The Reverend Rob Sutherland CSC and Reverend Angela McNeill and the congregation at St Michael and All Angels Anglican Church at Moggill invite everyone to join us in worship on Sunday 13 July 2025 - Pentecost V
The Sentence
Do to others as you would have them do to you. Love your enemies, do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return.
Luke 6:31,35
Reflection by The Reverend Rob Sutherland CSC - Penecost V Sunday 13 July 2025
Dear Friends,
As many of you have noted, I am trying to get GNT finished and distributed in the middle of the week rather than Saturday. This gives a little more time to react and respond before Sunday is upon us. A few notices haven’t made it in time for publication – my apologies, but I hope overall this is more helpful.
My thanks again to all involved in the Moggill Markets last weekend. The cake stall was a great success – thank you bakers! I think the system with us having a stall next to (or between) the ‘Muller stalls’, takes the pressure off having to have a specific convenor and roster of sellers.
Again, thank you to the church children’s craft team. To have our church closed throughout the markets loses the opportunity of having the markets in ‘our place.’ So, even when we don’t have many children coming, being open for a few hours, provides the excuse and opportunity for people to come in for a look and a chat. Thanks team!
And, thanks to the painters!
School holidays are over already (back to fighting the traffic)! This week we will pray for our beloved teachers and equally beloved students, plus parents, grandparents, carers and all who run the many activities that occur in conjunction with school. We are privileged and blessed to have a school system in which our young people can so wonderfully learn and be nurtured.
This Sunday is Sea Sunday. I have included a notice if you wish to find out more of the work or to support the ministry to Seafarers through prayer or donation. Living on the many ships which visit Brisbane is to live without access to churches except on port visits. I commend this ministry to you.
The continuing drop in numbers of people attending Anglican church services on a Sunday was starkly put to us in synod. The trend in our Diocese, is in churches that were once large and had full-time clergy becoming like us – small and part-time. I had several at synod ask me what my vision, strategy, goals and objectives were. They were surprised, some looked shocked, when I responded that I see numbers as God’s problem, and my task (our task) is to proclaim and live God’s Gospel, to love and care for everyone that God sends to us.
For comprehensive information about our parish activities keep a record of our official Website www.mmcanglican.org.au
HOW TO FIND US:
(St Michael and All Angels Anglican Church is located adjacent to Moggill State School at 3407 Moggill Road Moggill QLD 4070. Catch the444 Bus to the Moggill terminus. The church is a short walk just past the 'new' Moggill State School. Originally our heritage church building was the original Moggill State School which opened in 1866.)