Please note, from Sunday 1st December 2019 St Paul’s Manly will celebrate a single Sunday Service of Holy Communion at 8:30am. Everyone is welcome. Our service is always followed by a cuppa and chat. Read More... from Notice – Change to Sunday...
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Third Sunday after Epiphany – 21st January 2018
How blessed we are to have been given such a wonderful farewell! Thank you for the beautiful farewell gift, already hung in our living room, for the cards and messages and the very kind words spoken to Maurie and to me as we concluded our time at St Paul’s. We were deeply moved Read More... from Third Sunday after Epiphany – 21st...
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Second Sunday after Epiphany – 14th January 2018
At our Parish Council Meeting on Tuesday evening the subject of Evangelism was raised. Now, according to the Etymology Dictionary, “Evangelism is the practice of trying to persuade people to become Christians or revive their commitments to Christianity. The word stems from the 12th century, with the term “evangelists” used Read...
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The Baptism of Our Lord – 7th January 2018
I found this gem on Elizabeth Dolan’s face book post – It reminded me that words are simply symbols and sometimes they seem ridiculous if we don’t understand the background. Sometimes words are used as codes as Liz found out this week. Think about some of the nursery rhymes you grew up with Read More... from The Baptism of Our Lord...
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The Epiphany of Our Lord – 31st December 2017
Today we celebrate the Feast of Epiphany – a little early I know but Easter is early in 2018 – Hence next Sunday we celebrate the Baptism of Our Lord. Anyway, along with Epiphany being the celebration of the gift bearers from the East recognising the Messiah there are many stories or Read More... from The Epiphany of Our Lord –...
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Fourth Sunday of Advent – 24th December 2017
A candy maker in Indiana wanted to make a candy that would be a witness, so he made the Christmas Candy Cane. He incorporated several symbols for the birth, ministry, and death of Jesus Christ. He began with a stick of pure white, hard candy: white to symbolize the Virgin Birth and the Read More... from Fourth Sunday of Advent – 24th...
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Third Sunday of Advent – 17th December 2017
As a child I remember that the most difficult part of Christmas was simply waiting for it to come. I really enjoyed the last few weeks of school, after exams had been completed and reports given out it was time for some serious fun at school, with concerts and parties and speech Read More... from Third Sunday of Advent – 17th December...
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Christmas Services 2017
Sunday 24 December 2017 – Christmas Eve 8:00am – Sung Eucharist – Advent 4 6:00pm – Family Service and Nativity Monday 25 December 2017 – Christmas Day 8:00am – Sung Eucharist – Christmas Read More... from Christmas Services...
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Second Sunday of Advent – 10th December 2017
In the gospel reading for today we are reminded of a surprising (to the world) choice, by God, to deliver the call to repentance and preparation for the coming of the Messiah. His name was John. People knew him locally as the Baptist. Some would say of him that he was a religious Read More... from Second Sunday of Advent – 10th December...
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First Sunday of Advent – 3rd December 2017
This week I share with you a story from a sermon written by Pastor Brett Blair – “It is hard for us to understand Jesus’ delay in his coming. God’s time clock is certainly out of sync with ours as Little Jimmy learned one day as he was laying on a hill Read More... from First Sunday of Advent – 3rd December...
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