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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…
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Church Inclusive: Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost 18 September 2022-Season of Creation
Dearly Beloved Franciscans, What an exciting and blessed event we celebrated this week with the safe birthing of Eliyana (The meaning of her name is “God has answered our prayer”).…
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Church Inclusive: Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost 11 September 2022-Season Of Creation
Dear Stfrancis, Dearly beloved Franciscans, One of the most transformative graces gifted to us by God, is the gift of wonder. Children seem to be especially receptive to a sense of wonder,…
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Church Inclusive: Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost 4 September 2022-Season Of Creation
Dear Stfrancis, Dearly Beloved Franciscans As we celebrate both the natural season of Springtime, as well as the liturgical Season of Creation, I am reminded of parts of a Psalm…
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Church Inclusive: Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost 28 August 2022-Month of Compassion
Dear StFrancis, Dearly Beloved Franciscans, So often we feel that we live in a hostile world, however, when we return to Genesis we see that God created the earth to…
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Church Inclusive: Tenth Sunday After Pentecost 14 August 2022-Month of Compassion
Dearly Beloved Franciscans, As we continue to be reminded of the undeniable importance of compassion in our Christian lives, it is fascinating to note that the words *passion* and *patience*…