Greetings, Welcome back to the Community News for 2020. May I take this opportunity to thank the team of people that work hard each week to put this together, and all of you for sending through notices and information so that we can all be informed about what is going on. It is surprising how…

Greetings, This week Tony and I were proud parents at the Rowville Primary School Year 6 Graduation. It was a wonderful evening of mixed emotions for many parents and students … the end of something which leads on to the beginning of a new thing. When each child was presented with their certificate, their school…

Here we are … ten days before Christmas. When I was growing up nothing happened for Christmas before December 16 … because December 15 was significant for other reasons. As a small child Jesus’ birthday and mine would become gloriously confused so nothing happened in our house for Christmas until my birthday had passed. Even…

Greetings, This week I received a surprising letter … surprising not only because it came from someone I didn’t know, but also because of the opening paragraph which read … I am writing to wish you and your congregation a merry and blessed Christmas. I know that this is a very busy time of year,…

Greetings, Advent is upon us. We wait in anticipation because something new is happening. With this new beginning things will change. There will be transformation. In this time when we are called to reflect and imagine, we are often busy. The blacksmith is no exception … The blacksmith is going to be busy. It takes…

Greetings, This Sunday, 24 November, marks our last Sunday for the liturgical year. It is commonly known as Christ the King Sunday, and it is a time when we recognise Christ as being the King of the Universe. Christ the King Sunday is a relatively recent addition to the Western liturgical calendar, having been instituted…

Greetings, Last week we were talking about the gifts that we have and how we are called to share them to build up the body of Christ and to make a positive difference in the community in which we find ourselves. God blesses us in many ways and as blessed people we are called to…

Greetings, When she needed to get away and figure things out, a ten year old girl would jump on her bike and ride a couple of kilometres to a favourite park and a favourite tree. Lying under the tree she would gaze through the leaves that filtered the glimmering sun; the depth of the blue…

Greetings, It is amazing to think that I have now been minister at Koonung Heights for six months. What a blessing this time has been to me as I slowly get to know the members of our congregation. When I received and read the Church Profile I remember thinking that Koonung would be a place…

Greetings, Use of inclusive language in worship, hymns, on signs and in our usual conversation has been transformational to many people across the decades since this change first began. Still, changes still need to be made, especially in more traditional spaces, like the church often is. We need to keep asking the questions of whether…