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Feb 8, 2018
2 min

A glimpse of the glory of the risen Jesus

Sunday will be the last Sunday of Epiphany, Transfiguration Sunday. The gospel of the day – Mark 9:2-9 – tells us how Jesus went up a hig...

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Revd Jonathan Cole, Assistant Minister

Jan 18, 2018
2 min

A world that knows Jesus

During the second week of January, our family was fortunate enough to go to the Church Missionary Society’s (CMS) Summer School at the Ka...

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Canon Paul Black, Rector

Jan 10, 2018
2 min

Passing the collection plate…..

In 2018, I find my wallet bulging with credit and debit cards, reward cards, Medicare, Working With Vulnerable People cards and so on. Of...

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Why did Jesus wait so long to be baptised?

Canon Paul Black, Rector

Jan 4, 2018
2 min

Why did Jesus wait so long to be baptised?

On Sunday, we celebrate the baptism of Jesus. Though he was sinless, Jesus joined the ranks of sinners and was baptised by John in the wa...

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Canon Paul Black, Rector

Dec 21, 2017
2 min

The light that shines in the darkness

Christmas is a time of light. We see coloured lights on Christmas trees and on houses celebrating the joy of Christmas. The greatest ligh...

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Gordon Brown: ‘I should have been more forthright about faith’

Canon Paul Black, Rector

Dec 7, 2017
2 min

Gordon Brown: ‘I should have been more forthright about faith’

Last week, I found an excellent article in the Church Times where Gordon Brown said that he should have been more open about the way in w...

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Canon Paul Black, Rector

Dec 5, 2017
1 min

Lychgate conservation

Conservation repairs have been completed on our two lychgates. The east lychgate was stabilised with underpinning. The west lychgate (see...

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Advent, a confluence of the past, present and future

Revd Jonathan Cole, Assistant Minister

Nov 30, 2017
2 min

Advent, a confluence of the past, present and future

Advent is a time of the year where the past, present and future meet as we wait for Jesus’ return. During Advent, the church recalls the ...

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Canon Paul Black, Rector

Nov 16, 2017
2 min

Generous hospitality important

Last week, I came across a blog written by Andrew – from the One1seven Anglican church Sydney – where he lists five reasons why we should...

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Canon Paul Black, Rector

Nov 10, 2017
2 min

Love at the centre of mission

Jesus placed a unique emphasis on God’s love for us human beings – imperfect as we are – and then stated bluntly that we have missed the ...

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Revd Jonathan Cole, Assistant Minister

Nov 2, 2017
2 min

A celebration of all the saints

Tuesday saw the commemoration of several events; it was the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Beersheba, the 500th Anniversary of the Re...

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You are the salt of the earth...
light of the world

Canon Paul Black, Rector

Oct 19, 2017
2 min

You are the salt of the earth... light of the world

There is a story of a Christian lady who was having a tough time. She was depressed, isolated and lonely. She went to her local minister ...

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Colin Lendon and Peter Thwaites

Oct 12, 2017
2 min

Called to be Christian ‘greenies’

On Creation Sunday – October 1, a group of twelve gathered in the Robertson Room for a discussion with Dr Beth Heyde, to consider Christi...

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Churches are witnesses to the presence of God

Rev. Paul Black, Rector

Oct 5, 2017
2 min

Churches are witnesses to the presence of God

In the earliest days of the church Christians met in the Temple in Jerusalem and in each other’s homes – Acts 2:46. The Jews during the B...

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Belonging, believing, behaving
and becoming

Rev'd Paul Black, Rector

Sep 22, 2017
2 min

Belonging, believing, behaving and becoming

Recently, I came across this article by the Rev’d Dr Ian T Price who is the Mission Resourcing Network Team Leader for the Synod of South...

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The complexities of marriage, gender and equality

Bishop Stuart Robinson

Sep 15, 2017
2 min

The complexities of marriage, gender and equality

Beloved in Christ, I have been asked – on a great many occasions now, the view of the Anglican Church on the upcoming ‘postal vote’. I’ve...

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Rev'd Jonathan Cole, Assistant Priest

Sep 8, 2017
2 min

Living in tumultous times

I was reading a post from psychologytoday.com on hardships in life titled ‘What doesn’t kill you makes you weaker.’ In it, the author poi...

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Same-sex marriage could affect religious freedom

The Rev'd Paul Black, Rector

Aug 17, 2017
2 min

Same-sex marriage could affect religious freedom

In September last year, the Anglican Primate of Australia, Archbishop Philip Freier, wrote about the proposed plebiscite (which is now a ...

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Friendliness – a potent instrument in evangelism

Revd Paul Black, Rector

Aug 3, 2017
2 min

Friendliness – a potent instrument in evangelism

Last Sunday, while attending an Anglican Board of Mission (ABM) conference, in Brisbane, I worshipped at a local Anglican Church with the...

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Joan Armitage

Jul 26, 2017
2 min

Serving Christ as an SJC volunteer

‘Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it for me.’ – Matthew 25:40 On S...

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