Greetings …It is a joy to be back among you again … not as among you as I hoped when I took leave and thought we might soon be able to worship together in our building … but back to being held in the warmth of this caring community. While a tightening of restrictions sees…

Dear Koonung Heights community,How disappointing it is to hear that on Thursday, 9 July, we here in Melbourne beginanother six weeks of Stage Three restrictions.I know that many of us had begun to enjoy the simple pleasures of family gatherings, ofcoffees and lunches with friends, of limited travel. Our lovely Rev. Heather has had amuch-needed…

Greetings As we move into July, the middle of winter in Melbourne, it strikes me as funny that one of the alternate readings for this coming Sunday is headed “Springtime Rhapsody”. This reading from Song 2:8-13 (also known as Song of Songs or Song of Solomon) is the only reading from this book included in…

Greetings …This week I wanted to share with you some wise words that a couple of my friends haveshared on Facebook. I’m not sure who the author is, so I can’t acknowledge them, but it is definitely worth a read. (Apologies to anyone who might have seen this already.)Sometimes I just want it to stop.…

Greetings …Each week I look for something inspiring to share in this greeting … either something that is on my heart or has touched me in some way during the week. Sometimes this flows quite easily and at other times it is more difficult. At times that which is sitting deeply with me needs more…

Greetings …Our consciences have been awakened recently to the plight of many who are not like us… people who have suffered ongoing prejudice, often systemic in nature, because of thecolour of their skin.Sunday 14 June marks the beginning of Refugee Week. The poem below was written forRefugee Week in 2018 by Brian Bilston, and makes…

Greetings …Like me, I’m sure that many of you have been affected by the news stories and images coming into your homes through the media this week. We are certainly living in an unsettled world and are witnessing the deep pain and frustration which is evident as people gather.Against the backdrop of a global pandemic,…

Greetings …Tuesday 26 May was National Sorry Day – a day which is commemorated each year to both acknowledge and recognise members of the Stolen Generations. It also marks the beginning of National Reconciliation Week on Wednesday 27 May.This year’s theme for National Reconciliation Week is ‘In This Together’ – I wonder where we’ve heard…

Greetings …This week is National Volunteer Week, the week that we acknowledge the generous contribution of our nation’s volunteers. Interestingly, the chosen theme for 2020 is ‘ChangingCommunities. Changing Lives.’ When this theme was chosen I wonder whether the organisation had any idea how indicative their choice of theme was. We are currently living through the…

Greetings …This week we had some good news from the Premier and Victorians have begun the gradual easing of restrictions we have been living with for a while. This is most certainly something to be thankful for, but we still need to make sure that we care for our most vulnerable community members. It seems…