Reflections
“The liturgies of Holy Week can contribute to our becoming more empathetic by exposing us to situations that we have yet to encounter in our lives. This is because the events of Holy Week are recorded with details that allow us to identify the time of year and the days of the week on which they are located,” says The Very Rev’d Dr Peter Catt
Sunday is coming
“Amid all the excitement of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, there is one person who was not rejoicing. The gospel tells us that while the crowd cheered, Jesus shed tears. In that moment is an uncomfortable tension between the celebration and the sadness…a tension we all know at different times in our lives,” says Archbishop Jeremy Greaves
In the lead up to Ramadan, Palm Sunday and Holy Fire Saturday, the World Council of Churches shares this video detailing violations of freedom of worship and the urgent need to safeguard the city as a shared sacred space: “The fact that Jews can worship freely in Jerusalem is a good thing, but why can’t Christians and Muslims be allowed to exercise the same right?”
Check out the latest scripture eBooks from Resource Church St Bart’s, Toowoomba, which adapt Old and New Testament scriptures for young children, including this one titled, “Into the world”, from the Gospel of Matthew
Find out what Life and Faith Head of Faculty Maria Thompson and four Year 9 students from Cannon Hill Anglican College learnt while studying the gospel accounts of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem and making palm crosses for St Stephen’s, Coorparoo
Check out the latest scripture eBooks from Resource Church St Bart’s, Toowoomba, which adapt Old and New Testament scriptures for young children, including this one titled, “An excited crowd”, from the Gospel of Matthew
Get some soul in your inbox
Thank you for subscribing
