Author: Rose Kentwell
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2026, 15th March
Greetings to the Koonung Heights Community,Life is often unpredictable. Even when we have a lot of boundaries in place, things have a way of changing quickly, and suddenly the things that we thought we knew become uncertain. As creatures who like routine and feel comfortable when we are in control, this can be quite unsettling.…
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2026, 22nd February
Greetings to the Koonung Heights Community, We have now entered the Season of Lent – a time when, traditionally, new converts prepared for their baptism on Easter Sunday, studying what was central to Christianity. Lent is still a time of preparation for people of faith, and we are again invited to look at ourselves. This…
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2026, 15th February
Greetings to the Koonung Heights Community, This coming Saturday is Valentine’s Day. Like any day, some of us probably enjoy it, while others find it difficult or irrelevant, but whatever we think about it, Valentine’s Day is a time when we celebrate love and friendship. Last Sunday we spent time Commissioning those who have roles…
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2026, 8th February
Greetings to the Koonung Heights Community, Welcome to the first edition of Community News for the year, one of the signs that things are ramping up again. I wonder what God has in store for us in 2026, and what opportunities await. On Saturday the Church Council gathered together for a retreat / planning day.…
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Introducing the Christian Faith by Arthur Michael Ramsey
This balanced, thoughtful book is based on a series of lectures Archbishop Ramsey gave over a week at the Oxford University in 1961. I began reading the library copy thinking things have changed since then. The book fell apart as I turned the pages. One for the bin, I thought. But the more I read,…
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2025, 21st December
Greetings to the Koonung Heights Community,Over Advent, when we support Christmas Bowl, Peta Lowe has been sharing some stories about how this program assists people around the world. Here is the last offering from the Christmas Bowl resource, looking at the work of the Christmas Bowl in Pakistan.‘In drought-affected Umerkot, in Pakistan, girls like Anaya…
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2025, 14th December
Greetings to the Koonung Heights Community, Over Advent, when we support Christmas Bowl, Peta Lowe has been sharing some stories about how this program assists people around the world. These are from the Christmas Bowl resource. ‘This week, in our series on the Christmas Bowl, we turn our attention to Indonesia. Here, the Christmas Bowl…
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Love Wins by Rob Bell
I found this book thought provoking and uplifting. Rob Bell tackles the once universal belief that God will punish sinners and unbelievers with eternal torment in hell. To quote from the preface, Bell writes “First, I believe that Jesus’s story is first and foremost about the love of God for every single one of us.…
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2025, 7th December
Greetings to the Koonung Heights Community, Over Advent, when we support Christmas Bowl, Peta Lowe is going to share some stories about how this program assists people around the world. These are from the Christmas Bowl resource. ‘This week, our focus is on the work of the Christmas Bowl in Jordan. Nurturing hope and peace…
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2025, 30th November
Greetings to the Koonung Heights Community, Over Advent, when we support Christmas Bowl, Peta Lowe is going to share some stories about how this program assists people around the world. These stories come from the Christmas Bowl resource. ‘This week we will learn something about the work of Act for Peace in Ethiopia. This work…