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19th July 2026 – Year A 8th Sunday after Pentecost
It is an age-old question: Why is there evil in the world?
In the parable of the wheat and the weeds, Jesus suggests that both grow together until the harvest. Jesus’ parable is about the coexistence of good and evil in this world. Deep down we all long for peace, love and harmony.
As with Paul, we all long for the day when all creation will be set free from bondage, pain, and suffering. Having both weeds and wheat within us, for Paul this means in true spirituality we experience the reality of the Holy Spirit, which enables us to pray as God’s children, which keeps us in harmony with creation, and gives us the unseen hope that God will liberate us and creation, from the bondage of sin, death, and decay.
Each day as we step forward in faith, place your hope in the promises of God, and from the Lord’s table we go forth to bear the fruit of grace and mercy. In baptism we receive a “spirit of adoption” (Romans 8:15) as children of God, and are freed from the powers of sin and death.
Your life in Christ frees you from living in fear, and empowers you to turn to God, as your gracious loving Father.
Go in peace.
Pastor Peter
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5th July 2026 - Year A 6th Sunday after Pentecost
Come to me, all who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light” (Matthew 11:28-30). This much-loved passage, “Come to me… and I will give you rest,” contrasts with the earlier sentence that Christians wear the yoke of Christ. Some Christians have found that such biblical passages about the Father’s perplexing will, to be fundamental to their faith. The yoke mentioned here, ties together two beasts of burden. According to this image, Christians do not walk alone, but are tied to Christ and to one another. Like the Apostle Paul, we struggle with our own selfish desires and seek God’s mercy and forgiveness. We gather to be refreshed by Christ’s invitation: “Come to me, you that are weary.” Gathering around the Word, water, and meal, we can find rest for our weary souls.
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21 st June 2026 – Year A 4th Sunday after Pentecost
Six months ago, on Christmas Eve, we heard the angel's words, “peace on earth to those he favours!”
Today, that is far from our thoughts, particularly when we hear Jesus’ words from Matthew 10:34, “Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.”
And no matter how you look at it, His words are inescapable.
Jesus’ words cut deep into our souls; He has come to set son against father, daughter against mother (10:35). Even the most intimate family ties may be broken because of the Gospel.
Where is the Good News in this text? Jesus tells us the brutal truth about life: human relationships can break our
hearts, even when we are following Him. In baptism, we are buried with Christ that
we may walk in newness of life. As we battle with relationships for the sake of our beliefs, we need not be afraid. Remember, Jesus knows how many hairs are on your head; He has counted them, because He put them there.
Help us, good LORD GOD, to serve you as you deserve, to give and not count the cost, but in all things help us to do your will, through Christ the Lord. Amen
Pastor Peter
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31st May 2026 – Year A 1st after Pentecost – Trinity Sunday
Today we celebrate the Holy Trinity, the First Sunday after Pentecost. Matthew 28:16-20 is called the Great Commission, which includes the Trinitarian words that most Christians use at baptism: “in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.”
Though the word trinity is not found in the scriptures, in John's Gospel, Jesus sends forth his disciples to baptise in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. More than a doctrine, the Trinity expresses the heart of our faith: we have experienced the God of creation made known to us in Jesus Christ, who is with us through the Holy Spirit.
Every Sunday we celebrate the mystery in Word and Sacrament, as we confess the creed, and as we are sent into the world to bear witness to our faith.
May God continue to guide you with His Spirit so that you may find the courage to proclaim and be His witness of the Good News of Jesus Christ.
Pastor Peter
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10th May 2026 – Year A Sixth Sunday of Easter
This Mother’s Day prayer came across my desk this week, and I want to share it with you.
If I live in a house of spotless beauty with everything in its place, but have not love, I am a housekeeper--not a homemaker. If I have time for waxing, polishing, and decorative achievements, but have no love, my children learn cleanliness - not godliness.
- Love leaves the dust in search of a child's laugh.
- Love smiles at the tiny fingerprints on a newly cleaned window.
- Love wipes away the tears before it wipes up the spilled milk.
- Love picks up the child before it picks up the toys.
- Love is present through the trials.
- Love reprimands, reproves, and is responsive.
- Love crawls with the baby, walks with the toddler, runs with the child, then stands aside to let the youth walk into adulthood.
- Love is the key that opens salvation's message to a child's heart.
Before I became a mother, I took glory in my house of perfection. Now I glory in God's perfection of my child. As a mother, there is much I must teach my child, but the greatest of all is love – (Author Unknown). God bless our mothers.
Christ is Risen. He has risen indeed!
Pastor Peter
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3rd May 2026 – Year A Fifth Sunday of Easter
As we continue to celebrate the fifty days of Easter, Jesus promises that He goes forth to prepare a place for his followers in His Father’s house. Our baptism commissions us to share Jesus’ mission in the world. 1 Peter 2:2-10 reminds us that we are holy people, a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people, who are called to proclaim the One Jesus Christ, who has called us out of darkness into the Light. In words and deeds, we bear witness to the risen Christ, who is our way, truth, and life. Christ is the cornerstone of God’s saving work, and the foundation of our lives. We are God’s chosen, holy people, who celebrate and declare the mercy of God's love through His Son Jesus Christ. Christ is risen; He has risen indeed! Go in peace.26th April 2026 – Year A Fourth Sunday of Easter
The Fourth Sunday of Easter is sometimes called “Good Shepherd Sunday.” Jesus is called the “gate” of the sheep. The risen Lord Jesus Christ opens the way to abundant life. He anoints our head with oil and guides us beside the still waters of our baptism. In the midst of the world's violence and war, every Sunday Jesus spreads a feast before us. Our Good Shepherd knows you by name and walks with you through the valleys of death. Jesus continues to guide us so that we can walk with certainty and security through this life and to the life that He has prepared for all of us in eternity. We go forth to be signs of the resurrection and extend God’s tender care to all creation.
Christ has risen, He has risen indeed!
Pastor Peter
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26th April 2026 – Year A Fourth Sunday of Easter
The Fourth Sunday of Easter is sometimes called “Good Shepherd Sunday.” Jesus is called the “gate” of the sheep. The risen Lord Jesus Christ opens the way to abundant life. He anoints our head with oil and guides us beside the still waters of our baptism. In the midst of the world's violence and war, every Sunday Jesus spreads a feast before us. Our Good Shepherd knows you by name and walks with you through the valleys of death. Jesus continues to guide us so that we can walk with certainty and security through this life and to the life that He has prepared for all of us in eternity. We go forth to be signs of the resurrection and extend God’s tender care to all creation.
Christ has risen, He has risen indeed!
Pastor Peter
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19th April 2026 – Year A Third Sunday of Easter
Luke 24:13-35 begins with two disciples walking to Emmaus, overcome with sadness, loss, and disappointment. They had hoped that Jesus, who was crucified, would be the one to redeem Israel! Yet the risen Christ walks with them and opens their eyes in the breaking of the bread. Each Sunday, our hearts burn within us as the scriptures are proclaimed and Christ appears to us as bread broken and wine poured. The story of the road to Emmaus then becomes the pattern of our worship on the Lord's Day. The Emmaus story illustrates the weekly gathering of Christians, who first search through Moses and the prophets to hear about the Messiah and who then share a meal and, in so doing, recognise and acknowledge the risen Jesus Christ. Christ has risen; He has risen indeed!
Pastor Peter
8th Sunday after Pentecost
It is an age-old question: Why is there evil in the world?
In the parable of the wheat and the weeds, Jesus suggests that both grow together until the harvest. Jesus’ parable is about the coexistence of good and evil in this world. Deep down we all
long for peace, love and harmony.
As with Paul, we all long for the day when all
creation will be set free from bondage, pain, and suffering.......
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