Jesus, the living bread – John 6:51 – 58 In 20: 30-31, John tells us the purpose of the book: that we may believe in Jesus as Christ or Messiah. Thus far, Jesus has emphasized belief in him as divine and as living bread. But now he speaks of a reality. For John, the context is the Church. In v. 51, Jesus says: “the living bread . . . that I will give for the life of the world is my…
Safe Church Awareness Training This training is required for all clergy and church workers every three years. The next training course will be held in St Andrew’s Church Hall, Lismore on 31 August 2024. For those needing to renew their training contact should be made with the Maree Collett, pa@graftondiocese.org.au Reading Skills The SRE teacher in Murwillumbah High School has received a request from one of the School’s teachers for church people to offer some of their time to help…
Wednesday Bible Study All those who attend (or would like to attend) are advised that the Wednesday Bible Study is held in the Undercroft of All Saints Church following the 10.00am Eucharist service. Bible Study – “Beginning with God” LLM David Miller has commenced an 8 week Bible Study each Friday from 9.30 to 11.00am on 9th August. The study is “Beginning with God” and focuses on Geneses, Chapter 1-12 . 7 parishioners have participated in the study which will…
The Common Cup and the Greeting of Peace The Parish has received some guidance from the Diocese on how to conduct these rituals safely in post Covid times. These are the guidelines we will follow from now on: Please sanitize your hands before entering the church. Greeting of Peace – only greet the people in your pew and wave/bow to/acknowledge all others. If you don’t feel comfortable with physical contact, please feel free to wave/nod/bow with hands together, etc. Communion…