Liturgies

The world we live in is a hurried world of schedules and rushing and cramming. There’s almost too much to do and seldom any time to stop. In this week’s Homily, Narelle reminds us that Jesus and his disciples knew something of this. Everywhere they went crowds pressed in on them asking for healing, prayer or wisdom. They were so busy they barely had time to eat, says the scripture.

In today’s homily, Terry will be reminding us that the nativity story shows us that love can be born in the most unlikely places.

In today’s homily, Margaret Clifford unpacks the third requirement of Micah to Walk Humbly With Your God. She suggests that humility, which is a misunderstood word in our culture, is a virtue of great strength and is the key to walking with others, with the Earth and with all its species for that is where God is, working with us, to create wholeness and unity in love.

As Christmas approaches we return once again to a theme which has been an anchor for us as a community. Narelle Mullins continues our Advent reflection on acting justly, loving tenderly and walking humbly with God. She will be sharing what it means to love tenderly.

This week we celebrate the second of our Advent liturgies. Our Advent theme this year seeks to return us to our roots and to re-centre ourselves at the end of a rather different year. Last week Terry spoke on Preparing the Way and this week we are looking at a familiar quote from the Old Testament prophet, Micah: Act justly, Love tenderly and walk humbly with your God. Over the next two weeks Narelle and Margaret will explore Loving Tenderly and Walking Humbly. Today, we'll reflect upon Acting Justly.

Bob Mullins will be talking about the beautiful Tarragindi Conservation Park, and the great work of the dedicated volunteers who maintain this delicate and threatened part of the world.

Randal Breen will be speaking about his and his wife Juanita's passion for Regenerative Farming. We will be hearing about their 300 acre Echo Valley Farm at Goomburra, Darling Downs where they practice ethical, sustainable, and regenerative and holistic farming.

This week we will hear Jade Kennedy reflecting on what it means when his people give a ‘Welcome to Country’ at the start of a celebration.

This week end we will hear Carolyn Vincent speak about her understanding of the importance of authentic connection as a means of developing good community. She believes this connection starts with the local people and a sense of community and strengthens as neighbours get to know each other better.