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Posted by Alan Lukabyo 1 year ago.
Here’s an interesting fact: the majority of adults now in Anglican churches attended Sunday school as children. This tells us at least two things. First, in our kids’ groups each week we are helping lay a foundation for a lifetime of active faith. read more ...
Posted by Alan Lukabyo 1 year ago.
I’m on a committee updating the prayer book for Sydney Anglican churches. read more ...
Posted by Alan Lukabyo 1 year ago.
Welcome to church this weekend, and especially to those joining us for our Confirmation Service.
Non church-goers sometimes explain involving their children in our programmes as helping them understand Christian beliefs ‘so when they’re older they’ll be abl read more ...
Posted by Alan Lukabyo 1 year ago.
Next Sunday we will be having a Confirmation service at 7pm. What’s the point of confirmation? It’s not mentioned in the Bible, so why do we do it?
People sometimes mistakenly guess that confirmation is there to compensate for the practice of baptising babies. read more ...
Posted by Alan Lukabyo 1 year ago.
I’m delighted to say that this week we welcome a new member onto our ministry staff team: Bec Carritt. Bec joins us as part-time Children’s and Youth Minister, filling a gap left by Matt Keller’s move in January. read more ...
Posted by Alan Lukabyo 1 year ago.
How many special ‘days’ can you name? New Year’s Day, Australia Day, Easter Day, ANZAC Day... The public holidays are the easiest to remember, but there are many less high-profile ones each year: International Women’s Day, Harmony Day, etc. read more ...
Posted by Alan Lukabyo 1 year ago.
Churchgoing has changed. Not so long ago most Anglican services were similar – we all used the prayer book, including the evening services with youth members. We felt we belonged to the parish as a whole – to all congregations – despite having our home base. read more ...
Posted by Alan Lukabyo 1 year ago.
How can we use our weekly services to reach out to our community? As Anglicans we have inherited a pattern of church services, but if we were to invent them from scratch, what would they look like? Would we have a basic order of things, or would we toss all the pieces in the air each week? Would read more ...
Posted by Alan Lukabyo 1 year ago.
Christian ministers have long complained that our society is in denial about death. This was a standard line as I was growing up – perhaps you’ve heard similar things in sermons. Maybe it used to be true, but I’m not sure it’s such a problem any more. read more ...
Posted by Alan Lukabyo 1 year ago.
Everybody eats. The need to stop for meals is something we have in common with every other human being. The same is true of sleeping, but there’s something special about meals. read more ...
Posted by Alan Lukabyo 1 year ago.
Did you catch the story this week about the collision in Victoria? A badly-injured driver was trapped in his vehicle, and the ambulance paramedics arrived too late - they could only confirm that he was dead. read more ...
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Posted 3 weeks ago.
I have had a number of conversations recently with members of the congregation who are enthusiastic about the initiatives in the plan we are implementing but wanted me to be aware that our church h read more >>
Posted by Alistair Seabrook 2 months ago.
Have you ever been to an art gallery and seen a picture that just captures your attention so much that you can’t take your eyes off it? The more you look at the picture, the more you are impressed b read more >>
Posted by Alistair Seabrook 3 months ago.
It isn’t very often that we call a doctor out to do a home
visit these days and we don’t usually get the focused attention of the same doctor
for three full days. read more >>
Posted by Alistair Seabrook 4 months ago.
Is there life after death?
If there is, what is it like? For all the scepticism about God in our society
there is still a fascination with the idea of an afterlife. read more >>
Posted by Alistair Seabrook 4 months ago.
In a few
weeks time (8-10 March) we will be hosting Paul Borden, a ministry consultant
from America. read more >>
Posted by Alistair Seabrook 6 months ago.
Many of us will have found comfort, peace and
refreshment in the familiar words of Psalm 23. read more >>
Posted by Alistair Seabrook 6 months ago.
What is the flavour that sums up Christmas for you? Gingerbread? Chocolate?
Fruit cake? Plum pudding? Brandy sauce? Pavlova? Turkish delight? For me, the flavours
I associate with Christmas are m read more >>
Posted by Alistair Seabrook 6 months ago.
Last night was the Dundas Telopea Community Carols at Dundas
Public School. read more >>
Posted by Alistair Seabrook 6 months ago.
It is the season for nativity plays and many of us will be
enjoying watching children dressing up and playing their parts. read more >>
Posted by Alistair Seabrook 7 months ago.
This weekend is the start of Advent – the four weeks of
counting down to Christmas. It is a time to look forward to celebrating the
coming of God’s Son, Jesus Christ, into our world. read more >>
Posted by Alistair Seabrook 7 months ago.
My daughter loves to get a birthday party invitation from
one of her preschool friends. She gets so excited that she will read the
invitation over and over again. read more >>
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