Advent 2

A WORTHY HOME FOR CHRIST TO DWELL SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON December 5th 2010                                                    Isaiah 11:1”There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse and a branch shall grow out of his roots.”     On this Second Sunday of Advent, the first reading […]

Blog – Nov/Dec 2010

Nov 1  All Saints’ Day Our festival! I spent the a/noon doing parish work & then said Mass at 6 pm. Tues 2  All Souls’ Day   Always a special day, as memories of departed family, friends & parishioners are remembered. Staff meeting at 10 am, then a busy day in the […]

Advent 1

MORNING TWILIGHT, EVENING SUNSET SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON November 28th 2010                                                    Matthew 24:44 ”Therefore you must also be ready for the Son of man is coming at an hour that you do not expect.”   The second coming of our Lord makes us think.  On the […]

Christ the King

THE ETERNAL PRIEST & UNIVERSAL KING SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON November 21st 2010                                                    Colossians 1:15 & 16 “He is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of all creation; For in him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible.”   […]

Pentecost 25

“AND MY SOUL SHALL BE HEALED“ SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON November 14th 2010                                                    Luke 21:8-9 “Many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he!’ and, ‘The time is at hand!’  Do not go after them. And when you hear of wars and tumults, do not […]

Patronal Festival 2010

MAKING GOD CREDIBLE SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON November 7th 2010                                                    Book of Common Prayer – Preface for All Saints’ Day:  “Who, in the multitude of thy saints, hast compassed us about with so great a cloud of witnesses.”   The Preface above echoes Hebrews 12:1, which […]

Pentecost 23

  LOVE LEADS TO CHANGE SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON October 31st 2010   Luke 19:10 “The Son of man came to seek and save the lost.”   When I first looked at this gospel, my immediate thought was, “Not sin again!”  The story of Zacchaeus is one […]

blog – October 2010

Fri Oct 1 A new month…& a busy morning! 9.30 am Mass followed by 3 appointments. Sermon in the a/noon & then the Australian Football Final replay in the evening. Go Collingwood 🙂 Sat 2  Holy Guardian Angels Collingwood won!! The club song says: “Oh the premiership’s a cakewalk for the […]

Pentecost 22

KYRIE ELEISON SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON October 24th 2010                                                    Luke 18:13 “God be merciful to me, a sinner.”   If you have been to an Orthodox church service (perhaps Russian Orthodox or Greek Orthodox) you will know that the phrase Kyrie Eleison occurs regularly throughout the […]

Pentecost 20

NO ORDINARY HEALING SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON October 10th 2010                                                    Luke 17:18-19 “Was no one found to return and give praise to  God except this foreigner?  And he said to him, ‘Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well.’”   Luke 17:11-19 is […]