The Reverend Rob Sutherland CSC
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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 the Third Sunday in Advent - Sunday 14 December 2025
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 the Third Sunday in Advent - Sunday 14 December 2025
The Sentence
Strengthen the weak hands, make firm the feeble knees. Say to those who are of a fearful heart, ‘Be strong, do not fear! Here is your God.’ Isaiah 35:3-4
Reflection from the Reverend Rob Sutherland CSC
Reflection from the Reverend Rob Sutherland CSC
Advent III 14 December 2025
Advent III 14 December 2025
Dear Friends,
I thoroughly enjoyed singing carols in our church on Monday Evening; congratulations and thanks to the Moggill Singers for leading, performing, entertaining, encouraging us all to sing and even providing supper. I particularly enjoyed the Australian carols and the ‘blended carols’ [my terminology] which cleverly blended several Christmas themes with familiar music.
Advent, our journey towards our celebration of the Birth of the Son of God, continues and with school holidays for all commencing, it’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas.
This Sunday we again have the chance to think again about John the Baptist and his message from God. In the Gospel, John from prison, sends his disciples to ask Jesus if he truly is the Messiah. It’s the perfect opportunity for Jesus to answer John’s question but also for Jesus to highlight the false hopes and dreams that people have had.
My Advent cleanout is progressing – I have more to do but there is now more room and less clutter. My holiday preparation is well underway – my bike runs better since it was serviced and my car has fewer issues now that it has a new battery. One of the remaining tasks is checking the navigation system – the version of ‘maps’ that my car uses for navigation is now 7 years old and its no longer accurate.
Jesus and John are challenging us to check our navigation system.
As we sing ‘O little town of Bethlehem’ and consider those, hopes and fears of all the years,’ that we all have, God is calling us to check where our hopes and dreams are leading us. Our Advent task this week is to think about what direction our hopes and dreams are pulling or leading or navigating us.
What are you hoping for and from whence are you looking for this? Are there things for which you don’t dare ask God?
What are we hoping for from God; what are we hoping for from others and with what are we planning to bless ourselves?
Hope to see you in church on Sunday.
Grace and peace and hope and life,
ROB
This Week at St Michael and All Angels
This Week at St Michael and All Angels
- Sunday 14 December 2025 - Advent III
- 8.30am Holy Communion Service*
- Wednesday 17 December 2025
- 8.30am Morning Prayer (Coffee Afterwards)
- Sunday 21 December 2025 - Advent IV
- 8.30am Holy Communion Service*
- Wednesday 24 December 2025
- 5.00pm Christmas Eve Nativity Play and Family Communion Service
- (in Church Hall)
- Thursday 25 December 2025 - CHRISTMAS
- 8.30am Holy Communion Service *
- Sunday 28 December 2025 - Sunday After Christmas
- 8.30am Holy Communion Service *
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 the 444 Bus to the Moggill terminus. The church is a short walk just past the 'new' Moggill State School. HOW TO FIND US:
Originally our heritage church building was the original Moggill State School which is one of Queensland's earliest buildings opened in 1866.)
Originally our heritage church building was the original Moggill State School which is one of Queensland's earliest buildings opened in 1866.)
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