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…

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…

Greetings to the Koonung Heights Community, This Sunday is the last in our liturgical year – Reign of Christ or Christ the King Sunday.  For this week let me share a poem written by Jeff Schrowder. The Kingdom is among you (Luke 23:33-43) Often the Teacher spoke about the kingdom of God,near, even within:a realm…

Greetings to the Koonung Heights Community, Our world is constantly changing and has from the beginning of time. The Greek philosopher, Heraclitus, is attributed as saying: “The only constant in life is change.”  He continued: “Everything changes and nothing remains still, and you cannot step twice into the same stream.” History tells us of continuous…

Greetings to the Koonung Heights Community,This coming Sunday we are fortunate to have Jeff Wild with us for worship. Jeff will be our guest preacher/presenter on behalf of Act for Peace. According to their website, Act for Peace is the international humanitarian agency of the National Council of Churches Australia. From humble beginnings over 75…

Greetings to the Koonung Heights Community, In recognition of All Saints Day and All Souls Day this coming weekend, the offering of a prayer from Rev Julia Seymour. For all the saints, who from their labours rest,             the saints gone too soon before the fullness of their grace was fully known by human minds.…

Greetings to the Koonung Heights Community, Last Sunday, Elizabeth and I were lucky enough to receive an invitation to go out to lunch. It would have been easy to say ‘no,’ to head home and get back to work, but instead we said ‘yes,’ and I’m so glad we did. We visited a new restaurant,…

Greetings to the Koonung Heights Community, How beautiful the two ‘musical’ windows look following their installation in our complex.  Undoubtedly, each window has a story behind its creation, but as I look at the colours and images in each, I am reminded of the words of Psalm 150. Praise the Lord:    For his mighty…

Greetings to the Koonung Heights Community, There is a familiar gospel story where ten lepers come to see Jesus.  After affirmation from the priests that they are all healed, only one returns to Jesus to give thanks.  We are taught from a young age to say ‘please’ and ‘thankyou’, they are small words but their…

Greetings – and a meditative poem, written by David Wagoner and entitled Lost, for the last week of the Season of Creation. Stand still. The trees ahead and the bushes beside youAre not lost. Wherever you are is called Here,And you must treat it as a powerful stranger,Must ask permission to know it and be…