OS 16 Jeremiah 23: 1-6, Ephesians 2: 11-22, Mark 6: 30-34, 53-56 Compassion has been called the bridge between sympathy and action. Sympathy involves our feelings and it is about how we identify with the situation of someone else. Sympathy is certainly not a bad thing and we can feel sympathetic about lots of situations … [Read more…]
Dear Friends, Welcome to S. Michael’s today. Our readings at Mass have a theme of journey and relationships restored. The prophet Jeremiah longs for the ingathering of the flock which has been scattered because of the destruction caused by faithless and incompetent shepherds: the kings of Israel. The writer of the Letter to the Ephesians … [Read more…]
Dear Friends, Welcome to S. Michael’s today. It is good to be together after such a cold week, and with the promise of warmer days to come. I hope our pupils from S. Michael’s School, and others who have been on holiday this week, have been able to enjoy the rather extreme weather. Our Scripture … [Read more…]
OS 14B Ezekiel 2: 1-5, 2 Corinthians 12: 2-10, Mark 1: 1-13 When I was first on the West Coast and newly ordained I got the kind of call that every priest dreads. A young couple in a nearby town had lost a baby to cot death and would I come. As I went I … [Read more…]
Dear Friends, Welcome to S. Michael’s today. Our readings at Mass lead us to reflect on the ministry of Jesus and its cost. He is facing rejection in his own town, and he begins to teach and authorise the twelve as he equips them for their mission. These things help us to reflect on the … [Read more…]
Dear Friends, Welcome to S. Michael’s today. The winter has surely been upon us in recent weeks! Lately there have been major statements about climate change and social justice in the worldwide Church. These are in preparation for an important international meeting on climate, to be held in France in December. Pope Francis has gained … [Read more…]
Founders Day 2015 21 June 2015 Job 38: 1-11, Mark 4: 35-41 How good are your foundations? That’s a question that many have asked since the earthquakes. We have seen the huge effort to make secure foundations for the big building over the road. As we have discovered, foundations can seem okay until the challenge … [Read more…]
Dear Friends, Welcome to S. Michael’s for School Founders’ Day. We welcome school families and staff today as we celebrate our life together and the foundations we share in Christ. For the families who are new to S. Michael’s we especially welcome you and hope you will feel comfortable as you make your way through … [Read more…]
11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Ezekiel 17:22-24, 2 Cor 5:6-17, Mark 4:26-34 May the words of my mouth and the thoughts of all our hearts be now and always acceptable to you, O Lord, our Rock and Our Redeemer. Amen A woman steps onto a stage, her Stradivarius violin tucked under her arm. She glances … [Read more…]
Dear Friends, Welcome to S. Michael’s. Today we will consider some of the parables of Jesus where he demonstrates the power and growth of the kingdom of God from small beginnings. The first reading from Ezekiel speaks of the giant cedar trees which were such a symbol of strength in biblical times. We can think … [Read more…]
