You can see our 10am service on-line by clicking this link Jesus carries his cross, St Cassian's Centre, Kinterbury, England Penetcost 14 The deeper meaning of this week's Gospel reading (Matthew 16.21-28) reading is that following Jesus requires a complete shift from worldly ideas of success and power to a life of self-sacrifice and trust in God's plan. Jesus tells his disciples for the first time that he must go to Jerusalem to suffer, die, and rise again. The disciples exp

You can see our 10am service on-line by clicking this link [unfortunately, we cannot live stream the RAN Band's performance] Pentecost 13 On Sunday morning at 10am we are having a Morning Prayer service, following which we will be joined by the Royal Australian Navy Band for a concert. There will be our usual refreshments afterwards in the narthex, and for the band in the Parish Hall or possibly in the Eastern Courtyard if the weather permits. Those wishing to receive holy co

You can see our 10am service on-line by clicking this link Mary, mother of our Lord Mary always held a place of honour within the English Church, before and after the English reformations, but many of the Roman Catholic doctrines surrounding her have been called into question over the centuries. Anglicans view the Virgin Mary with high honour as the Mother of God (Theotokos), and the greatest of human examples. We do not pray to her, nor ask her to mediate with God for us. Ou

You can see our 10am service on-line by clicking this link Ludovico Carracci, The Transfiguration, 1588-90 The Transfiguration of our Lord The transfiguration is recorded in each of the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew 17, Mark 9, Luke 9). Jesus goes up a mountain to pray. His face shines like the sun and his clothes become dazzling white. Moses (representing the Law) and Elijah (representing the Prophets) appear and talk with Jesus. A bright cloud covers them, and the voice of God

You can see our 10am service on-line by clicking this link William Wilberforce Abolutionist and social reformer Guest speaker at 10am Roscoe Howell is our guest speaker on Sunday at 10am. Roscoe is a social planner, and the Founding Director and current Secretary of Slavery Links. He began work on slavery in 2005. He is the author of ‘Australians and Modern Slavery’, 2011. Music on Sunday Pentecost 10 TENOR & BASS EUCHARIST @ 10.00 AM Prelude: Trio super 'Allein Gott in de

You can see our 10am service on-line by clicking this link St James the Great The Apostle James was one of Jesus' closest confidents. With his brother, John, they were sons of Zebedee, known as sons of thunder, and we called by Jesus from their work as fishermen on the Sea of Galilee. He was the first Apostle to be martyred, in 44AD. He is the patron saint of Spain, where his bones are said to lie in the shrine at Santiago de Compostela, one of the world's lonf-standing pilgr

You can see our 10am service on-line by clicking this link Angel of the Plains ca. 21st century.–Péterfy, László Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Paks, Hungary Pentecost 8 In this weekend's Gospel reading, "sowing good seeds" is a metaphor investing our time, faith, actions and resources into things that honour God, which ultimately will yield a positive harvest of spiritual growth and blessings. Just like a farmer who plants a seed and waits for a plant to grow, the things yo

You can see our 10am service on-line by clicking this link François-Joseph Navez The Incredulity of Saint Thomas 1823 St Thomas A "doubting Thomas" is a common idiom used to describe a skeptic who refuses to believe something without direct, personal, or empirical evidence. The phrase originates from the biblical account of the Apostle Thomas in the Gospel of St John. According to the narrative, Thomas was not present when the resurrected Jesus first appeared to the other dis

You can see our 10am service on-line by clicking this link St Peter and St Paul Ss Peter and Paul, two foundational figures of Christianity, are celebrated together, as their combined martyrdoms established the faith in Rome. Peter, originally a fisherman named Simon, he was one of Jesus's twelve original apostles. He is recognized by the Roman Catholic Church as the first Pope and Bishop of Rome. Tradition holds he was martyred in Rome by being crucified upside down. Within

You can see our 10am service on-line by clicking this link Robert Scott Lauder, Christ Teacheth Humility. 1847 Pentecost 3 In this weekend's Gospel reading, Jesus prepares His disciples for the severe realities of following Him. He warns them to expect persecution, just as He faced opposition, but reassures them of God's sovereign protection, ultimate eternal reward, and the radical, life-altering commitment true discipleship requires. Music on Sunday 10am Choral Eucharist Pr

You can see our 10am service on-line by clicking this link From Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry c.1411-1416 Gebroeders van Limburg or Gebroeders Van Lymborch; fl. 1385–1416 Pentecost 2 In this Sunday's gospel we have two closely linked stories that highlight Jesus upending social and religious boundaries through radical inclusion, mercy, and supernatural healing. Read together, these verses present a Christ who moves intentionally toward the marginalized, the ritually "unc

You can see our 10am service on-line by clicking this link Trinity Sunday This weekend we celebrate the doctrine of the Holy Trinity: the belief that God is one unified being expressed in three distinct Persons: the Father, the Son (Jesus Christ), and the Holy Spirit. Music on Sunday TENOR AND BASS EUCHARIST @ 10.00 AM Prelude: Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr – Johann Gottfried Walther (1684-1748) Hymns: Processional Eternal Father, strong to save Gradual Father of he

You can see our 10am service on-line by clicking this link Pentecost - Whitsunday The term "Pentecost" is derived from the Greek word pentekoste, meaning "fiftieth". It originally referred to an ancient Jewish agricultural festival known as Shavuot (the Feast of Weeks), which was celebrated 50 days after Passover. In the Jewish tradition, it celebrates the giving of the Torah (the Law) on Mount Sinai and the early wheat harvest. In the book, the Acts of the Apostles, we learn

You can see our 10am service on-line by clicking this link Ascension window, Pioneer Chapel Artists: Petra Reece, Martin Osendarp Snr, Ruth Turner 1985 The Feast of Christ's Ascension The key to appreciating Ascension Day is knowing that, when Jesus ascends, he accomplishes both his glory and our good. His glory is his seating at the right hand of God from where his intercessions (his prayers for the saints and us) are directly to the Father. In other words, Jesus is now inv

I was tidying my home this week when George Herbert’s little book of poetry tumbled out from the book shelf – the well‑thumbed one that has survived dinner parties, some Scrabble battles, and the occasional spilled glass of wine. As I flipped through its familiar pages, one poem stopped me again: Love (III). Those opening lines – “Love bade me welcome; yet my soul drew back, guilty of dust and sin” – still land with the same quiet force it always has....

This week I attended a talk on Medieval Art on the Move: Global Networks in a Pre‑Global World by Dr Alicia Walker. It was fascinating to discover how deeply interconnected the medieval world truly was. Byzantine church art – often imagined as purely local and self‑contained – was in fact shaped by influences that travelled from Persia, Syria, Armenia, the Islamic world, and even China. Architectural ideas, decorative motifs, and precious materials moved across continents...

This is my thirty‑first year singing the Australian National Anthem, and it still stirs something deep within me. Perhaps that is because I was born in Singapore and grew up immersed in a different culture; yet my life has always been shaped by the wider Commonwealth story....

When Jesus walks beside you and you don’t even know it: the hidden power of the Emmaus Road... There’s a quiet wonder in the Emmaus story. Two disciples walk mile after mile with the risen Jesus, and yet they have no idea who He is. Not because He is distant, or veiled in glory, but because He appears as something far more disarming – ordinary. A fellow traveller...

Faith is not based on tangible proof or visible signs, but on the deeper, spiritual understanding that comes through hearing and receiving God's word. It's a reminder that even in times when our faith feels weak or uncertain, it’s that trust in what God has revealed that holds us steady. This week’s Gospel has been echoing through my days

You can see our 1 0am service on-line by clicking this link Tenebrae and the Easter Vigil services will also be available on this link Brighton Covenant Churches final station on the Walk of Witness - Good Friday Easter celebrates God’s victory over death through Jesus’ resurrection and the launch of a brand-new creation. But to feel the weight of that morning, you have to walk through the week that led to it. Holy Week slows us down and lets us see what was happening: betr