Welcome to the Parish of Modbury and Golden Grove

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All Saints’ Day: Beloved Children of God

Today we celebrate All Saints’ Day, remembering those whose lives have reflected the love of Christ and giving thanks for the great company of faithful people who have gone before us. This year, our celebration has a particularly joyful dimension as we welcome Goldie into the family of God through baptism.

Our readings offer us a vision of what it means to belong to God. In the First Letter of John, we hear the wonderful assurance that we are called children of God—and that is what we are. God’s love is not something we earn through achievement or perfect faithfulness. It is a gift, given freely, that holds us through every season of life. In the Beatitudes, Jesus turns many of our assumptions upside down. He calls blessed those who mourn, those who show mercy, those who hunger for justice, and those who make

peace. These are not necessarily the people the world celebrates, but they reveal the character of God’s kingdom. The saints are not people who never struggle or stumble; they are people whose lives are shaped by God’s grace and who keep learning to live in the way of Jesus. The vision in Revelation draws these themes together: a great multitude from every nation

and language, gathered in God’s presence, where suffering is ended and every tear is wiped away. It is a vision of hope that reaches beyond our present struggles towards the fullness of God’s love.

As we baptise Goldie today, we celebrate the beginning of her journey in faith. We also renew our own calling to be a community in which she—and all who come among us—can discover the love of God, grow in faith, and learn the way of Christ. May this All Saints’ Day remind us that we belong to God, are held in God’s love, and are called to share that love with the world.

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Usual weekly services and activities:

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Sunday:        Holy Communion 8.00 am

                       Holy Communion 10am

Monday:       Bible Study 10.00 am 

Tuesday:       Holy Communion 8.30 am

                        Community Garden 9.30 am

Wednesday: Bible Study 10.00 am

                        Fortnightly Foodbank   10.00 am

                        Christian Meditation 7pm - 8pm October; 11th & 25th November; 9th December

Thursday:      Holy Communion 10.00 am

Friday:            Community Garden 9.30 am

                        

 

1st Tuesday of the month Community Garden BBQ 11.30 am

1st and 3rd Sunday of the month Bari Service 11.30 am

2nd Thursday of the month Men's Group 7.30 pm

1st Friday of the month "Come as You Are" - Women's Fellowship 10-12 ​

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