News

1. Lent and Easter at MtE
2. Next Sunday April 3 we’ll return to our neglected practice of hymn-learning sessions, with one following after worship/morning tea.
3. News from the Justice and International Mission Cluster (Mar 17)
4. The most recent Synod eNews (Mar 24)
5. The most recent news from the UCA Assembly (Mar 23)
6. While Craig intended to experiment with a “dialogical” sermon over the period of Lent, the challenges of the acoustics in the building, hearing each other with masks on and his absence for two weeks have caused him to repent of this intention and to return to a “normal” model of hearing the word (preaching) for the time being. Perhaps we can return to explore different modes sometime not too far away! This Sunday March 27, our focus text will be the set gospel (the parable of the prodigal son (and his grumpy brother). So familiar is this story that we’ll not linger too much on its usual reading but press it in another direction (you might, however, like to re-visist what he said last time Craig preached on this!); further background commentary on the texts is here.

Worship

1. Our COVID policy for worship continues to be as follows, to be reviewed again by the church council in April:
2. Attendance at gathered services is presently limited to those who demonstrate that they have had two COVID-19 vaccination shots, or that they are exempt from being vaccinated. It will be necessary to provide proof of your vaccination, either prior to the service or on the day at the door, but this only needs to be shown once for recording; please see here for more information. If you presently are unable to attend under these conditions the live-stream is still available from the home page, or please contact Craig or your elder.
3. 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 throughout March, 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. We have now returned to reception of Holy Communion in both kinds – small communion glasses only.

Advance Notice

1. April 10: The Passion of the Christ according to St Luke
2. May 1: Congregational AGM

News

1. The planned March 20 conversation about worship is postponed, to return again soon!
2. Contributions for the Autumn edition of Mark the Word are now invited. A particular focus of this issue will be reflections on our recent futures workshop. Please get your contriubutions to Rosemary by next Monday, March 21!
3. Lent and Easter at MtE
4. A three-week Lenten Studies series will commence face-to-face from Wednesday March 16 and online from Friday March 18. Details are here! Please register if you’re interested in attending — helps with communicating last-minute COVID-effected changes!!
5. News from the Justice and International Mission Cluster (Mar 10)
6. The most recent news from the UCA Assembly (March 16)
7. This Sunday March 20, our worship service will be led by Robert Gribben. Backround for the set texts for Sunday can be found here, althought the gospel for the day will be changed to Matthew 6.7-18.

Worship

1. Our COVID policy for worship continues to be as follows, to be reviewed again by the church council in April:
2. Attendance at gathered services is presently limited to those who demonstrate that they have had two COVID-19 vaccination shots, or that they are exempt from being vaccinated. It will be necessary to provide proof of your vaccination, either prior to the service or on the day at the door, but this only needs to be shown once for recording; please see here for more information. If you presently are unable to attend under these conditions the live-stream is still available from the home page, or please contact Craig or your elder.
3. 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 throughout March, 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. We have now returned to reception of Holy Communion in both kinds – small communion glasses only.

Advance Notice

1. April 3: Hymn-learning session following morning tea
2. April 10: The Passion of the Christ according to St Luke
3. Lent and Easter at MtE
4. May 1: Congregational AGM

News

1. Lent and Easter at MtE
2. Contributions for the Autumn edition of Mark the Word are now invited. A particular focus of this issue will be reflections on our recent futures workshop. Please get your contriubutions to Rosemary by March 21!
3. Next week, March 20, we will have a conversation about worship following morning tea – more details in the pew sheets! (This was previously – mistakenly! – advertised as a Bible-readers workshop, which will be offered later in the year).
4. Uniting Church East Coast Flooding Emergency Appeal
5. A three-week Lenten Studies series will commence face-to-face from next Wednesday March 16 and online from Friday March 18. Details are here!
6. The most recent Synod eNews (Mar 10)
7. The most recent news from the UCA Assembly (March 9)
8. This Sunday March 13, our worship service will be led by Peter Blackwood. Backround for the set texts for Sunday can be found here.

Worship

1. Our COVID policy for worship continues to be as follows, to be reviewed again by the church council in April:
2. Attendance at gathered services is presently limited to those who demonstrate that they have had two COVID-19 vaccination shots, or that they are exempt from being vaccinated. It will be necessary to provide proof of your vaccination, either prior to the service or on the day at the door, but this only needs to be shown once for recording; please see here for more information. If you presently are unable to attend under these conditions the live-stream is still available from the home page, or please contact Craig or your elder.
3. 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 throughout March, 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. We have now returned to reception of Holy Communion in both kinds – small communion glasses only.

Advance Notice

1. April 10: The Passion of the Christ according to St Luke
2. May 1: Congregational AGM

News

1. Lent and Easter at MtE
2. The most recent Presbytery News (Feb 28)
3. A three-week Lenten Studies series will commence face-to-face from Wednesday March 16 and online from Friday March 18. Details are here!
4. CHECK OUT what’s happening at Hotham Mission
5. The most recent Synod eNews (Feb 24)
6. The most recent news from the UCA Assembly (Feb 23)
7. This Sunday March 6, we begin a series of Lenten reflections on disciple and mission. Our focus text will be the set gospel reading most weeks. This week’s gospel text will be Luke 4.1-13. See also below!!
8. For most of the Sundays in Lent, we’ll adopt a different approach to the hearing-the-Word part of the liturgy. The proclamation time will take the shape of a kind of communal discernment in response to a statement about what it means to be Christians at mission in the world. These statements will be heard as recorded audio in the service, followed by a brief guided conversation. After this, we will hear the gospel as colour to what we have heard and said together, a short reflection from the “preacher” for the day. We will then proceed to the Eucharist. Everything we expect from a worship will – hopefully – still be present, but the space will be more interactive, with the seating re-arranged over Lent to make for better conversation. The audio comes via our subscription to www.theworkofthepeople.com.

Worship

1. Our COVID policy for worship will be reviewed at Church Council this week; until then, the follow still applies:
2. Attendance at gathered services is presently limited to those who demonstrate that they have had two COVID-19 vaccination shots, or that they are exempt from being vaccinated. It will be necessary to provide proof of your vaccination, either prior to the service or on the day at the door, but this only needs to be shown once for recording; please see here for more information. If you presently are unable to attend under these conditions the live-stream is still available from the home page, or please contact Craig or your elder.
3. 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 throughout February, 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. We have now returned to reception of Holy Communion in both kinds – small communion glasses only.

Advance Notice

1. March 20: Bible Readers’ workshop after worship
2. April 10: The Passion of the Christ according to St Luke
3. May 1: Congregational AGM

News

1. Following worship on this Sunday February 27, we will run a short workshop on preparing and presenting the prayers of the people. This will focus on a couple of aspects of leading prayers in worship. Those who lead the prayers of the people, and anyone else who is interested, are encouraged to attend! The session will be finished by 12.15.
2. Ash Wednesday Service, next Wednesday March 2, 6.45pm in the church
3. CHECK Out what’s happening at Hotham Mission
4. The most recent Synod eNews (Feb 24)
5. The most recent news from the UCA Assembly (Feb 23)
6. This Sunday February 27, Transfiguration Sunday, our focus text will be from Luke 6. Backround on this text and others set for the day can be found here

Worship

1. Attendance at gathered services is presently limited to those who demonstrate that they have had two COVID-19 vaccination shots, or that they are exempt from being vaccinated. It will be necessary to provide proof of your vaccination, either prior to the service or on the day at the door, but this only needs to be shown once for recording; please see here for more information. If you presently are unable to attend under these conditions the live-stream is still available from the home page, or please contact Craig or your elder.
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 throughout January, 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. We have now returned to reception of Holy Communion in both kinds – small communion glasses only.

Advance Notice

1. March 20: Bible Readers’ workshop after worship

Lenten Studies

Once again we are joining in a Lenten study series with St Mary’s Anglican Church, North Melbourne, and other ecumenical friends. See here for details!

Services

Check the MtE homepage if there is any doubt as to whether the services will be gathered or online.

Ash Wednesday — Wednesday March 2, 6.45pm (Gathered only, not live-streamed)

Sunday services will be at the normal time – 10.00am. 

Passion Sunday — April 10 — We have usually had a reading of the passion narrative of the year’s appointed gospel on this Sunday.

Maundy Thursday — April 14 — A Tenebrae service, 7.30pm (Gathered only, not live-streamed)

Good Friday  — April 15 — 10.00am (Gathered and live-streamed)

Easter Vigil — Saturday April 16 — 8.00pm (Gathered only, not live-streamed)

Easter Day — 10.00am (Gathered and live-streamed)

North Melbourne: The Congregation of Mark the Evangelist, St Mary’s Anglican and other ecumenical friends!

Utilising audio and video material from www.theworkofthepeople.com, our Lenten 2022 studies will look at the question of the purpose of the church.

Over three sessions we will hear 6 church leaders reflect on their understanding and experience of the mission of the church, and reflect in response on our own experience, share a little and pray a little.

The sessions will be conducted:

• 1 – In the church space/hall of Mark the Evangelist, 4 Elm Street, North Melbourne from 7.30pm on Wednesdays March 16, 23, 30
• 2 – Online (Zoom) on Fridays at 1.30pm, March 18, 25 and April 1

IT WILL HELP us if you can register your interest for the Wednesday night groups; you will need to register your interest for the Friday group in order to receive the Zoom link for that discussion.

We hope you can join us for what will certainly be stimulating discussions!

PLEASE REGISTER BELOW

News

1. Following worship on Sunday February 27, a workshop on preparing and presenting the prayers of the people. This will focus on a couple of aspects of leading prayers in worship. Those who lead the prayers of the people, and anyone else who is interested, are strongly encouraged to attend. The session will be finished by 12.15.
2. The most recent news from the UCA Assembly (Feb 16)
3. This Sunday February 20 our focus text will be on Luke 6.27: Love your enemies. Backround on this text and others set for the day can be found here

Worship

1. Attendance at gathered services is presently limited to those who demonstrate that they have had two COVID-19 vaccination shots, or that they are exempt from being vaccinated. It will be necessary to provide proof of your vaccination, either prior to the service or on the day at the door, but this only needs to be shown once for recording; please see here for more information. If you presently are unable to attend under these conditions the live-stream is still available from the home page, or please contact Craig or your elder.
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 throughout January, 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. We have now returned to reception of Holy Communion in both kinds – small communion glasses only.

Advance Notice

1. February 27: Intercessors workshop after worship
2. March 2: Ash Wednesday Service
3. March 20: Bible Readers’ workshop after worship

News

1. Worship this week will be at 10am as usual but will be shortened in view of the congregational workshop to follow.
2. The most recent Synod eNews (Feb 10)
3. The most recent news from the UCA Assembly (Feb 9)
4. The most recent issue of Crosslight (February)
5. This Sunday February 13 we’ll continue to prepare for our futures workshop, which will follow the service. Our focus in recent Sundays has been on readings from the Genesis creation stories to consider the context we’re in, our responsibilities, and so the kind of decision we’re to make about our future. Our focus text this week will be Genesis 2.25-3.10, complemented by Psalm 130.

Worship

1. Attendance at gathered services is presently limited to those who demonstrate that they have had two COVID-19 vaccination shots, or that they are exempt from being vaccinated. It will be necessary to provide proof of your vaccination, either prior to the service or on the day at the door, but this only needs to be shown once for recording; please see here for more information. If you presently are unable to attend under these conditions the live-stream is still available from the home page, or please contact Craig or your elder.
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 throughout January, 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. We have now returned to reception of Holy Communion in both kinds – small communion glasses only.

Advance Notice

1. February 27: Intercessors workshop after worship
2. March 20: Bible Readers’ workshop after worship

News

1. The most recent news from the UCA Assembly (Feb 2)
2. Two resources coming from the recent city UCA churches’ justice coalition:

“Set them free” video – for potential circulation to congregation members via local email groups

A Vision for a Just Australia – Uniting Church Australia

1. This Sunday February 6 we’ll continue to prepare for our scheduled conversation about our congregational future on Feb 13, Our focus for these Sundays will be three readings from the Genesis creation stories to consider the context we’re in, our responsibilities, and so the kind of decision we’re to make. Last week we considered the “deep” and the “void” in Genesis 1.1-5, next week we’ll look at Genesis 2 (“Eve and Adam”) and on February 13 from Genesis 3 (“naked”).

Worship

1. Attendance at gathered services is presently limited to those who demonstrate that they have had two COVID-19 vaccination shots, or that they are exempt from being vaccinated. It will be necessary to provide proof of your vaccination, either prior to the service or on the day at the door, but this only needs to be shown once for recording; please see here for more information. If you presently are unable to attend under these conditions the live-stream is still available from the home page, or please contact Craig or your elder.
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 throughout January, 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. We have now returned to reception of Holy Communion in both kinds – small communion glasses only.