From the Parish House
April 5, 2024 - by CBD Parish
Thank you to the many people who participated in the Easter Liturgies across our parishes. There were over 2,000 people in our three Churches over the days of the Easter…
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Easter Message
April 16, 2022 - by CBD Parish
The sunflower is the national flower of Ukraine from where the worlds largest supply of sunflower oil is produced. Apparently in days gone by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church banned the…
Easter Season Parish Priest Worship
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Living Lent
April 8, 2022 - by CBD Parish
Holy Week Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday, and of course concludes with the three holy days of Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday night which extends…
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April 1, 2022 - by CBD Parish
Lent and the Consequences of our Actions Over the last several centuries, there has been a quite legalistic way of viewing sinful human actions, and indeed…
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March 25, 2022 - by CBD Parish
Lent and the Image of God in us During Lent, the term ‘self-denial’ is often used. It can be misunderstood easily. A better term would be self-constraint. We…
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March 18, 2022 - by CBD Parish
Lent and the Catechumenate Historically, the Easter season (from Easter to Pentecost) developed earlier than Lent. In the early centuries of the Church, the sense of…
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March 11, 2022 - by CBD Parish
One Season: Lent and Easter In the recent past, Lent has been given much more emphasis than the season of Easter. There was a sense…
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March 4, 2022 - by CBD Parish
Ash Wednesday: Repent and Believe in the Gospel The two phrases that are used while ashes are sprinkled upon us on Ash Wednesday emphasise different aspects…
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Project Compassion 2022
February 25, 2022 - by CBD Parish
“The future starts today, not tomorrow.” As we envision the future and look forward to all the wonder that 2022 is yet to bring, we should…
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February 25, 2022 - by CBD Parish
Ash Wednesday and Easter Ash Wednesday is integral to the celebration of the whole season of Lent and Easter. There are two sets of words which accompany the…
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