Introduction the the RECTOR’S ANNUAL REPORT – Parish Annual Meeting 2009 I want to begin this year’s report by quoting excerpts from a letter I received last year. It was from one of our parishioners who had moved from San Diego, and had been looking for a local Episcopal Church. […]
January 18, 2009
NATHANIAL’S FIG TREE SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON JANUARY 18th, 2009 John 1:49 “You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!” I’ve always enjoyed this Gospel story because it seems at first sight so funny – that Nathanial would declare that Jesus […]
Baptism of the Lord
THE HOLY SPIRIT OUTPOURED SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON JANUARY 11th, 2009 Mark 1:10 “He saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit descending upon him like a dove.” At first the Baptism of Jesus seems to raise questions. In fact, it provides answers. Firstly, […]
Blog – December 2008
Monday Dec 1 Today I was up at 4.30 am for a flight to Virginia Beach. The purpose was to visit Fr Stephen Powers, my good friend there, & to catch up with Mike, Mary & Lacey Wilson. The Wilsons moved there from All Saints’ during the summer. The flight was […]
Epiphany 2009
JOURNEY’S END SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON JANUARY 4th, 2009 Isaiah 60:3 “Nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.” This and other prophecies in the Old Testament have always been understood as looking towards this day we celebrate – […]
December 28
PONDERING IN OUR HEARTS SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON DECEMBER 28, 2008 Isaiah 6:10 “I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall exult in my God.” And so we come again to celebrate this wonderful festival of Christmas. I have a particular fondness for the Sunday […]