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  • Second Sunday after the Epiphany, 19 January 2025

    Dearly Beloved Franciscans, on Sunday, as we savour the story of Jesus turning water into wine, I wonder how many of us are even aware of his presence in our…

  • First Sunday after the Epiphany 12 January 2025

    Dearly Beloved Franciscans,In our COLLECT for Sunday, we have these amazing words: “liberating the future from the past”. On one level, does this not contradict God’s injunction to Jews and…

  • Third Sunday of Advent 15 December 2024

    Dearly beloved Franciscans, with Christmas just around the corner, I wonder how many of us are feeling distinctly UN-Christmassy and that this is more of a “blue” Christmas because it’s…

  • Twenty Eighth Sunday after Pentecost – 1 December 2024

    Dearly Beloved Franciscans, According to the Oxford English Dictionary, one of the synonyms for “Advent” is emergence. Often, in order for us to be aware of what is emerging, we…

  • Twenty Seventh Sunday after Pentecost – 24 November 2024

    Dearly Beloved Franciscans,This Sunday we celebrate the feast of Christ the King.Who/what is “king” in your life? Would others be able to identify what kind of “king” you serve and…

  • Twenty sixth Sunday after Pentecost – 17 November 2024

    Dearly Beloved Franciscans, after the shocking news of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s resignation this past week, and the reasons behind this action, there has been a ripple of shock and…

  • Twenty third Sunday after Pentecost – 27 October 2024

    Dearly Beloved Franciscans,This week I had a number of relational interactions which gave rise to the question: “What am I/St Francis a sign of?”It feels like it would be such…

  • Twenty first Sunday after Pentecost – 13 October 2024

    🧒🏾👱🏼‍♀️👦🏾👩🏼‍🦰👧🏾👱🏽‍♂️YOUTH SERVICESunday, 13 October @ 8.30am.Please note the change of the beginning of the Sunday Service!We look forward to sharing in this Eucharist led and facilitated by our wonderful young…

  • Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost – 6 October 2024

    Dearly beloved Franciscans,Edward Hays (Roman Catholic priest, Author, Artist & Storyteller) writes about St Francis of Assisi in this way in his book THE PASSIONATE TROUBADOUR: He is a holy…

  • Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost – 22 September 2024

    Dearly Beloved Franciscans, “One man’s [person’s] trash is another man’s [person’s] treasure.” As a green parish, recycling and re-using is such a significant rhythm in our lives. When we both…