Mindful of the Passion
From the Fifth Sunday of Lent—next Sunday—there is a discernible change of tone in our liturgies as we draw closer to the events of Holy...
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Dean Greg Jenks
Mar 4, 20181 min read
The cleansing of the church
We stand alongside Jesus, the Jewish prophet from Galilee as we call on our religious institutions to walk the talk, to serve always the...
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Dean Greg Jenks
Feb 17, 20181 min read
Turning to life
An extract from the Dean's sermon on the First Sunday of Lent, 18 February 2018. The concept at the heart of repentance is turning. We...
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Dean Greg Jenks
Feb 4, 20182 min read
Discernment ... wisdom ... conversion
Extracts from the sermon preached at the Discernment Synod Eucharist in Christ Church Cathedral on Sunday, 4 February 2018. Here today we...
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Dean Greg Jenks
Feb 3, 20182 min read
New Dean of Grafton Installed
Text of the response by the Eighth Dean of Grafton to the community welcome at the conclusion of the installation and commissioning...
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Dean Greg Jenks
Jan 28, 20182 min read
Rainbow faith in an ancient land
Excerpts from a sermon on the Australia Day weekend. Over this holiday weekend it is timely to reflect on what it means to be Australian,...
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Dean Greg Jenks
Jan 20, 20181 min read
The God who goes fishing
An extract from the sermon for Sunday, 21 January 2018 ... Today we are glimpsing an epiphany moment indeed. God has gone fishing, and...
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Dean Greg Jenks
Jan 13, 20185 min read
The God who calls
A sermon for the Second Sunday after Epiphany 2 (Year B) 14 January 2018 1Samuel 3.1-10 & Psalm 139.1-5, 12-18; 1 Corinthians 6.12-20;...
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Dean Greg Jenks
Jan 10, 20181 min read
Beloved children
An extract from the sermon for the Baptism of Jesus on Sunday, 7 January 2018: Our great work is to discern what it means in our life...
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Dean Greg Jenks
Dec 24, 20171 min read
Peace to those who are far off
In churches around the world, and in many of our homes, the three wise men are kept off stage tonight. They may be down by the church...
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Dean Greg Jenks
Dec 23, 20175 min read
Listening for God
Advent 4 Christ Church Cathedral 24 December 2017 † In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit Amen. But Mouse, you...
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Dean Greg Jenks
Dec 17, 20171 min read
Engaging with the Royal Commission
An extract from a sermon at Christ Church Cathedral on Sunday, 17 December 2017. Our opening hymn this morning began with the line:...
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Dean Greg Jenks
Dec 14, 20172 min read
Anointed with the spirit of the LORD
Reflections on the first reading for the Third Sunday of Advent … Today’s lectionary offers us a rich set of classic texts for Advent. As...
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Dean Greg Jenks
Nov 26, 20171 min read
Called to to be the people of Christ the king
Today is our day: the feast of Christ the King. While most people know us as Christ Church Cathedral we are actually the Cathedral Church...
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Dean Greg Jenks
Nov 15, 20171 min read
Grace upon grace
Reflections on the continuing journey to wholeness following surgery for an aggressive cancer ...
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Dean Greg Jenks
Oct 19, 20173 min read
Advent • Christmas • Epiphany
Details of our service times during Advent, Christmas and Epiphany have now been confirmed by Parish Council. Normal weekday services...
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Dean Greg Jenks
Oct 15, 20171 min read
The Mind of Christ: 4. Peace and Joy
Christ Church Cathedral Pentecost 19(A) 15 October 2017 Paul urged his friends in Philippi (and would urge us) to be upbeat. We are not...
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Dean Greg Jenks
Oct 8, 20171 min read
The Mind of Christ: 3. Faithfulness
... what mattered most to Paul was not what he had done, said, or believed; but what Jesus had done, said, and believed. What makes all...
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Dean Greg Jenks
Sep 30, 20171 min read
The Mind of Christ: 2. Humility
Paul backs up his appeal for the Philippians to treat each other well by quoting an early Christian hymn known to them from their Sunday...
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Dean Greg Jenks
Sep 24, 20171 min read
The Mind of Christ: 1. Compassion
Our new Dean is commencing his ministry with a series of sermons on Paul's letter of the Philippians. The four week series has the...
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