Parish Priests: Reverend Rob Sutherland CSC and Reverend Angela McNeill
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 for worship as we celebrate Pentecost on Sunday 24 May 2026.
Sentence:
‘A new heart I will give you, a new spirit I will put within you,’ says the Lord God; ‘I will put my spirit within you and you shall live.’ Ecclesiastes 36:26, 37:14
Reflection from the Reverend Rob Sutherland CSC 24 May 2026
Dear Friends,
Pentecost Sunday is when we commemorate and celebrate God’s Holy Spirit coming upon the disciples and their subsequent actions, ‘in the power of the Holy Spirit’. Pentecost Sunday is also called the birth of the Church, so, Happy Birthday to us and to all of the Church of God throughout the world!
On Sunday we will explore what this ‘coming of the Holy Spirit’ means. We have some readings which speak of things 2,000 years ago but what does Pentecost mean for us in 2026 in Moggill?
Birthdays, as well as celebrating our past, should be an opportunity for us to assess both, where we are, and if we are headed in the right direction. God doesn’t tell us his plans for us personally or as a church; we are just called to follow, so this week we will spend some time contemplating what it means and how well we are following God.
My thanks to many, many people but particularly this week to our Parish Council; this thankless role seems to get harder each year – there are more impositions and requirements than ever, just to be a member of Parish Council. We have set ourselves some good challenges and our next meeting will be focused on the new Anglican Church Southern Queensland Child Protection and Safe Ministry procedures.
Following Parish Council, I have had a meeting with Bishop John Roundhill. He has indicated support on the issues that we are facing as a very small church but dealing with our issues is clearly going to be up to us.
Finally, Cyber and Internet Security – please continue to be vigilant; I am aware of some fake, scam emails being sent supposedly from parishioners but which aren’t from who they say. It is easy for criminals to take anyone’s email address – including mine – and to impersonate us. Please be careful!
(St Michael and All Angels Anglican Church is located adjacent to Moggill State School at 3407 Moggill Road Moggill QLD 4070. Catch the 444 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 is one of Queensland's earliest buildings opened in 1866.)