For Sunday the 1st of June - 9:00am

We are all familiar with people who speak out against evils in society, but who go on to show very human weaknesses. So we hear that a television evangelist who preaches against pornography has been hiring prostitutes. Or we hear that a campaigner for peace has been charged with assault. Or we hear that an environmental activist has a lifestyle of conspicuous consumption. It’s all very human.

 

This Sunday we will hear Jesus’ teaching about the need to be honest and real when it comes to moral standards. Jesus encourages us to promote what is good and to reject what is evil, but to do so in a spirit of humility. Since we can be tempted to do the very things we speak against, we do well to trust in God’s mercy, and to refrain from condemning people who fall into sin.

 

This Sunday we will be meeting at 9:00am for a service with Holy Communion. The Sunday School will meet at about 9:45am.

 

God’s peace to you,

 

Fraser Pearce, Pastor

For Sunday the 25th of May - 10:00am

All of us have some experience of conscience – of having the need to make moral judgments about what we are about to do, or about what we have done. In fact even when we would rather not have to think about being accountable for our actions, conscience can intrude like an unwelcome guest, and keep nagging us to do what is right and avoid what is wrong.

 

This Sunday we will be hearing readings from the Scriptures that help us understand what conscience is, and how God’s word gives us peace when we experience an uneasy conscience. We will especially think through the way that God leads us in humility by freeing us to obey our conscience as it is informed by God’s mercy and love.

 

This Sunday we will be meeting at 10:00am for a service with communion. The Sunday school will meet at 10:45am.

 

God’s peace to you,

 

Fraser Pearce, Pastor

For Sunday the 18th of May - 9:00am

Whether the universe has any discernable meaning continues to be a controversial question in our society. While scientists describe in great detail the way in which living things grow and change, the question of why there is something rather than nothing remains beyond the reach of human thought.

 

This Sunday we will be hearing the account of the creation from the book of Genesis. In this account God brings creation into being by speaking his word, and considers all that he has made ‘good’. As we think through what this means, we will consider how God continues to speak to us today, and so bring his blessing and peace into our lives.

 

This Sunday we will be meeting at 9:00am for a service with Holy Communion. We will also be hosting an ecumenical service at 5:00pm.

 

God’s peace to you,

 

Fraser Pearce, Pastor

For Sunday the 11th of May - 10:00 a.m.

This Sunday our congregation will be holding its church camp at Hall's Gap, but there will still be a service with communion at the normal time of 10:00 a.m.

God's peace to you,

Fraser Pearce, Pastor