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Transitions

“As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” At once they left their nets and followed him.” (Mark 1:16-18) Hi Fighter, William Bridges’ book, “Transitions”, made […]

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Rebuilding Community

. Hi Fighter, As the choking grip of government restrictions slowly loosens its stranglehold and we emerge from our bunkers, we look at the devastated scene around us and wonder whether things will ever be as they once were. The dead and injured lie strewn all around us like corpses on a battlefield. Those bodies

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Fit to Box

. Hi Fighter, It’s Father Dave, and I must confess to feeling somewhat exhausted as I write to you today. It’s been an overwhelming month: I’ve been trying to recover from my brain haemorrhage. We’ve had much turmoil in the community (and perhaps in the church, most especially) over our government’s postal vote on same-sex

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Adventure Time!

Hi Fighter, I have had an adventurous time since last we communicated. Our fight club has moved into its new gym, located in our new church hall We’ve restarted our Youth Drop-In program in the same hall. And some even bigger adventures lie just around the corner! Another Warrior’s Weekend bush-training camp has is coming up. Boxers

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Preacher, Pugilist, Activist, Father of four

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You’re invited

Hi Fighter, In case you didn’t know, tomorrow – Sunday December 6th – is a the big day for us at Holy Trinity Dulwich Hill: it’s the 100-year anniversary of our church building It’s my 25th anniversary as priest of the parish it’s the opening of our new Youth and Community Centre If you’re in

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to Syria and back

Hi Fighter, I’ve been to Syria, I’ve come back, and at the moment I’m sick in bed. I guess I’ve been pushing myself a bit too hard, but I’m now on long-service leave and will hopefully get a bit of a break. People have been asking me how I would sum up our Syria experience

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An appeal from Father Dave

Hi Fighter, I’m actually going to make two appeals to you today. The first is a simple one: please watch this Sunday night’s edition of “Compass” on ABC TV (Australia). Post by Compass. Mind you, I have not been given any special preview beyond this 30-second snippet so it is possible that this screening will cost

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Father Dave’s Missive – January 6th, 2014

Hi Fighter, It’s New Year’s Day as I start this missive and, as is inevitably the case this time of year, I’m reflecting on both the year that’s past and the year ahead. 2013 was a big year for me personally, for my family, for our church and for the Order of the Fighting Fathers.

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Preacher, Pugilist, Activist, Father of four

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Merry Christmas

A simple message from my family to yours  [imaioVideo v=1] (if you can’t view the video, click here) Make sure you wait until the video has finished as it should then re-direct you to my Christmas tree where you can collect your present.  (and if you’re not redirected, click here). I’ll catch you again on very soon.

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Preacher, Pugilist, Activist, Father of four

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Father Dave’s missive – November 21st, 2013

G’day Fighter, What a magnificent time we had last Thursday night at Fight Club! If you missed my invitation, we had six members of the Palestinian Olympic team join us. Not all of the team were boxers but all of them were great ambassadors for their country and a number of them joined in the

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