Liturgies

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.

Warren Ward will reflect on a recent interview he did with Hugh Mackay about his latest book The Inner Life. He will explain how it is that we have been forced by covid to look inward. He believes we may find great wealth there when we do.

In this week's liturgy, Mary Crombie and David Eckersley share their reflections about what they have experienced and learned during these Covid times.

In this week's Liturgy, Narelle Mullins invites us to embrace the opportunities that the Covid 19 pandemic has given many of us to be alone. It has given us the opportunity to use moments of aloneness to come home to ourselves; to pay attention to what is within; analyse what is going on; let go of attachments and make way for ethical choices that breed compassion.

This week's liturgy celebrates Saint Francis and his invitation to care for the earth, Our Common Home. Pope Francis invites us to an Ecological Conversion and to live in harmony with nature. This will require us to make serious changes to the way we live.

As we approach world day for migrants and refugees on the 27th September, we remember that Jesus was a refugee. Homily by Penny Wearne.

Kevin and Anne will be speaking about some things they have found helpful during Covid19.

Margaret Lawson and Mark Taylor reflect on life in a world that is so different from the one we are used to. Who imagined the pandemic would last as long as this, and who can tell how much longer it will be with us? Maybe this is the time we all needed to change the way we live to be more careful of our precious planet and be more caring of each other.

This weeks homilist Rosalie Toney is a retired school teacher and holds a Master's in language and literacy. She will be discussing how literacy empowers and how important it is in everyone's life.