Every time we meet together for our Sunday service, we hear some of the words from this week’s Gospel reading. ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your
“WARDENS’ RAMBLINGS” – Stewardship Sunday 17th March
Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal; but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not
Lent
Lent has begun. On Wednesday, we received the ashes of last year’s palm crosses on our foreheads, as a sign of repentance. With the ashes, we heard these words: “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you will return.
On Australia Day…
Yesterday was January 26th – designated as Australia Day. Vehemently defended by some. Hotly opposed by others. I wonder where you find yourself? Some of our Indigenous friends call it “Invasion Day”. However, technically, some would say, it was explorers who
Epiphany
Christmas has come and gone again for the year. We are into the heart of the season of Epiphany. This is the Festival of the revealing of Jesus Christ to all the nations. The word “Epiphany” comes from the Greek, and means literally to “show forth”, but is also used more colloquially, these days, to describe a
Christmas
Christmas comes but once a year… To many people in our society, it is just that – one day when we all try to get together with family members, loved ones, friends… or maybe two days, if you count Boxing
Gaudete Sunday – Advent 3
The third week of Advent is “Gaudete” Sunday. (Gaudete means “rejoice” in latin. It is a command.) This is a day when we are called to rejoice! The liturgical colour of rejoicing is pink, so we use a pink candle in the Advent wreath, to signify
Repentance
Last Sunday in my sermon, I light-heartedly mentioned that the old names for the four weeks of Advent were: Death, Judgement, Heaven and Hell. Although it would seem very confronting to try to deal with these themes in the weeks leading up to Christmas, it is
On God’s Commands
“Be on guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day catch you unexpectedly, like a trap. For it will come upon all who live on the face of the whole earth.” Advent
The Feast of Christ the King
Did you know…? There are currently 29 sovereign monarchies in the world. If you had asked me, I would not have thought there were that many. One of them, of course, is the United Kingdom, and our church – The Anglican Church of Australia, has its origins