Liturgies

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.

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.