Third Sunday in Ordinary Time - Luke: 1:1-4, 4:14-21 Revd Canon Professor Dorothy Lee AM FAHA is a biblical scholar and Anglican priest with many years experience in lecturing in New Testament, including the Gospel of John. She has written and taught in feminist theology and women's ministry in the New Testament. Born in Scotland she was educated at the Universities of Newcastle and Sydney. She likes reading novels, writing poetry and hanging out with her cats ..read more

2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time - John 2:1-11 - A Joyous Sign Rev Dr Christine Redwood is the pastor at Seaforth Baptist Church in Sydney. She recently completed her PhD in preaching, the Old Testament and feminist hermeneutics. Her first book draws on her thesis and is titled ‘Hear Her Voice’. It was published in 2024. Christine loves being creative and is passionate about films, theatre, writing, and most of all communicating God’s story with others ..read more

Baptism of the Lord - Luke 3:15-16, 21-22 Geraldine (Gerry) Vytilingam has over 10 years of experience in ministry, spanning across rural, regional and metropolitan areas of Queensland and Victoria. Her dynamic skill set has developed over the last seven years working in Catholic education, through facilitating liturgies, social justice advocacy, staff formation, music ministry and student leadership development. Geraldine recently completed her Master of Theological Studies at the University of Divinity through the Fr John Wallis Scholarship, sponsored by the Missionary Sisters of Service. He ..read more

The Epiphany of the Lord - Matthew 2:1-12 Rev. Radhika Sukumar-White (she/her) has been a Minister of the Word in the Uniting Church in Australia since 2016. A second-generation Sri Lankan Tamil Australian, she grew up in Canberra before moving to Sydney to study Physiotherapy, Music and then Theology. Radhika is interested in leading dynamic and sacred worship, preaching, teaching and walking alongside individuals in their life and faith journeys. Radhika is currently serving as Ministry Team Leader at Leichhardt Uniting Church, a young, vibrant, justice-oriented community of faith on Gadigal ..read more

Christmastide - John 1:1-18 - Weaving the Word. In this time of Christmas tide we have decided to revisit a stunning sermon from 3 years ago. I invite you to take this moment: breathe, relax and immerse yourself in the poetics of palawa woman Alison Overeem as she reflects upon the Gospel of John, weaving stories into the flight of butterflies. Alison Overeem is a proud palawa woman from South-East Tasmania who is driven by culture, family, empowerment and creating safe spaces to build hope and healing. Alison is passionate about raising awareness of Aboriginal culture and history and the righ ..read more

Fourth Sunday of Advent - Luke 1:39-45 - Leaping with Joy: Celebrating Divine Energies Embodied. Rena MacLeod is a biblical scholar who researches and writes in the areas of violent biblical narratives, mimetic theory, and feminist theory. Her research draws out the shared space between women’s contemporary experience of men’s violence, and those experiences reflected in biblical texts of female victimhood. Integral to this scholarship, is also analysing the roles and representations of women’s courage, strength, and empowerment. Rena is especially interested in how these biblical representati ..read more

Fourth Sunday of Advent - Luke 1:39-45 - Leaping with Joy: Celebrating Divine Energies Embodied. Rena MacLeod is a biblical scholar who researches and writes in the areas of violent biblical narratives, mimetic theory, and feminist theory. Her research draws out the shared space between women’s contemporary experience of men’s violence, and those experiences reflected in biblical texts of female victimhood. Integral to this scholarship, is also analysing the roles and representations of women’s courage, strength, and empowerment. Rena is especially interested in how these biblical representati ..read more

Third Sunday of Advent - Luke 3:10-18 Robyn Whitaker is Associate Professor of New Testament at Pilgrim Theological College in the University of Divinity, and Director of The Wesley Centre for Theology, Ethics, and Public Policy.  She is also an ordained Uniting Church minister. Robyn specialises in the Book of Revelation and the Synoptic Gospels, writing for both academic and popular audiences. Her recent books include Revelation for Normal People and Even the Devil Quotes Scripture: Reading the Bible on its Own Terms. Robyn lives in Melbourne with her husband and their two dogs. While s ..read more

Second Sunday of Advent -Luke 3:1-6 Keren Terpstra is the Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral, Sale in the Anglican Diocese of Gippsland. Before coming to Sale, Keren had appointments in Melbourne, and before that in Brisbane, where she trained and was ordained. She is a passionate Trekkie, loses herself in Chinese dramas, engages in imaginative worlds by writing fanfiction and playing PS4, enjoys walking around the lakes in town, loves quilting and sewing and handcrafts, is a composer and organist, and is learning to play the harp – in her spare time ..read more

Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time - Mark 12: 38-44 - How can we be more generous with what we have? Bernadette has had a long career as a secondary school RE teacher, retiring last year from a Catholic girls’ school in Melbourne. She currently teaches Religious Education to both primary and secondary pre-service teachers at Australian Catholic University. She graduated with her Doctor of Philosophy in September 2018 from the University of Southern Queensland. Last year Bernadette co-authored a book with Ann Rennie entitled Witness, Specialist, Moderator: the critical role of Catholic educa ..read more