Easter Day

Christ is risen!   The Lord is risen indeed!   Alleluia!             SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON EASTER DAY 2009   On this glorious Easter Day, Christians throughout the world come to celebrate the Resurrection with joy and hope.    But on the first Easter Day, joy and hope were […]

Easter Eve

FIRE OF LOVE           SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON HOLY SATURDAY 2009   A spark ignites – a flame is kindled.   Soon a fire is lit. It may be the flame of a Californian wildfire, or an Aussie bushfire. Or it maybe the fire of a barbecue at […]

Good Friday

THE VIOLENCE & GLORY OF THE CROSS           SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON GOOD FRIDAY 2009                                                    Galatians 6:14 “Far be it for me to glory, except in the Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ.”   We have arrived at the foot of the Cross. we have come […]

Maundy Thursday

COMMANDMENTS OF CHRIST           SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON MAUNDY THURSDAY 2009                                                    John 13:34 “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another.”   In tonight’s Gospel reading we have St John’s account of the Last Supper. It begins with a reference to love. […]

Palm Sunday

PEOPLE OF THE PASSION           SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON PALM SUNDAY 2009                                                    Mark 14:3 “As he sat at table, a women came with an alabaster flask of ointment of pure nard, very costly, and she broke the flask and poured it over his head.”   I […]

Blog – March 2009

Sun Mar 1 – Lent 1 A busy morning: Baptism at 10 am, Holy Unction after & several people wanting to chat. Good attendances. The lovely warm SD weather is finally here again Tues Mar 3 My very good friend from St Mark’s, Val Fraser, arrives from Melbourne today for […]

Lent 5

THROUGH DEATH TO LIFE           SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON MARCH 29th, 2009                                                    Hebrews 5:8 “In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to him who was able to save him from death.”   Many of you will […]

Lent 4

CHRIST OUR PASSOVER IS SACRIFICED FOR US           SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON MARCH 22nd, 2009                                                    John 6:11 “Jesus then took the loaves, and when he had given thanks he distributed them.”   The feeding of the 5,000 is one of the best known stories in the […]

Lent 3

A NEW TEMPLE OF GOD           SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON MARCH 15th, 2009                                                    John 2:20 “It has taken 46 years to build this temple, and you will raise it up in 3 days?   But he spoke of the temple of his body.”   As a teenager […]

March 8 2009

THE SACRIFICE OF THE SON           SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON MARCH 8th, 2009                                                    Mark 8:31 “He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed; and […]