As I mentioned the other day, the data from the 2011 Australian Census has begun to be released. Again, below are the figures for religious affiliation for our local area: postcodes 5290 and 5291. At first glance we might be tempted to respond ‘Yay Presbyterians! We’re still number four!’ Even though we know those figures …
… on June 22 1997, the Presbytery of Flinders ordained me into the ministry of the Word and Sacraments and inducted me into the pastoral Charge of Mordialloc. At that stage Margaret and I knew just two people who attended the service that day, Jared and Cassie Hood. (At my setting apart from mgpc we …
One aspect of having been around for a while is watching the passing trends of Church life. In the eighties the notion of large attractional churches was vaunted, now smaller groups are being commended. The capacity to offer a broad spread of ministry activity and life of a larger church is now seen as possibly …
The Lord’s Supper will be part of our worship at mgpc tomorrow morning. Here are some words of preparation from Harry Reeder. I’ll share them with the children tomorrow morning as they observe the rest of the church discern the body and blood of the Lord. STOP-LOOK-LISTEN The day is indelibly imprinted in my mind. …
