10:30am Choral Eucharist – The Third Sunday of Easter – 18 April 2021

A Sermon by The Rev’d Peter Jin

We tend to think that ancient people were simple, naïve and pre-scientific, so they were willing to believe in anything. I can’t imagine  the following conversation would occur in […]

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6:00pm Choral Evensong – The Second Sunday of Easter – 11 April 2021

A Sermon by The Rev’d Canon Jenny Wilson

Psalm 115

Ezekiel 37:1-14

Luke 24:1-12

In the name of God, creating, redeeming, sanctifying, … Amen.

Rowan Williams, in the book, “Candles in the Dark”, we have reflected on in our Cathedral […]

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10:30am Choral Eucharist – The Second Sunday of Easter – 11 April 2021

A Sermon by The Rev’d Adrian Stephens, Locum Dean

21 Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” 22 And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive […]

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Evening Sermon – Easter Day – 4 April 2021

“Be Open!”

A Sermon by The Very Rev’d Frank Nelson

Psalm 114

Isaiah 25:6-9

Luke 24:13-49

When we have journeyed with Jesus from Palm Sunday, through Holy Week and Good Friday, have lived through the empty hours of Holy Saturday […]

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Morning Sermon – Easter Day – 4 April 2021

Easter Day

John 20:1-18

A Sermon by The Rev’d Canon Jenny Wilson

In the name of God, creating, redeeming, sanctifying, … Amen.

George Frederic Handel in his most loved oratorio Messiah opens the third and final part with the […]

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The Archbishop’s Sermon – Easter Day – 4 April 2021

A Sermon by The Most Rev’d Geoffrey Smith, Archbishop of Adelaide

When I was a university student I spent five summer holidays working as a volunteer sea turtle researcher with the Queensland National Parks and Wildlife […]

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The Archbishop’s Sermon – Good Friday – 4 April 2021

A Sermon by The Most Rev’d Geoffrey Smith, Archbishop of Adelaide

Over the past few weeks we have seen increasing international tensions over the Covid19 vaccine. I suppose that’s no surprise given that there has been […]

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The Archbishop’s Sermon – Maundy Thursday – 1 April 2021

A Sermon by The Most Rev’d Geoffrey Smith, Archbishop of Adelaide

Welcome to commandment Thursday. Because that’s what today is. The word maundy as in Maundy Thursday comes from the latin: mandatum, or command.  Today is […]

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6:00pm Choral Evensong – Palm Sunday – 28 March 2021

Hear my Prayer

A Sermon by The Very Rev’d Frank Nelson

Psalm 118:1-16

Exodus 13:1-3, 7-9

John 12:20-32

Two of Jesus’s disciples get special mention as we move into the events of Holy Week, beginning on Palm Sunday and on […]

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11:00am Service for Lady Day – 25 March 2021

Mothers’ Union – Lady Day

A Sermon by The Very Rev’d Frank Nelson

Isaiah 7:10-14

Psalm 40:6-13

Hebrews 10:4-19

Luke 1:26-38

Cecile, Nancy, Peggy, Charity, Ellie – five women who, for me, epitomise the response of Mary to the visit by […]

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