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NewsStand for Jesus…
April 5, 2025

Stand for Jesus…

In our reading from Philippians this Sunday, Paul is encouraging them to keep going in their faith. He calls them…
NewsHarvest Festivals…
March 29, 2025

Harvest Festivals…

Harvest Festivals have been a part of Christian life for many centuries. Bringing the first fruits of the produce from…
NewsStubbornness…
March 22, 2025

Stubbornness…

Our readings this week strike some serious notes. In 1 Corinthians 10, Paul begins this section with warnings from the…
NewsStubbornness…
March 15, 2025

Stubbornness…

Stubbornness is a mixed blessing, I find. It can be very helpful to be able to dig your heels in…
NewsGoing through the motions…
March 8, 2025

Going through the motions…

I’m not very good at fasting. I really love chocolate and all the other nice things in this world and…
NewsMasks…
March 1, 2025

Masks…

Do you like fancy dress? I used to love it when I was young. I sometimes still yearn for the…
NewsMercy…
February 25, 2025

Mercy…

I’ve been contempla/ng the recent hate filled disclosures of the two nurses in NSW and the community response to them.…
NewsGod of love…
February 15, 2025

God of love…

In our readings today we have lists of blessings and woes where the Lord is clear that there are consequences…
NewsTo follow Jesus…
February 8, 2025

To follow Jesus…

This Sunday we will be sharing about Hope25 and what that means for our own parish, as well as commissioning…
NewsLife wasn’t meant to be easy…
February 1, 2025

Life wasn’t meant to be easy…

Life wasn’t meant to be easy, so it is said. Some days are certainly easier than others and there are…
NewsAustralia Day…
January 25, 2025

Australia Day…

As we approach Australia Day I can’t help looking at recent changes in policy in so many places. Some supermarkets…
NewsThe wedding in Cana…
January 18, 2025

The wedding in Cana…

In the Chronicles of Narnia, C.S.Lewis pictured the act of creation as the Creator singing the world into being. This…
NewsI have called you by name…
January 11, 2025

I have called you by name…

As one of our readings today we have one of the most loved verses in the Old Testament: Isaiah 43:1…
NewsFeast of the Epiphany…
January 4, 2025

Feast of the Epiphany…

The twelve days of Christmas finish with the Feast of the Epiphany which we celebrate on 6th January. Why 12…