Jenne Perlstein welcomed us to worship on 10th July. Today’s service celebrated the people of Australia’s First Nations in all their diversity. We listened to First People’s voices, celebrated their ongoing culture and especially their strengths, successes, stamina and resilience, with self-determination, connection to land, people and spirit at its core. Watch the service [...]
Prayers of Adoration & Confession Watch or 15:26 God we praise you for a land that had been created and sustained by You the Triune God we know in Jesus Christ. Through this land God you have nurtured and sustained the First Peoples of this country, who continue to understand themselves to be the traditional [...]
Worshipping with the Psalms in Winter This series began on 26th August with Psalm 23 sung in five different tunes and reflections on Psalm 77:1-2,11-20. This month we will be responding to Psalm 85. See 'Worship with the Psalms in Winter' for more information and come [...]
During the cold snap a few weeks ago I was waiting at the side of the church hall as the Orange Sky van was manoeuvring in to the driveway. It was bitterly cold, and being the cold weather wimp that I am, I was not coping very well with it. I was standing outside [...]
A reflection on the role of the servant girl with thanks to Rev Dr Monica Melanchthon, Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible at Pilgrim Theological College at the University of Divinity. Reflection audio starts at 12:43 Please be aware that there were significant technical issues with the livestream for this service. The [...]
Natalie Sims welcomed us to worship on 3rd July. Today, as our minister Ian is away at Synod, we were very pleased to welcome a member of our congregation, Rev Dr Monica Melanchthon, who is also Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible at Pilgrim Theological College at the University of Divinity. Monica thank you for [...]
Prayers of Adoration & Confession Due to technical difficulties these prayers were not recorded. Listening God, our loving creator, You hear us when we cry for help and heal us, You restore us to life, even when we have felt dull and empty. You have turned our mourning into dancing, and clothed us, and all [...]
Ministry Team Synod 2022 Church Council Olive Way program Pastoral Care Committee Justice & Mission Committee Sunday Morning Program Roster participants Palestine Israel Ecumenical Network Non-Violent Direct Action FUNdraising Committee Presbytery of Port Philip West Creatures of the land From the Assembly News First Peoples in Australia. We give thanks for their [...]