Beautiful Message

Just a few thoughts

• Kites rise highest against the wind - not with it. -- Winston Churchill

• May the Church preach Christ crucified and so show the world that love does not come to an end.

• We pray for the multitude of Australians in the long queue for home care or aged care. May urgent reforms to the system enable them to receive timely and adequate support.

Reflections

• The cross

• God so loved the world

• Embracing forgiveness and reconciliation in times of division – reflection for this Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Nepal

• ACOSS survey shows true scale of cost of living crisis

Musical Reflection

• Come to the Feast

Seventy-seven times

Just a few thoughts

• All of your energy should go into building better habits, not chasing better results. -- James Clear

• In all of our relationships within families, with neighbours and fellow students may we share the responsibility of caring for children and teenagers with a profound respect.

• We pray for Christian communities around the world. May the Season of Creation deepen their gratitude for nature and spur them to care for the earth, our common home.

Reflections

• Two Minute Homily

• Prayer for Compassion

• Frank Brennan’s Homily – reflection for Next Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Safeguarding Sunday

• Synod Reports

Musical Reflection

• A Shelter In The Time Of Storm

What is my life actually built upon?

Just a few thoughts

• The first job of leadership is to love people. Leadership without love is manipulation -- Rick Warren

• May we listen to what Christ tells us, and act on his word with integrity.

Reflections

• The changing of the seasons

• Action is the foundation of faith

• The Challenge of Forgiveness – reflection for Next Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• National Child Protection Week 2026

• Releasing Our False Self

Musical Reflection

• Father, I Place Into Your Hands

Our blind spots

Just a few thoughts

• Advocating for justice can feel overwhelming. The problems are massive, systemic, and deeply entrenched. But every small act—every starfish saved—matters. -- Ken Breniman

• May we be honest about ourselves - our shortcomings, failures, sins and weaknesses - so that we can better appreciate God’s loving mercy toward us.

Reflections

• So what are we to do?

• Choosing the Right Guide

• Mercy and Justice – reflection for Next Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Recognizing Our True Self

• Australia is under strain – and politics is part of the problem

Musical Reflection

• Return to God

The way we love, forgive and serve

Just a few thoughts

• Wanting to be someone else is a waste of who you are. -- Kurt Cobain

• We pray for people of all faiths that they may discover Jesus’ golden rule: treat others as you would like them to treat you, also enshrined in their own religious teachings.

Reflections

• The ‘how’ of Christian life.

• Can we love like that?

• Dinner and a Show – reflection for Next Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Human dignity is a gift worth defending: - Pope Leo

• Can corporate philanthropy do genuine good?

Musical Reflection

• O Christ The Healer

Actively do something about their situation.

Just a few thoughts

• One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others would want you to be, rather than being yourself. -- Shannon L. Alder

• May the poor and hungry be a primary concern of Christians, so that we learn how to be just toward others and relieve human suffering.

• We pray for school and college principals. May they fulfil their weighty responsibilities with integrity and find their role of leadership deeply satisfying.

Reflections

• What we do and fail to do with wealth

• See with different eyes and love with a different heart

• Ever More Perfect – reflection for Next Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Look to the sky this Season of Creation

• Supporting refugees, seniors, families in crisis is ‘the Church in action’

Musical Reflection

• Brother, Sister, Let Me Serve You

St Anne’s baby

Just a few thoughts

• Great leaders have three things; inner light, inner vision, and inner strength. -- Amit Ray

• May peace come to the land of Mary’s birth so that Christian, Jewish, Muslim and Druze people can put aside all bitterness and live together in justice and harmony.

• We pray thankfully for all who are shining examples of neighbourly love. May they inspire us to be as generous of heart.

Reflections

• When a Child is born, a Mother is born.

• Be for others a light

• Is love a debt? – reflection for This Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Building a civilisation of love against a culture of power

• When Are We Home?

Musical Reflection

• Beauty for Brokenness