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True vine, authentic holiness

Posted on May 1, 2021 by gregoryjenks

Fifth Sunday of EasterChrist Church Cathedral, Grafton2 May 2021 [ video ] We are now very much in the second half of the Great Fifty Days of Easter; that “week of weeks” which stretches from Easter to Pentecost. Over the … Continue reading →

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Living in two worlds

Posted on April 24, 2021 by gregoryjenks

The Feast of St MarkChrist Church Cathedral, Grafton25 April 2021 [ video ] While almost everyone in Australia today is thinking about ANZAC Day, many Christians will also be observing the festival of Saint Mark. And those not doing so … Continue reading →

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Building strong families

Posted on August 11, 2018 by gregoryjenks

Christ Church Cathedral, Grafton Pentecost 12 (B) 12 August 2018     [video] The great lectionary diversion As basic pattern, each year over a three-year cycle, we focus on the witness of one Gospel to Jesus: Matthew in Year A … Continue reading →

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Abundance

Posted on July 28, 2018 by gregoryjenks

Pentecost 10B Christ Church Cathedral Grafton 29 July 2018 [video] This week’s Gospel offers us one of the all-time favourite biblical stories about Jesus. This story was so popular in the early church that we find it in all 4 … Continue reading →

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The book that disrupts

Posted on June 30, 2018 by gregoryjenks

Sixth Sunday after Pentecost (B) Christ Church Cathedral, Grafton 1 July 2018 [video] We are now about halfway through our series of Marking Jesus, as we pay attention to the way that the Gospel of Mark presents Jesus as a … Continue reading →

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The Song of the Bow

Posted on June 27, 2018 by gregoryjenks

In many Christian communities around the world this coming weekend, the first reading will include this ancient Hebrew lament, The Song of the Bow (2 Sam 1:17–27 NRSV.) David intoned this lamentation over Saul and his son Jonathan. (He ordered … Continue reading →

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Marking Jesus: True kinship

Posted on June 9, 2018 by gregoryjenks

Pentecost 3B Christ Church Cathedral 10 June 2018 [video] Have you ever imagined what it might have been like to have known Jesus during his life among us? To have walked the hills of Palestine with him, listened as he shared … Continue reading →

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Harvest of divine love

Posted on May 19, 2018 by gregoryjenks

Pentecost Sunday Christ Church Cathedral 20 May 2018   Today we are in an interesting space, a liminal space of sorts. Christians are observing Pentecost Sunday, a holy day that we share with our Jewish friends. But during this past … Continue reading →

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Easter—day #50

Posted on May 17, 2018 by gregoryjenks

Reflections for Pentecost Sunday’s bulletin … Today we are observing Pentecost Sunday. This is a holy day with ancient roots that run deep into the spiritual soil of our religion, while offering us a fresh vision for what life and … Continue reading →

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Ecumenism: journey​, pilgrimage and challenge

Posted on May 12, 2018 by gregoryjenks

Easter 7(B) 13 May 2018 Christ Church Cathedral     The ten days between Ascension Day and Pentecost Sunday are marked within the Australian churches as a week of special prayer for Christian unity. As we reflect on the challenges … Continue reading →

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