St George's Paddington

Beginnings

As an innovator I am one of those people who begins well but doesn’t always finish well. The pile of unread and half-read books is always higher than the pile of completed books. Some of you are hardwired the other way around and find loose ends annoying and frustrating. You prefer finishing a job properly […]

Christmas

Carols in the Courtyard (Click or tap on a photo to see it full size. Left or Right Cursor keys move through photos. Click or tap on the photo to return.) The rectory Advent calender has been revealing this one line each day. Merry Christmas and enjoy: Man’s maker was made man, That He, Ruler […]

Longing and Belonging

Advent and Christmas 2014 thematic concept Many of us feel overwhelmed by Christmas because the longings it raises are frustrated by the reality. What might we learn from these longings about where we really belong? Advent themes: 7th Dec, 9am & 7pm – GATHERING  14th Dec, 9am & 7pm – CELEBRATING  21st Dec, 9am – […]

“Blessed are the Poor”: The blasphemy of Christ in a consumer culture

For our next PEACEtalk Dave Taylor and Byron Smith will both be speaking to us about the effects of consumerism on political systems, ecology and the self. What does it mean to have a body politic based around consumption? Can I be myself without having what I want? How do we live on a planet […]

Slavery in Australia in 2014

Nov 23 is Abolitionist Sunday when the church takes a stand against human trafficking and slavery in the footsteps of William Wilberforce. Jarrod McKenna from World Vision joined us in the morning service. Jarrod has recently been working with Jess Smith on a new online christian justice initiative called Common Grace (due to launch end […]