230312 Lent 3 Year A Exodus 17:1-7 Psalm 95 Romans 5:1-11 John 4:5-42
These last few weeks we have travelled the journey of Lent and we may well be in the wilderness quarrelling with God or testing our faith...
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The Very Reverend Rod MacDonald
- Mar 6
- 7 min
“In the Beginning” Sermon 5 March 2023
The Old Testament reading from last Sunday intrigued me. Why suddenly go back to the very first book of the Bible, chapter 2, for the...
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The Revd Canon Camellia Flanagan, TSSF
- Feb 24
- 5 min
Lent 1A 2023 Matthew 4:1-11 Genesis 2:15-17,3:1-7 Psalm 91 Romans 5:12.21
+In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit Amen. The Church has recalled the story in St Matthew’s gospel of the...
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The Very Reverend Rod MacDonald
- Feb 23
- 2 min
Just a Moment with Father Rod 26 February 2023
The after-service coffee melee had begun. The sermon was shorter so quite a number stayed! Dulcie * was a ‘returnee’ to this year’s...
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The Very Reverend Rod MacDonald
- Feb 17
- 2 min
“Just a moment” – with Father Rod 19 February 2023
The word Cathedral comes from the name of the Bishop’s seat, or ‘cathedra’ (originally Latin). It is therefore the building where the...
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The Revd Canon Camellia Flanagan, TSSF
- Feb 9
- 4 min
Mother Camellia Sermon 12 February 2023
230212 Epiphany 6A Deuteronomy 10:12-22 Psalm 119:1-8 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 Matthew 5:21-37 + In the name of the Father...
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The Very Reverend Rod MacDonald
- Feb 2
- 2 min
“Just a moment” – with The Very Reverend Rod MacDonald
Unlike some words we find in the church lexicon like the service, the “Churching of Woman”; or the feast called the “Manifestation of...
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The Rev'd Grant Sparks
- Jan 7
- 6 min
Epiphany 1A: The Baptism of Our Lord
Isaiah 42.1-9 Psalm 29 Acts 10.34-43 Matthew 3.13-17 At first glance, today’s readings look like they fit into a theme quite nicely. The...
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The Very Reverend Rod MacDonald
- Dec 11, 2022
- 6 min
Advent 3 2022
For the wages of sin is death. Probably one of the better known biblical statements in our Christian journey. Uttered by St Paul in his...
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The Revd Canon Camellia Flanagan, TSSF
- Nov 24, 2022
- 4 min
Advent 1. A Isaiah 2.1-5 Ps,122 Romans 13: 9-14 Matthew 24: 36-44
+ In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.’ Today is the First Sunday of Advent. The beginning of the...
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The Rev'd Grant Sparks
- Oct 15, 2022
- 6 min
Building Peace in Robust Diversity
The Feast of Saint Luke, Evangelist and Martyr Over the past few days I’ve had the honour of being fortunate enough to spend time with...
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The Revd Canon Camellia Flanagan, TSSF
- Oct 10, 2022
- 5 min
221009 Pentecost 18C Baptism. Luke 17: 11-19
+ in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit Amen. Our prayer book is full of pictures. But when you look you can’t...
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The Very Reverend Rod MacDonald
- Sep 19, 2022
- 4 min
Sermon 18 September 2022
Today is the third of the five Sundays in our "Season of Creation". Days between the beginning of September and St Francis Day in early...
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The Revd Canon Camellia Flanagan, TSSF
- Sep 1, 2022
- 5 min
220904 Pentecost 13C Creation Season 1. Jeremiah 18:1-11Psalm139:1-512-18 Luke14:25-33
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit Amen. The first Sunday in the Season of Creation this year is dedicated...
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The Very Reverend Rod MacDonald
- Aug 25, 2022
- 3 min
“Just a moment” with The Very Reverend Rod MacDonald
The next few months have a number of 'saints days' of particular importance. The Anglican Church suggests we take notice of these using a...
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The Reverend Canon Dr Marian Free
- Aug 12, 2022
- 4 min
Where your treasure is
Pentecost 9 – 2022 Luke 12:32-34 Marian Free In the name of God, Earth-maker, Pain-bearer, Life-giver. Amen. I have read Herbert and...
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The Revd Canon Camellia Flanagan, TSSF
- Jul 22, 2022
- 5 min
St James Day 138 Dedication Anniversary
‘ 220724 Matthew 20: 20-28, Jeremiah 45, Psalm 126, Acts1:27-12:3 St James Day 138...
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The Reverend Canon Dr Marian Free
- Jul 18, 2022
- 4 min
Not about gender but wholeness
Pentecost 6 – 2022 Luke 10:38-42 Marian Free In the name of God in whom is perfect freedom. Amen. The work of a translator is not easy....
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The Reverend Canon Dr Marian Free
- Jul 18, 2022
- 4 min
Sit down, Shut up, Listen up
Pentecost 5 – 2022 Luke 10:25-27 NAIDOC Week Marian Free In the name of God who shows no distinction but values all people. Amen. At the...
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The Revd Camellia Flanagan
- Jun 30, 2022
- 5 min
+ In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Pentecost 4C 2 Kings 5:1-14 Ps 30 Galatians 6.7-18 Luke 10.1-12, 17-24 + In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit....
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