Liturgy
Girls can change the world – International Day of the Girl Child
You cannot succeed when half of us are held back – Malala Yousafzai Last Sunday Sophia’s Spring observed the International Day of the Girl Child. Since 2012, United Nations has…
Read MoreA breath of fresh care
What do a parachute, the Lectionary Text for the day and a model for pastoral care have in common? Quite a bit, it would seem. The theme for Sunday 27th…
Read MoreNational Tree Day
Last Sunday, July 31, was National Tree Day. While some groups planted 100’s of trees, we planted just one: a carefully chosen Eucalyptus crenulata. We will be able to see…
Read MoreFirst week in Advent: Anticipating
This year our theme for Advent is A Journey through wonder towards Wisdom. Inspired by the Socrates quote ‘wisdom begins in wonder’, we have taken four aspects of wonder and…
Read MoreSeason of Creation
For a number of years now, Sophia’s Spring has participated in the Season of Creation during the month of September. Below Norm Habel tells how it came to be that…
Read MoreHope – First Sunday in Advent
“We are a wheel, a circle of life. We are a wheel, a circle of power. We are a wheel, a circle of light, circling the world this sacred hour.”…
Read MoreAnimal Blessing Sunday
Pet Blessing May the power of this blessing from Sophia fill you with life. May your unique animal nature bring a deep sense of kin-ship to your companion humans. Be…
Read MoreWinter Soul Food off to a good start
Delicious soup, cosy venue, great company and stimulating input – all very nourishing for one’s soul. If you missed hearing Rev Dr Coralie Ling introduce Sophia, or forgot to pick…
Read MoreMore Midsumma
Di wrote and offered a four direction prayer during our Midsumma Celebration. The words of this follow below: We turn to face North where the strong winds blow And listen…
Read Morecandle lighting at our midsumma celebration
Rev Coralie Ling wrote the following liturgy we used to light the six rainbow candles on the centre table. Individually, then we lit a small candle from one of these…
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