ASCENSION DAY – this Thursday 17 MAY 8:00am

This coming Thursday is Ascension Day, which because it always falls on a week day, is often not observed as well as other major Feast Days marking important points in the life of our Lord. This year we will celebrate Eucharist in the Chapel at St Paul’s, Myrtleford. Afterwards you are welcome to join us for breakfast and fellowship in the Hall.

Sunday 13th May - Services

St John's, Whorouly - Holy Eucharist 8:00am
St Paul's, Myrtleford - Sung Eucharist 9:15am
All Saints', Bright - Holy Eucharist 11:00am

Holy Week/Easter - Alpine Anglican Parish 2012

Sunday of the Passion (Palm Sunday) 1 April

St Paul’s, Myrtleford – Combined Parish Sung Eucharist with blessing of palms, 9:15am

Tuesday in Holy Week 3 April

Holy Trinity Cathedral, Wangaratta – 11:00am Chrism Mass

Wednesday in Holy Week 4 April

All Saints’, Bright – 9:00am Morning Prayer

All Saints’, Bright – 9:30am Eucharist

St Paul’s, Myrtleford – 11:00am Eucharist

St Paul’s, Myrtleford – 5:15pm Evening Prayer

Maundy Thursday 5 April

All Saints’, Bright –10:30am Morning Prayer & Reflections

St Paul’s, Myrtleford – 7:30pm Sung Eucharist with footwashing, stripping of the altar – followed by the Watch until 10:00pm

Good Friday 6 April

St John’s, Whorouly – 8:00am Liturgy

St Paul’s, Myrtleford – 9:15am Liturgy

All Saints’, Bright– 11:00am Liturgy

Holy Saturday 7 April

St Paul’s, Myrtleford – 9:00am Morning Prayer and Litany

All Saints’, Bright – 7:30pm Easter Vigil with lighting of new fire, renewal of Baptismal vows and the first Eucharist of Easter

Easter Day 8 April

St John’s, Whorouly – 8:00am Eucharist

St Paul’s, Myrtleford – 9:15am Sung Eucharist

All Saints’, Bright – 11:00am Sung Eucharist

Shrove Tuesday 21^st February Pancake Night –

Myrtleford: in the Rectory Garden at 6:30pm – all welcome;

Bright: All Saints’ Church Hall at 6:00pm - all welcome.

Ash Wednesday 22^nd February – Eucharist and Imposition of Ashes

All Saints’, Bright – 9:00am

St Paul’s, Myrtleford – 11:00am

St Paul’s, Myrtleford – 7:30pm

Stained Glass Window - All Saints', Bright

Christmas Services 2011 - Alpine Anglican Parish

Tuesday 20 December

Children’s Christmas Service, St Paul’s Anglican Church, Myrtleford, 5:00pm.

Hear the Christmas Story, sing Christmas Carols.  Come dressed as angels, shepherds or kings.

Friday 23 December

Christmas Carol Service, All Saints’ Anglican Church, Bright, 7:00pm.

Christmas Eve – Saturday 24 December

11:30pm – St Paul’s Anglican Church, Myrtleford – Midnight Mass.

Christmas Day – Sunday 25 December

8:00am – St John’s Anglican Church, Whorouly – Eucharist.

9:15am – St Paul’s Anglican Church, Myrtleford – Sung Eucharist.

11:00am – All Saints’ Anglican Church, Bright – Sung Eucharist.

Alpine Parish - 'Walk, Talk & Gawk'

When: Saturday 10^th September

Meeting place: outside St Paul’s, Myrtleford at 1:30pm.  All are welcome.

Join Fr Scott on a leisurely guided nature walk at Gapsted, with frequent stops for observation, as he reveals the beauty and wonder of what lies at ground level – orchids and other wildflowers. Let us open our eyes to see that the sacred is not confined to the Church – it is within all of creation, for God created it all.  The beauty of the natural world is, at best, the echo of a voice, not the voice itself.  Beauty is if you like, a signpost pointing beyond itself.  Heaven and earth are full of glory.  But whose glory is it? The Psalmist says: O Lord our Governor: how glorious is your name in all the earth!  The Christian tradition has said, and indeed sung, that the glory belongs to God the Creator.  It is his voice we hear echoing off the mountains, murmuring in the sunset. 

God speaks to us also through the written words of Holy Scripture, through other people, through the sacraments, through stillness and silence and we can hear an echo of his voice in the beauty of the world that surrounds us – in the beauty of birds, orchids, wildflowers, the mountains – they are signposts pointing to God.