For Sunday 14th June - 11am

This week I'm attending a workshop on Biblical peacemaking led by an organisation called 'Ambassadors of Reconciliation'. It's been wonderful to be reminded of the great treasure the church has been given to offer to all sinners - forgiveness in the name of Christ. Nothing new of course - it's the same good news through which the Holy Spirit brought us all to faith - but how refreshing to hear it spelled out so clearly!

This Sunday Divine Service will begin at 11.00am and will be followed by a congregational lunch. Come and receive the reconciliation God offers through His Son Jesus.

God's peace,
Pastor Matt

For Sunday 7th June – 8.30am

Divine Service will begin at 8.30am this week.

My apologies for the late notice.

God's peace,

Pastor Matt

For Sunday 24th May - 11.00am

So often people mistakenly believe the Christian faith is about being freed from the troubles of this life - as if Jesus was the magical 'pill' that inoculates us from any kind of hardship or suffering. While we'd all like to have a trouble free life, Jesus actually offers us something far more wonderful - life with Him. This Sunday we will hear Jesus' prayer from John 17 where Jesus Himself prays not that we would be taken from the troubles of this world, but that the Father would protect us from the evil one. With God's presence to support us, the hardships of this life provide a profound opportunity to bear witness to the love and mercy of God in Christ for us.

Divine service will begin at 11.00am.

The Lord be with you,
Pastor Matt

Sunday 17th April - 8.30am

This Sunday we will hear a remarkable reading from the gospel of St John in which Jesus declares us to be His friends. Think about that for a moment. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the One through Whom all things were made, considers you His friend!

How and why this is so will occupy our thoughts on Sunday. Service will begin at 8.30am.

God's peace to you,
Pastor Matt

Sunday 26th April & 3rd May

Service times for the next two Sundays:

April 26th - Divine Service begins 11.00am

May 3rd - Divine Service begins 8.30am

God's peace,
Pastor Matt

Service for Holy Week

Please join us this week as we are served by God's word and Holy Sacrament, witnessing again the love of the Father in life, death and resurrection of His Son, our Lord Jesus.

Maundy Thursday - Service with Communion, beginning 5.30pm
Good Friday - Service of the Word, beginning 8.30am
Easter Sunday - Divine Service celebrating the Resurrection of our Lord, beginning 11.00am

Sunday's service will include the resurrection of three little ones through holy baptism - Ananiya, Mechac and Koleta Dieudonne. Service will be followed by a shared lunch and an ongoing Easter celebration - African style! Please join us.

God's peace,
Pastor Matt

For Sunday 5th April - 8.30am

I'm sorry I didn't post anything last week and am only just getting to it on Friday this week. I have to say that the last couple of weeks have been fairly crazy, especially last week with the arrival of one of our Congolese member's children from Africa. It's been a wonderful experience to witness this family being reunited and praising God for His grace and mercy. I hope to post some photos here in the next few days.

I should also say that we are getting pretty close to putting in our application to the City Council to obtain a planning permit for our new church on Poplar Avenue. Just this week we received the concept plans from the draftsman and we are all delighted with the amazing result he has achieved. These plans will be 'revealed' on Sunday following service.

In the meantime, we're cleaning up the new block of land in Poplar Avenue on Saturday. If you can be there for an hour or so from 9am it would be a great help.

Now to the purpose of this post! Service this Sunday will begin at 8.30am and will include the joy of two baptisms - Benjamin O'Connell and his cousin, Stephanie Dawes.

Please remember to turn your clocks back an hour for the end of Daylight Savings on Saturday night.

God's peace,
Pastor Matt