Monday 25 January @6pm

You are invited to “CHANGE THE HEART”; a service of acknowledgement, lament and prayer in the lead-up to January 26th, a day of mourning for our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander brothers and sisters. We come together with our ears and hearts open to listen and learn from Indigenous leaders: to gather to pray in unison to #ChangeTheHeart, in response to the call from one of our most senior Aboriginal Christian Leaders, Aunty Jean Phillips, and supported by Brooke Prentis and the Common Grace movement. This ecumenical service will be simulcast online across the nation, with people gathering all over these lands now called Australia. We will be hosting one of these live-stream gatherings at St Andrew’s.
For more details and to pre-register go to https://anglicanipilly.org.au/special-events/ ... See more

You are invited by one of our most senior Aboriginal Christian Leaders, Aunty Jean Phillips, to gather together to pray in unison to #ChangeTheHeart on the e...

"Dreaming our own dreams"
Sermon for Sunday 17 January 2021 offered by The Rev'd Sue Grimmett.

"Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the LORD under Eli. The word of the LORD was rare in those days; visions were not widespread." 1 Samuel 3:1

Surely this verse could feel like it is speaking to our time. Across the world it may feel to many that they are God-forsaken. And yet, in this reading from 1 Samuel we read in verse 3, “the lamp of God had not yet gone out.”

The young Samuel may be slumbering in this story through the persistent call, but God is very much awake and attentive. The light shines still.

Last week we celebrated the Baptism of Jesus and were reminded of our own baptism. It is a timely reminder, when it is easy to think of the orders of ministry pertaining only to the ordained life, that the first order of ministry is the order of the baptised. The radical claim of Christianity is that God walked amongst us and called the whole motley crew of humanity to follow and be bearers of Christ and co-creators with God. We are the assurance that the lamp of God has not yet gone out. This is both humbling and confronting.

There are many people who have lost the sense that the light of God still shines. Many who are alone or anxious, many who are victims of injustice or worn down by systems that oppress. We gather as a community of faith on Sunday after Sunday to be fed and strengthened by word and sacrament so that we may go out bearing the light in places of darkness. But sometimes it may feel that the visions have stopped and we have ceased to hear the call of God. Maybe like Samuel we are sleepy and have missed the divinity still shining all around us. Perhaps the troubles of this world seem immense and we wonder what we can do. And yet the call of our baptism is always to arise and take the next step. Samuel responds to this voice that awakens him with the words, “Here I am!” May we have ears to hear, eyes to see, and the courage to say the same.

Grace and peace,
Sue + ... See more

Our Christian Meditation group meets again tonight at 7:00pm in the church and also online via Zoom. We will be observing spatial distancing and masks are required.
New members are always welcome as together we share a practiced of being present in the silence with God and one another.
Contact Sue for further information;
suzanne.grimmett@anglicanchurchsq.org.au ... See more

Not sure about the Covid guidelines for church?
Here is a brief outline of the changes as they affect worship and other activities in our church;

Please preregister for services to ensure a place as capacity numbers have changed back to one person per 4 square metres.

Face masks must be worn in indoor spaces at places of worship (children under 12 years of age and people affected by a medical condition or disability are exempt). This includes for meditation.

Face masks need to be worn while singing.

The person leading the service may remove their face mask for the purposes of communicating during the service (this may include a service leader, preacher, reader or those leading the congregation in singing).

Face masks do not need to be worn by people in indoor workplaces (e.g. in the parish office), unless physically distancing cannot be maintained.

People must be seated to consume food and drink.

Thank you for your help as we seek to care for the health of one another and of those most vulnerable in our community. ... See more

Please join us after the service for a Zoom gathering. Bring your own cuppa and gather online at 10:45am today using the link below;
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81815330767
Meeting ID: 818 1533 0767

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Recording of the Eucharist for Sunday 10 January, Baptism of our Lord

This service was recorded at 4pm on Friday 8 January 2021

Sermon offered by The Rev'd Suzanne Grimmett for Sunday 10 January, The Baptism of our Lord

The Joy of Being a Nobody from Nowheresville 10 January 2021 by Suzanne Grimmett SERMON Sunday 10 January 2021 The Baptism of our Lord Genesis 1.1-5 Psalm 29 Acts 19.1-7 Mark 1.4-11 The joy of being a nobody from nowheresville ©Suzanne Grimmett “The birthday of the god was for the world the begin... ... See more

Due to the three day lockdown announced this morning in Brisbane and greater Brisbane, there will be no worship services this weekend at St Andrew's Indooroopilly.

The service will be prerecorded however, and streamed on our Youtube channel on Sunday morning.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeifpdDiTzbhSWnpKTCZwAw

We will miss gathering together, and know this is an anxious time for many, so we pray;
God of healing and hope, in Jesus you meet us in our places of uncertainty and fear. Look on us with mercy at this time. Be with the vulnerable and all those who feel anxious or in danger. Through this time, bring out the best and not the worst in us. Make us more aware of our interdependence on each other, and of the strength that comes from being one body in you. Through Christ, Emmanuel, "God with us." Amen ... See more

It is Moses in the desert
fallen to his knees before the lit bush.
It is the man throwing away his shoes
as if to enter heaven
and finding himself astonished,
opened at last,
fallen in love with solid ground.

Last Sunday I used the whole of this poem, "The Opening of Eyes" by David Whyte to reflect on the experience of Epiphany as a grounded thing- God is revealed in the solid ground of our own life.

Meditation is one way of being in touch with that solid ground. If you would like to start a practice for this new year, our Christian Meditation group meets tonight and every Wednesday night at 7pm in the church and online via zoom. Beginners are always welcome and nothing is required- just bring yourself. ... See more