St Peter's by the Lake, Anglican Church Paynesville Victoria

12/09/2026

During the Season of Creation, different voices will be utilised during the sermon time at St Peter’s. We will include an article (or, pragmatically, a backup sermon). This week, we include an article on two notable Australian Anglican saints.

Small Drops of Hope shows us that true forgiveness, reconciliation, and restoration don’t happen in big gestures or dramatic statements—but in small acts of mercy over time (like drops of water cre…

10/09/2026

Decisions…

05/09/2026

The one thing that the Lord wants is all of us to be with him. Often, this reading is used to exclude rather than include. Reading it in terms of what is actually required, we must always be prepared to do the heavy work of including rather than excluding.

With such great suffering, as in recent natural disasters such as the collapse of a glacier in the Himalayas, this Sermon urges the Church to adopt a threefold attitude: ring the bell, carry the wa…

01/09/2026

Spring edition of Bric’a’Brac pop-up sale, this Saturday.

Good luck to Lindenow and Boisdale-Briagolong in the East Gippsland Football Netball League (EGFNL Grand Final)

Anglican Overseas Aid Nepal/Tibet appeal: https://anglicanoverseasaid.org.au/our-work/disaster-response-nepal/

29/08/2026

It is a bit difficult to think of writing about parched waters and overflowing sanctuaries in the light of the Nepalese humanitarian and geographical disaster. This reflection was written prior to the 26th August, but I am perservering, because, what the world needs to see now, especially the good people of Nepal and beyond, our love of God flooding out from our hearts, bringing healing, bringing peace

It is a bit difficult to think of writing about parched waters and overflowing sanctuaries in the light of the Nepalese humanitarian and geographical disaster. This reflection was written prior to …

29/08/2026

Anglican Overseas Aid Nepal Appeal

22/08/2026

The Confession of Peter

When I was making my list of saints for Revealed in Life, a certain theme started to emerge—stories concerning identity, the self, and our relationship with the Lord. The saints whom I am going to …

15/08/2026

The mercy of God is intended to extend across all boundaries to include those who are usually regarded as “outsiders”; as we go through the account in Matthew—from the story of Jesus feeding the large crowd and calming the storm to the incident concerning purity—Jesus shows how easily faith can be perverted when people place a priority on rules, traditions, and control rather than on love, mercy, and the heart of God.

Who is the Outsider? In what may seem like a puzzling passage this week, there is a simple message: God’s mercy is inclusive by reaching across every line to bring people in. Our lectionary is a sh…

12/08/2026

Free to a good home!

Homeware galore! To make more room, we’re having a “What you see or want” clearance. If it’s outside 67 Main Road, Paynesville, come and get it!

Free!@

08/08/2026

Take Me

This week we explore the ongoing compassion of Jesus and how it plays out from the feeding of the 5000 to the sinking of Peter on the Lake. No matter what storms we face, the Lord is always there. Take heart....

This week we explore the ongoing compassion of Jesus and how it plays out from the feeding of the 5000 to the sinking of Peter on the Lake. No matter what storms we face, the Lord is always there. …