Due to the high temperature forcast for tomorrow, the working bee has been cancelled. At this stage the work on the shed roof is being planned for the 26th April.
Please see below for service details.
God's peace,
Pastor Matt
14 March 2008
11 March 2008
Wednesday 12th & Sunday 16th March
This week our midweek Leten devotions come to a conclusion as we meditate upon our Lord's death and burial in preparation for Holy Week. Service will begin at 7.30pm on Wednesday.
Sunday's service will begin at 11.00am with the procession of the Palms. As we contemplate our Lord's entry into Jerusalem to shouts of Hosanna, we do so in view of His impending passion. The service will move us from Palms to Passion as we anticipate the events of the coming week.
The Lord be with you,
Pastor Matt
Sunday's service will begin at 11.00am with the procession of the Palms. As we contemplate our Lord's entry into Jerusalem to shouts of Hosanna, we do so in view of His impending passion. The service will move us from Palms to Passion as we anticipate the events of the coming week.
The Lord be with you,
Pastor Matt
4 March 2008
Wednesday 5th & Sunday 9th March
This Wednesday (7/3) our Lenten devotional services will continue, with the service beginning at 7.30pm. This week we will be meditating on Matthew 27:27-44 where Jesus is mocked and crucified, with the crowd taunting Him to use His divine power to save Himself. Instead our Lord chose to suffer the ultimate humiliation and suffering so that we might live. His display of strength and power on the cross was far beyond anything the world could ever envisage!
On Sunday we will meet for Divine Service at 8.30am and hear St John's account of the raising of Lazarus. This reading reminds us of the sure and certain hope of our own bodily resurrection, but it also points to the compassion, love and grace of our Lord as He mourns with those who mourn. The 'mini' victory over death Jesus accomplishes in this reading whets our appetites for the even greater resurrection victory we will celebrate at Easter once more.
God's peace be with you,
Pastor Matt
Pastor Matt
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26 February 2008
For Wednesday 27th Feb & Sunday 2nd March
We will continue our Lenten devotions this week with service beginning at 7.30pm on Wednesday night. As we hear of Judas' distress over his treacherous treatment of our Lord, we will think about the purpose of repentance and the direction in which it leads us.
On Sunday, Divine Service will begin at 11.00am. This week the Gospel tells of Jesus' healing of the man born blind and the response of the Pharisees. In their rejection of Jesus, the Pharisees reveal their spiritual blindness. As they excommunicate the healed blind man Jesus is able to reveal the purpose of restoring sight to this man - to bring him to faith and reveal His identity as the Son of Man. We may consider what it is that blinds us to the things of God; but more importantly we will be remembering the same resotration of sight is offered to us in the forgiveness of sins.
God's peace,
Pastor Matt
On Sunday, Divine Service will begin at 11.00am. This week the Gospel tells of Jesus' healing of the man born blind and the response of the Pharisees. In their rejection of Jesus, the Pharisees reveal their spiritual blindness. As they excommunicate the healed blind man Jesus is able to reveal the purpose of restoring sight to this man - to bring him to faith and reveal His identity as the Son of Man. We may consider what it is that blinds us to the things of God; but more importantly we will be remembering the same resotration of sight is offered to us in the forgiveness of sins.
God's peace,
Pastor Matt
19 February 2008
For Wednesday 20th Feb. & Sunday 24th Feb.
Our Lenten devotions continue this week on Wednesday evening, beginning at 7.30pm. As our meditation on the passion continues, we will be contemplating Peter's threefold denial of Christ during His trial before the high priest. Rather than pointing our finger at St Peter, we will remember the ways in which we all 'follow at a distance' and rejoice that our salvation is secured by Christ's faithfulness, not ours.
This Sunday (24th Feb.) we will be having a parish service at Trinity which will be followed by our parish AGM. Divine Service will commence at 10am and will include the baptism of Bodie Jake McCabe.
In preparation, you might like to meditate on these central verses from Sunday's readings:
God proves his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us. Much more surely then, now that we have been justified by his blood, will we be saved through him from the wrath of God. (Romans 5:8-9).
God's peace,
Pastor Matt
This Sunday (24th Feb.) we will be having a parish service at Trinity which will be followed by our parish AGM. Divine Service will commence at 10am and will include the baptism of Bodie Jake McCabe.
In preparation, you might like to meditate on these central verses from Sunday's readings:
God proves his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us. Much more surely then, now that we have been justified by his blood, will we be saved through him from the wrath of God. (Romans 5:8-9).
God's peace,
Pastor Matt
12 February 2008
For Wednesday 13th & Sunday 17th February
Our Lenten devotions continue this week with service beginning at 7.30pm on Wednesday. This week we begin our reading and meditation on the passion of our Lord. We will hear Jesus' prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane and will consider what it teaches us about our own life of prayer.
On Sunday (17th February) Divine Service will begin at 10am and will be followed by our congregational AGM. With the cross looming on the horizon in this Lenten season, we will hear very clearly that God chooses us to be His and works to make it so through the gracious work of His Son. Just as Abraham was chosen by God and his faith was credited to him as righteousness, we too are set right with God purely out of grace. For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life (John 3:16).
God's peace,
Pastor Matt
On Sunday (17th February) Divine Service will begin at 10am and will be followed by our congregational AGM. With the cross looming on the horizon in this Lenten season, we will hear very clearly that God chooses us to be His and works to make it so through the gracious work of His Son. Just as Abraham was chosen by God and his faith was credited to him as righteousness, we too are set right with God purely out of grace. For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life (John 3:16).
God's peace,
Pastor Matt
5 February 2008
Wednesday 6th Feb & Sunday 10th Feb
Tomorrow marks the beginning of Lent for this year. Accordingly we will be holding an Ash Wednseday service with Holy Communion, beginning at 7.30pm on Wednesday the 6th of February. This service will include the ancient rite of the imposition of the ashes, and will mark the beginning of our midweek Lenten services.
On Sunday the 10th, Divine Service will begin at 8.30am.
For your preparation the readings for Sunday are:
Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 The creation and fall
Romans 5:12-19 Death through Adam, life through Christ
Matthew 4:1-11 The temptation of Jesus
God's peace,
Pastor Matt
On Sunday the 10th, Divine Service will begin at 8.30am.
For your preparation the readings for Sunday are:
Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 The creation and fall
Romans 5:12-19 Death through Adam, life through Christ
Matthew 4:1-11 The temptation of Jesus
God's peace,
Pastor Matt
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