April 14, 2020
For me it lacked the liturgical busyness of previous Easters, with choir preparations, turning up early to practice with the choir before each of the ceremonies, the foot washing, the solemnity of the end of Holy Thursday as we place Jesus in the garden of repose, then moving into Good Friday, the adoration of the Cross, the preparation of the Cathedral space for each of the ceremonies, particularly on Holy Saturday and then the joy of the Easter Vigil, gathering outside in the dark by the fire, processing into the darkened space and welcoming in the ‘light of Christ’, before proclaiming Alleluia, Jesus is risen.
April 07, 2020
Here I begin Holy Week, like one we have never experienced before.
March 31, 2020
This is the second weekend of not gathering as a community, with some of us going on line for the live-streaming of Mass at the Sacred Heart Cathedral with Bishop Bill.
March 24, 2020
The first part of this week’s message has been written by John Hayes who has a very strong interest in Social Justice and The Environment
March 17, 2020
This message is being written from the Gold Coast, as we spent the weekend visiting our children and grandchildren, where the key topic of conversation was around COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and the impact that it is having on our global and local settings and what might eventuate over the coming weeks and possibly months.
March 10, 2020
I am conscious of writing this message on Sunday 8 March, which is International Women’s Day (IWD) – a day where we recall and celebrate the many women in our lives, both past and present.
