Please note effective immediately (29/4/18): all previous 9.00am services will now be 9.30am at all times
WEEKLY SERVICE TIMES ( all include Holy Communion)
DROUIN CHRIST CHURCH-
- every Sunday 8am and 9.30am EXCEPT the last Sunday of the month ( a fourth or fifth Sunday) when there will be one service only at 9.30am-a contemporary service
- every Wednesday at 10am
- excludes any special events such as Easter and Christmas- see times for those days
*JANUARY EACH YEAR- DROUIN- only one 9.30am service each Sunday throughout the month of January
ST JAMES JINDIVICK – 11.30AM on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month.EXCLUDING SPECIAL EVENTS LIKE EASTER & CHRISTMAS! see times for these below
LYREBIRD VILLAGE AGED CARE DROUIN- every Monday at 3.30pm
AMBERLEA AGED CARE DROUIN- 1st Sunday of each month at 2.30pm and 3rd Wednesday of each month at 11am
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TUES 5th Feb- Shrove Tuesday from 5.30pm @Christ Church with service followed by pancakes in the hall
WED 6th Feb- Ash Wednesday 10am & 7.30pm- Imposition of the Ashes services
THURS 18th March- Maundy Thursday Service 7pm @ Christ Church
FRI 19th April 9.30am Good Friday service @ Christ Church followed by Way of the Cross ecumenical service 10.30am from Civic Park Drouin
SAT 20th April 7pm Lighting of the Paschal Candle @ St James Jindivick
SUN 21st April 6.30am Easter Sunrise Ecumenical Service @ Drouin Recreation Reserve, Sinclair St Drouin followed by 9.30am Easter Day Service @ Christ Church
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5 pm- 7pm CHRISTMAS EVE 24TH DECEMBER @ DROUIN CHRIST CHURCH – FAMILY/CHILDREN’S SERVICE WITH SAUSAGE SIZZLE AT COMMENCEMENT IN FORECOURT OR INDOORS IN POOR WEATHER
7 pm- CHRISTMAS EVE HOLY COMMUNION @ ST JAMES CHURCH JINDIVICK
11.30 pm(midnight)- CHRISTMAS EVE HOLY COMMUNION SERVICE @DROUIN CHRIST CHURCH with traditional Christmas Hymns
9.30am- CHRISTMAS DAY HOLY COMMUNION @ CHRIST CHURCH DROUIN
At the core of the theme for WDP 2019, an invitation – Come. And to enable the response – Everything is ready. Come to praise, thank, and proclaim the kingdom of love.
The invitation is grounded in the parable that Jesus told about a great dinner which was attended by the ones called off the streets, as the ones invited excused themselves. The community formed around the table is not enough to fill the house – there is still room. Who are missing from the table in your community?
Supper follows — Please join us
Men of all denominations invited to experience fellowship and guest speaker. Light breakfast
Contact Max for details 56253377.
Holy Communion Service conducted in a short, ususally music free service using the Australian Prayer Book
a meeting of local parish members who meet in the church gathering area or on occasion with other groups or in each others homes
Imposition of Ashes- Communion service 10am
Wednesday is the first day of the season of Lent. Ash Wednesday is one of the principal holy days for the Church. Most commonly observed by Catholics, Anglicans, Episcopalians, and Lutherans, Ash Wednesday falls on the seventh Wednesday before Easter. Ash Wednesday begins a season of fasting and repentance (commonly known as Lent) in preparation for the Easter celebration.
The Origins of Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday’s origins are tied to its history and the time of year during which it occurs. It follows the season of Epiphany, which culminates with Shrove Tuesday. The solemn proceedings that occur on Ash Wednesday bring the focus back to the sacrifice of Christ and the mission of the Church.
On this day, Christians come before a priest to receive the sign of the cross, marked in ashes on their foreheads. Over the next month, they are encouraged to fast, pray, and seek repentance for their sins. Reflection upon one’s life during the previous year receives extra attention, and a greater commitment to God and the Church is offered.
When studying Ash Wednesday history, ashes are often considered to be a symbol of man’s mortality and represent an attitude of humility, sorrow, and repentance (Genesis 18:27). The ashes used in the Ash Wednesday ritual come from burning the palm branches or palm crosses used to celebrate Palm Sunday of the previous year.