On Thursday, which is coincidentally April Fools Day, St Matthew’s will put up its first billboard since Christmas. Glynn Cardy, Vicar of St Matthew’s, observes, “There is a great tradition in the Eastern Church of cracking jokes at Easter. Laughing proclaims that despite the realities of suffering and death, the power of life, love and liberty is stronger. The tenacity of the human spirit is God given, and will not be overcome by the forces of oppression.”
St Matthew-in-the-City
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St Matthew-in-the-City Easter Billboard Goes Up for April Fools
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Commemorating the Fallen and Praying for Peace – St Matthew-in-the-City Hosts 91st Remembrance Day
Published on Wednesday, November 4th, 2009Sunday, November 8 is the 91st commemoration of the end of WWI. Lest the cost of war fade from our collective memories, we will remember those who have served our country on war-torn battlefields and will celebrate those who are fighting for peace today.
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Erebus Book of Remembrance Recovered
Published on Thursday, April 2nd, 2009St Matthew-in-the-City is delighted to report that the Erebus Book of Remembrance has been found and returned. Andrew, a rough sleeper, who is a client of the City Mission, found the book discarded in a trash bag in the Jewish section of the historic cemetery on K Road near Symonds St. (more…)