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And the lot fell on Matthias ...
An extract from the Dean's sermon for the Feast of Saint Matthias on 24 February 2019: Whatever happened to Matthias and Joseph? For that...

Dean Greg Jenks
Feb 23, 20191 min read
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The God who subverts
An extract from the Dean's sermon on Sunday, 17 February 2019: We really should have expected this from a god who gets himself born to an...

Dean Greg Jenks
Feb 15, 20191 min read
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Called to speak truth and practise love
Epiphany 4 C. Jeremiah 1.4-10, Ps71:1-6, 1 Corinthians 13, Luke 4:21-30 + In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy...

Dean Greg Jenks
Feb 2, 20195 min read
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Colonies of grace and communities of reconciliation
An excerpt from the Dean's sermon for Australia Day: Our mission is to be a Cathedral community where people find hope, meaning, freedom,...

Dean Greg Jenks
Jan 26, 20191 min read
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800 bottles of your best wine please
An excerpt from the Dean's sermon for Sunday, 20 January 2019: When the MC tastes this extra wine that has suddenly turned up at the...

Dean Greg Jenks
Jan 20, 20191 min read
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The religous experiences of Jesus
An extract from the Dean's sermon for the Feast of the Baptism of Jesus on Sunday, 13 January 2019. The baptism of Jesus is not simply a...

Dean Greg Jenks
Jan 12, 20191 min read
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We three kings and then some
[IMAGE CREDIT: https://www.picturethisgallery.com/art/uncategorised/we-three-kings/] An extract from the Dean's sermon for the Feast of...

Dean Greg Jenks
Jan 4, 20191 min read
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Holy Family
1 Samuel 2:18-20,26 & Psalm 148; Colossians 3:12-17; Luke 2:41-52 + In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen...

Dean Greg Jenks
Dec 29, 20185 min read
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Thin people are everywhere
An extract from the Dean's sermon for the Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve: When we talk about holy places, we sometimes describe them as...

Dean Greg Jenks
Dec 28, 20181 min read
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Prophecy and fulfilment
Christmas 2018 Isaiah 62 6-12, Psalm 97, Luke2: 8-20 + In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit Amen. Isaiah’s...

Dean Greg Jenks
Dec 25, 20184 min read
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Rejoice in the Lord always
An excerpt from the sermon for the Third Sunday of Advent: When we find our deepest meaning in Jesus, the human face of God … When others...

Dean Greg Jenks
Dec 16, 20181 min read
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Advent 2: Peace
Advent 2 Malachi 3 1-14 Psalm Song of Zechariah Luke 1.68-79 Philippians 1.1-11 Luke 3 1-6 + In the name of the Father and of the Son and...

Dean Greg Jenks
Dec 8, 20185 min read
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Hope, not fear
An extract from the Dean's sermon for Advent Sunday: We create safe places to explore grace, rather than define the boundaries to keep...

Dean Greg Jenks
Dec 3, 20181 min read
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Sermon for Christ the King
In the Opera Amahl and the Night Visitors[1], Amahl’s mother is caught stealing the gold belonging to the Three Wise Men. This is the...
Bishop Murray Harvey
Nov 25, 20185 min read
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The precious in-between times
An extract from the Dean's sermon during the service for admission of children to Holy Communion .. Finally, I want us to think about the...

Dean Greg Jenks
Nov 18, 20181 min read
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We remember
Pentecost 25 B Remembrance Day. Ruth 3:1-5; 4:3-17 Psalm 127 Hebrews 9:23-28 Mark 12:38-44 + In the name of the Father and of the...

Dean Greg Jenks
Nov 10, 20185 min read
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A sure and certain hope
An extract rom the Dean's sermon for the commemoration of All Saints and All Souls: Rather than imagining a damaged and decaying world...

Dean Greg Jenks
Nov 4, 20182 min read
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Church Bells Toll for Children on Nauru
Anglican Churches across the North Coast of NSW that have Church Bells are being encouraged to toll them at noon each Friday to support...

Dean Greg Jenks
Oct 31, 20182 min read
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Finding our place
Pentecost 22B Job 38 1-7 Hebrews 5:1-10 Mark 10:35-45 + In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. The...

Dean Greg Jenks
Oct 20, 20185 min read
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Riches and faithfulness
Pentecost 21B Job 23:.1-9, 16-17, Hebrews 4: 12-16 Mark 10: 17-31 + In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit Amen....

Dean Greg Jenks
Oct 13, 20185 min read
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