NEWSLETTER

In today’s Gospel reading Matthew sets Jesus on a mountain.  He depicts him as a new Moses who renews the covenant with God and teaches the way to live as God’s people. In a world that teaches happiness consists in wealth, power, youth, sexual license and independence from authority, Jesus proposes another perspective. Happiness (or… Read more: NEWSLETTER 01.02.26

Today’s Gospel reading tells us that Jesus starts preaching in the obscurity of lakeside Galilee, and what does he preach?  Exactly the same words as John the Baptist preached in Judaea: ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is close at hand,’  The kingdom of heaven is what John was announcing, and Jesus is doing just… Read more: NEWSLETTER 25.01.26

In today’s Gospel John the Baptist says to the people ‘Behold the Lamb of God’. The phrase ‘Lamb of God’ was not new; it was a reference to the Passover lamb, the lamb in Exodus which was slain and whose blood set the people free from slavery in Egypt.  Every year at Passover the Jews… Read more: NEWSLETTER 18.01.26

Today Jesus appears in the midst of the people. They have responded to the prophetic promptings of John the Baptist. John has called them to repent and prepare for a new coming of God into their midst. The story of Jesus’ baptism echoes the ancient prophecy God made through Isaiah. Matthew’s description suggests that Jesus… Read more: NEWSLETTER 11.01.26

Dear parishioners, As we joyfully celebrate the Christmas Season and usher in a New Year, I extend my warmest wishes to you and your families.  Christmas is a time of great joy and hope as we celebrate the birth of our Saviour, Jesus Christ, who came into the world to bring us salvation and eternal… Read more: NEWSLETTER 04.01.26