Blog: Joseph

Together on the Journey: A Weekly Blog from Fr. Andrew Sheldon The last few days I’ve been thinking about Joseph. I referenced this at the Midweek Christmas Eucharist we had this week, and began my reflection with the story of how when Jesus is a teenager Joseph...

Blog: Worship and Liturgy

Together on the Journey: A Weekly Blog from Fr. Andrew Sheldon When we gather together on a Sunday or a Wednesday, we tend to think of what we do as ‘worship’. Indeed, our communications often use the term ‘Sunday Worship’ when providing details of the services we...

Blog: Happy New Year!

Together on the Journey: A Weekly Blog from Fr. Andrew Sheldon Happy New Year! Yes, I know it’s not January 1st. I also know it’s not the First Sunday of Advent which heralds a new church year. But I do think that for church, much like school, the days following...

Blog: By Invitation

Together on the Journey: A Weekly Blog from Fr. Andrew Sheldon I am confident that most people who enter St George’s on a Sunday, or on other days, experience us as a welcoming church. But I’ve decided that we should quit being a welcoming church. Well, not exactly;...

Blog: The Ritual Reason Why

Together on the Journey: A Weekly Blog from Fr. Andrew Sheldon People sometimes ask me why we do the things we do in the liturgy. So, I thought I would address some of those questions. Why do we process the gospel down the aisle?This common practice in the church has...

Blog: Authority

Together on the Journey: A Weekly Blog from Fr. Andrew Sheldon In my last blog, I wrote about power and how we are to put the power we have in service of God’s mission to the world. In this blog, I want to talk about a close relation of power, which is authority. This...

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