Sharing the love - the case for equality and justice (Karen Sloan) 25.7.2010
I love books. I love the feel of them, the smell of them, the way they look crammed in a bookshelf. But more than anything I love the way they can tell us things. The way things were, the way things are and the way things are going to be, maybe. They ... read more
Joy (Terry Quinn) 3.7.2010 Readings: Isaiah 66:1-10; Galatians 6:14-18; Luke 10:1-12
It is the summer of 1940 and we are on the northern French coast, north-east of Calais, just below the French-Belgian border. The place is Dunkirk and the British army is surrounded by ... read more
Wisdom (Revd Gemmel Sherwood) 30.5.2010 Readings: Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31; Psalm 8; Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15
On 24 May 1543 Nicolas Copernicus was buried in an unmarked grave in the church in Frombork in Poland. He had been declared a heretic by the Catholic Church because he taug ... read more
Discovering and Understanding the language of Unity (Revd Tara Curlewis) 23.5.2010 Readings: Acts 2: 1-21 and John 14: 8-17Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven living in Jerusalem. And at this sound the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in the native language of ... read more
The Story of Thomas (Revd John McCarthy) 12.4.2010 Readings: Acts 5: 27-32 ; John 20: 19-31
Last Sunday I dealt with some of the personalities of the Resurrection including us. Today we concentrate on one person, Thomas. During the years I’ve been a bit hard on Thomas. The odds were against h ... read more
Jesus is Alive! (Revd Neville Watson) 4.4.2010 Readings: Isaiah 65:17-25; Mark 16:1-8
Where does one start and finish on Easter Day? I do not know. I could stand here for a couple of hours and simply scratch the surface. As Marcus Borg says, `This is far more than a ghost story.` (1)
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Palm Sunday (Robert Watson) 28.3.2010 Readings: Luke 19:28-40; Philippians 2:5-11
Can you remember the stir caused within churches when Webber and Rice’s rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar hit the stage? Was it blasphemous? What about that ending? And some of those words! 'He ... read more
Getting the message (Karen Sloan) 21.3.2010 Reading: John 12:1-8
Last week as kids do, Patrick had a sick day so I rearranged my life so that I could stay home with him. In our house when you are sick but not too sick a movie can be watched and even though I was supposed to be working ... read more
No Rest in Peace! (Jim Malcolm) 7.3.2010 Readings: Matthew 5:1-16, 43-48; Matthew 25:32-40: Romans 12: 9-21
Do you ever read the obituaries? I know some people make a habit of it, and I remember that poem that finishes 'If my name’s not there I know I’m not dead, so I have a goo ... read more
(Revd Marion Millin) 28.2.2010 Readings: Genesis 15:1-12,17-18; Psalm 27; Philippians 3:17- 4:1; Luke 13:31-35
When I first read the passages for today I have to admit I was not exactly inspired, thinking what on earth’s the connection between a very ancient covenant ritu ... read more
The Temptations (Revd Neville Watson) 21.2.2010 Reading: Luke 4:1-13
Why would you have the Temptations as the reading for the first Sunday inLent? It`s simple! Because the passage presents alternatives to the Way of the Cross. The temptations deal with the identity and vocation of Jesus - ... read more
Dazzling Darkness (Barry Preece) 14.2.2010 Reading: Luke 9:28-36
Barbara Brown Taylor writes and I quote: Those of us who spend a lot of time in church have heard Luke’s story of the transfiguration so often that we may think of it as a public event.According to Luke, it was not a pub ... read more
The Spark of Doubt (Karen Sloan) 7.2.2010 Reading: 1Cor 15:1-11 As I mentioned earlier I had a wonderful experience at the quarry the other night. The weather was perfect, the moon was full and the trees were covered in light. The music was terrific and one sensed all was right with ... read more
Good News to the Poor (Revd Neville Watson) 31.1.2010 Readings: Jeremiah 1: 4-10; 1Corinthians: 13, 1-13; Luke 4: 21-30
I had intended today to preach about climate change and make a few comments about the scriptures at the time of their reading. The powerful nature of the scripture passages w ... read more
Commitment (Karen Sloan) 17.1.2010 Reading: 1Cor 12:1-11 While on holidays it`s a great time to read. I read lots of books while away, some complete trash and some not. One that wasn`t, was a little book by Mitch Albom called `Have a little faith`. He is the author of `Tuesday ... read more
Farewell to 2009 (Terry Quinn) 27.12.2009 Readings: 1 Sam 2:18-20, 26; Ps 148; Col 3:12-17; Luke 2:41-52
Today is the last Sunday of 2009. It is appropriate that we take leave of the year in a Christian way. Today is an opportunity to size up 2009 – to rate the year. It is appropri ... read more
Christmas Day (Karen Sloan) 25.12.2009
Christmas day is a day for singing and rejoicing, for the giving and receiving of gifts and for family and friends. But it is also a day that should push us out beyond all of our old comforts and convictions, our habits and fears and even our need fo ... read more
It's enough to make you cry (Karen Sloan) 20.12.2009 Reading: Luke 1:39-45
This week I tried hard to find a sermon topic that did not involve the poor, or did not focus on justice and compassion or the lack of it in our world. But I failed miserably and for two very good reasons.
Firstly we ... read more
While shepherds watched (Karen Sloan) 13.12.2009 Readings: Zephaniah 3: 14-20; Luke 3: 7-18 In Christian circles we hear of joy all the time, but what is joy? Well, it is defined in the Macquarie dictionary as, `a great gladness and delight arising from present or expected good`. In our s ... read more
Repentance (Revd David Robinson) 6.12.2009 Readings Malachi 3: 1-4; Luke 3:1-9
I attended a performance of The Messiah about ten days ago – Perth Concert Hall was packed out by well dressed people – many of whom had a meal at the Concert Hall prior to the performance and enjoy ... read more
Hope and the Coming of Christ (Jim Malcolm) 29.11.2009 Readings: Jeremiah 33:14-16; Luke 21:25-36
For the young at heart - Why don`t you look properly?
Do you ever lose things? When I was young I remember Mum telling me to go and get something ¬- maybe I was to put my shoes on or something like ... read more
What is truth? (Karen Sloan) 22.11.2009 Reading: John 18: 33-37
The other day, when I was browsing in a bookshop while waiting for Paddy to finish with an appointment, I came across a very interesting book, and as is my nature I bought it. The book is entitled `Immortal words, hist ... read more
The Fall of the Berlin Wall (Karen Sloan) 9.11.2009 Reading: Mark 13: 1-8 This week saw the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall, a wall that reminded us of the Cold War and the fear we all had that we may perish under a nuclear attack. I remember so clearly going through Check Poin ... read more
The Widow`s Mite (Revd John McCarthy) 8.11.2009 Readings: Ruth: 3:1-5, 4:13-17; Hebrews 9: 24-28; Psalm 127; Mark 12: 38-44
In last Sunday’s glossy STM magazine Tom Percy wrote the Opinion Page. He is a political and social commentator and is on 6PR every Thursday morning. He said at the ... read more
Connections (Karen Sloan) 18.10.2009 Reading: Job 38:1-7
Over the last couple of weeks Matt and I have had the privilege to spend some time with his cousin Julie and her husband Rob and their family. Julie has been fighting breast cancer for about nine years, and is at the end o ... read more
Human Intimacy (Prof William Loader) 4.10.2009 Reading: Mark 10:2-12
These days we have come to recognise that marriages do not always work and that sometimes the most creative solution is divorce. People are then free to remarry. At best they engage the process in a way that leads to gre ... read more
Cost Effectiveness (Karen Sloan) 13.9.2009 Reading: Mark 8:27-38
As most of you know I spend some of my working time at Royal Perth Hospital where I assess the outcome of hip and knee replacement surgery. We look at how well patients function after the surgery, what their pain levels ... read more
See, hear and respond (Barry Preece) 6.9.2009 Readings: Psalm 125; James 2:1-10; Mark 7:1-8.14-15,21-23
In the Epistle and Gospel we heard about Inclusivesness and Healing. Another major story which teaches in a similar way is that well known one of Saul, who, when on his way to Damascus ... read more
The Way (Karen Sloan) 23.8.2009 Readings: John 6:56-69; Ephesians 6:10-20
On Friday night, Matt, Nathan and I did what most of you have done, and went to see Les Miserables at the Regal. It was a great production and David, of course was the star of the show. If you don`t k ... read more
What is at the heart of Christianity? (Karen Sloan) 16.8.2009 Readings: John 6:51-58; Ephesians 5: 15-20 What is at the heart of the Christian faith? Is it laws that we must follow without question, is it some eternal life that we seek to have once this life has ended and we are done with all the strugg ... read more
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