On 30th January, Day of Mourning, our worship gave expression to our commitment to truth-telling, justice, healing on the Sunday after January 26th, Invasion Day, a Day of Mourning. Some of the resources in this service were taken from Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress (UAICC) and the Common Grace movement.
We focussed on the meaning of January 26 a day of mourning for First Nations Peoples. We reflected on the truth of our shared history and lifted up to God our prayers for our nation, First Peoples and later comers. We listened to First People’s voices, celebrated their ongoing culture, and reflected together on the effects of invasion, colonisation and violent dispossession, asking for God to truly help us to ‘return’, to repent & make restitution.
- Watch the service on YouTube
- During the prayers of adoration and confession we watched a history of 26th January
- Dave shared a recording of the Uluru Statement from the Heart, a collaboration from Midnight Oil & First Nations people – this recording was clipped from our live recording due to copyright
- Dave and children talked about the clip and the healing of the nation
- Watch or read the Sunday Prayers
- Watch the All Age Reflection activity which includes a presentation from Brooke Prentis
- Read the order of service
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