A reflection on Luke's Christmas Story If you want a deeper dive into some of the ideas in this reflection see this article by Robyn Whittaker or this academic paper by Stephen Carlson. https://youtu.be/0x6U5uKFLrM?t=1662
A reflection on Matthew's Christmas Story. Matthew focusses his telling on Joseph. What can Joseph teach us about Christmas love? https://youtu.be/CW8ZcqjbssE?t=1609
A reflection on JOY https://youtu.be/J2YkIRHjX8U?t=1418
Merry Christmas! Here is an audio recording of my reflection on the Christmas story this year.
Australian Christmas Litany It is summer in Australia. Christ is born! The early dawn proclaims that the light of the world has come. Praise to you God of light! God's love is born upon earth with the glorious passion of the summer sun. Praise to you God of love! With mountain and valley, blackwood [...]
Blue Christmas Our worship provided a space for reflection on God's Christmas gifts of hope, peace, joy and love. We heard from the prophet Isaiah and the Gospel of Luke, lit the Advent and Christmas candles, shared an adaptation of the Advent litany and sang our Advent song 'Come O God, we pray', We [...]
Celebrate Join us as we retell and remember the nativity of Christ.
At our final meeting for 2019, we will: Discuss chapter 41, Birth, from Hannie Rayson’s biography Hello, beautiful!: scenes from a life. Bring a Christmas story (non‑text, picturebook, chapter book – whatever) to share. Bring the name of a book you’ve read this year that particularly resonated with you. Bring a small plate of [...]
Blue Christmas is a quiet service of reflection & meditation for people who want a space to grieve, remember loved ones who have died, look back over a difficult year, seek peace in troubled times or simply take some time away from the busyness of this particular time of the year. We pray, reflect, [...]
Prayers of Adoration & Confession Christmas God, with all creation, our hearts are filled with love, as Christ is born and we hold you in your vulnerability. Our hearts are filled with amazement, as Christ grows through childhood and we see your wisdom. Our hearts are filled will awe, as Christ continues obedient to [...]
