Psalms, hymns and spiritual songs
This Sunday we will be dedicating our new grand piano and in order to do that I have gathered a small task group together to prepare for the service. [...]
Signed with the cross
Ash Wednesday came and went like any other day. There was no service, no marking of our forehead with ash in the sign of the cross, because we were al [...]
Transfiguration on the mountain top
There is something about being on top of a mountain and being able to stop and wonder over the breadth of scenery that falls away to the horizon. I re [...]
New beginnings
Our readings this Sunday speak about new beginnings, firstly in the story of Samuel who as a young lad learns to listen for God’s guidance, and then i [...]
For all the saints…..
This Sunday we are invited to remember those men and women who have inspired people through the ages because of the way they lived; and because in tha [...]
Strength in our trials
Often in the early morning I walk down to Queens Park for exercise and pass the various memorials to Burke and Wills who camped there on the first leg [...]
A vibrant faith that inspires
This week I had a zoom catch up with the other ministers and pastors in the Essendon area, and it was good to see their faces, hear their voices and l [...]
God can guide us when we listen
What a strange new world we live in, as we enter a more restricted phase of lockdown as our State Government urgently beefs up its measures to contain [...]
From loneliness to solitude
Our reading from the book of Genesis this week holds before us a poignant image of loneliness, and deep isolation. Maybe for the first time in his lif [...]