St Peter & St Paul 29th June StMA

The Feast of Peter and Paul offers us a vision of our Church and what it should be, with a complementary and simultaneous outward reach and inward focus.

St Peter & St Paul

A wonderful day to celebrate the essence of what we are to do as Christians!

THIS IS YOUR LIFE:
The two have been celebrated together for centuries because of their common martyrdom in Rome circa AD64

PETER: PRINCE of the Apostles: WITNESS of the Lordship of Jesus

PAUL: FACILITATOR: putting it all into practise.

For us today:
Witnesses of Jesus
Called upon to push the church forward in this culture, for this time, for this place.

ST.PETER
Came to represent to universal church: the kosmos

ST PAUL – cam to represent the local church
a person above all about unity
Pope Benedict: launched the year of St Paul yesterday
St. Paul reminds us that the full communion among all Christians finds its grounds in a single father, a single faith and single baptism,"
“In the final analysis, the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul represents the constant tension between "universality" and "locality" in the Church”.
“The Feast of Peter and Paul offers us a vision of our Church and what it should be, with a complementary and simultaneous outward reach and inward focus”.
Dr Alexander Roman – orthodox Theologian

Romans 1st June StMA

For I am not ashamed of the gospel; it is the power of God fopr slavation to everyone who has faith, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteounsess of God is revealed through faith for faith; as it is written, 'The one who is righteous will live by faith."

1, A particular situation
2. Not ashamed
3. The Gospel
4. Power
5.Salvation
6. For everyone!
7.Faith
8.Righteousness
9.Revealed
10.Fulfilling

"Paul's letter to the Romans is probably the single most important letter written by a Christian."
JGD Dunn

Sex in the City 30th May

Having not taken much notice of the series when it was on - the film is an interesting study of relationships and priorities in a slightly "way back" way.

The film is well made, imaginatively crafted and highly amusing.