Worshipping together apart
We are very glad to be sharing worship with the congregation at Springwood, and hearing from old friends, Leigh and Graeme.
Worshipping Together Apart
Sue has enjoyed connecting into other worship services each week, hearing different messages and meeting new people.
Daytime Bible Study meeting on-line
Getting together each week helps us to connect and share our responses to the week's bible passages.
Bible Study on line
Each week we connect to share our responses to the readings. Getting used to being together, apart.
Worship during COVID
We continue to join for worship each week.
Mudgee: 9.30 am each week
Rylstone: 9.30 am each week
Everyone is welcome to join us!
COVID safety guidelines are being followed:
If you wish to continue worshipping remotely, use this link to fund services online.
We continue to hold weekly Bible study sessions on Zoom
Tuesday afternoons from 3:00 - 4:00 pm.
Tuesday evenings from 7:00 - 8:00 pm.
Contact Rev. Greg Smith (revgregsmith@hotmail.com)
for the link.
As we meet together, it is a joy to connect, to reflect on the readings for the week and to share our experiences. Everyone is welcome.
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We will continue to offer pastoral and spiritual care through a variety of approaches in this unprecedented time.
You can contact us through our Facebook pages or Rev. Greg Smith (0429916191).
Prayer for others.
We have a prayer chain - together strengthening our individual prayer - for those who we hear of. If you want to know more, or have a prayer request, please email us here.
May all God's blessings be with you as we continue to discover new ways to worship and connect.
Jesus is risen.
God is with us.
For now, the Garden will be cared for by individual carers, who will water, weed and harvest.
Our Weekly activities beginning again, keep an eye on this space for more news.
A Reflection on Trinity Sunday
adapted from https://oblates.ie/gospel-reflection-for-trinity-sunday/and with thanks to Rev. Greg Smith.
As Trinity Sunday approaches preachers, both lay and clergy, pay close attention to the roster in the hope they are not the one to have to try to explain this mystery.
No matter how hard we try, we will never fully understand this deep mystery. And although we can%u2019t even begin to get hold of or grasp the fullness of the Trinity, our faith helps us in some small way to experience its power and presence in our lives. The Trinity is part of our Christian faith and tradition. It cannot be fully understood with the head, but it is a reality that we are called to experience and believe in through our prayer and our heart.
When we use the word %u2018mystery%u2019 to talk about the Trinity, we are not talking about a puzzle or a riddle that is to be solved. The Trinity is a mystery that is so deep and meaningful that its riches can never be exhausted. The Trinity is the unique relationship of creative love that exists between the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Through the gift and grace of our baptism we are personally invited to be part of this dynamic and life-giving union. As Romans 5:5 tells us, %u201C%u2026. the love of God has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit which we have received.%u201D
In moments of prayer and Christian living, we experience the love of the Trinity and we are transformed. This is a free gift that always comes from God. It is made real and visible through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. Through the outpouring of the Holy Spirit we are encouraged and strengthened to live our lives as followers of Jesus.
We are made in the image and likeness of a triune God who is not remote or distant, but God who became flesh and now lives amongst us. We are created in the image of God the loving Abba who creates us, of Jesus the Son who saves us and the Holy Spirit who continues to strengthen us. As we celebrate this wonderful feast, I pray that each of us will continue to be blest in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
As Trinity Sunday approaches preachers, both lay and clergy, pay close attention to the roster in the hope they are not the one to have to try to explain this mystery.
No matter how hard we try, we will never fully understand this deep mystery. And although we can%u2019t even begin to get hold of or grasp the fullness of the Trinity, our faith helps us in some small way to experience its power and presence in our lives. The Trinity is part of our Christian faith and tradition. It cannot be fully understood with the head, but it is a reality that we are called to experience and believe in through our prayer and our heart.
When we use the word %u2018mystery%u2019 to talk about the Trinity, we are not talking about a puzzle or a riddle that is to be solved. The Trinity is a mystery that is so deep and meaningful that its riches can never be exhausted. The Trinity is the unique relationship of creative love that exists between the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Through the gift and grace of our baptism we are personally invited to be part of this dynamic and life-giving union. As Romans 5:5 tells us, %u201C%u2026. the love of God has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit which we have received.%u201D
In moments of prayer and Christian living, we experience the love of the Trinity and we are transformed. This is a free gift that always comes from God. It is made real and visible through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. Through the outpouring of the Holy Spirit we are encouraged and strengthened to live our lives as followers of Jesus.
We are made in the image and likeness of a triune God who is not remote or distant, but God who became flesh and now lives amongst us. We are created in the image of God the loving Abba who creates us, of Jesus the Son who saves us and the Holy Spirit who continues to strengthen us. As we celebrate this wonderful feast, I pray that each of us will continue to be blest in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
“ A creative nation finds compassionate solutions.”
“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness. ”
“When you focus on being a blessing, God makes sure that you are always blessed in abundance. ”
“Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies. ”