“Love Never Forgets: All Saints, All Souls, and the Memory of God” All Saints & All Souls 2025

“The Bible as Sacrament” 2 Timothy 3.10 – 4.5 Pentecost 19 19 October 2025 In this week’s homily from St Michael & All Angels, Cannington, Fr Brett explores 2 Timothy 3:10–4:5 and the mytery of Scripture as theopneustos — “God-breathed.” What does it mean to say that all Scripture is inspired by God? How did the Bible come to be, and what makes it authoritative for Christians today? Fr Brett invites us to see the Bible not as a book fallen from heaven, but as the Church’s sacramental text — a living conversation through which the Holy Spirit still breathes, forms, and transforms us. Drawing on Church history, the Reformation, and the difference between inlibration (God becoming a book) and incarnation (God becoming flesh), this sermon reminds us that the authority of Scripture lies in its witness to Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh.

'Revelation Song' for SATB Sung by Angels Community Choir 5 October 2025 St Michael & All Angels Church, Cannington Words and Music by Jennie Lee Riddle Arranged by David Angerman © 2004 Gateway Create Publishing (BMI) This arrangement © 2016 Gateway Create Publishing (BMI) All Rights Reserved Streamed with permission under CCLI #202149

“Creation as a kind of Sacrament” Earth Mass & Blessing of Animals 5 October 2025 In this Earth Mass homily, we reflect on creation itself as a kind of sacrament — a visible sign of God’s invisible grace. Scripture reminds us that “God saw that it was good,” and that the same Spirit who gives breath to humankind also gives life to every creature. This blessing of animals is more than a sentimental ritual — it’s an act of reverence and resistance, a proclamation that what God has made is holy and worthy of care. We bless our animal companions to awaken gratitude, deepen our love for creation, and recognise the divine joy that shines through fur, feather, and song.