Minister's musings(posts)

Greetings … My offering today is a poem called Compass, based on Jeremiah 17:5-10, and written by Jeff Shrowder.  It speaks into blessings and woes in our context.                      Cursed…

Greetings … … and welcome to the first Community News for 2025.  While we are well into 2025, it seems that things really ramp up when the Community News goes…

Greetings … To continue the poem from last week – The Four Candles of Advent, written by Royston Allen.                      The candle of JOY:                     The candle is burning, it’s flame…

Greetings … Last Sunday we began our Advent journey, and as part of this journey we light a candle on the Advent Wreath.  Last week we lit the candle for…

Greetings … This Sunday is the first in the liturgical year – Advent 1.  Advent is the season of expectation, the time when we are called to slow down as…

Greetings … An offering for Reign of Christ (Christ the King) Sunday, entitled Song for the Crucified King, written by Andrew King in 2016. The king has no castle, just…

Greetings …Tuesday was Melbourne Cup Day. Did you watch the ‘race that stops a nation’?As a family we always watch the race and did again this year. I can also…

Greetings … Thursday 31 October is Halloween.  Even if it’s not a festival you celebrate, its hard to look past it, with gardens and houses decorated, children knocking on  your…

Greetings … Instituted by United Nations, Disarmament Week is observed each year from 24 to 30 October.  While this week is not top of mind for many of us, the…

Greetings … If you have been following the weekly readings, you will know that the book of Job has been featured over the last little while.  We haven’t been reflecting…