Cath James welcomed us to worship on 9th August. Our worship was offered as a more reflective service. Instead of a ermon we were invited into a time of imaginative reflection about the story of Jesus and Peter walking on the water. We spent some time together in silent prayer and there was an [...]
Mick Pope welcomed us to worship on 2nd August, inviting us to wrestle with the living God in the hope that we would come away blessed. We welcomed Gershon Nimbalker, the CEO of Common Grace, a movement of individuals, churches and communities pursuing Jesus and justice together for the flourishing of all people and all creation. [...]
Saide Cameron welcomed us to worship on 26th July, offering liturgy prepared by Jenne Perlstein. We explored the Gospel of Matthew and what the meaning of the Kingdom of Heaven is through tiny mustard seeds, yeast, pearls, fish and treasure. Watch the service again on Youtube We shared the joy of a Welcoming Ceremony [...]
Amelia Ware welcomed us to worship on 19th July. We explored the faithfulness of God despite the messiness of human behaviour and welcomed Rev Judy Rigby as our preacher. Along with other Uniting Churches across Australia, we wll also acknowledged Intercultural Neighbouring Sunday. The theme this year is 'One Body, Many Members - Living [...]
Saide Cameron welcomed us to worship on 12th July. We welcomed Ruthann Richardson from Act for Peace to share a little of the important work being done with partners overseas and Peter Blair, our Olive Way Pastor as our preacher. Peter explored what it means to be God’s people as we listened to the [...]
Jamie Thom welcomed us to worship on 7th July. We celebrated NAIDOC week and considered how to find life and rest rather than get weighed down the things that burden us. Watch the service again on Youtube Jamie invited Tim Mollineux to talk about his role with Synod Watch Cath's sermon Read the Order of [...]
Mick Pope welcomed us to worship on 28th June. We explored love in action and what it means to be a welcoming community. We were also be reminded of God’s love as we blessed Amelia and Richard in their marriage. Watch the service again on Youtube Cath talked about what it is to be [...]
Cath James welcomed us to worship on 21st June. We acknowledged the 49th Anniversary of the UCA. In her sermon Rev Deac Fi Bottcher helped us explore the question 'What does it mean to wrestle with being at peace with our families and the world when we are also called to stand against oppression [...]
Saide Cameron welcomed us to worship on 14th June. As we acknowledged Refugee Week with the theme 'A Million stories' the readings from Genesis and Matthew’s gospel provided us with particular insights into offering and receiving hospitality. We explored this as way of talking about refugees, pastoral care and the ministry of the Olive [...]
Peter Blair welcomed us to worship on 7th June. We looked at what it means to be a disciple, to be called by God and to follow Christ and all of that comes together as we celebrate Holy Communion. Watch the service again on Youtube Cath and Peter played with the idea of call and [...]