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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 →
Every new year is an opportunity to look back and thank the Lord for miraculous guidance and sustenance. It is also an opportunity to look around and see the contexts in which we could make a difference and to look forward with hope and confidence in the Lord who is the Lord of the future... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him. Psalm 28:7 A shield, armor against evil. Pondering my topic for a meditation, I fell upon... 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 →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- Last time I wrote about PEACE / SHALOM / SALAM / FRIEDEN and my experiences from Israel. I found peace when I visited it, and it was in an unexpected way because I had known about the problems and wasn’t sure how safe it was.... Continue Reading →
Dear friends, The advent 2023 here at the ACF has the theme ‘Celebrating Generosity’. Have a look here at the website, or the flyers at church to see what we have planned. One of the things that is happening is us having our traditional Stewardship Sunday spread over the advent Sundays. We will explore how... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- Journeying through a whole book of the bible in one go can be a very rewarding experience full of "aha moments". One could do this by curling up on your sofa with a hot tea and your bible on a wet afternoon or by listening... 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 →
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