Luminous 2023 Sermons
Sundays 4th to 25th June 2023 For us here in Hobart, celebrating in mid-winter feels somewhat strange and out of place. However, the Luminous Festival encourages us to do just that. During this series we will explore what the Luminous Festival is all about, and why HBC does it, now for the third year running. […]
Read moreChristmas in Winter 2022
19th June to 3rd July, 2022 For us here in Hobart, celebrating Christmas mid-winter feels somewhat strange and out of place. Although it is principally a winter festival, the first Europeans to settle in the Southern hemisphere kept the date, rather than the season. We’ve become so used to outdoor Christmas barbeques, that singing carols […]
Read moreChristmas in Winter 2021
20th June to 4th July, 2021 For us here in Hobart, celebrating Christmas mid-winter feels somewhat strange and out of place. Although it is principally a winter festival, the first Europeans to settle in the Southern hemisphere kept the date, rather than the season. We’ve become so used to outdoor Christmas barbeques, that singing carols […]
Read moreChristmas in Winter, 26 July 2020
We’re celebrating in the middle of Winter to recapture the spirit of Christmas! Christmas Day View the full service (approx 32 minutes) on YouTube, below. Sermon Title: God Comes Home As Winter turns to Spring, and we emerge out of the isolated darkness of the COVID-19 restrictions, what a great way to anticipate the coming […]
Read moreChristmas in Winter
In July 2020 we celebrated in the middle of Winter torecapture the spirit of a northern Christmas! Free tickets were essential to comply with COVID-19 regulations. However, this event is now over. As Winter turned to Spring, and we emerged out of the isolated darkness of the COVID-19 restrictions, it was a great way to […]
Read moreChristmas in Winter, 19 July 2020
We’re celebrating in the middle of Winter to recapture the spirit of Christmas! Second Sunday in Advent View the full service (approx 30 minutes) on YouTube, below. Sermon Title: Jesus – One of Us As Winter turns to Spring, and we emerge out of the isolated darkness of the COVID-19 restrictions, what a great way […]
Read moreChristmas in Winter, 12 July 2020
We’re celebrating in the middle of Winter to recapture the spirit of Christmas! First Sunday in Advent View the full service (approx 30 minutes) on YouTube, below. Sermon Title: Hope in Dark Times As Winter turns to Spring, and we emerge out of the isolated darkness of the COVID-19 restrictions, what a great way to […]
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