GOD’S SON LIVING IN OUR WORLD ( A message by Rev. Ed Long.)

When Jesus Christ came into our world, he still remained the Son of God. He could never hide that fact. ( read John 1:14-18 ). Famous people have sometimes tried to travel without letting others know who they are. But often they have been found out possibly by the things they did or said. When […]

Christian like Nanna’s Secret Recipe

We’ve been exploring what is a Christian, using the art of parable. Last couple of months we have spoken of a Christian as a shopping trolley, one that picks and chooses what aspects of faith they will accept, and those they’d prefer not to acknowledge. We spoke of clothing label Christians, try this one on […]

Supermarket Christianity

Many of us are used to having to do the weekly shop. Some are prepared with their shopping list, others (like me) tend to walk in and see what takes our fancy. Supermarkets love my type of shopper … offering all sorts of specials, bundles, eye line height promotions encouraging me to buy more. As […]

Glenorie Community Church

You’ve heard it said that if you want something done, ask a busy person. At the end of a full day, that busy person might say- ‘I’ve been busier than a thousand bees!’ Out of interest, I read a couple of articles about the honey bee hive. The bees must be hard workers- after all, […]

Northholm Agriculture News

Year Ten Agriculture Students ventured out of the classroom and away from the School’s working farm to explore the Southern Highlands where they hoped to gain valuable insights into a number of different agricultural enterprises, all of which related directly to the topics they have studied over the last two years. Their first stop was […]

Budding Musician

“Learning music should not be a grind. Sure, back in the 50’s and 60’s when I was growing up, it was a daily grind of scales, obscure classical pieces which were mandatory for one’s education and progression, and heaps of theory. Ugh! Yes, it worked well: the really driven and committed students followed this regime […]

Galston Uniting Church turns 30

Hey everyone – we’re 30! It’s time for us to celebrate and we’ll be doing just that on the weekend of 26 – 28 October – and there’ll be something for everyone. We’ve been 30 years at Galston, but in fact we have a heritage that goes back over 176 years to the early settlers of […]

Christian like a Secret

So what is a Christian? It’s more than a label, like a clothing brand. It’s more than a concealer, like make up. In fact Christianity is a lifestyle, all encompassing. Why then, does it so often appear that Christianity seems like a secret society, an “in club” or cult. For many Christians it seems that […]

News from St Benedict’s Church

In 2016 St Benedict’s parish helped raise funds to support two of our young parishioners, Luke Neely and Karen Brown, on their pilgrimage to World Youth Day in Krakow Poland. While in Krakow Luke met Chrissy from Gladesville and in August this year, to our delight, Luke and Chrissy were married. The wedding was celebrated […]

NO PERSON IS AN ISLAND

During his lifetime Howard Hughes was one of the richest men in the world. He had influence in the corridors of power and many beautiful women were attracted to him. Yet despite all theses apparent assets he died a lonely and isolated man, who was despised by those who had dealings with him. Why was […]