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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 The 2025 theme for the UN Day for the Eradication of Poverty is “Ending social and institutional maltreatment by ensuring respect and effective support for families living in poverty”. This overarching theme is part of the 2024-2025 umbrella theme … Continue reading →

October 16th is World Food Day proclaimed in 1979 by the Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization (F.A.O.) of the United Nations, to heighten public awareness of the world food problem and strengthen solidarity in the struggle against hunger, malnutrition and poverty, as well … Continue reading →

2021 theme:  ‘Our Future is at Hand – Let’s Move Forward Together’. The theme highlights the learnings from the past year which have emphasised the need for collective action and universal hand hygiene. Global Handwashing Day was founded by the … Continue reading →

Lord. It is night. The night is for stillness. Let us be still in the presence of God. It is night after a long day. What has been done has been done; what has not been done has not been … Continue reading →