May was a great time for fellowship over a meal of eggs and bacon. But even more importantly, the 30 attendees heard from the National Director of Barnabas Aid in Australia about the significant work it does to support needy Christians in dire circumstances around the world.  And our St Peter the Fisherman Church event raised $725 to boost the many practical Barnabas Aid projects that are providing life-changing help in many African countries.  The Growth Committee thanks all the parishioners who helped to make the Brekkie so successful and who gave so generously.

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.

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