Hey Restos! It’s me again, that woman who can’t seem to make it to church on time and talks an awful lot about toast. I was overwhelmed by the response to my recent blog about running late for church. So many of you reached out and shared stories of how you, like me, are hungry […]
Calling all RestoWomen: would you like some fresh energy and ideas for your prayer life as you head into Fall? New season. New habits. New workout program…. New prayer life? This Tuesday, September 26, we will have our first Women Unscripted of the season 7.30pm – 9pm – and we have an incredible line-up of […]
Yesterday, while I was in the grocery store, I was starkly reminded of how hard it can be to listen. I was pushing my daughter around the store, trying to grab everything that was on and was not on my list while also somehow avoiding hitting other shoppers with our mondo car shopping cart. And […]
We don’t like being still. We do not like doing what could be interpreted as nothing or inactive. We don’t like being silent. We want to take action, save the world, speak up for ourselves. We don’t like practicing silence. We want to fill the void, and our mind quickly rushes through to-do lists […]
EASTER Sunday, April 16, 2017 PRAY Heavenly Father, we thank you! You are generous and loving and so powerful! We ask that you continue to help us see our sin and to remember that you are the one to save us. Thank you for living and dying and rising all because you love us. Amen. […]
PALM SUNDAY and HOLY WEEK Beginning Sunday, April 9, 2017 PRAY Almighty God, you love us so much that you sent your Son Jesus to die for us – “to get rid of the sin and the dark and the sadness”1 – to make all things new. Help us to understand how you suffered for […]
A little over two years ago I was slowly emerging out of survival mode. I had my first child the previous year and life beyond diapers and nursing was starting to appear again. While at the playground one morning, one of my dear friends bravely asked me the challenging question that had been plaguing me […]
Every Wednesday lunchtime this year we have been gathering in the sanctuary to celebrate the Eucharist. There are just two more – today and next Wednesday (04/12/2017), so if you haven’t been to one yet do think about coming! 12.15pm – 12.50pm in the Sanctuary. Meanwhile, here is Amy’s homily from last week …. John 6:25-35 Today’s gospel reading is […]
Week by week we have been hearing some wonderful reflections during our Lenten services. Here Eric reflects on the discipline of prayer. The older I get– the more I find myself a creature of habit. I wake up, I work, I spend time with my family, and I go to sleep. Each year passes more swiftly […]
THE 5th WEEK IN LENT Beginning Sunday, April 2, 2017 PRAY Almighty God, you are the only one who can set all things right. Help us to love what you love. Help us to do all that you tell us to do. Help us to not be distracted by the things in this world that […]