St James DandenongDec 18, 20214 minSunday 19 December 2021 – Fourth Sunday of AdventPARISH NEWS REFLECTION – Luke 1:39-55 “Nothing is Impossible with God!” If there was anything that you could ask God for at Christmas,...
St James DandenongDec 9, 20213 minSunday 12 December 2021 – Third Sunday of AdventPARISH NEWS REFLECTION – Luke 3:7-18. Imagine a man, with a long scruffy beard, wearing a camel hair cloak with a leather belt around his...
St James DandenongDec 3, 20214 minSunday 5 December 2021 – Second Sunday of AdventPARISH NEWS REFLECTION – Luke 3:1-6 Preparing for Christmas We all work hard preparing to celebrate the coming of Jesus the king at...
St James DandenongNov 26, 20214 minSunday 28 November 2021 – First Sunday of AdventPARISH NEWS REFLECTION - Luke 21:25-38 - “Prepping for the End!” The theme of “Doomsday Preppers” has become quite popular in the media....
St James DandenongOct 28, 20214 minSunday 31 October 2021 – Twenty-third Sunday after PentecostPARISH NEWS REFLECTION – Hebrews 9:11-15 - Set free to Serve! Are we free? What makes us free? When Jesus said “So if the Son makes you...
St James DandenongOct 21, 20215 minSunday 24 October 2021 – Twenty-second Sunday after PentecostPARISH NEWS REFLECTION – Hebrews 7:21-28 When I was younger I had a pair of brown boots. They were my favourite boots and I wore them...
St James DandenongOct 14, 20214 minSunday 17 October 2021 – Twentieth- first Sunday after PentecostPARISH NEWS REFLECTION – Hebrews 5:1-10 Imagine you have been charged with a criminal offence. You’ve received a notice that says you...
St James DandenongOct 7, 20213 minSunday 10 October 2021 – Twentieth Sunday after PentecostPARISH NEWS REFLECTION – Hebrews 4:12-16 “Drawing Near to God” British Novelist, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the author of the Sherlock...
St James DandenongSep 23, 20213 minSunday 26 September 2021 – Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost PARISH NEWS REFLECTION – Mark 9:38-50 - “Stumbling” We all know the dangers of stumbling or falling. We do our best to avoid falls in our...
St James DandenongSep 16, 20213 minSunday 19 September 2021 – Seventeenth Sunday after PentecostPARISH NEWS REFLECTION – Mark 9:30-37 When we think of greatness, what comes to mind? Is it sporting greatness, the achievements of those...
St James DandenongSep 10, 20214 minSunday 12 September 2021 - Sixteenth Sunday after PentecostPARISH NEWS REFLECTION – Mark 8:27-38 What are you willing to sacrifice? It’s an odd question because many of us don’t really need to...
St James DandenongSep 3, 20214 minSunday 5 September 2021 - Fifteenth Sunday after PentecostPARISH NEWS REFLECTION – Mark 7:24-37 Faith in unexpected quarters Do you think God has favourites? Is there a profile or a type that God...
St James DandenongAug 27, 20214 minSunday 29 August 2021 - Fourteenth Sunday after PentecostPARISH NEWS REFLECTION – Mark 7:1-8, 14-23 Through-out the best part of the pandemic, we have had to pivot and adjust to the many and...
St James DandenongAug 13, 20213 minSunday 15th August 2021 - Twelfth Sunday after PentecostPARISH NEWS REFLECTION – Ephesians 5:11-31 Be careful then, how you live! Bringing about a change in your life isn’t easy. It takes time...
St James DandenongAug 6, 20213 minSunday 8th August 2021 - Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost PARISH NEWS REFLECTION – Ephesians 4:17-5:2 Since the recent birth of my nephew I’ve really noticed that children really are miracles. At...