May 7, 2020 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE
Saying goodbye This week our lectionary readings focus on Jesus’ farewell. The reading from Acts 1 tells the story of the Ascension (which the church calendar observes this year on May 21), 40 days after Jesus’ resurrection. The Gospel reading is a section of what has...
May 4, 2020 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE
The unknown God Some years ago, I went to a talk by Thomas Bandy, a popular speaker and expert on church growth from the US. He was very popular in UCA circles at the time and made regular visits to Australia to speak at various events. He said in the church, we often...
Apr 27, 2020 | ACTIVITIES, MISSION
Continued collection of giving is important – despite Coronavirus. Regular planned giving to our local congregations & faith communities, and to the wider Uniting Church through Mission & Service Giving, is an important aspect of our Christian faith and...
Apr 27, 2020 | ACTIVITIES, NEWS
Synod 2020 13 – 18 November 2020 Box Hill Town Hall, Melbourne The 2020 meeting of the Synod of Victoria and Tasmania is scheduled for November this year but with the uncertainties of the current COVID-19 situation, we are unsure whether the meeting will be able to...
Apr 27, 2020 | ACTIVITIES, MISSION
Uniting VicTas is the community services arm of the Uniting Church across Tasmania and Victoria. Uniting VicTas already provides emergency relief to people now also affected by Covid-19, on top of existing poverty, homelessness, domestic violence, mental health...
Apr 27, 2020 | ACTIVITIES, WORSHIP
Create a space where you can place something that reminds you of the community of faith to which you belong – a bible, a cross or another symbol. If you don’t have a cross, you might like to draw one for your space. Each day write out a favourite verse from the Bible...
Apr 27, 2020 | INSPIRING, PRAYERS, WORSHIP
I spent a recent Saturday morning foraging for fruit, and bottling my anxiety against the coming winter: raiding lonely but laden apple trees on roadside reserves; carefully collecting windfalls from our ancient pear tree before greedy grubs burrow in, to spoil and...
Apr 27, 2020 | INSPIRING, MISSION, WORSHIP
The single voices were a little unsure at the start, and our singing was a little raw. The sound might drop in and out, and some of us have connected by the phone. Some of us pull up a space on our couches, and tune into a YouTube channel. Some of us connect into...
