Newsletter for St Paul's Anglican Parish Beaconsfield, WA 17th May 2020

1. ST PAUL'S
ANGLICAN CHURCH
BEACONSFIELD
SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
NEWSLETTER
PARISH
UPDATES &
NOTICES
THE LATEST FROM OUR
PARISH COMMUNITY
NOTICES FOR THIS
COLUMN CAN BE EMAILED
TO ZARA IN THE OFFICE BY
7PM EACH THURSDAY.
17 MAY | 2020
As of Monday the 18th of May, the state government is allowing Places of
Worship to re-open for up to 20 people at one time. Before this is possible, a
COVID-19 safety plan must be in place. We are currently working on this and
will be discussing possible options for our Sunday worship within these
limitations at our next parish council meeting on the 27th of May.
We will keep you posted.
In the meantime, we will continue with our Sunday Zoom services.
- Rev'd Sebastiana
St Paul’s Re-opening:
UPDATE
PRAYER CHAIN
This exists to share the prayer needs of the community so that the Prayer
Group can keep people in their prayers. If you, your friends or family have
prayer requests, please email Rosemary Spark arkayspark@gmail.com or
phone 0414268043
ST PAUL'S BEACONSFIELD GOOGLE
GROUP
This exists to share ideas, reflections, discoveries, news and prayers.
Join the St Paul's Google Discussion Group by emailing Rosemary Spark at
arkayspark@gmail.com
or typing in the link below
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/discussion-st-pauls
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VIRTUAL GROUPS AT ST PAUL'S

2. will resume when restrictions
allow it.
WEEKLY
FELLOWSHIP
Prayer Chain
Requests to Rosemary
Spark or phone 0414268043
St Paul's Google Group
Join the St Paul's Google
Discussion Group:
groups.google.com/forum/#!f
orum/discussion-st-paulsSMARTPHONE DRIVE
*URGENT DONATION CALLOUT*
In 2019 some friends, and I established a charity which aims to help vulnerable
young West Australians stay out of the Justice System. To do this we provide
them with recycled smartphones which they otherwise wouldn't be able to
afford to have and maintain. Smartphones and access to the internet are
critical tools in navigating the modern Justice System and helping young people
break out of the revolving-door-of-justice. It is vital that young people are able
to have contact with their support workers. In light of COVID-19, demand for
our service has increased massively and it is even more important that we help
young people close the digital divide to reduce stress on our public services at
this time. We are desperately seeking any old mobiles that you may have
stashed somewhere in your house. Damage is OK as we can repair, and we
have connections at Telstra who are able to fully destroy all data from your
device. I can pick up your old device up from your house, no contact required,
or you can drop them off at our office in Palmyra!
Contact me here at lucy@helloinitiative.org.au,
or fill out our online donation form at
https://helloinitiative.org.au/smartphone-donations
I understand that during this time many are doing it tough and there are a lot of
callouts to dig deep, any help is appreciated! Any Questions please do not
hesitate to ask me! Thank you in advance! We are a registered charity.
- Lucy Franklin, The Hello Initiative.
CONVERSATIONS FOR A
FAITH COMMUNITY
Conversations have always been a starting point for new ideas, new ways of
being and new ways of doing.
In 2019, about 20 people attended the St Paul’s conversations group held
over several weeks. St Paul’s community members who are interested in the
idea of joining a facilitated conversations group commencing in June 2020
are invited to an information session on zoom after church:
Sunday 31 May 2020 @ 10:45 AM.
If you are interested, in joining the zoom information session,
please email Chris Williams: chriswilliams@chriswilliams.com.au

3. Anglican Parish of
Beaconsfield
BSB: 706 001
Account No. 30003006
electronic giving
details
Diocesan Mission Advisor and Founding CEO of Common Grace, Jarrod
McKenna, is hosting two separate weekly book studies for missional leaders
that start next week. Both are opportunities to join a diverse community of
best-selling authors, activists, actors, entrepreneurs, nurses, psychologists, aid
workers and young leaders to deepen our love for Jesus, broaden our
understanding of discipleship, and decolonise our practice of mission.
To secure your place in either group please email Jarrod McKenna
at empoweringpeace@gmail.com and you’ll receive videos and more details
about how the group is facilitated to foster community and spiritual growth.
“Trouble I’ve Seen: Changing the way the Church views racism”
is a 9 week course on the practicalities of anti-racism training and witnessing
to God’s kingdom with peace award winning author Dr. Drew Hart. Jarrod
McKenna and Dr. Drew Hart will co-facilitate the community with popular
Pentecostal author and pastor, Jonathan Martin. Starts Tuesday the 19th of
May at 9am
“Shalom and the Community of Creation: An Indigenous Vision”
by Dr. Randy Woodley is an exploration of the correction Indigenous ways of
seeing can bring to the way we live out the Gospel. This group starts Sunday
the May 17th 2pm. This is an opportunity to join phenomenal young leaders
from Kenya, South Africa, Canada and Aboriginal leaders from around
Australia in deepening in the Jesus Way.
WEEKLY BOOK STUDIES
FACILITATION PROCESS
Greetings, you have now had the facilitation questions for a couple of weeks
and it would appear that we may be emerging from our isolation. With that in
mind, I am hoping to conduct a half day workshop where our journey thus far
with St Paul's can be shared, and how we see ourselves taking the journey into
the future together. You will need to bring the documentation of the questions
with you. If you would like to attend, please email me and we will see if we can
get 16 parishioners. If there are more responses, another workshop will be
conducted. As yet we are unable to use our buildings but I am hopeful that we
can meet in the Hall early in June.
Mapping our future
Cheers,
Carol Eaton on behalf of the Parish Council
caranneat@gmail.com

4. Office:
parish.stpauls@gmail.com
ph: 9335 2242
Zara is in the office
Wednesday and Friday
9am - 3pm
Rev'd Sebastiana Pienaar
sebastiana.stpauls@gmail.com
0434 896 819
contacts:
It has been a busy week in the ACYMC (Anglican Children and Youth Ministries
Commission) office as we have been getting ready to launch our new free
webcast that will take place on the 28th of May at 7:30 pm via Zoom.
We are excited to be partnering with a leading Family Therapist, Lauren
Errington. Lauren will be delivering a practical Webcast that will be aimed at
helping families support their children as we all continue to live with the effects
of Covid-19.
Over the winter months, we will be developing a number of family-focused
online training events that will be aimed at supporting and encouraging
families transition to the new normal of life with social distancing.
ACYMC FREE WEBCAST
If there is anything we can
do to help you prepare for
life post lockdown, or for
more information
contact Mark at the
ACYMC office:
Mdavis@perth.anglican.org
Our next Anglican Children's Ministry Network is on Wednesday the 24th of
June at 7:30pm. Alongside catching up and hearing how ministry is going in
the different parts of our Diocese, we will be joined by some intergenerational
experts who will briefly help us think through how we might emerge from
lockdown with new ideas for ministry.
For more details, contact the ACYMC office at
info@acym.perth.anglican.org
NETWORK MEET UP
YOUTH NEWS AND EVENTS