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Cathy Jenkins

The Bethlehem Sky

Our Lady of Pentecost 19 December 2025 1 Comment
Last weekend I attended a performance of the Messiah. The theatre was full, the orchestra, choir and soloists working together in perfect harmony, the biblical texts rich with meaning. Composed…
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Understanding our Faith

Understanding our Faith

Our Lady of Pentecost 19 December 2025 No Comments
Christmas: Feast of Light The date chosen for the celebration of the birth of Christ in Rome in the fourth century was that of the shortest day of the year…
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Sandy Curnow

Sandy Curnow Reflection

Our Lady of Pentecost 12 December 2025 3 Comments
Nativity and the Christmas Crib   Mary and Joseph register as part of the Census of Quirinius, Chora Church, Istanbul (Wikimedia.org: public domain image) Most scholars agree that the Census…
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Understanding our Faith

Understanding our Faith

Our Lady of Pentecost 12 December 2025 1 Comment
Advent: Spirituality Each season of the church’s year gives us a particular slant on Christian spirituality. Over the last couple of weeks, we have talked about Advent being about the…
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Ann Rennie Reflects

Our Lady of Pentecost 5 December 2025 1 Comment
God has created me to do Him some definite service. He has committed some work to me which He has not committed to another. I have my mission. I may…
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Understanding our Faith

Understanding our Faith

Our Lady of Pentecost 5 December 2025 No Comments
Advent: ‘Until he comes’ As mentioned briefly last week in this series of articles, what Jesus came to do is as yet incomplete. Everything we do, we do ‘until he…
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Understanding our Faith

Understanding our Faith

Kate Baines 28 November 2025 1 Comment
The Beginnings of Advent The distant beginnings of Advent are in the earliest days of Christianity when those who followed Jesus expected that he would return in glory very soon…
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Understanding our Faith

Understanding Our Faith

Kate Baines 21 November 2025 No Comments
The Liturgical Year: End and Beginning It is hard to believe but next Sunday we come to the end of the liturgical or the church year. It rings the bell…
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Understanding our Faith

Understanding Our Faith

Kate Baines 14 November 2025 No Comments
The Liturgy following on from Vatican II As also happened following the Council of Trent in the 1500’s, much of the detail of the liturgical reform was left in the…
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Sandy Curnow

Sandy Curnow Reflection

Our Lady of Pentecost 7 November 2025 3 Comments
Dialogue between Churches Recently the Pope and the King of England prayed together in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. Amongst the gifts they exchanged, Pope Leo named the King…
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We acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians of Country throughout Australia and acknowledge their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to the people, the cultures and the Elders past and present.
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Telephone: 03 9816 9291
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