Worship is at the heart of who we are.
We will offer two services at 9:30 and 11:30 through Advent
We are also continuing to live-stream the service on YouTube for those who prefer to continuing worshipping from home.
Full details of our reopening plan are available here.
Christmas Worship
We joyfully share a summary of our Christmas worship series here, more details to come
- Thursday 16th December, 7:30 pm, Blue Christmas – a time for reflection and contemplation
This service will be recorded and posted to YouTube - Friday 24th December, 7:00 pm, Christmas Eve pageant – a joyful telling of the Nativity
This service will be live-streamed and available on YouTube - Friday 24th December, 11:30 pm, Holy Communion – we gather at Christ’s table to welcome the Christ child
This service will be recorded and posted to YouTube - Saturday 25th December, 9:30am, Christmas Day – we celebrate ‘Christ is born
This service will be recorded and posted to YouTube - Sunday 26th December, there will not be a formal worship service
Instead you are encouraged to catch up on any of the Christmas services available on our YouTube channel
COVID Worship Update – NEW 19/11
We will continue to hold two services: 9:30am (for fully vaccinated people and unvaccinated children under 12) and 11:30am (for all comers irrespective of vaccination status).
- No number limits.
- Booking not required.
- Check-in using the Services Victoria app and proof of vaccination are still required.
- People with a valid medical exemption and unvaccinated Children under the age of 12 will be admitted.
- We ask that you continue to wear masks for worship while we consult with our vulnerable members – we will review this policy in the coming weeks.
- We will continue to livestream this service.
- Morning Tea will be shared after the service in the Hall.
11:30 am Service
- Attendance limit 50 people.
- Booking not required.
- Check-in using the Services Victoria app is required.
- Vaccination status of attendees will not be asked – come assuming that there will be unvaccinated people present.
- Masks must be worn.
- No food sharing is allowed for gatherings where vaccination status is not being checked.
We share our buildings with the Brunswick Indonesian Uniting Church.
We believe that worship is enriched when we engage all our senses, and so we welcome and value the contribution of a wide range of creative arts in worship.
We regularly observe these two defining symbolic rituals (sacraments) of the Christian faith.
We are now meeting via a WhatsApp group on Tuesday and Thursday at 9 am. Contact Richard Arnold on 0407 796 429 to join the WhatsApp group. Read more
Please note – this group is currently in recess.
We gather to share a simple meal of soup & bread and dessert every second Sunday of the month, 6-7:30pm. The time is shaped by a liturgy that invites us to reflect on the week that has passed and to pray for each other. Read more
The worship committee’s goals for 2020 are to:
- Offer worship every Sunday, for liturgical festivals and in response to the world
- Nurture new liturgists and prayer leaders
- Include, interact and engage with our young people in worship
- Explore age specific services through the year
- Offer multi sensory experiences during worship
- Ensure that diverse voices and representations are heard and seen in worship
- Explore daily practices of faith
Being an inclusive community
We seek to be a welcoming, open and inclusive congregation. Respect for each person’s individual experience of God is of the utmost importance as is the safety of children and vulnerable adults. We encourage and support the participation of people of all ages and abilities in the leadership of worship.
We are aware of the power of words to shape our world. Therefore we seek to use language that is inclusive of all, including a variety of images of God some of which will be feminine.
When reading the Bible during worship we use the New Revised Standard Version which uses inclusive language.