Greetings … Lent has begun and we are now on the journey. Let us continue to reflect using the words of Psalm 51. 2nd Wednesday of Lent – 4 March – Psalm 51:4 “You are justified when you judge” There are two ways we can see everything. If you stand on a headland facing out…

Greetings … Ash Wednesday falls on 26 February and opens the season of Lent which is set aside as a time when we prepare our hearts and minds for Easter. As part of our preparation for Easter I have decided to share a short reflection or two each week in this space. I pray that…

Greetings … … or should I say Happy Valentine’s Day! I’m not sure how you spend Valentine’s Day, but it is not particularly special in our house. We might buy each other a card but mostly that’s as far as it goes. We certainly do not get caught up in the commercialism of the day,…

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…