It was encouraging to attend the launch of the 2015 Mount Gambier Community Mayor’s Christmas Appeal. Representatives of both the local agencies who distribute funds and gifts, and groups who facilitate giving were present. Hopefully last year’s total of just over $26,000 will be exceeded. It’s likely that there’ll be more than last year’s total …

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Pastoral life requires an embrace of personal locality. I struggle with reaching out. What do you suppose the work of a pastor entails in light of this? He sends at minimum, we would assume local attentiveness to divine love, among ordinary people and places, with local weather and stories. And right here, the words “attentive” …

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