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A real sense of loss, and gratitude, for the life of Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s 1984 Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights. He was a tireless champion in the fight for equality and justice, an inspiration, … Continue reading →

The summer solstice occurs once a year in December when the Sun’s track across the Australian sky reaches its highest point. It is the day that has the most daylight hours of any in the year. The summer solstice in … Continue reading →

Here is Buechner’s sermon entitled “The Wedding at Cana”, from The Hungering Dark. This post is from the Frederick Buechner blog. Like so much of the Gospel of John, the story of the wedding at Cana has a curious luminousness about … Continue reading →

Pilgrim services:  9.30am 2012, COCU3C.Advent3C.16Dec2012.9 30am.OoS 9.30am 2015, COCU3C.Advent3C.13Dec2015.9 30am.OoS Music: O Come O Come Emmanuel (Susan Wickham)

What does faith look like? How does faith connect to power and wealth? What part do we play as we seek to trust in God? These are some of the questions that are evoked by the Lectionary readings for this … Continue reading →

One of the ‘Five Marks of Mission’ includes the commitment to Christian mission, “To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth.” Care for the environment continues to be a core part … Continue reading →

Not much introduction is needed for this week’s Lectionary. It’s all about love for God and love for neighbour. Whether we explore this through Jesus’ conversation with the legal expert or through Ruth’s commitment to Naomi, the message remains the … Continue reading →

https://www.un.org/en/observances/day-for-eradicating-poverty Theme: “Building Forward Together: Ending Persistent Poverty, Respecting all People and our Planet”. There are 836 million people in the world living in extreme poverty and almost half of those are children under 18. For these children and families, … Continue reading →