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On Friday, 8 March, we celebrate International Women’s Day. The theme promoted worldwide for events, campaigns and initiatives happening on this day is #BalanceforBetter. It is a call to action for driving gender balance across the world. What does that mean for us as church?
This week's reflection ponders on self-denial through Lent.
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The verdict that announced Cardinal George Pell as guilty of child sexual abuse sent shockwaves around the world yesterday. ‘The church’ in general have been cast in the spotlight once again, with society at large left with a negative view of the church as an institution where people, especially children, should be feeling safe.
With Ash Wednesday only a week away, Lent is drawing near. There are several Lent resources available in book stores and on the web, but few claim to be solely focused on the environment or as readily available on your smartphone as the newly launched Just Earth Lenten Bible app.
This week's reflection lead us to share God's hope with those affected by natural disasters.
Change is in the air and the need for information sharing is at an all-time high. Most of the information in need of sharing seems to be centred on the Presbytery restructuring process. As a result, we thought this article might come in handy as a go-to for any fact-finding mission you may find yourself on.
This week's reflection reminds us that God will always answer our calls.
In the past, generally, the church used to be where community was built. Now, building community rather happens at the local sports club and mostly on Sundays. Let's meet them there.
This week's reflection reminds us to wait patiently on the Lord
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This week's reflection reminds us to rejoice in the Lord always.
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This week's reflection encourages us to fix our eyes on what is unseen.