Creation Our Sister (Proper 18C)

Creation Our Sister (Proper 18C) Sunday 8 September 2019 | The Rev’d Clare Barrie In many parts of the wider Church, the month of September has come to be a time for celebrating and reflecting on the Creation – God’s Creation, in which we all share. This new tradition...

We the baptised… (Proper 15C)

We the baptised… (Proper 15C) Sunday 18 August 2019 | The Rev’d Clare Barrie “I’ve come to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! I have a baptism with which to be baptised, and what stress I’m under until it is completed…” Is the fire...

Stay awake! (Proper 14C)

Stay awake! (Proper 14C) Date: Sunday 11 August 2019 | Speaker: The Rev’d Clare Barrie I don’t know if you have that problem of being caught by those marketing or survey phone calls where the phone rings right around dinner time. With younger kids and rushing to get...

It’s not about the money…(Proper 13C)

It’s not about the money…(Proper 13C) Date: Sunday 4 August 2019 | Speaker: The Rev’d Clare Barrie Here’s the thing about this parable about the bigger barn and the bigger harvest and the bigger fortune. It’s not about the money.  When that young man calls out...

Christ walks our streets too (Social Services)

Christ walks our streets too (Social Services) Date: Sunday 28 July 2019 | Speaker: The Rev’d Clare Barrie (A sermon preached on Social Services Sunday, at a joint service with our Methodist neighbours in Mt Albert.) Thank you for the warmth of your welcome this...

Our old friends, Mary and Martha (Proper 11C)

Our old friends, Mary and Martha (Proper 11C) Date: Sunday 21 July 2019 | Speaker: The Rev’d Clare Barrie We’re encountering two old friends this week – the sisters, Mary and Martha. We know them well. We’ve visited their home many times over the years, and...