Newsletter for St Paul's Anglican Parish Beaconsfield, WA 28th June 2020

1. ST PAUL'S
ANGLICAN CHURCH
BEACONSFIELD
PARISH
UPDATES &
NOTICES
THE LATEST FROM OUR
PARISH COMMUNITY
LETTER FROM REVD. SEBASTIANA
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
June marks six months of my time with you as locum and what a mad and wonderful time it has
been.
Dealing with the pandemic has meant my days in the parish blew out quite significantly but as
we return to more normality and restrictions ease, I hope this means I can try contain my days in
the parish to Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday.
While the rest of the world still struggles, we in WA find ourselves in a unique position of having
no evidence of virus in the community and I suspect the coming few months will be the safest for
us until our national border re-opens. We sometimes curse our isolation, but in this instance it
appears to have protected us.
The Archbishop has requested we continue to maintain a register of attendance at Church, but
perhaps by July 18th when it looks like all restrictions (besides borders) will be lifted, this can be
eased too. My thanks again to Joan Jessup for keeping us abreast of updates in the covid safety
plan.
The process for finding your new priest appears to have begun with the Bishop meeting with the
Wardens, Secretary and enquiring about finances. I hope this process will not be too slow as I
fear the parish is missing out on what a full-time priest, rather than part-time locum can offer. I
am sorry I have not been able to attend many of the parish groups and meetings and be more
involved in pastoral care and visiting you. It is simply impossible in the time allotted.
For those of you remaining in isolation, I hope you are doing okay. I have a little prayer booklet I
can either post you or drop off if you wish. Just contact me on sebastiana.stpauls@gmail.com
Our AGM has been earmarked for September 13th. Nominations for Parish Council, Wardens and
Clergy Nominators will be open soon. Please prayerfully consider if you might be able to serve
the parish in this way at this time.
On a more personal note, I have begun chemotherapy treatment on my face to remove sun
damaged skin to prevent it from becoming cancerous. I’m afraid this means I will look a fright for
the next six weeks. I will be away on annual leave from Monday the 29th of June to Tuesday the
14th of July. After that I will be around and available but behind the scenes as my face will be in
bad shape. Because of this, The Revd. Robin Tapper and The Revd. Lyn Eastoe have been asked
to come and do Sunday supply for us on the last two Sundays in July. The first Sunday in July will
be a community service and the second Sunday will be led by The Revd. Dr John Shepherd.
If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact me.
FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
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28 JUNE | 2020

2. COVID-19 UPDATE: PHASE 4
Please do not attend St Paul's if you are unwell and please let us know if
you require any assistance.
Please maintain cough and sneeze etiquette.
Please maintain hand hygiene- on entry to the church and again prior to
morning tea.
Please maintain social distancing of 1.5 mt. Please adhere to the floor and
seating markings in the church. Members from one household may sit
together but all others are required to maintain the appropriate physical
distance.
Whilst the attendance records no longer mandatory, the Archbishop has
encouraged all churches to continue this practice.
At the conclusion of the use of the Church and the Hall, all frequently
touched surfaces are to be cleaned using a DAMP wipe only to ensure
wooden surfaces are cleaned but not damage
Whilst it is great that WA has progressed to Phase 4 of the COVID-19 Safety
Plan, it is vital that we continue to care for one another by following the
following few guidelines:
will resume when restrictions
allow it.
Until then, Morning and
Evening Prayer, as per the
Anglican Prayer Book for
Australia, are available via
Zoom:
Morning Prayer
7.00 am Monday to Saturday
Evening Prayer
6.30 pm Monday to Friday.
If anyone would like to attend
they can email
laurmike@iinet.net.au
and will be sent an invitation.
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-pauls
Welcome back to physical church for most of us. It is good to see the familiar
faces and smiles. The half day facilitation workshop that I have been
advertising will be held in the Hall on Saturday afternoon, 27th of June,
beginning at 1:00 through to 4:30pm.
Everyone is welcome. Please bring the thoughts and reflections you have
documented on the questions I sent out in May.
If you intend to participate, could you let me know.
Every blessing, Carol.
Email: caranneat@gmail.com
Phone: 0419 098 918
FACILITATION PROCESS

3. JUST MANNA INC.
This week Just Manna has been honoured to respond to an urgent request for
support for Indigenous communities in the Kimberley. The request came from
Sister Alma from Halls Creek. Christabel was working in this community last
week and was distressed to see children scantily clad and very cold. The
community is in lock down with no local clothing stores. With money generously
donated, Just Manna has been able to send 176 new items of underwear, T-
shirts and shorts for children. Sister Alma has written saying thank you for what
she describes as "manna from heaven".
Sister Alma has another request for which I hope some of our talented people
at St Paul's maybe able to respond. There is a need for brightly coloured skirts
for the women. They need to be mid calf with an elastic waistband. So please
spread the word to any crafty people looking for a simple sewing project,
please contact me for details. Sister Alma has offered to cover the cost of the
material as required.
Anglican Parish of
Beaconsfield
BSB: 706 001
Account No. 30003006
electronic giving
details
The gardening group are hoping that there might be some unwanted compost
bins out there. If so could you contact Debbie Gwynne or Pauline O’Hara. We
are trying to make better use of the leaf matter and provide compost for our
new vegetable garden.
GARDENING GROUP

4. Our own series of ZOOM discussions chaired by Professor Peter Newman, through the St
Paul's Community, Fremantle.
Every Thursday (except 2nd July) at 5pm.
Can all the positive things that accelerated in COVID shutdown be encouraged to grow
and become more permanent?
Sharni Graham, 9th July
CEO of Eco-Burbia, a Fremantle company that works with communities to show how they
can create local community-based food growing and community-based creative
activities that make us more oriented to our local places.
Recordings of past sessions (below) are available online at
http://stpaulsbeaconsfield.org.au/church-events
What makes these people create such diamonds? Can their hope help lead us out of the
climate apocalypse?
Vanessa Rauland & Julian Illich, 25th June.
Vanessa is the CEO of Climate Clever and will feature shortly in a new ABC TV series
using her software that helps us understand how much energy and water we consume.
Julian is an engineer who has created in Fremantle a wonderful electric bike that solves
many problems.
How do we make change happen in how we live without fossil fuels?
Josh Byrne & Jemma Green, 18th June.
Josh and Jemma both did their PhD’s with Peter and have worked on research since which
has been translated into practical steps forward in the need to live without fossil fuels.
How do we make things change?
Brad Pettitt & Josh Wilson, 11th June.
Mayor of Fremantle and Federal Member for Fremantle. What is needed to make things
happen from the inside of politics? What is the agenda now?
Indigenous reconciliation - can we make progress?
Christabel Chamarette & Peter Dowding, 4th June.
Two ex- politicians who continue to work with indigenous Communities. In Reconciliation
Week and race-related issues dominating news, can we see a way forward?
Reflections on the Pandemic and the Coming Global Depression and Where Do We Go
From Here?
Fiona Stanley, 30th May.
Distinguished Research Professor, Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences, Paediatrics UWA.
HOPE IN A TIME OF APOCALYPSE
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
Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday
contacts: