Sunday 23rd November 2025 - Christ the King Sunday

REFLECTION: Colossians 1:11-20 ‘’What’s so great about Jesus?”

Is Jesus over-rated? What is so great about him? Why are so many people

completely committed o follow him and even to die for him? In today’s reading in

Colossians, we are reminded that Jesus is fully God and through him all things were

made. We learn that he has rescued us from the powers of darkness and given us

the forgiveness of sins. We discover that through him, God is restoring and

reconciling all things to himself. In summary, Jesus is pretty fantastic. Here is a

summary of the main points.

1. Through him we have been rescued from the power of darkness (12-13)

2. In him we have the forgiveness of sins (14)

3. In him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell (15, 19)

4. In him all things in heaven and on earth were created and are held together (16)

5. Through him God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things (20-21)

To Think About:

What do I think about Jesus?

Is he really the Son of God who came to rescue me?

If so, what am I waiting for?

HYMNS

TIS 231 At the name of Jesus

TIS 491 Father Welcomes all his children

TIS 216 Rejoice the Lord is king

TIS 526 Lord Jesus Christ, you have come

BAPTISM

Today at the 10am service we will be baptizing Layla Renton. A warm welcome to

Layla's family and friends for this special moment.

AGM THIS SUNDAY

All members are invited to attend the AGM at 12:00 midday this Sunday. It is an

obligation for members on the Electoral Roll to attend. Please read the AGM report

prior to the meeting.

DEFENCE SUNDAY

Today is Defence Sunday on our church calendar when we pray for our armed

forces and remember those who have given their lives through the defence forces.

NEW CARPARK

The cement for the entry to the new carpark was poured Wednesday Nov 19th. We

need to let it harden for 10 days but we hope to start using it next Sunday Nov 30th.

TREE PLANTING

Tree Planting will continue this Saturday. We have lots of gardening related jobs to

do so please come if you are able.

WEDDING

There will be a wedding this Saturday at St James at 4:30pm.

CAROLS AND NIGHT MARKET

Sunday, 21st of December. Stay tuned for more information.

DO YOU KNOW

Following the recent opening of our new Parish Centre, one of the square white

table cloths has been misplaced. If you know where this might be, please contact

Kaye on 0490 090 507.

MISSION MOMENTS

Thank you for your Mission contributions over the last couple of weeks. If you still

need to bring your box or contribute, please do so as soon as possible. The CMS

‘SUTS’ Summer Under the Sun, ‘The Unstoppable Mission’ will be on 8th & 9th

January, 2026, at Syndal Baptist Church. If you would like more information, please

go to summerundertheson.org or speak to Kaye Schendzielorz or Jane Peters.

THIS WEEK WE PRAY FOR: St James' Pakenham; Mission Agencies of the

Anglican Church of Australia; Camberwell Grammar School; The Church in the

Province of the West Indies; St Thomas’ Burwood–Pastoral service; Christ Church

Tooradin with St John’s Cranbourne–Pastoral service; Bellarine Gateway Parish–

Confirmation service; Diocesan Administrator Bishop Genieve and all our Bishops

in their ministry this week.

READINGS FOR NEXT SUNDAY 30th November: Isaiah 2:1-5; Psalm: 122; Romans 13:9-14; Matthew 24:36-44.

THIS WEEK WE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR: Anthony, Mike, Cecil, Ruth,

Eva, Nigel, Jen, Ted, Natasha, Patty, Melenny, Noel, Dean, Amy, Chelsea, Paul,

Charles, Alan, Sally, Marla, Robert, Sherene, Shereen & Gay

LAWN MOWING ROSTER: 22nd November – Samoan Youth;

29thNovember – Heinz and Rusty