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Church Inclusive: First Sunday of Advent, 27 November 2022
Dearly Beloved Franciscans Happy New Year!! It may seem odd to say/write these words, and yet for Christians the beginning of Advent is our New Year. It feels significant to…
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Church Inclusive: Twenty Forth Sunday After Pentecost, 20 November 2022
Dearly Beloved Franciscans Sometimes is uncomfortable and challenging to reconcile our perceptions of a Divine, Almighty King of kings with the vulnerability and seeming powerlessness of Jesus on the cross.…
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Church Inclusive: Twenty Third Sunday After Pentecost, 13 November 2022
Dearly Beloved Franciscans, I was deeply struck by a comment this week : “If we can answer all the questions about God then maybe we’re asking the wrong questions OR…
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Church Inclusive: Twenty Second Sunday After Pentecost, 6 November 2022
Dear StFrancis, Dearly Beloved Franciscans It is such a sacred trust to meet each other in the vulnerability of the Commemoration of All Souls’. As people of faith, our earthly…
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Church Inclusive: Twenty first Sunday After Pentecost, 30 October 2022-Month of Francis
Dear StFrancis, Beloved Franciscans, This Sunday we gather as community to celebrate our Family Service . It is in this service where we welcome and focus on the children in…
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Church Inclusive: Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost, 23 October 2022-Month of Francis
Dearly Beloved Franciscans, I’m sure that we’re all familiar with the idiom “do what I say, not as I do”. Our faith is a healthy counterpoint to this. Jesus consistently…
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Church Inclusive: Nineteeth Sunday After Pentecost, 16 October 2022-Month of Francis
Dearly Beloved Franciscans, This Sunday’s Gospel reading has as one of it’s themes “persistence in prayer”. Have you also sometimes wondered what the fine line is between “persistence” and “stubbornness”?…
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Church Inclusive: Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost, 9 October 2022-Month of Francis
Dearly Beloved Franciscans, Other than being a tree hugger, I am also a pet-cuddler, so being at a St Francis is such a bonus for me; especially as we give…
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Church Inclusive: Patronal Festival 2 October 2022
Dear Franciscans This time is always special for us as we celebrate being named after St Francis! He emerges across time as a figure of not only great faith and insight but…
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Church Inclusive: Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost 25 September 2022-Season of Creation
Beloved Franciscans As we celebrate National Heritage Day on Saturday, 24 September, we give thanks for the people and cultures that have enriched our lives, whether we’re born into them…