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 Second Sunday in Advent - Sunday 7 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 Second Sunday in Advent - Sunday 7 December 2025
The Sentence
The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent and believe in the good news. Mark 1:15
The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent and believe in the good news. Mark 1:15
Reflection from the Reverend Rob Sutherland CSC
Reflection from the Reverend Rob Sutherland CSC
Advent II 7 December 2025
Advent II 7 December 2025
Dear Friends,
Dear Friends,
If anyone ever tried to suggest that following our God is boring then this Sunday’s readings (and I hope worship) should show how wrong that is. OK; perhaps I too find some parts of the Old Testament underwhelming – the genealogies and the rules for temple worship aren’t exactly ‘action packed’ but John the Baptist is about as ‘un-boring’ as you can imagine. John fits in the category of fascinating and amazing character like Sampson the superstrong, Elijah the warrior prophet and David the shepherd boy who brought down the mighty warrior Goliath. Even the ‘establishment figures’ the Sadducees and the Pharisees from Jerusalem went out into the wilderness to see and hear and to even be baptized by John the Baptist.
If anyone ever tried to suggest that following our God is boring then this Sunday’s readings (and I hope worship) should show how wrong that is. OK; perhaps I too find some parts of the Old Testament underwhelming – the genealogies and the rules for temple worship aren’t exactly ‘action packed’ but John the Baptist is about as ‘un-boring’ as you can imagine. John fits in the category of fascinating and amazing character like Sampson the superstrong, Elijah the warrior prophet and David the shepherd boy who brought down the mighty warrior Goliath. Even the ‘establishment figures’ the Sadducees and the Pharisees from Jerusalem went out into the wilderness to see and hear and to even be baptized by John the Baptist.
This Sunday we have the chance to think about John, his amazing life and God’s purpose for him in the whole history of God’s plan to save people from going to hell.
This Sunday we have the chance to think about John, his amazing life and God’s purpose for him in the whole history of God’s plan to save people from going to hell.
I continue to receive wonderful feedback from many people in our community for our Arts & Crafts Exhibition. People enjoyed coming to visit us and to get to know us. My thanks of course again to the wonderful hard-working, passionate, effective organizing committee AND also to everyone who played a role in making this a success. We have raised some money towards maintaining our church and hall AND we have engaged wonderfully with our community.
I continue to receive wonderful feedback from many people in our community for our Arts & Crafts Exhibition. People enjoyed coming to visit us and to get to know us. My thanks of course again to the wonderful hard-working, passionate, effective organizing committee AND also to everyone who played a role in making this a success. We have raised some money towards maintaining our church and hall AND we have engaged wonderfully with our community.
I hope and pray that your Advent, your time of preparation for God’s personal coming into the world is progressing. Our Bible readings are leading us to do the work of preparation; John the Baptist tells us some of why Jesus came into the world as God’s Saviour. Isaiah the Prophet of God, about 700 years before John the Baptist, similarly started to tell people that God would send a saviour and that they should be prepared for him. Our music is also helping us to prepare. This week ‘On Jordan’s bank’ the Baptist will announce that the Lord is nigh and we will start to prepare all ye faithful to come and adore God’s saviour. Next Sunday, Joy to the World will remind us that every heart needs to prepare room for Jesus to come into our lives, room to be loved and adored by us.
I hope and pray that your Advent, your time of preparation for God’s personal coming into the world is progressing. Our Bible readings are leading us to do the work of preparation; John the Baptist tells us some of why Jesus came into the world as God’s Saviour. Isaiah the Prophet of God, about 700 years before John the Baptist, similarly started to tell people that God would send a saviour and that they should be prepared for him. Our music is also helping us to prepare. This week ‘On Jordan’s bank’ the Baptist will announce that the Lord is nigh and we will start to prepare all ye faithful to come and adore God’s saviour. Next Sunday, Joy to the World will remind us that every heart needs to prepare room for Jesus to come into our lives, room to be loved and adored by us.
Advent is a time for us to get rid of anything that does not fit into the life that Jesus is calling us to live. What hopes, dreams, careers, expectations of others or just ‘stuff’ is God calling each of us to leave behind, to clean out this Advent?
Advent is a time for us to get rid of anything that does not fit into the life that Jesus is calling us to live. What hopes, dreams, careers, expectations of others or just ‘stuff’ is God calling each of us to leave behind, to clean out this Advent?
Please note we will not be having Morning Prayer on Wednesdays from Christmas Eve until we resume on 21 Jan 2026.
Please note we will not be having Morning Prayer on Wednesdays from Christmas Eve until we resume on 21 Jan 2026.
Hope to see you ‘back in church’ on Sunday.
Hope to see you ‘back in church’ on Sunday.
Grace and peace and hope and life,
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 7 December 2025 - Advent II
- 8.30am Holy Communion Service*
- Wednesday 10 December 2025
- 8.30am Morning Prayer (Coffee Afterwards)
- Sunday 14 December 2025 - Advent III
- 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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