Prayers of Adoration & Confession Watch or 8:18 God of desert skies and hidden springs, We cherish the life-giving water of your creation: deep oceans, nourishing rain and rivers that ebb and flow. Forgive us for standing by as your processes unravel, encourage us to consider the significance of our actions. Help us to support [...]
During worship on Reign of Christ Sunday, 20th November 2022, each person was given a pen and a triangle of purple paper. We were invited to respond to the readings from the prophet Jeremiah and Luke's gospel using prompt questions offered by Ian. Our prayers were used to create a crown. Read the prayers [...]
Olive Way Christmas celebration The Olive Way community is looking forward to celebrating in style. There are lots of opportunities to provide support. Please email Peter and Ruth at buc.oliveway@gmail.com to confirm what you would like to do and when. ASWC Celebrating 20 years The Asylum [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Read the Christmas Bowl story each week Got a Minute? Learn some First Nations Stuff #6 This week featuring: Who we were and who we can be Break the Silence Sunday Sophia’s Spring faith community at CERES is holding their annual ‘Break the [...]
Indigenous community leader, lawyer, academic and land rights activist Noel Pearson reflects on this question.
On Friday 28 October, we held the 4th of a series of climate action prayer vigils. Organised by “Brunswick churches together for climate action”, we had also gathered for public prayer and witness on 6 October (outside BUC), 13 October (joining an ARRCC interfaith service at St Paul’s cathedral), and 21 October (outside BUC). [...]
