Ministry Team Joint Nominating Committee 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 ANZAC Day commemorations. For those who have given [...]
Good News Stories from UCA Assembly Week 3, the good news from the UCA Assembly on Climate Action is an interview with Jon O’Brien who works for the advocacy team for Uniting NSW.ACT. Uniting NSW.ACT is the social services and advocacy arm of the Uniting Church NSW/ACT Synod. In 2021, it set itself a [...]
Banner making for Climate Justice The BUC Arts committee invites you to help create a banner for the Tower Room Window space as part of the Week of Climate Action. We will be finishing off the banner in the hall after worship on 28th April ready [...]
What do we know about God and ourselves through the metaphor of the Good Shepherd? "The Good shepherd loves us, sacrifices for us, comforts us in the dark valley and finds us when we wander from ourselves , from each other”. The path to God as discerned from Psalm 23 and John 10:11-18 Jenne [...]
She was a beautiful person, Sister Mary Florence. Back in the day, Sister knocked on my door introducing herself as a member of the Catholic Parish to which we both belonged. It was the start of a wonderful faith-filled journey. Her wisdom came to mind this weekend as I attended the Anti-Racism workshop at [...]
The shepherd is one of the most enduring and beautiful symbols of our faith. Recently the lectionary invited us to reflect on John 10, in which Jesus describes himself as the ‘good shepherd’, and on Psalm 23, in which the Psalmist rejoices in the green pastures and quiet waters of our God. I can [...]
Brunswick Uniting Church calls for: An enduring and sustained ceasefire in Gaza. Immediate flow of life saving food, water, aid, fuel and humanitarian assistance. Release of all hostages – both the Israeli hostages held by Hamas, and Palestinians held without trial. Opposition to all Islamophobia, antisemitism, and vilification on the basis of race or [...]
Saide Cameron welcomed us to worship on 21st April. We reflected on Jesus as the Good Shepherd, reading from John’s gospel and singing Psalm 23. We welcomed Jenne Perlstein as our preacher. Jenne is a member of our congregation, regular liturgist and an interfaith minister. Our prayers of the people were adapted from a [...]
We’ve been enjoying the company of a new guest. Actually he’s been around for a while but only sporadically joining us. I’ll call him Jacob. More recently he’s been more regular, and helping out around the kitchen. He’s been rolling up his sleeves and helping us occasionally as our ‘dish pig’. Normally our lovely [...]
Rethinking Racism Join the Justice and Mission Committee in a space for listening, discussion and reflection about racism and anti-racism. We will be listening to First Nations voices on these topics, and reflecting on how we can act in good allyship. Two opportunities: in person after [...]