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Coming Soon!

• The season of Advent begins this Sunday; our focus text will be from Matthew.
• Monday December 1, we selected Edge of Life, @ 10.45 am @ Cinema Nova – Edge of Life.
  • The blurb: Intellectually, we all know our lives will end, and yet – in the Western world at least – we act as if death is a mirage, disappearing the closer we move towards it. Two doctors in Australia are using psilocybin to help ease the anguish of their patients at the end of life, and the results they have seen are truly remarkable. But this visioning tool, like other plant medicines, is not new; it comes from ancient traditions. When the doctors’ journey to the Amazon to experience traditional medicines for themselves, they are confronted by realisations they have no explanation for. Is it possible the world’s oldest cultures have something important to teach us, not just about traditional medicines, but about death itself?
  • Meet upstairs in the foyer to buy tickets (or buy them online); coffee is available in the cafe next to the box office, and stay for a toastie lunch and conversation in the cafe afterwards if you can. A WhatsApp group has been set up for communication around this in future; contact Craig to join this.
• The MtE Events Calendar

News

• Most recent Assembly news (November 27)
• Recent posts on Craig’s Faith after Faith:
  • Recent sermons
  • New Theological Fragments (69-82): Jesus’ death as sacrifice (or not)

Advance Notice – Other

• The inaugural Wesley Centre Theology and Culture Conference on the topic of Gendered Violence.

Other things which might interest

• 2025 Inaugural Langmore Oration with Sam Roggeveen (Yep, that Langmore!)
  • Date: Wednesday 10th December 2025, Time: 6.00pm – 8.00pm in the Venue: Arts West Building, University of Melbourne, Parkville Campus
  • The Langmore Oration is FREE but registration is essential. The Initiative for Peacebuilding proudly presents the Langmore Oration, honouring the vision and achievements of Professor John Langmore AM, in developing the concept of the Initiative for Peacebuilding, and his lifelong advocacy for peace, equity, and global cooperation.
  • The inaugural address, “War and Peace in Asia’s New Order: Australia’s Duty,” will be delivered by Sam Roggeveen, Director of the International Security Program at the Lowy Institute and author of The Echidna Strategy: Australia’s Search for Power and Peace. Drawing on his extensive experience in strategic analysis and international security, Sam will explore Australia’s role in promoting peace amid intensifying strategic competition between the United States and China, asking how stability can be sustained without escalating conflict. The event will be moderated by Professor Erika Feller AO, followed by a Q&A and refreshments in the Atrium
• Previous sermons and services (video recordings)
• MtE (and friends!) study groups