Liturgies

Continuing with the advent theme of Celebrating Resilience, the topic this week is Self-Compassion. Margaret will reflect on how self-compassion is essential for resilience and enables us to be loving and compassionate to others and assists us to participate in the unfolding of compassion in our world.

This week, Narelle Mullins shares opportunities which others can present from which we can forge our own journey of resilience. The Homily will suggest examples of resilience in specific media presenters and others.. and connect qualities associated with resilience to the character of John the Baptist

This week we continue to explore the celebration of resilience. Liz will consider the practice of gratitude and its contribution to resilience.

This Sunday we begin our countdown to Christmas. In a time of increasing uncertainty and distress for many people we look for signs of hope and comfort. A reason to keep going and to hang in there. Other people can inspire us, in particular those who display a determined resilience despite setbacks.

This weekend our homilist is Brian O”Hanlon. Brian is a retired psychologist with a passion for understanding the nature of spirit.

As we live in increasingly uncertain times, the need to feel supported and not alone becomes an ever greater need. Our liturgy this week invites us to keep maintaining and growing those relationships that sustain us.

In response to the overwhelming NO in Australia: To join with the First Nations leadership of the Uluṟu Statement from the Heart To have a week of silence.

This weekend we will be reflecting on the great sadness that so many of us are feeling as we try to come to terms with the reality that our country has said ‘no’ to our First People’s having a voice to parliament. You are invited to participate in a short reflection

As we come to terms with one of the most divisive events in our country’s history, the question will be how will we be healed as a nation.