A special service for children with dress up, lego, craft, as well as learning about The Who, What, Why, How of Christmas.
We love it when children come in costume, especially if Christmas related
Every child gets a free book. Can you believe it?
Sermon: The Holiness Highway – The Road to Zion
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Preached by The Right Revd Dr Richard Condie, Bishop of Tasmania on Sunday, December 15th, 2019
A part of the Can you Believe It Advent Christmas 2019 series.
Isaiah 35
The Return of the Redeemed to Zion
1 The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad,
the desert shall rejoice and blossom;
like the crocus 2 it shall blossom abundantly,
and rejoice with joy and singing.
The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it,
the majesty of Carmel and Sharon.
They shall see the glory of the Lord,
the majesty of our God.
3 Strengthen the weak hands,
and make firm the feeble knees.
4 Say to those who are of a fearful heart,
“Be strong, do not fear!
Here is your God.
He will come with vengeance,
with terrible recompense.
He will come and save you.”
5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened,
and the ears of the deaf unstopped;
6 then the lame shall leap like a deer,
and the tongue of the speechless sing for joy.
For waters shall break forth in the wilderness,
and streams in the desert;
7 the burning sand shall become a pool,
and the thirsty ground springs of water;
the haunt of jackals shall become a swamp,
the grass shall become reeds and rushes.
8 A highway shall be there,
and it shall be called the Holy Way;
the unclean shall not travel on it,
but it shall be for God’s people;
no traveller, not even fools, shall go astray.
9 No lion shall be there,
nor shall any ravenous beast come up on it;
they shall not be found there,
but the redeemed shall walk there.
10 And the ransomed of the Lord shall return,
and come to Zion with singing;
everlasting joy shall be upon their heads;
they shall obtain joy and gladness,
and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
Sermon: A Kingdom of Change
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Preached by Rev. Jacob Crane on Sunday, December 8th, 2019
A part of the Can you Believe It Advent Christmas 2019 series.
Change, and live.
Or refuse to change, and die.
This was the summary,
Of the story of two mice,
Who each found themselves in an unsafe, unfamiliar, and undesired place.
One mouse responded to the change, and lived.
The other refused to change, and died.
In Luke 3,
We read of the ministry of John the Baptist,
He calls for the world to change.
Repent,
For the Kingdom of Heaven has come near.
Like the story of two mice,
We are invited by John to change.
John’s ministry,
Was to prepare the way of the Lord,
Because He is coming.
And whether we like it or not,
He is coming to judge the world.
Including you and me.
We may not like it.
We may choose to ignore it.
What we can’t do, is avoid it.
Jesus is coming.
You can either change, and live.
Or refuse to change, and die.
The only question remaining is,
Can you believe it?
Join us as we continue our advent series,
Asking, can you believe,
Jesus, the King is born.
Concert: Hobart Chamber Orchestra Dec 7 7.30pm
Cosmos: Serenades & Fantasias
PETER TANFIELD Director and Violin Soloist
VIVALDI Concerto for Strings in A major RV 158
LOCATELLI Concerto for Violin in C major (Op. 3 No. 5)
VITALI Ciaccona for Violin and Strings
VASKS “Vox Amoris” for Violin and Strings
VASKS “Musica Dolorosa” for Strings
WOLF Italian Serenade for Strings
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Sermon: People Get Ready Matthew 24:36-44 Advent 1
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Preached by Richard Humphrey on Sunday, December 1st, 2019
A part of the Can you Believe It Advent Christmas 2019 series.
This Advent and Christmas we are asking “Can you believe it?”
Advent is preparing for Jesus return. Can we believe it? Do we believe it?
What does being prepared look like?
What does this picture have to do with being ready?
Service: Can you believe it? Christmas 2019
Can you believe it? Who would have believed that Kanye West would be on a Cathedral poster? Who would have believed that a self centred rapper would have released the album “Jesus is King? Who would have believed that a persecutor of followers of Jesus would become St Paul? Who would have believed there was more to Jesus’ story after his death on the Cross? Who would have believed that a Galilean carpenter was God’s King for all the world? Who would have believed that in the birth of a child in a stable we now had Immanuel God with us?
Just because something seems unlikely doesn’t make it untrue.
The story of God’s salvation in the Bible and peoples lives is full of twists and turns. Can you believe it? Advent and Christmas brings this question to us along with the deeper questions of do you? Do we believe in Jesus’ kingdom, do we believe in changed lives, do we believe in God’s love for us?
Belief often gets a bad rap but we have good grounds for our faith that in the coming of Jesus we now have “God downloaded” available to everyone, and love now streaming to all then we will want to sing with Kanye, The Hallelujah Chorus, Mary and the Angels “Glory to God in the highest heaven for Jesus the King is born.”
Side 1: Christmas Eve
5pm Kid’s Christmas
7pm Nine Lessons & Carols
11pm Midnight Communion
Side 2: Christmas Day
8am Holy Communion
10am Family Communion
Service: Change the Heart Jan 24 5.30pm
In January 2020, Aunty Jean Phillips, one of the most senior Aboriginal Christian Leaders, is calling all Australian Christians to come together in prayer in the lead up to January 26 through the #ChangeTheHeart prayer services. This is the fifth year these prayer services have been run nationally and they are supported by Common Grace www.commongrace.org.au, a growing movement of over 45,000 Australian Christians passionate about Jesus and Justice. These services are a beautiful opportunity for us to stand with our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander sisters and brothers, while learning more about the true history of Australia.
Our local service is on Friday 24 January – 5.30pm at St David’s Anglican Cathedral – 23 Murray Street, Hobart, TAS.
Please come and join in and support Aboriginal Christian Leaders, Common Grace, and pray for our nation.
More details here
Concert: The Idea of North Dec 12 7pm
The Idea of North is and will be. Present.
That time of year is upon us once again, that so easily becomes all about how much you can do, make, buy, and wrap. But what if we were all just…present?
This year, as our gift to you, we are presenting you with a very special guest artist at each and every show around Australia. In Hobart, we will be joined by the effervescent vocal stylings of the Southern Gospel Choir. They will fill you with the irrepressible, uncontainable joy that is gospel music, and who knows – we just may be able to convince them to sing with us, too.
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Sermon: Kanye Believe It _ Christ Is King
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Preached by Rev. Jacob Crane on Sunday, November 24th, 2019
Can you believe, Christ is King?
On the cross at Calvary, the unlikeliest of people acknowledge the Kingship of Christ, and was promised welcome into His Kingdom.
Unlike the mockery of the mob, this crucified criminal chose Jesus. He wasn’t swayed by the chorus of the crowd, or his own personal needs, but saw Jesus, as He is. The King.
As we approach the Christmas season and prepare for Christ’s return, we were encouraged to ask ourselves, can we believe Christ is King? And if so, how have our lives been changed?
Join us as we examine a portion of the passion narrative from Luke’s Gospel, as we ask, can you believe Christ is King.
Concert: TSO Brass Nov 30 7.30pm
TSO Brass will once more fill the neo-Gothic vaults of St David’s Cathedral. Launched in 2018, these concerts have already won a strong following.
Be sure to catch the varied and brilliant sounds of the Brass of the TSO in the most ideal space imaginable.
Tickets and information here
