Coastal Hymn to Advent

Rosemary Booth, our Worship Convenor, was looking for a suitable hymn for Advent that reflected local context. Not being able to find one, she wrote the following to be sung to the tune of “There’s A Light Upon The Mountains” (Together in Song #276). Reflecting the habitat of Perth’s coastal plains, it is free for use

Third Sunday in Advent – Joy

Joy is much, much more than unbridled happiness. Joy is the underlying condition of deep perspective, a profound perception that, in spite of present suffering, all is well, and all shall be well. Such a stance is beyond gritted teeth stoicism against trying odds; it finds its centre in a sacred, peaceful place flowing with

Second Sunday in Advent – Peace

As it is written in the prophet Isaiah,‘See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way; the voice of one crying out in the wilderness: “Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight” Isaiah’s oracle is how Mark’s Gospel begins – straight into a face off with the

First Sunday in Advent – Hope

The First Sunday in Advent also marks the beginning of a year’s cycle of Gospel readings focused on Mark. The season of Advent and Mark’s Gospel  go well together – a seemingly odd statement perhaps, as nothing of the story of Jesus’ birth is found in Mark’s rendition. In fact, Mark’s narrative seems as far away