Homilies & Addresses
“God blesses us through the ocean as the waves and the current go in and out. The ocean is sacred to us. As part of my baptism as a baby, my mum removed my clothing and nappy and held me up in the sea breeze to be sprayed — to first be blessed — by the ocean. She then took me to the church for the service,” says Torres Strait Islander Elder Aunty Dr Rose Elu
Homilies & Addresses
“Surely, we, like John, can inhabit the challenges and tensions in our world with courage, looking outward, unconfined by the structure and the scaffolding. We can and should confound expectations: in justice, in generosity and in compassion. A new kind of future is ahead,” said The Ven. Lizzie Gaitskell in her Synod 2023 sermon
“There have been many amazing priests who have served as caretakers of our Lord’s home here at Christ Church, Yeronga. I think one should be remembered for his ability to serve our Lord with a significant disability. The Rev’d AW Gilbert had only one arm, but this did not deter him from any of his duties, including riding his bicycle around the parish back in 1923,” said Christ Church, Yeronga parishioner Mary Neeve in her recent centenary address
“Each of us is called by God to serve. Whatever that looks like in our own lives, each of us can choose God’s way today. We can say to the King of Kings, God Himself, as does the King here today, ‘give grace that in thy service I may find perfect freedom’,” said Archbishop Justin Welby in his coronation sermon
At a recent Parish of Noosa service, congregation members Syd Hugh and Robert Ginnaw shared these testimonies, as they reaffirmed their commitment to Jesus
At their recent Parish of Noosa confirmations, daughter Amy and father Chris Parker declared God’s grace and transformative work in their lives, while shining a light on the unwavering faithfulness of their mother and wife, Michelle
“Your promotion in the Diocese of comprehensive Anglicanism is an important legacy for maintaining unity in the Anglican Church in this Diocese moving forward. Your chairing of the Diocesan Synod has been legendary. Your dry wit and good humour have lightened many a long Synod session,” said The Hon. Justice Debra Mullins AO on the occasion of the Archbishop’s farewell
Homilies & Addresses
Homilies & Addresses
Homilies & Addresses
Homilies & Addresses
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