Welcome to the Parish of Modbury and Golden Grove

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This Sunday's Gospel contains one of Jesus' most puzzling parables: a farmer discovers that weeds have been sown among his wheat, yet when his servants offer to pull them out, he refuses. His answer seems surprising. Surely removing the weeds is the obvious solution?

We live in a world that likes clear divisions. We instinctively sort people into categories: right and wrong, friend and foe, good and bad. Public debate, politics, and especially social media often reward quick judgements and certainty. It can be tempting to imagine that the problems of the world would be solved if only the "wrong" people could be identified and removed.

Yet Jesus tells a very different story.  Rather than encouraging us to identify the weeds, the parable reveals something about the character of God. The farmer's unexpected patience reflects God's own patience with the world. He sees what we cannot see and refuses to rush to judgement. His desire is always to preserve life, allowing time for repentance, growth, and grace.  This parable follows immediately after last week's Parable of the Sower and is followed by the parables of the mustard seed and the yeast. Together they answer an important question: if God's Kingdom has truly come in Jesus Christ, why doesn't it always look more obvious? Jesus' answer is that God's Kingdom often grows quietly, patiently, and almost unnoticed, yet it is no less real for that.

As we gather for worship this Sunday, we are invited to trust the wisdom and patience of God. Rather than trying to separate the wheat from the weeds, we are called to remain faithful disciples, confident that the Lord of the harvest is at work, even when we cannot yet see the full fruit of his Kingdom.

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Usual weekly services and activities:

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Sunday:        Holy Communion 8.00 am

                       Holy Communion 10am

Monday:       Bible Study 10.00 am 

Tuesday:       Holy Communion 8.30 am

                        Community Garden 9.30 am

                        Christian meditation 9;30-10am alternate Tuesday from

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Wednesday: Bible Study 10.00 am

                        Fortnightly Foodbank   10.00 am

Thursday:      Holy Communion 10.00 am

Friday:            Community Garden 9.30 am

                        

 

1st Tuesday of the month Community Garden BBQ 11.30 am

1st and 3rd Sunday of the month Bari Service 11.30 am

2nd Thursday of the month Men's Group 7.30 pm

1st Friday of the month "Come as You Are" - Women's Fellowship 10-12 ​

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