You are to encourage and build up the body of Christ, preaching the word of God ... Ordinal, A Prayer Book for Australia 1995
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Preacher 90th Anniversary
The Reverend Owen Thomas
Visiting celebrant and preacher
The Reverend Clive H Norton
Visiting preacher
The Venerable Geoff Huard
Archdeacon of Liverpool (Georges River)
Visiting preacher
The Right Reverend Peter Ramsden
Bishop of Port Moresby, PNG
Visiting preacher
The Reverend Sue Emeleus
Deacon,
St George's Paddington
27 December 2009 | First Sunday after Christmas The Rector The Holy Family - Archbishop of Canterbury |
25 December 2009 | Christmas The Rector The birth of our Lord - Luke 2.1-14 |
20 December 2009 | Fourth Sunday of Advent The Rector |
13 December 2009 | Third Sunday of Advent The Rector Live good and faithful lives - Luke 3. 7-18 |
6 December 2009 | Second Sunday of Advent,
Gill Wilkinson Finance Director, Anglican Church of PNG |
29 November 2009 | Advent Readings and Carols The Rector Incarnation: love and intimacy |
29 November 2009 | Quintessential (Advent 1) Education for Ministry Doing liturgy again for the first time |
22 November 2009 | Christ the King Grant Murray, Tribes and Nations Jesus the King |
15 November 2009 | Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost The Rector Challenge to Mission - Hebrews 10.11-14 |
8 November 2009 | Remembrance Sunday The Rector Feeding the wolf within |
8 November 2009 | Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost Sue Parks |
1 November 2009 | All Saints The Rector All Saints and stewardship - John 11.32-44 |
25 October 2009 | Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost The Rector Blindeness and sight - Mark 10.46-52 |
18 October 2009 | Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost The Rector Faith shaping hymody |
11 October 2009 | Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost The Rector Following Jesus - Mark 10.17-31 |
4 October 2009 | St Francis of Assisi The Rector Relationships of compassion, openess and respect |
27 September 2009 | Social Justice Sunday Dr Barbara Ferguson Healing for Women of the Congo - Slide presentation |
20 September 2009 | International Day of Peace Fr Andre Jacobs Who is the greatest?- Mark 9.30-37 |
13 September 2009 | Creation Sunday The Rector Caring for creation |
6 September 2009 | Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost The Rector Vengeance |
30 August 2009 | Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost Fr Andre Jacobs Digesting spiritual food - Mark 7.1-8 |
23 August 2009 | Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost The Rector Put off the armour of God - Ephesians 6.1-20 |
16 August 2009 | Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost The Rector Live wisely – simplicity and slowing down - John 6.51-58 |
9 August 2009 | Tenth Sunday after Pentecost The Rector Hiroshima Day - 1 Kings 19.4-8 |
2 August 2009 | 90th Anniversary Celebration Revd Owen Thomas The Living Church - 1 Peter 2.4-10 |
26 July 2009 | Eighth Sunday after Pentecost Revd Clive H Norton There is that of God in every person |
19 July 2009 | Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Revd Clive H Norton God: the heart of reality |
12 July 2009 | Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Revd Clive H Norton The Spirit of truth will teach you |
5 July 2009 | Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Revd Clive H Norton Baptism - aligning ourselves with God |
28 June 2009 | Quintessential (Pentecost 4) The Rector Sharing the Good News of the Gospel |
21 June 2009 | Celebration of Volunteers The Rector Thanksgiving for volunteers - John 13. 2-9, 12-17, 33-35 |
21 June 2009 | Third Sunday after Pentecost The Rector Job and Suffering - Job 38.1-11 |
14 June 2009 | Second Sunday after Pentecost |
7 June 2009 | Trinity Sunday The Rector Living God's justice, peace and love |
31 May 2009 | Pentecost The Rector Eternal Spirit of the living God |
24 May 2009 | Seventh Sunday of Easter The Rector Eternal life |
17 May 2009 | Sixth Sunday of Easter The Rector You shall love God - promise not command |
10 May 2009 | Fifth Sunday of Easter (Mothers' Day) The Rector God is love - Anna's wisdom - 1 John 4. 7-21 |
3 May 2009 | St Mark's Day - Patronal Festival Alan Little United with gifts to share - Ephesians 4.7-16 |
26 April 2009 | Third Sunday of Easter The Rector ANZAC - Peace |
19 April 2009 | Second Sunday of Easter The Rector Christ is risen. He is risen indeed! - John 20.19-31 |
12 April 2009 | Easter Day The Rector Bringing Life and Transformation |
29 March 2009 | Quintessential (Lent 5) The Rector Annual Pastoral Address |
15 March 2009 | Fourth Sunday in Lent The Rector The flaws are important |
15 March 2009 | Third Sunday in Lent The Rector Sabbath Time - Exodus 20.1-17 |
8 March 2009 | Second Sunday in Lent The Rector Being yourself - Mark 8.31-38 |
1 March 2009 | First Sunday in Lent The Rector Penitence - Psalm 25.1-10 |
22 February 2009 | Seventh Sunday after Epiphany The Rector The Lord's Prayer |
15 February 2009 | Sixth Sunday after Epiphany The Rector Tragedies |
8 February 2009 | Fifth Sunday after Epiphany The Rector Being known |
1 February 2009 | Fourth Sunday after Epiphany The Rector Being known |
25 January 2009 | Third Sunday after Epiphany The Rector Secrets |
23 January 2009 | Funeral of Matthew Salvetti The Rector A song of yearning for a new heaven |
18 January 2009 | Second Sunday after Epiphany The Rector The God I don't believe in |
11 January 2009 | Baptism of our Lord The Rector Making connections between life and faith |
4 January 2009 | Epiphany of our Lord The Rector New Year |
25 December 2008 | Christmas The Rector God who lies in a manger |
14 December 2008 | Third Sunday of Advent The Rector The one who is coming |
7 December 2008 | Advent Readings and Carols The Rector Prepare the way for the coming of the Lord |
7 December 2008 | Second Sunday of Advent The Rector Prepare the way for the coming of the Lord |
30 November 2008 | Quintessential Dr Barbara Booth Desperate Times: Where is God? Your People Need You - Isaiah 64.1-9 |
23 November 2008 | Christ the King The Rector Christ our King - Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 |
2 November 2008 | All Saints Revd Clive H Norton How can we say that we're all saints - Matthew 5.1-12 |
26 October 2008 | Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost The Rector Holiness - Leviticus 19.2 |
19 October 2008 | Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost The Rector Jesus teaches the way of God in truth - Matthew 22.16 |
12 October 2008 | Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost The Rector God as judge or companion |
5 October 2008 | Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost The Rector Growing old, growing young |
28 September 2008 | Social Justice Sunday The Rector Do justice, walk humbly with our God - Matthew 21: 28-32 |
21 September 2008 | Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Valedictory) The Venerable Geoff Huard, Archdeacon of Liverpool |
14 September 2008 | Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost (PNG Martyrs) The Right Reverend Peter Ramsden Step up to God's mission- Matthew 18.21-35 |
7 September 2008 | Creation Sunday The Rector Safeguarding creation - Genesis 1:27, 28; 2 |
31 August 2008 | Quintessential Sunday Theo Mackaay Take up your cross - Matthew 16.21-28 |
24 August 2008 | Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost The Rector How we speak of God - Matthew 16.13-20 |
17 August 2008 | Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost The Rector The woman who taught Jesus - Matthew 15. 21-28 |
10 August 2008 | Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost The Rector Do not be afraid it is I - Matthew 14. 22-36 |
3 August 2008 | Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost The Rector Baptism and Identity |
27 July 2008 | Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost The Rector Connecting Sundays to Mondays |
20 July 2008 | Tenth Sunday after Pentecost The Rector Wheat and weeds - Matthew 13.24-30, 36-43 |
6 July 2008 | Eighth Sunday after Pentecost The Rector Journey of Relationship with God - Matthew 11.15-19, 25-30 |
29 June 2008 | Quintessential Sunday The Rector Thanksgiving for Volunteers - Luke 10.25-37 |
22 June 2008 | Sixth Sunday after Pentecost The Revd Sue Emeleus God loves you as your are - Matthew 10. 24-39 |
15 June 2008 | Fifth Sunday after Pentecost The Rector Violence |
1 June 2008 | Connect09 Prayer Day The Rector |
25 May 2008 | Second Sunday after Pentecost The Rector The inclusive embrace of God - Matthew 6.22-34 |
18 May 2008 | Trinity Sunday The Rector Cyclones and earthquakes – has heaven itself collapsed? |
11 May 2008 | Pentecost The Rector An encounter with the Spirit is empowering - Acts 2.1-21 |
4 May 2008 | St Mark, Evangelist & Martyr Revd Janine Steele The Presence of God - Isaiah 62.6-12 |
27 April 2008 | ANZAC Remembrance The Rector Do not repay eveil for evel - 1 Peter 3.8-17 |
13 April 2008 | Fourth Sunday of Easter The Rector Questions more important than answers - John 10.1-10 |
12 April 2008 | Wedding The Rector Christian marriage |
6 April 2008 | Third Sunday of Easter Revd Clive H Norton Talking and eating - Luke 24.13-25 |
30 March 2008 | Annual Pastoral Address The Rector Whom will I send? Here I am, send me - Isaiah 6. 1-6 |
23 March 2008 | Easter Day The Rector 1x1x1 Challenge - Matthew 28.1-10 |
9 March 2008 | Fifth Sunday in Lent The Rector Attitude - Life giving or binding - John 11.1-45 |
2 March 2008 | Fourth Sunday in Lent The Rector Our hope is in God - John 9.1-41 |
24 February 2008 | Third Sunday in Lent The Rector Being loved by those we find contemptible - John 4.5-42 |
17 February 2008 | Second Sunday in Lent The Rector On not being strong - Matthew 17.1-9 |
10 February 2008 | First Sunday in Lent The Rector Apology |
3 February 2008 | Fourth Sunday after Epiphany Kirsty Robertson, ABM Do justice, love kindness, walk humbly - Micah 6.1-8 |
27 January 2008 | Third Sunday after Epiphany The Rector Following Jesus - Matthew 4.12-25 |
20 January 2008 | Second Sunday after Epiphany Revd Clive H Norton Sharing 'Good News' - Praying for justice and peace |
13 January 2008 | Baptism of Jesus Revd Clive H Norton Discerning what matters - Matthew 3.13-17 |
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