Mothering Jesus
Christmas Continues - Luke 2:21-40. Luke may not get his facts right in the story of the events following Jesus' birth, but even his lack of accuracy contains life transforming news.
Christmas Day Prayers
Christmas Litany It is summer in Australia. Christ is born! The early dawn proclaims that the light of the world has come. Praise to you God of light! God's love is born upon earth with the glorious passion of the summer sun. Praise to you God of love! With mountain and valley, blackwood and [...]
Olive Press for 31/12
BUC News Here is an opportunity to support BUC Olive Arts' participation in an annual community event - The Brunswick Studio Walk attracting over 500 visitors to studios and galleries each year. Save the 24th February 2018 between 12noon and 5pm in your new diaries! We [...]
Christmas Eve Meditation
Christmas Eve Meditation Our meditation - offered on Christmas Eve 2017. We gather before the throne, in the fields and by the manger. Written by Saide Cameron and Ian Ferguson Offered by Saide and Ian with Julie & Peter McKinnon The recording begins with the congregation singing 'Infant Holy'. The meditation in four voices [...]
Christmas Eve Prayers
Prayers of Adoration & Confession God of love, mystery and wonder your message of hope for the world comes to us in the form of a vulnerable baby for whom there was no place. You speak into the hearts of all who suffer offering words of love and comfort to those have no hope [...]
The Politics of Christmas
Bringing Bethlehem into Focus – Luke 2:1-14. Who is Emperor Augustus? What is his relationship to Jesus Christ? And why should we care?
Sunday Prayers 24/12 for Advent 4
Prayers of Adoration & Confession Loving God, creator of mysteries, giver of joy we worship and adore you for you hold us in your heart soothing our griefs, calming our worries reminding us that you are our home, our place of peace. Christ Child, son of God, vulnerable baby we worship and adore you [...]
Olive Way Christmas Lunch
Christmas Lunch Another year is done and dusted at Olive Way. And, as usual, we go out with a bang. The annual Christmas feast was held on Wednesday to mark the end of the year, and to wish all our guests a merry Christmas. We had around 120 people this year packed into the [...]
Olive Press for 24/12
BUC News 24th December: Advent 4 & Christmas Eve – A rare opportunity to worship three times in one day. Come along at 9:30am for worship during which Richard Arnold will offer us an opportunity to meditate as part of our regular liturgical flow Then come [...]
Advent Choir 17/12
Our Advent Choir offered two items during worship for Advent 3, 17th December under the leadership of Elaine Potter We hope you enjoy listening to 'Most Highly Favoured Lady' and 'Gloria'. Gloria plays first with Most Highly Favoured Lady following on automatically.