Monthly Archives: May 2009

The church for whom Christ prays

25 May, 2009 – 8:31 am

delivered 24 May 2009 by Rev. Dr John Evans Acts 1:15-17, 21-26 Psalm 1 1 John 5:9-13 John 17:6-19 Desmond Tutu, in speaking of the apartheid struggle in South Africa, says that he was sustained in those arduous years by the knowledge that around the world people were praying for him, and for the end [...]

By john | Posted in sermons |

Ideas for peace in a violent world

24 May, 2009 – 8:54 pm

Pax Christi is hosting and ideas forum exploring how Christians and Muslims can work together for peace with justice.  Among the distinguished speakers is our own Wes Campbell. Click here for further details of this event to be held in Elsternwick on Sunday 21 June.

By olivia | Posted in action, ecumenical, inter-faith, local events |

Our mate Jesus

18 May, 2009 – 8:37 am

delivered 17 May 2009 by Rev. Dr John Evans Acts 10:44-48 Psalm 98 1 John 5:1-6 John 15:9-17 Jesus says to his disciples while they share the last supper: “You are my friends if you do what I command you.” And of course what he had commanded them to do was, ‘to love one another’ [...]

By john | Posted in sermons |

Howe calls for overdue national disability insurance

14 May, 2009 – 3:12 pm

Professor Brian Howe, “one of Australia’s leading thinkers on social policy,” contributed a guest column to this month’s staff news at Melbourne University: The right of the disabled to become equal citizens During the past 25 years disability policy has increasingly been anchored in a human rights philosophy, which has been encouraged by the United [...]

By olivia | Posted in reflection |

A movement’s need for space

11 May, 2009 – 9:07 am

delivered 10 May 2009 by Rev. Dr John Evans Acts 8:26-40 Psalm 22:25-31 1 John 4:7-21 John 15:1-8 On Thursday Bev Campbell’s book, Reading the Fine Print, a book about the Victorian Adult Literacy and Basic Education Council was launched.  Many of us were there.  It was a good night.  Congratulations to Bev on the [...]

By john | Posted in sermons |

The Good Shepherd and the Good Church

4 May, 2009 – 8:43 am

delivered 3 May 2009 by Rev Dr John Evans Acts 4:5-12 Psalm 23 1 John 3:16-24 John 10:11-18 Carlton does not have much to do with sheep.  There might be a sheep at the zoo; the Collingwood farm has some.  You might see a dead one on a rack in Donati’s in Lygon St – [...]

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