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Sermon: 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Texts: I Thessalonians 2:7b-9,13; Matthew 23:1-12 In the name of the +Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen I am not going to spend any time on the significance of Matthew 23:9 “Call no man Father”, as I have written extensively before on…
• There is a need to develop a non-communion family service on a regular monthly basis to encourage non confirmed families with children to participate in the church. On this matter I have resolutely refused, as it is based on an assumption of faulty theology; and I will have no truck with it. It assumes…
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Sermon: 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Text: Matthew 22:1-14 In the name of the +Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen Our gospel lesson this morning is another parable in a series of parables that Jesus taught about the kingdom of heaven. Because of Harvest we missed the parable…
Yesterday saw the baptism of four children at an 11.30am service. This was three families-worth and our tiny church was packed. For about nine months now, we have implemented the deanery policy and required all families to come to church at least three times before the baptism. This enables us to get to know them…
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