building a community of grace
Homily - Sunday, the 26th February 2023 (First Sunday of Lent) Reading: Matthew 4:1-11 We are already in a period of Lent. It is a time where we spent more time with the Word of God, more time in prayer, more time in meditation, more time in meaningful engagement with the community, more time to... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- It was about thirty-five years ago that I went through the open gate of an old Italian farm house, hearing remote laughter just to enter one of the best times in my life. I was looking for a time of rest, time of renewal during... Continue Reading →
Homily - Sunday, the 19th February 2023 - Sunday Before Lent Reading: 2 Peter 1: 16-21 What are our Lent Plans? Amidst the festivities of the Carnival this is often a very important question. As winter gives way to spring, we always think of fresh beginnings and new sprouts. For some Lent is a time... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- The natural and man-made catastrophes in Turkey and Syria, New Zealand, as well as Ukraine of late cannot but provoke strong reactions. Our emotions and thoughts are many and many faceted. Triggered by images of devastation, they can be overwhelming. I have concerned myself with... Continue Reading →
Homily - Sunday, the 12th February 2023 Reading: Matthew 6: 25-34 Do we worry too much in life? It is easier said than done- Do not worry about your life. But we know that several of us, if not all struggle with some worry or the other. Anxieties that cause worry could vary. For some... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- There has always been something that puzzled me about the parable of the lost sheep: who was keeping the ninety-nine sheep safe whilst the shepherd was away looking for the one? That they must be being kept safe is clear, otherwise the parable would make... Continue Reading →
Homily - Sunday, the 5th February Reading: Isaiah 58:1-12 Today is a special day. We are farewelling R who was part of the fabric of ACF for many years and she will continue to be a part of us though she would be moving to Offenburg. Special children are special indeed. They reflect the diversity... Continue Reading →
In Christ, we, though many, form one body. Each member belongs to all the others.Rom 12: 5 We are constantly engaged in being part of community building. While we affirm that we are many, each different and unique in specific ways, we also affirm that the many can together form one body. The transition from... Continue Reading →
Homily - Sunday, the 29th January 2023 Reading: John 2:1-11 Have you run out of something in your lives? The Joy of Living, The Energy level we enjoyed, the Spiritual health we cherished, the Love that filled our hearts. As we ask that question let us look at what happened to a wedding that ran... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- William Wilberforce, another of my heroes of the faith, fought against all odds for over twenty years in late 18th-century England to abolish slavery and died just three days after the bill finally passed in Parliament, ending slavery in the British Empire. I always was... Continue Reading →
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