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MtE Update – August 3, 2023

News

  1. Most recent news from the Synod (Aug 3)
  2. The most recent news from the UCA Assembly (Aug 2)
  3. This Sunday August 6, our focus text will be Matthew 14.13-21; more details and background on the texts for the week are here.
  4. The MtE Events Calendar
  5. Previous sermons and services (recordings)

Worship

  1. Our COVID policy for worship continues to be as follows, to be reviewed again by the church council in August.
  2. Mindful of the health-vulnerability of some members of our congregation and the uncertain state of play with respect to the pandemic, the church council has decided that we will continue to wear masks in worship, except for those who need to remove them when leading the worship, and for morning tea, or who have an exemption from wearing a mask.

Advance Notice – Other

  1. The next quarterly conversation will be October 19, 1.30pm.

MtE Update – July 28, 2023

News

  1. This Sunday, worship continues at the CTM in Parkville! DETAILS
  2. BOOK LAUNCH — Monday 31 July from 3.30pm – 5.00pm, the first day of Semester 2, in person at Pilgrim Theological College or online, when the Hon. Bronwyn Pike, CEO of Uniting, will launch For I Was Hungry: Congregations and Church Agencies in Relationship, edited by John G. Flett, Professor of Contextual Theology. Copies will be available for purchase from Uniting Academic Press. Registration Details
  3. The most recent news from the UCA Assembly (July 26)
  4. This Sunday July 30 our preacher will be Bruce Barber, and our focus text will be from Romans 8.12-25; more details and background on the texts for the week are here (Rom 8.12-25 is from last week’s readings).
  5. The MtE Events Calendar
  6. Previous sermons and services (recordings)

Worship

  1. Our COVID policy for worship continues to be as follows, to be reviewed again by the church council in August.
  2. Mindful of the health-vulnerability of some members of our congregation and the uncertain state of play with respect to the pandemic, the church council has decided that we will continue to wear masks in worship, except for those who need to remove them when leading the worship, and for morning tea, or who have an exemption from wearing a mask.

Advance Notice – Other

  1. The next quarterly conversation will be October 19, 1.30pm.

MtE Update – July 21, 2023

News

  1. This Sunday, worship moves to the CTM in Parkville! DETAILS
  2. News from the Justice and International Mission Cluster (July 12)
  3. The Dalton McCaughey Library at the Uniting Church’s Centre for Theology and Ministry in Parkville holds the research collection of the Uniting Church VicTas Synod and the Australian Jesuits. The library is seeking volunteers to assist with a couple of short-term projects in its “stacks” section. The work would be on Friday mornings for about three hours over (perhaps) three months. No in-depth library experience is required! If you are interested in assisting as part of a small team of volunteers, please contact contact Craig for referal to the the Library Manager.
  4. Most recent news from the Synod (July 20)
  5. The most recent news from the UCA Assembly (July 19)
  6. The most recent Presbytery newsletter (July 11)
  7. This Sunday July 16, our focus text will be from Romans 8; more details and background on the texts for the week are here.
  8. The MtE Events Calendar
  9. Previous sermons and services (recordings)

Worship

  1. Our COVID policy for worship continues to be as follows, to be reviewed again by the church council in August.
  2. Mindful of the health-vulnerability of some members of our congregation and the uncertain state of play with respect to the pandemic, the church council has decided that we will continue to wear masks in worship, except for those who need to remove them when leading the worship, and for morning tea, or who have an exemption from wearing a mask.

Advance Notice – Other

  1. The next quarterly conversation will be October 19, 1.30pm.

MtE Worship – at the Centre for Theology and Ministry

SUNDAY MtE WORSHIP

On July 23 2023, MtE shifted its Sunday worship to the Centre for Theology and Ministry, 29 College Crescent, Parkville.

Limited parking is available onsite on Sundays, and very limited parking during office hours during the week. There is usually plenty of street parking available nearby. Details below!

GETTING THERE and PARKING

Car parking is available on-site. The entrance to the car park is directly opposite the main entrance to the Melbourne General Cemetery.

The car park is accessed from College Crescent, from the east, for turning left into the car park. NOTE – if you’re coming from the west, you can’t turn right into the car park but can continue to the next roundabout at the intersection with Swanston Street and do a U-turn to approach the CTM in the correct direction for access to the car park. If you miss the college turn-off, veer left around the corner to find plenty of street parking not much further on.

The car will either be open (boom gate up), or staffed by someone to open it, at least until the commencement of worship. If you arrive late, we can’t guarantee that the car park will be accessible.

Car parking is also available in the streets around the college; there is space enough for all MtE cars in the CTM carpark, but street parking might be more convenient for some.

Public transport is via trams up Lygon and Swanston Streets, and Royal Parade, each with a short-ish walk to the CTM.

 

GETTING INTO THE BUILDING

Please plan to arrive early – 9.45am or thereabouts – to allow for missing the turn-off, getting lost, or finding your way into the building.

Entry is via the College Crescent end of the building, through glass sliding doors. Someone will be present to greet you and let you in.

Worship is in Yuma Auditorium will be on your right once you enter the body of the building.

If you’re late, someone will need to come open the doors for you. We’re still working on a system to make this possible!

 

MORNING TEA

Morning tea will be served in the hospitality area just near the worship space, following worship — we encourage you to joins there!

 

 

MtE Update – July 6, 2023

News

  1. The final MtE service at the Elm Street hall/church will be Sunday July 16; worship from July 23 will be in Parkville, 29 College Crescent (the Centre for Theology and Ministry)
  2. News from the Justice and International Mission Cluster (July 4)
  3. Yarn for Yes
  4. The most recent news from the UCA Assembly (July 5)
  5. This Sunday July 9, our visiting preacher will be Daniel Sihombing, a UCA ministry candidate; more details and background on the texts for the week are here (focussing on Romans 7 this week).
  6. The MtE Events Calendar
  7. Previous sermons and services (recordings)

Worship

  1. Our COVID policy for worship continues to be as follows, to be reviewed again by the church council in August.
  2. Mindful of the health-vulnerability of some members of our congregation and the uncertain state of play with respect to the pandemic, the church council has decided that we will continue to wear masks in worship, except for those who need to remove them when leading the worship, and for morning tea, or who have an exemption from wearing a mask.

Advance Notice – Other

  1. The next quarterly conversation will be July 20, 1.30pm at the North Melbourne Library.

MtE Update – June 23, 2023

News

  1. See a report on one of Hotham Mission’s programs in the the latest North West Melbourne News – page 1!
  2. The final MtE service at the Elm Street hall/church will be Sunday July 16; more details to come!
  3. Most recent news from the Synod (June 22)
  4. The most recent news from the UCA Assembly (June 21)
  5. The most recent Presbytery newsletter (June 21)
  6. This Sunday June 25, our preacher and liturgist is Peter Blackwood; more details and background on the texts for the week are here.
  7. The MtE Events Calendar
  8. Previous sermons and services (recordings)

Worship

  1. Our COVID policy for worship continues to be as follows, to be reviewed again by the church council in June.
  2. Mindful of the health-vulnerability of some members of our congregation and the uncertain state of play with respect to the pandemic, the church council has decided that we will continue to wear masks in worship, except for those who need to remove them when leading the worship, and for morning tea, or who have an exemption from wearing a mask.

Advance Notice – Other

  1. The next quarterly conversation will be July 20, 1.30pm at the North Melbourne Library.

Final Curzon/Elm Street Service

On Sunday July 16, MtE will conduct its final service in the Elm Street Hall, before moving its services to The Centre for Theology and Ministry, in Parkville.

We would be very pleased to welcome back anyone with a history of association with MtE or the congregations which came together to form it, for the final Elm Street service and the luncheon to follow.

Please register below if you plan to attend to the service and/or the luncheon!

The service will commence at 10am, the luncheon to follow short time after the service.

Final Service and Luncheon Registration

Final Service and Luncheon Registration

Service attendance
Luncheon attendance
Dietary reqirements

 

 

MtE Update – June 15, 2023

News

  1. See a report on one of Hotham Mission’s programs in the the latest North West Melbourne News – page 1!
  2. The most recent news from the UCA Assembly (June 14)
  3. This Sunday June 11, our focus texts will be from Romans 5 (not the set text but vv.12-21); more details and background on the texts for the week are here.
  4. The MtE Events Calendar
  5. Previous sermons and services (recordings)

Worship

  1. Our COVID policy for worship continues to be as follows, to be reviewed again by the church council in June.
  2. Mindful of the health-vulnerability of some members of our congregation and the uncertain state of play with respect to the pandemic, the church council has decided that we will continue to wear masks in worship, except for those who need to remove them when leading the worship, and for morning tea, or who have an exemption from wearing a mask.

Advance Notice – Other

  1. The final MtE service at the Elm Street hall/church will be Sunday July 16; more details to come!
  2. The next quarterly conversation will be July 20, 1.30pm at the North Melbourne Library.

MtE Update – June 9, 2023

News

  1. Most recent news from the Synod (June 8)
  2. The most recent news from the UCA Assembly (June 7)
  3. This Sunday June 11, our focus texts will be from Genesis 12 and Romans 4; more details and background on the texts for the week are here.
  4. The MtE Events Calendar
  5. Previous sermons and services (recordings)

Worship

  1. Our COVID policy for worship continues to be as follows, to be reviewed again by the church council in June.
  2. Mindful of the health-vulnerability of some members of our congregation and the uncertain state of play with respect to the pandemic, the church council has decided that we will continue to wear masks in worship, except for those who need to remove them when leading the worship, and for morning tea, or who have an exemption from wearing a mask.

Advance Notice – Other

  1. The final MtE service at the Elm Street hall/church will be Sunday July 16; more details to come!
  2. The next quarterly conversation will be July 20, 1.30pm at the North Melbourne Library.

Lectionary Commentary – Sunday/Ordinary 10A; Proper 5A (June 5-June 11)

The following links are to the Revised Common Lectionary commentary pages of Howard Wallace and Bill Loader, and are suggested as preparation for hearing the readings in worship for the Sunday indicated above.

Series I: Genesis 12:1-9 and Psalm 33:1-12

Series II:

Romans 4:13-25 

Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26

See also the By the Well podcast on several of these texts

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