Annual report to show an 11 percent drop in giving

Posted by The Treasurer, on October 2nd, 2017

My report to St Stephen’s Annual Parish Meeting on Sunday, October 29th will show that over the past 12 months giving at St Stephen’s has fallen by 11 percent from $283,173 to $252,453.

At the same time, the parish’s total income has declined by almost 15 per cent (or $54,032) from $369,220 to $315,188. As . . . → Read More: Annual report to show an 11 percent drop in giving

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Dealing with the basic human impulse to discount miracles

Posted by Fr Guy Hawtin, on October 2nd, 2017

Have you ever wondered why Jesus chose to inaugurate his ministry here on earth by turning water into wine to bail out a pair of embarrassed newly–weds? It used to puzzle me a lot. If I were the Son of God, I would have done something a lot more spectacular.

I would have raised somebody . . . → Read More: Dealing with the basic human impulse to discount miracles

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