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The MacDonaldtown Parables (A sermon on Matthew 13:31-33, 44-45)

[Jesus] put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest … Continue reading

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A letter to the Attorney General by Leigh Bottrell

On May 2nd, 2007, the Iman Hussein Islamic Centre sent out an open letter,asking that friends and supporters of Sheikh Mansour Leghaei write to the Attorney General, asking him why the Sheikh was under threat of deportation. Below is a response … Continue reading

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Meet a Priest with a Punch – The Courier June 14th, 1994

by Brian Morgan What has fists of steel, a kick like a mule, the head of a fox and a heart of gold? Answer — Fighting Father Dave, the black belt who is throwing down the gauntlet to the “problem … Continue reading

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Priest’s mission goes to the ring – Sydney Morning Herald October 5th, 1996

by Jeff Wells The Reverend David Smith has turned professional, at the age of 34, for his parish and for all men. There will be a laying on of hands at the Addison Road Community Centre in Marrickville on October … Continue reading

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Film’s Christ Seems Real – The Glebe April 8th, 2004

HERE we are approaching Holy Week, and I’m considering making another pilgrimage back to the theatre to see Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ again. I really mean it. For me this movie was a religious experience though I … Continue reading

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Father Dave Steps In – The Glebe July 22nd, 2004

FATHER Dave Smith has promised to be Saturday night’s comic relief, but expect his punchlines to be the more literal kind. The Dulwich Hill Holy Trinity Church leader is stepping into the ring to raise funds for his youth centre … Continue reading

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Church to screen film on suicide bombers – Inner Western Suburbs Courier – 23rd May 2006

Father to air controversial film that Sydney cinemas ‘didn’t have the guts to show’. Report LAWRENCE CONWAY A controversial film about suicide bombers will be screened in Dulwich Hill over the weekend by Father David Smith of the Holy Trinity … Continue reading

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Final Fight for Father – Valley Times: September 13th, 2007

by Jeanette Stephen Its the end of an era – Dulwich Hill’s ‘Fighting Father’, Reverend David Smith, will be contesting his final Fight Night fundraiser for the Holy Trinity Church youth centre this Saturday. That’s right – after 13 years, he’s hanging … Continue reading

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Congratulations to Our Citizens of the Year – Marrickville Matters, February 2009

Father Dave Smith and Una Mu have been awarded the 2009 Marrickville Citizen of the Year.  Father Dave is the reverend at Holy Trinity Church and also runs Holy Trinity Gym in Dulwich Hill. “I think of myself as a … Continue reading

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