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24.01.2022 Wednesday Musings for Pentecost - 31 May 2020 Acts 2:1-21 1 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. 2And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. 4All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability. 5 Now t...Continue reading

21.01.2022 Parish News Update 31/1/21

18.01.2022 Reflection 3 May 2020 - Easter 3A Psalm 23 The simple yet profound metaphor of the shepherd, and his relationship to his sheep is the theme of the whole psalm, where we see a typical near-eastern shepherd fulfilling his duties: ensuring that the sheep have water, food, rest, and safe paths to walk on, protecting them from dangers, particularly predators that would attack and kill them, using his staff and rod to not only protect the sheep, but to herd them, and putting oil ...on their heads and noses to drive away the annoying insects that cause infection. The themes of guidance, provision, and refuge are predominant. When Christians read this psalm, they see Jesus as the Good Shepherd who we hear in Gospel restores our souls, leads us in right paths, accompanies and comforts us through danger and darkness, provides the Eucharistic meal in the presence of our enemies of sin and death, and actively pursues us every day we live. It is interesting to observe the shift in pronouns referring to the LORD (the 3rd person he in vv.1-3, but 2nd person you vv.4-6). The focus moves from talking about God to talking with God in difficult times. In verse 6, the word follow does not imply bringing up the rear, but rather the sense is that of pursuing. The covenantal steadfast goodness and mercy, or love and support, of the Lord are not simply things upon which we depend each and every day, but rather these are things that vigorously pursue us. There are four sets of contrasts in this psalm: (1) want and provision, (2) rest and activity, (3) fear and comfort, and (4) danger and security. How have these applied in your life, and what effect does this have on your feelings about your present and future? See more

17.01.2022 This weeks News Update

16.01.2022 The Right Reverend Cameron Venables Bishop for the Western Region Homily Sunday, 7 th February 2021, Epiphany 5 Readings: Isaiah 40:21-31 Psalm 147:1-11 1Corinthians 9:16-23 Mark 1:29-39...Continue reading

15.01.2022 Leichhardt Chinchilla Anglican Mission Area COVID-19: Plans for Getting back to Church Dear all, As restrictions are being lifted our primary Christian duty is to protect vulnerable people, each other and ourselves. To help mitigate risk the Diocese has set out comprehensive guidelines for us to follow...Continue reading

14.01.2022 Midweek Musings for Trinity Sunday 7 June 2020 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 This is the end of Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians, also called its final exhortation. Paul is writing to the church in Corinth, which, through previous visits and letters, he knew was facing significant challenges especially around division and community. It comes as no surprise then, that at the end of this letter, Paul reminds them to agree with one another, live in peace, and greet one another...Continue reading

13.01.2022 21 March 21 Update newsletter

12.01.2022 Reflection Pentecost 5 - 5 July 2020 Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67 Abraham’s servant was given a difficult taskto go out and find a wife for his master’s son, Isaac. Abraham must have trusted his servant a great deal to give him such an important and life-altering task. The servant, however, did not trust his own intuition or discernment to complete the task assigned to him. Instead he turned to the God of his master Abraham for guidance. He prayed, O Lord, the God of my ...master Abraham, if now you will only make successful the way I am going! (Gen. 24:42). We know from the end of this story that the servant’s prayer made all the difference! How often do we begin our day overwhelmed by the things and tasks that have been assigned to us? How often do we wonder how we will make the right decisions or accomplish all that has been entrusted to us? Perhaps we can learn a lesson from this unnamed servant, who had the wisdom to place his trust in God and ask that God would make successful the way before him. See more

12.01.2022 This weeks update

10.01.2022 Bishop Cam Venebale Maundy Thursday message https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXPnSEUVgoE

09.01.2022 Bishop Cam Venables Sunday, 31 st January 2021, Epiphany 4 Readings: Deuteronomy 18:15-20 Psalm 111 1Corinthians 8:1-13 Mark 1:21-28 Through the Australia Day Awards each year we are given an opportunity to hear about remarkable women and men who have excelled in a particular field, and who have greatly contributed to society. I find that the awards help me lift my eyes up from the specialty areas I am passionate about to broader horizons of human endeavor and experience ...Continue reading

05.01.2022 Reflection 26 April 2020 - Easter 3A 1 Peter 1:17-23 In our understanding silver and gold are imperishable. But here in 1 Peter is a great place to point to the upended reality of God in Christ because it challenges our very assumptions about the nature of the universe. How can gold and silver, elements and minerals both, perish? Well, because they are the fleeting marks of wealth and worldly success. The richest people may indeed be rich their whole lives through, but for mo...st of the people throughout all of human history, wealth has come and gone, waxed and waned. Families and dynasties that were once in power have fallen out, empires have grown and collapsed. Every new system, every new way of ordering society, has granted some people fortune while granting other people misfortune. Every system that has ever existed, every one of them has failed. The mighty Rome Empire executed Jesus, and though they came to profess Christ, Rome is long fallen while more people come to Christ every day. What Peter is emphasising in his time is true also of ours, God has upended the world, we are taught by culture and history. God has been revealed in Christ and his precious blood was worth more than anything the world has ever used to measure wealth. Every emperor and every dynasty and every owner of every vault of silver and gold will fade away, while Christ will endure forever. This leads us to ask of ourselves: What do I value and where did I learn to value it? See more

05.01.2022 Bishop Cam Venables Sunday, 14th February 2021, Epiphany 6 Readings: 2Kings 5:1-14 Psalm 50:1-6 1Corinthians 9:24-27 Mark 1:40-45...Continue reading

03.01.2022 Reflection Easter 5 - 10 March 2020 John 14:1-14 John’s Gospel is about the signs and acts of Jesus and how they evoke belief, conversion, and transformation. This is how John states the purpose of this gospel: Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. But these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name (John 20:30-...31). In chapter fourteen, Jesus tells his disciples, Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me (John 14:1). The disciples had reason to be troubled. Jesus had just told them that there was a traitor among them. All of this troubled the disciples. Yet Jesus told them to not let their hearts be troubled. Not quite, Do not be afraid. Rather, Do not let your fears overwhelm you. Jesus never promised his disciples, then and now, to have life without trouble. But Jesus promised that we could have an untroubled heart even in a troubled life. Jesus told his disciples that putting their trust in him was the path to a non-anxious presence. Some commentators argues that this passage is a command to the disciples; they says that the the imperative in the first verse implies that the disciples should stop being troubled. Another translation for this is, Set your heart at ease. Unclench your heart and let go of your fears. Instead of giving into a troubled heart, Jesus told the disciples to put their trust in God. This was a radical call. It was also a radical promise that doing so would bring comfort and peace to a troubled heart. For us today, it is an invitation to put our trust in God and to find peace in Jesus. It is not about suppressing our fears, but to be aware of our fears and our anxieties and to firmly put our trust in the living God. See more

03.01.2022 Bishop Cam Venables Sunday, 21st February 2021, Lent 1 Readings: Genesis 9:8-17 Psalm 25:1-10 1Peter 3:18-22 Mark 1:9-15...Continue reading

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