Greetings, For another year we have again journeyed with Jesus to Jerusalem.  We have been on edge as we witness his arrest.  We have been uncomfortable to hear again how his friends denied him, and themselves, knowing that we may have done the very same.  We have stood in horror at the foot of the…

Easter Greetings, There is a rumour … Death is not the end,   Life has a way of returning.Do you believe it? There is a rumour …He is not here,   he has gone before us.Do you believe it? There is a rumour …The stone has rolled   And the tome is empty.Do you believe it? There is…

Greetings, An offering on Palm Sunday for the week we are to travel through.                      Amidst the fluttering of palms,                      the cheer of crowds,                     the clop of hooves on stone,                     the flap of robes,                     comes the One,                     Jesus of Nazareth,                     teacher, healer, leader,                     for just such a moment as this.                      Faces turned,                     quizzical,…

Greetings, In the busy-ness of life it is good to reminded that while we rush around, God has things under control.  If we have our eyes opened to see, we might even be blessed to be invited into divine moments that we could so easily have missed.  Bill Pugh shares one such moment with us…

Greetings, Friday 8 March is International Women’s Day.  This prayer for women, especially from the Pacific, is written by Cath Taylor and was published in UnitingWorld Update.  You might like to pray it as a way of standing alongside some of our closest neighbours. God of all people. Today we pray for women –   …

Greetings, This Friday, 1 March, is World Day of Prayer.  Traditionally led by Christian women, people will gather across many nations and pray for a particular place in the world, as well as supporting a shared project.  For decades this global ecumenical prayer service has been an opportunity for local churches in each region to…

Greetings, Fasting is one of the practices that is sometimes practiced by Christians during Lent.  Fasting dates back thousands of years and while there are no hard and fast rules about it, for Christians it is a spiritual discipline which is used to deepen our relationship with God.  In choosing to give up something, the…

Greetings, Today is the first Sunday in Lent, the time when we follow Jesus’ path to the cross and prepare ourselves for the resurrection that marks the end of his journey.  It is a time when we are called to seek God in prayer, to show generosity to those in need, and to give up…

Greetings, This coming Sunday, February 11, is Transfiguration Sunday, the day in the liturgical calendar when we hear again the story of Jesus’ transfiguration.  This is a significant text because it we see more of God’s revelation in Jesus and watch him begin his journey towards Jerusalem.  Of course we know that this journey to…

Greetings, Welcome to the first issue of Community News for 2024.  While the new year began in January, in Australia it seems that things really get back into gear at this time of year.  So here we are in February, returning to the activities we have participated in before as well as possibly deciding to…