Sermon reflections
Towards A Theology of Activism
A reflection on activism in the light of the XR protests this week. I focus on the crucifixion story in John 19 And on the activism of actor Ashley Judd in the area of [...]
Is Jesus a Greenie?
A reflection on what the gospels say about creation, focussing on the first two chapters of John's Gospel.
The Absence of God
A reflection for the Season of Creation. We hear the voice of God through the book of Job 38:1-21
Sunday Prayers
Sunday Prayers 13/10
Prayers of Adoration & Confession Holy One, Source of all life and Love, we lift up our hearts to you. Like the eagle you soar above our consciousness with the awesome sweep of your sheltering [...]
Sunday Prayers 6/10
Prayers of Adoration & Confession (Sung) Gather us, O God. Body, spirit, soul and mind. Gather us, O God. One in union now with you. God, who brings life out of nothingness, how can [...]
Sunday Prayers 29/9
Holy Communion All are welcome to this, the table of heaven and earth, where we meet Christ and share the feast of the new creation. We prepared the Table placing gum leaves, stones, feathers [...]
Ministry Stories
Student House: Rooms Available
Brunswick Uniting Church currently has a couple of vacancies in our Student House Program. For over 20 years we have supported tertiary students from outside Melbourne in their move to Melbourne for study. We [...]
Celebration of Ministry, part 2
During worship on 2nd June we celebrated the ministries of Valentina Satvedi-Leydon and Janet Hogan as our Interim Student House and Youth Support workers. Ian began by acknowledging that they will be staying on [...]
Celebration of Ministry
During worship at Church Camp, 26th May, we celebrated Janet Watson Kruse’s ministry as our Interim Children & Families worker. Janet commenced in this role on Sunday 13th May 2018. Over the past two weeks [...]
Our Stories
The Windhover
Last Sunday’s video of an eagle during Children's Time (13/10/19) reminded me of this poem by Gerard Manly Hopkins. It has been suggested that the bird Hopkins saw was a kestrel. For me, a [...]
Let the earth speak
Let the earth speak Through the prophet Isaiah, God says: I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? 43:19a What new thing are you being [...]
Writing Prayers
The worship committee hosted a series of three workshops in June and July 2019. Why worship?, on 27th June was the first workshop featuring a conversation with Stephen Burns. Read more The second workshop 'Writing [...]