Homily - Sunday, the 28th January 2024 Reading: Mark 1:21-28 Many of us grew up singing the Sunday School Hymn I have the joy, joy, joy, joy Down in my heart Down in my heart to stay. What is Joy and What is happening to Joy in our Lives? The Weekend Away is one signature... Continue Reading →

Homily - Sunday, the 21st January 2024 Reading: John 2:1-11 Introduction Signs, Glory and Crisis Points. The Third Day… On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee!! So the story begins in John 2. Well does this phrase strike a chord? The “three days” is used about 21 times in the... Continue Reading →

Homily - Second Sunday after Epiphany, 14th January 2024 Reading: John 1:43-51 Introduction Where are we in our faith journeys today? The gospel lesson talks of a man by name Nathaniel whom Jesus saw under a fig tree. The fact that Philip who encountered Jesus runs to him declaring Yes he is the One we... Continue Reading →

Homily - Sunday, the 7th January 2024 Reading: Mark 1:4-11 Epiphany is the celebration after the Twelfth night of Christmas commemorating the magi meeting with Jesus the toddler. A genuine God search finds its fruit when the wise men meets Jesus, worships him offers him gifts and being warned in a dream returns home taking... Continue Reading →

Homily - Sunday, the 31st December 2023 Reading: Psalm 147 Life is a precious gift of God. Each new moment, Each new day, Each new week, Each new month, Each new year. They are God’s gifts of grace for us. Gifts that come with opportunities and responsibilities. Gifts for which we will be accountable. From... Continue Reading →

Homily - Christmas Day, 25th Dec 2023 Reading: Luke 2:1-20 When we think about Christmas there are several images that come to our mind. The Christmas markets and Christmas shopping, the Christmas cakes and the Christmas goodies, the Christmas Tree and the Star, the decorations and the tinsels, the Santa, the carols and the holidays…... Continue Reading →

Homily - 4th Advent Sunday, the 24th Dec 2023 Reading: Luke 1:26-38 Let us closely look at this creative painting- On the Road to Bethlehem Today. Yes we celebrate Christmas in a context of war, violence and pain We have friends even from Bethlehem who cannot go back home- because it is “unsafe”. For several... Continue Reading →

Homily - Christ the King Sunday, the 26th Nov 2023 Reading: Matthew 25:31-46 A Cosmic Showdown Next Sunday begins the season of advent, which means that today is the last Sunday in the church year. We're wrapping it up with a bang, celebrating Christ the King Sunday. Matthew really gave us a show in the... Continue Reading →

Homily - Sunday, the 5th November 2023 Reading: Matthew 23:1-12 Introduction I have always been intrigued by the mythological story of Icarus and Daedalus. Icarus was the son of the master craftsman Daedalus, the architect of the labyrinth of Crete. Theseus king of Athens who was imprisoned there by king Minos escaped from this labyrinth... Continue Reading →

Homily - Sunday, the 29th October 2023 When we hear of the word Reformation we always tend to point fingers at others and say- they need reformation and change. We opt ourselves out of the body of the church and often say “they need change” rather than we need a change. On this Reformation Sunday... Continue Reading →