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Quiet Day with Kathryn Houston May 21, 9.30am – 2pm

Quiet Day with Kathryn Houston May 21, 9.30am – 2pm

Encountering the sacred space in our own hearts and in all creation. with Kathryn Houston “Meditation is a journey to peace, harmony and purity where we discover ourselves, and all creation springing from the hand of God.” John Main OSBJoin us for a time of reflection and sharing as we explore together this ancient form of prayer.Kathryn Houston is a director of the World Community for Christian Meditation and member of the international guiding board. She is National Coordinator of the School of Meditation and has led many retreats and workshops throughout Australia and in other parts of the world.…
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A Blessing for Dangerous Times

A Blessing for Dangerous Times

The world nowis too dangerousand too beautifulfor anything but love.Blessed be your eyes, that you may see God in everyone.Blessed be your ears, that you may hear the cry of the poor.Blessed be your lips, that you may speak nothing but love.Blessed be your hands, that everything you touchmight become a sacrament,Blessed be your feet, that you may run to those who need you.And may your heart be so opened,so set on firethat your love, may change everything.In the name of God,Father, Son and Holy Spirit.Amen. Source: Dean Brian Baker
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Lent Resources

Lent Resources

Lent is a time of examination and reflection that reorientates us back to the life-giving practices of our faith. The tradition of 'giving up' something for lent is a prompt that asks if there are any habits or behaviours that get in the way of our relationship with God, each other and creation, and if so, what might we try in these 40 days to change or transform our interactions? We might equally 'take up' a discipline that inspires our faith, deepens our practice, or reconciles and builds up our relationships. How will you observe lent this year? Find a…
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Doing Justice 4 Lent

Doing Justice 4 Lent

Lent is a time of examination and reorientation toward the promised life of Easter. Compelled by God's saving love for all people and all of creation, these short, weekly reflections light a lenten path to a fairer, safer and more sustainable future. ASH WEDNESDAY: March 2 LENT 1: March 6 LENT 2: March 13 Lent 3: March 20 LENT 4: March 27 LENT 5: April 3 PASSION SUNDAY: April 10 Written by The Rev'd Deborah Bird - Anglican Priest Maleny , and designed by ACSQ Justice Enabler, Peter Branjerdporn, from Doing Justice - an expression of the Social Responsibilities Unit of the Anglican Church…
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St Mary’s Montville

St Mary’s Montville

Address: 1 Memorial Close Montville Service Times:St Mary’s Montville: 1 Memorial CloseSundays 8am Eucharist / Morning PrayerWednesdays 9am WCCM MeditationWednesdays 10.30am Seasonal study group Hall Hire and Memorial Wall EnquiriesPhone 07 5499 9130 or email: [email protected] HISTORYSt Mary’s Church was dedicated on the 1st August 1914 by the Archdeacon of Brisbane the Venerable H.F. Le Fanu. Local Mr George Brown, a lay reader, foundational member of the church building committee and later warden was given the honour of choosing the name of the church. He chose St Mary’s perhaps because he had been a worshipper at St Mary’s in York England, his…
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St Luke’s Kenilworth

St Luke’s Kenilworth

Address 17 Anne Street, Kenilworth Service TimesSundays 9am Morning Prayer / EucharistThursdays 9am Morning PrayerThursdays 9.30am SCCM MeditationThursdays 10.30am Seasonal study group Hall HireContact Shirley ph 0427 723 84 or the office 5499 9130Or email: [email protected] HISTORYSt Luke’s was opened as a War Memorial Church and dedicated on 19 November 1955 by Archbishop Reginald Charles Halse. The Church was built along simple, straight lines to suit the needs and climatic conditions of the district. It featured wide windows and glass panels along one wall with a brick belfry. For 60 years St. Luke’s church has been a focal point of…
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How To Eat Bread by Miranda Threlfall-Holmes

How To Eat Bread by Miranda Threlfall-Holmes

As a vicar, Miranda Threlfall-Holmes is used to being asked to recommend a book on how and why to read the Bible. Filling the gap between popular Bible reading notes and more academic books, How to Eat Bread is the book she'd give to anyone wanting to explore the Bible as part of their faith. Its three main sections delve into the rich heritage of how Christians have read the Bible down the ages:From the Larder - ways that scripture itself uses other parts of scripture, or models and demonstrates different ways of readingGrandma's Recipe Book - historical methods of biblical interpretationMolecular Gastronomy - the…
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The Humble Church by Martyn Percy

The Humble Church by Martyn Percy

From Canterbury Press: Martyn Percy imagines what the post-pandemic Church might look like and sets out what it needs to learn. It argues that the Church needs to stop obsessing about itself.. and rediscover how to live as the body of Christ. Martyn Percy is Dean of Christ Church, Oxford and teaches in the Faculty of Theology and Religion. He is a Fellow of the University's Said Business School and was previously Principal of Ripon College Cuddesdon. You can borrow the book from Rev'd Deb. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ponk0tecZmg
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Funerals and Memorial Walls

Funerals and Memorial Walls

Our churches are available to those of all faiths or no faith for funerals and memorial services. Our team of clergy are able to officiate your service in one of our churches or another venue, or it may be possible for another licensed Anglican priest to officiate in our churches. Just let your funeral director know you wish to arrange a Hinterland Anglican Church  funeral or have our clergy perform a service at another location. MEMORIAL WALL St George’s Maleny Memorial Wall and St Mary’s Montville Memorial Garden provide sacred place for members of the community to remember loved ones with…
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