Being a christian community means being part of the great and ever expanding body of the cosmic god. It means being in our bodies and using them, when we can, to bring about justice and peace for the other bodies that cannot stand on their own. Bodies, and their many identities have been at the…
Jacaranda meets Bougainvillea on Grey Street, St Kilda. Misty mauves and brilliant purples entangle Southern cousins meet journeying across the Indian and Pacific oceans. They thrive in this great South land, Welcomed and proudly part of the street scene. Their colours light up life for the stumbles and beggars, The backpackers and construction workers, Sacred…
We are in the last stages of COP26 – the gathering of world wide people in Glasgow that aims to avert climate disaster by keeping the warming of the earth no more than 1.5% above the pre-industrial revolution level. Some analysts are cautiously optimistic about the results. Others are very sceptical and of course actions…
Jill and I travelled to Taize late in the twentieth century as part of our three month tour of Europe. I felt this tour was a kind of pilgrimage in which we visited key landmarks in spirituality, both ancient and modern. For example, we visited Canterbury Cathedral where we were invited to take the bread…
It is humbling and exciting to be collaborating with Robert on the service for this week. It will incorporate many of the elements of a Taize service as practiced by the Taize Community in France. When discussing the possibility after a recent service, it was impressive that at least three members of St. Kilda had…
Methodist Church in Zimbabwe – Melbourne Fellowship Ishe is a member of the Methodist Church in Zimbabwe – Melbourne Fellowship. We are so fortunate to have had ZMF use our church as their home for the last 2 years. In doing so we have been able to gather together as a joint congregation, especially for…
Last week I spent time reading Bachar Houli’s autobiography which is subtitled faith, football and family. His words prompted me to think about different perspectives of how we live out our faith. In the foreword Waleed Aly highlights some of the changes Houli has brought to the way the AFL conducts its business. Aly states…
Exciting news! Rev Alexandra Sangster will be taking up the position as our next minister from 1st February 2022 and that her first service will be on February 6th. Rev Alexandra Sangster has been working as a Minister of the Word with the Uniting Church in Australia for over 17 years and as an actor…
I don’t need to tell you that Lockdown 6 is hard and seems to be extracting the last drops of hope and stamina from many of us. As part of my lockdown reading and surviving, I’ve dipped into a book by Julie Perrin, [Julie wrote the lyrics of the song deep Stillness’ that we sing].…
Lennie’s response to the earthquake: I am still shaking, with, my legs glued to ground An earthquake came, with rumbling sound It threatened my house, my life and my sleep It was more than I could bear and I will certainly keep Locked away in case, it comes again Keeping me on edge, if…