Liturgies

Mark's central point is that modern Eco philosophy, Pope Francis and others are all pointing to the intrinsic value of our fellow beings and of nature itself and to the sacredness of nature.

Terry is talking about the increased despair and anxiety within the world at the moment and how it has heightened our need for the support of others and the important place of community in finding a new relevance. But the pandemic has also revealed their vulnerability and our need to work diligently to maintain and grow.

Hope is central to the Gospel and is desperately needed in these challenging times. Margaret Clifford will provide some reflection on the theology of hope and will begin a conversation about how we can nurture hope in ourselves, our communities and in our world.

Michael Kelly is the chair of the St Mary’s in Exile Board. Today he would like to speak about the importance of cultivating an attitude of gratitude in our world today. There is much we can give thanks for in our country.

On this Fathers' Day 2021 the words of Jesus have a special resonance, "Come to me all you who are weary and overburdened and I will give you rest". Terry will be reflecting on these words in light of the increased anxiety in our world today.

Michael Tansky will be giving the homily this weekend. He reflects on love and loss - the love we have felt and given is never lost.

Terry will reflect on the times we are in; with restrictions all around us. He reminds us that even in these times we can embrace life - all the gifts we have and the many blessings we enjoy.

We have decided to re-play a popular on-line liturgy from June 14th last year where Peter Kennedy gave the homily. Peter reflects on the notion that although we need an ego to survive in life, it is our ego that causes us pain and suffering.

This week Liz Little talks about a podcast which is part of a series called 'On The Way' and is made by St John's Anglican Church in Brisbane. In this podcast, expert Brian McLaren discussed his book Faith after Doubt. McLaren challenges the idea of faith as a thing of certainty and he sees doubt as absolutely essential for faith.

Last year Micah projects celebrated 25 years of assisting homeless people in Brisbane. On the eve of Homeless Awareness Week Terry will be interviewing Karyn Walsh the CEO of Micah Projects. Karyn was recently recognised for all her great work with Micah by being recognised as a Queensland Great.