by Joanne Fisher | Jun 2, 2017 | Announcement, Images of Diocesan Life
By Kevin Cross, Church of the Holy Trinity, Oxford The Church of the Holy Trinity, Oxford and All Faith Parish, Tunis Mills have been supporting a remarkable ministry to the refugees from Syria. Aida Tressell is a local Syrian woman who felt called to help her people...
by Joanne Fisher | Jun 1, 2017 | Announcement, Uncategorized
Ascension Day traditionally falls forty days after the resurrection and ten days before the Feast of Pentecost which will be celebrated this Sunday, June 4. The significance of the Ascension is that it underlines the exaltation of Jesus and is a fitting conclusion to...
by Joanne Fisher | May 25, 2017 | Announcement, Uncategorized
Reflection: In one of my morning meditations and readings I came across this pearl of spiritual wisdom by one of the Early Church Fathers, St. Augustine of Hippo, and thought it appropriate for sharing with the wider community of faith. The commentary is by Donald X...
by Joanne Fisher | May 17, 2017 | Announcement, Uncategorized
Second chance beckons the church to think eschatologically. Eschatology in academia is related to “end time”, however I am more inclined to associate it with the question of ‘present time’ or to be more theologically correct, Kairos. It begs the question, “what’s God...
by Joanne Fisher | May 10, 2017 | Announcement, Uncategorized
Second chance is a favorite term preachers use to articulate courage and confidence in the present, while at the same time pointing to a forgiving God who focuses attention to the future with optimism and hope. The message of the prophet Ezekiel to the people of...
by Joanne Fisher | May 4, 2017 | Announcement, Uncategorized
She was a young woman in her thirties who had been married for years when, without warning, her husband upped and left her. Without any explanation and no hope of reconciliation she was suddenly left alone. Understandably, she went into a deep state of depression to...