Dear Friends, It is with sadness but also thanks that I am writing to inform you that our parishioner and friend, Colin McLaren, passed away, quietly and with dignity, in the early hours of this morning (4th of June 2024) at Royal Melbourne Hospital Parkville. Colin had been admitted to hospital with several complications late … Continue reading Vale, Colin McLaren
Malachi 3:13-4:6 | Is it futile to serve God?
Is it futile to serve God? Plenty in out time say it is. If you suffer, why keep trusting God? If your prayers are not answered the way you want them to be - why continue to believe? Malachi, in the last section of his work tackles this question for his own time. Richard Trist … Continue reading Malachi 3:13-4:6 | Is it futile to serve God?
Ruth celebrates final return at Ridley
The article below is a copy of a feature article in the June 2024 edition of The Melbourne Anglican - about one of our long term members. Ridley College librarian Ruth Weatherlake has recently retired after 32 years of service. by Hannah Felsbourg In her decades at Ridley, Ms Weatherlake has witnessed – and supported – … Continue reading Ruth celebrates final return at Ridley
The Trinity of God
Augustine of Hippo pointed out that if God is love (as we often remind ourselves) then he must have known love within himself before he created. He has loved the other within himself from eternity - as Jesus describes in his prayer in John 17. For Christians, God is more complex than we often want … Continue reading The Trinity of God
St John’s West Brunswick 