WELCOME  TO EASTER @ LIGHT IN THE HILLS

“This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it”
Luke 24:34; Psalm 118:24

The Anglican Parish of Mount Dandenong invites you to seek, follow and worship Jesus.
One church - two sites.​

​St. Michael and All Angels

1331 Mt. Dandenong Tourist Road,
Kalorama, Victoria

Sunday 8am and 11am
Healing service
 first Sunday of each month
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​9am at Kalorama Peace Memorial.

Opposite Five Ways Lookout
​Mt Dandenong Tourist Rd Kalorama

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Alpha Course 2018 

The Alpha course is an evangelistic course which seeks to introduce the basics of the Christian faith through a series of talks and discussions. It is described by its organisers as "an opportunity to explore the meaning of life".
For those interested in learning more about their Christian Faith  Alpha begins on Monday  April 16 at 7pm.in St Matthews Hall.  
Speak to Andrew if you would like to take part. 97286353

Next Healing Service
      5pm Sunday 6th of MAY 2018

​Light in the Hills healing service is usually held on the first Sunday of each month
at St. Michael and All Angels church Kalorama.

Healing of body, mind and soul was a powerful feature of Jesus' ministry. He commanded us, his followers, to go into the world and not only preach the good news but to heal the sick as well.

Whether you seek healing for yourself or another, or want to join prayerfully in this ministry, you are welcome.

Latest News from
the Parish

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• ​VICAR'S BLOG
• Next Healing service: 5pm Sunday 6th of MAY 2018 at St Michael's
• Marmaduke's playgroup, runs every Tuesday at St.Matthew's​
• Thursday 10am Bible Study at Brunch Cafe 1365 Mount Dandenong Tourist Rd, Mount Dandenong VIC 3767    Every one welcome. Why not come along and join us?​

REVEREND ANDREW SMITH

​Encounter Service Update

​Please note that the Encounter Service is in recess until after Easter.  Watch this space for more details.

CHRISTIAN PRAYER
AND MEDITATION

11am each  Tuesday at
St Michael's Hall Kalorama
All Welcome

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St. Matthew

17 Monash Avenue, Olinda, Victoria

Sunday 9.30am (with Sunday School)
Wednesday 10am

Prayer for the Hills
Wednesday 5pm

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‘FROM DESPAIR
TO JOY’ 

ARCHBISHOP PHILIP FREIER’S EASTER MESSAGE 2018

​One incident in the Gospel of John provides a unique insight into the significance of Easter. It is a deeply human and moving moment, and quite revealing. I am referring to the short passage in chapter 19, where Jesus, in agony on the cross, sees his mother, Mary, and the beloved disciple, John standing before him.
 
Jesus said to his mother, “Woman, here is your son”. To the disciple, “Here is your mother”. From that hour John took Mary into his own home.
 
There is so much going on in the Easter narrative it is easy to lose sight of the poignancy of this moment. Earlier in the same Gospel, Jesus declared his intention to bring others to life in all its fullness. Even in this time of torture, he is still looking to others, still directed by love and compassion in these final moments of his life.
 
From the cross, Jesus establishes a new and deeper relationship between the beloved disciple and Mary. From despair, he calls out a new possibility, a powerful expression of the message that has been ever-present in his life and ministry. It is as much a reality here on the cross as it was in his miracles of healing. Jesus’s death and resurrection is love’s ultimate expression. 
 
Too often, life’s burdens can lead us to despair. One of the beauties of Easter is that it shows how despair never owns the last word. After Jesus’s death the disciples’ first reaction is despair. They become consumed by hopelessness and their powerlessness to save Jesus from cruelty and suffering. Their focus turns inward as they are gripped by their own fear and anxiety. But soon as they encounter the truth of Jesus’s resurrection, the disciples’ despair turns to joy.
 
Christians are Easter people in the fullest sense. We have been bound to a new relationship with God and with each other through these Easter events. We know and live in daily gratitude of what a gift we have been given through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. Our hope is in and through Jesus.
 
Easter blessings as you celebrate the greatness of the salvation that is God’s free gift to you through Jesus Christ.

To watch the Archbishop's message on youtube
please click here to  follow this link.
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