Reflection 7/5/2023 – Home Is Where The Heart Is
A reflection on John 14:1-11 https://youtu.be/T2bBVCDkq7w?t=1450
A reflection on John 14:1-11 https://youtu.be/T2bBVCDkq7w?t=1450
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
Hope, Peace, Joy, Love The Season of Advent begins on Sunday 27th November. During worship we will be exploring the traditional themes of Hope, Peace, Joy and Love as we reflect on the writings of the prophet Isaiah and from Matthew’s Gospel. Read the lectionary here. To help shape our worship the worship committee invites [...]
Hope, Peace, Joy, Love The season of Advent (29/11, 6,13,20/12)invites us to wait, to prepare, to hope. We will create a space to reflect on the year, to ask: What has spoken to us of Christian hope?, How do we see God, know God at work in these times? We will continue to offer [...]
Prayers of Adoration & Confession Wondrous God, maker of life, Your love is a bird on the wing, it is heavy air that smells of rain. Your love is our knowing that green shoots will spring from blackened ground. Forgive us for causing damage that can not be restored. Let us find new ways [...]
Prayers of Adoration & Confession May we hear your voice within us O Emmanuel May we build your reign among us O Emmanuel O Emmanuel God of hope, You show us how swords can be turned into ploughshares and you walk with us on the paths of justice. God of peace, [...]
Advent 4 - Love The prophet Isaiah speaks Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Look, the young woman is with child and shall bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel. We lit the first candle for the seeds of hope, planted for the renewal of all creation We lit the [...]
Finding strength in love after fleeing Syria How do we share God’s unconditional love with those who have suffered unimaginable violence? When their city of Hama came under siege, Rima and her husband Kateb fled for Jordan with their children. As they were escaping, one of their young sons was killed by a chemical [...]
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 [...]
Together we love, we meet, we walk, we transform, we create God's Kingdom - together. A reflection on Acts 11:1-18 and Revelation 21:1-16. Fiona also refers to Rachel Held Evans, Jean Vanier, Bob Hawke and the Federal Election. Fiona Bottcher is a member of our congregation and candidate for the Ministry of Deacon in [...]