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 [...]
Ian Ferguson welcomed us to worship on 26th June in the name of the God who gathers us into one body. During worship we marked the 45th Anniversary of the Uniting Church and began our Winter focus on the psalms. Watch the service again on YouTube Watch or read the Sunday Prayers Ian and Steph [...]
Amelia Ware welcomed us to worship on 19th June, Refugee Sunday, a time when we are asked to try and understand some of the issues and difficulties that are faced by refugees through the theme of healing. We blessed the Interim leaders of our Children Youth and Young Adult programs for the roles they [...]
Kirsty Bennett welcomed us to worship on 12th June, Trinity Sunday. As we recognised the unity of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as three persons in the one God, we celebrated Wisdom, for she was there in the beginning, with God and beside God. Watch the service again on YouTube Watch or read [...]
Saide Cameron welcomed us to worship on 5th June, Pentecost Sunday. We celebrated the gift of the Holy Spirit as told in Acts 2 and sung by the Psalmist in Psalm 104. We also celebrated Holy Communion. Watch the service again on YouTube Watch or read the Sunday Prayers Ian, Saide, Meg and the children brought [...]
Jenne Perlstein welcomed us to worship on 29th May. Today in National Reconciliation Week we are asked to, “Be Brave. Make Change.” First Nations people are asking everyone to make change beginning with brave actions in their daily lives – where they live, work, play and socialise. To help us engage with this theme [...]
Saide Cameron welcomed us to worship on 22nd May. We met Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth, who founded the first church in Europe. In John’s gospel we were reminded of Jesus’ gift of peace. Note – During the reflection Ian will be showing a video clip. For copyright reasons the livestream will be [...]
Helen Burnham welcomed us to worship on 15th May. We heard from John 13: 31-35 in which Jesus gives us a new, revolutionary Commandment. And from Acts 11: 1-18, where Peter is accused of breaking the Jewish laws by eating with Gentiles. Peter replies with a radical word of inclusiveness, “You yourselves know that [...]
Julie Perrin welcomed us to worship on 8th May. We met Tabitha, the only woman in the New Testament to be individually named as a disciple of Jesus, a woman whose death brought the apostle Peter hurrying back to Joppa. Tabitha, who embodied the presence of Jesus in good works and generous acts, especially acts [...]
Ian Ferguson welcomed us to worship on 1st May. We dipped into John’s gospel where the risen Jesus shares a meal with his disciples on the lakeshore. We welcomed Dave Hall as our preacher in this his final service as or Children, Youth & Young Adult Pastor. Watch the service on YouTube Watch or [...]