Liturgies

Our world cries out to hear the timeless message of Easter, that this divine essence which lies at the heart of all life, will never leave us. To deeply hear the words, I AM with you always. This I AM is always there to guide, strengthen and inspire us to act with Justice, to love tenderly, and to walk humbly with God.

We are reminded once again in these profound and prophetic actions of Jesus, that love lies at the very heart of his message. That all are created equal, and that the divine essence is calling from within each of us to act with justice, to love tenderly, and to walk humbly with God.

Liz Little will be speaks about Jesus' alternate parade of peace which was a stark contrast to Rome's showy, intimidating display of power by oppression.

As we continue our journey through Lent, we examine the social justice meaning of the season. How can this shape our commitment to Justice for First Nations People?

Wayne will be speaking about how the Voice to Parliament could improve many areas relating to First Nations people, no more so than in relation to health. He will be sharing some personal stories growing up with an aboriginal boy called Billy.

This weekend we will be listening to a recording of Megan Davis, one of the authors of the "Uluru Statement from the Heart' who will be clearly outlining the reasons for a Voice to Parliament for First Nations peoples of Australia.

Continuing our Lenten journey, this week reflects on Lent as a call to look clear-sighted at ourselves and our world, including the structures of power and violence in which we are implicated, unwittingly or not. But Lent is not about getting handicapped by guilt, which undermines dialogue and listening, but rather working with others from a place of love towards realising our interconnectedness. This is an ongoing journey. In this context, the homily looks at Voice, what it is, what it isn’t and what it could be.

This week we begin our Lenten journey. As Jesus and the prophets before him made their way to the wilderness to better hear the still small voice of the beloved, we too are invited to a place of listening. Listening deeply to this sacred voice in the land and its first peoples. As part of this journey, we will be exploring the Voice to Parliament and what this means for all Australians.

This week we have part three of a trilogy on Karen Armstrong’s wonderful book ‘Sacred Nature’. How we understand the Divine has enormous repercussions for Nature. We are invited to enjoy a visual presentation of Karen’s book by Brian Muaresku .

Following on from last week's homily Terry will further explore what Karen Armstrong means when she says that in order to address global warming we need to not only act differently but we need to change our thinking about the Natural World.