Reflection 27/11 – Hope is Optimism with a Broken Heart
A reflection on Hope and Grief I refer to Matthew 24:36-44 and quote extensively from "Faith, Hope and Carnage" by Nick Cave and Sean O'Hagan. https://youtu.be/ilYryThigsA?t=1745
Worship 27/11, Advent 1
Kirsty Bennett welcomed us to worship on 27th November, to the first Sunday of Advent saying 'Yes, Christmas is coming once more, and so it is time for us to start preparing for the birth of the Christ Child. Today we will focus on hope, hope in the face of brokenness, hope in the face [...]
Sunday Prayers 27/11
Prayers of Adoration & Confession Watch or 9:29 Maranatha, maranatha, come, Lord Jesus, come. Maranatha, maranatha, come, Lord Jesus, come. God of Jacob, You invite us to come and learn your ways. You offer us a vision of a time when swords will be turned into ploughshares and spears into pruning hooks, a time when [...]
Olive Press 27/11
Read the Christmas Bowl story each week Got a Minute? Learn some First Nations Stuff #7 This week featuring: Another Day in the Colony by Chelsea Watego – A Book Review Olive Way Christmas celebration The Olive Way community is looking forward to [...]
Prayer Points 27/11
Ministry Team BIUC Congregation UnitingCare ReGen D&E Committee Presbytery Representatives – Kate and Jamie Student House Program Community Ministry Love Makes a Way Food Co-op CTM Our planet & all she holds From the Assembly News Join us in prayer for Those impacted by the earthquake in Indonesia. We pray for those [...]
Climate Action News 27/11
Advocacy & Outcomes at COP27 Australian Religious Response to Climate Change (ARRCC) chair, Thea Ormerod, has written a report concerning outcomes at COP 27. As we all know, much more work needs to be done if we are to avoid exceeding 1.5 C temperature rise. We are all aware of what the current 1.1 C rise is [...]
Got a Minute? (or 10?) Learn some FN’s stuff: #7 Another Day in the Colony by Chelsea Watego – A Book Review
I’m glad I read this book….but it wasn’t an easy read and it made me feel sad… very sad at times. The author is Chelsea Watego, a Munanjahli and South Sea Islander woman born and raised on Yuggera country. First trained as an Aboriginal health worker, she is an Indigenist health humanities scholar, [...]
Sermon 20/11 – Earthly Monarchs, Divine Anointing
A reflection on the anointing of monarchs. https://youtu.be/yRJ9krL_i6s?t=1789
Worship 20/11, Reign of Christ
Ian Ferguson welcomed us to worship on 20th November, to Christ the King Sunday or the Reign of Christ Sunday, that relatively modern festival where we are invited to reflect on human leadership from the perspective of the divine. Watch the service again on Youtube Watch or read the the Sunday Prayers Ian invited us [...]
Sunday Prayers 20/11
Prayers of Adoration & Confession Watch or 8:20 Our prayer today includes the words of Colossians 1:15-20 about Christ’s Reign. During it we will sing the response, Kingdom of God. Let us pray. Christ our brother, our friend, our shepherd, our King, we praise and worship you in justice, peace and joy. The kingdom of [...]