Including Prayer Points
Christmas Eve Pageant planning
The worship committee has started talking about the Christmas Eve Pageant and we need your help. Come along after worship on 16th August for a conversation about the pageant and how we might tell the story of Jesus’ birth this year. Find out more here.
Communications Review – extended!!!
The invitation to participate in and contribute to the major review of our Communications ministry has been extended until 16th August. We have a small number of responses and are grateful to everyone who has completed the survey. We do need more responses to get as much insight and understanding into how effective or otherwise our communications ministry is. Please complete the survey. See the email with all the details here.
Trivia Night Thank you
Thank you to everyone who planned, participated in, supported the Olive Way FUNdraising event on 8th August. The target of $10,000 has been exceeded. Look out the for story in the September Olive Branch.
Northey lecture – Mawson
The Northey lecture is a public lecture supported by a generous bequest in memory of JD Northey, offered at the Centre for Theology & Ministry. Faith in Protest: Liberation Theologies and Activism in the 1970s and 1980s will be offered on Wednesday 2nd September, 2pm, hosted by Robyn Whittaker.
BUC Gardening Group
Do you love gardening? Do you have some free time on Thursday afternoons? Yes? Join Merri and the Gardening Group in the garden any time between 2&5pm. Read the feature story ‘Celebrating our Gardens’ from the August Olive Branch.
Interested in Baptism?
I am looking to start a series of discussion sessions on the basics of the Christian faith.
This could be as a way of preparing for baptism, or just because you are curious about the Christian faith.
Sessions will be outside work hours either in person or on zoom.
Contact Cath to register your interest.0438 504 394
Posts from the August Olive Branch
- Blessed are the Peacemakers – Rev Cath James
- Acting for Peace and Justice – Saide Cameron
- Yoorrook through a Covenanting Lens – Jamie Thom
- Meet Anne Junor, an Olive Way Volunteer – Peter Blair, Olive Way Pastor
PIEN Wrap
Catch up on the Bearing Witness: Palestinian Christian Voices tour, suggested actions, News & Views from the Palestine-Israel Ecumenical Network newsletter.
100 Days of Peace 2026
13th June – 21st September (not too late to join). One hundred days. One hundred voices. One shared moment of stillness each evening — free, simple, and open to all. The 100 days culminate on 21st September – UN International Day of Peace.
First Nations Focus
- Gellung Warl – Treaty Webinar for Allies online 6pm 1/9
- Advocate to State Opposition leader your support for treaty
- Yoorrook through a Covenanting Lens
Climate Action News
- Uniting Climate Justice Activation – Register for 7pm 20/8
- Climate Action Merri-bek’s Affordable Renewables forum – Register for 6:30pm 26/8
- High Life Expo – Sustainability Expo back in 2026! – Register for 10am 3/10
- The loopholes that let big polluters off the hook – Read report and Sign petition
- Electrify the Lodge – send an email
A collection of stories – a worship committee project. Have you ever wondered what used to be in what now call the Gathering Space? If you don’t already know the story you might be surprised – a Pipe Organ!! Read the story on page 23.
Featuring: Intercultural Neighbouring Sunday, Weaving Christ’s love as a lay preacher, Threads of love in Hobart and beyond, Pacific Voices of Hope and more as always
Featuring: Further improvement urged to PALM Scheme for Pacific Island workers, Faithful Futures – EoI’s invited, Hate speech laws, Roy Bradley Orations, Feminist Theologies conference, and a whole lot more
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