Liturgies

Annette Brownlie from The Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN) will be speaking about an increased Australian anxiety and how peace in our region is under threat.

Karyn Walsh will be giving commentary on a video celebrating the 25 year history of Micah Projects. For over 25 years we at SMX have had a very proud relationship with Micah Projects. This weekend we celebrate something of this pride and remember some of the great work that has been done.

This weekend we will be celebrating World Environment Day. Our liturgy will be focusing on the importance of each of us doing something to address the climate crisis. We will be encouraging people to allow the emotion of love to be the driving force to enable us to hang in there despite our collective dismal attempts to really address this crisis.

This homily presents a model of our Spiritual Universe and how it works. Much will be familiar. But some of your ideas could be challenged!

Mark Taylor spoke on the 24th anniversary of National Sorry Day. It is the day when the 'Bringing Them Home Report' was tabled in our Federal Parliament.cThe report is about the Stolen Generations who were survivors of past government policies that allowed the forcible removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families.

This weekend we are listening to a very compelling homily by Kate Ross on Domestic Violence given at St John's Cathedral Brisbane on 18th April 2021. Kate discusses how religion and faith intersect with domestic violence. At the Sunday morning liturgy Gwenneth Roberts has kindly agreed to contribute some commentary to this very important issue.

On this Mother's Day we replay the homily given by Mary Nelson on this day last year. The homily reflects on how we experience wisdom, the feminine face of God through our own mothers, relationship with Mother Earth and our innate feminine wisdom.

The Romero Centre has been operating for over 20 years in Queensland and Northern NSW, providing a sanctuary for people seeking asylum and refugees who need support with: basic necessities like food and accommodation, legal advice and to develop language and other skills to increase employment opportunities.