Prayer Points Ministry Team Ecumenical Neighbours Assembly President – Deidre ASWC CY&YA Committee Property Committee Mulling group Hospitality Ministry Indigenous Hospitality House UCA Assembly Creatures of the air BUC News Worship this week Our Welcoming Ceremony has been postponed due to the snap lockdown. A [...]
In NAIDOC week, I invite us to listen to the voices of First Nations people talking about spirituality. I quote from Garry Deverell's book "Gondwana Theology" and Aunty Denise Champion's book "Anaditj" And I refer to Paul's speech in Athens from Acts 17.
On Sunday 11th July, we celebrated NAIDOC Week. The Walking Together Discipleship & Education Group prepared worship taking inspiration from the Uluru Statement from the Heart, the Preamble to the Uniting Church’s Constitution, and Brigg’s song The Children Came Back, as we look for ways to help Heal Country … the healing place for First Nations communities. . Watch the [...]
Prayers of Adoration & Confession Watch or 11:27 Our prayer of adoration comes from Elizabeth Pike of the Aboriginal Catholic Ministry. Let us pray. Creator of all things, Both seen and unseen. Speak to us in your great wisdom. Make us strong as we seek Your help and guidance. Teach us to love all people [...]
Emergence Creative Arts Exhibition at Brunswick Uniting Church - Emergence Watch the video As we reflect on a year passed, we look back at a year gone, but more pressingly: a present where we find ourselves anew, refreshed but wearied, learned but naïve, undisputedly different. We have added phrases like “new normal” and “self-isolating” [...]
Prayer Points Ministry Team NAIDOC Week Culture of Safety program Moderator – Denise Stewart Lodge & residents Worship Committee Finance Committee YUCY & YUCY-OG Compassion Ministry BUC Arts Synod of VicTas Creatures of the sea BUC News Worship this week Worship will be in person [...]
A reflection on Mark 6:1-13
On Sunday 4th July, Pentecost 6B, we celebrated the baptisms on Mozhgan and Asal and with them the confirmation of Joel Hallinan. In the Gospel of Mark we traveled with Jesus to his home town and on out among the villages with the twelve. Ian invited us to reflect on what this looks like in response to [...]
Prayers of Adoration & Confession Watch or 6:56 Loving God, creator of all that is, we see your work in the sunshine and the rain, the skies, the earth, the oceans. We wake up each new day uncertain of what is to come but secure in the knowledge of your steadfast love. You are our [...]
Prayer Points Ministry Team Church Council Olive Way program Pastoral Care Committee Justice & Mission Committee Sunday Morning Program Roster participants Non-Violent Direct Action FUNdraising Committee Presbytery of Port Philip West Creatures of the land BUC News Worship this week … will be in person [...]