Sunday 28 February -10am AGM Sunday

In life we often make conditional promises. So, for example, we promise to turn up to a sporting match on the condition that we get a go on the field; or we promise to work for someone on the condition that they pay us well and offer us good working conditions. Making conditional promises is a normal part of life, but God offers us something that is beyond the everyday.

This Sunday we will be hearing from the Bible about Abraham, to whom God made the unconditional promise that he would have many descendants who would live in the land God promised to give. As we think through this reading, we will consider the unconditional promises that God makes to us – especially the unconditional promises to forgive us, to receive us graciously, and to give us a future that not even death can destroy.

This Sunday we will meet at 10am for service with Holy Communion. The Sunday school will meet at about 10:45am.

God’s Blessings to you,

Fraser Pearce, Pastor

Don't forget - Ash Wednesday 17 February 7:30pm

Sunday 21 February - 9am

Everyone knows what it’s like to be tempted, and everyone knows what it’s like to give in to temptation. In fact even in relatively unimportant matters – like having an extra helping of dessert – temptation can be so strong that we can feel powerless to resist. We can feel that no matter how strong our resolutions are, we will give in at the first challenge.

This Sunday we will be hearing the account of Jesus being tempted in the desert. As listen closely to this account, we will consider how Jesus stood firm in the face of strong temptation; we will consider how God gives us the strength to get up again when we fall; and we will consider how God helps us to do what is right when temptation comes our way.

This Sunday we will meet at 9am for a service with Holy Communion. The Sunday school will meet at about 9:45am.

God’s blessings to you,

Fraser Pearce, Pastor

Sunday 14 February - 10am

We will be celebrating Transfiguration Sunday.

Sunday 7 February 9am - First Sunday

No matter how carefully we keep our financial records in order, an audit from the tax department can make us uneasy and a little anxious. Likewise, no matter how well we keep in shape, a visit to the doctor for a checkup can be an unpleasant and even daunting experience. But the prospect of having God closely scrutinize our lives - no matter how well we may have lived - can be the most threatening thing of all. It can be so threatening that we’d rather not even think about it; we’d rather avoid God completely.

This Sunday we will hear passages from the Bible that describe the terror people have experienced in meeting God face to face. As we think through these readings, we will consider how God comes to us not to condemn us, but to bring us healing and life in Christ Jesus; we will consider how we can joyfully welcome God into our lives.

This Sunday we will meet at 9am for a service with Holy Communion. The Sunday school will meet at about 9:45am.

God’s blessings to you,

Fraser Pearce, Pastor