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Coming Soon!

• This Sunday July 13 worship will be led by Rev Rob Gotch.
• Quarterly Conversation on the Quarterly Essay: Friday July 25, 11.00–12.30, in the library at the Center for Theology and Ministry. (Some parking may be available onsite, but plan to park in the surrounding streets, just in case…). Catch a coffee at the CTM cafe before the meeting (although coffee not allowed in the library), and then stay for lunch afterwards!
• The MtE Events Calendar

News

• Most recent Synod News (July 10)

Wesley Centre

MtE is a sponsor of the Wesly Centre

• Wesley Conversation #6 – Ethics, Technology, and the Human Person with Prof. Glen O’Brien, Dr Kristel Clayville, and Dr Emmanuelle Burton 24^th July, 12.30 – 1.30pm, at Wesley Uniting Church
  • These ‘Conversations That Matter’ are held in Wesley Church, 130 Lonsdale St, on the third Thursday of the month from 12.30 – 1.20pm.  BYO lunch or coffee.

Other things which might interest

Previous sermons and services (video recordings)

• MtE (and friends!) study groups

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Coming Soon!

• This Sunday July 6 our focus text will be John 14.8-13!
• Quarterly Conversation on the Quarterly Essay: Friday July 25, 11.00–12.30, in the library at the Center for Theology and Ministry. (Some parking may be available onsite, but plan to park in the surrounding streets, just in case…). Catch a coffee at the CTM cafe before the meeting (although coffee not allowed in the library), and then stay for lunch afterwards!
• The MtE Events Calendar

News

• The Share Winter Appeal is now open
• Most recent Assembly news (June 27)

Advance Notice – Other

Justice and International Mission Convention 2025: Christian Community and the pursuit of Common Good

Saturday 12 July, 9 am – 4:15 pm at the Centre for Theology and Ministry, 29 College Crescent, Parkville

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. Philippians 2:3-4

When Jesus said, “Whatever you do for the least of these, you do for me,” (Mt 25:40) he was inviting us to seek the Common Good. Jesus saw a common good as fulfilling God’s will that we love and serve others, creating a society where all people are valued and treated with dignity, and where justice and peace prevail. The common good is a collective responsibility, where people live in harmony, sharing resources, offering help, and showing kindness to one another in ways that build up the community, and not just for individual gain.

Political and financial inequality across the globe and in Australia is increasing, resulting in people on lower incomes believing that the democratic system does not work for them. The increase in these inequalities also erodes trust and social cohesion in our society, and increase the growth in racism. It also makes it harder to address problems that require whole of society and international cooperation, such as climate change and pandemics.

The problem of the erosion of trust and social cohesion is enhanced by the spread of disinformation and misinformation in the online world. The ability of generative artificial intelligence to create realistic video material will increasingly make it more difficult to tell the truth from lies in the online world.

The Convention will examine what we, in the Christian community, can do to reverse these trends and rebuild a commitment to the common good in our society.Cost: $50 Metropolitan/ $30 Concession and Rural and Regional, $10 online (morning sessions only) (Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea included); more details https://victas.uca.org.au/event/justice-and-international-mission-convention-2025/

Wesley Centre

MtE is a sponsor of the Wesly Centre

• Wesley Conversation #6 – Ethics, Technology, and the Human Person with Prof. Glen O’Brien, Dr Kristel Clayville, and Dr Emmanuelle Burton 24^th July, 12.30 – 1.30pm, at Wesley Uniting Church
  • These ‘Conversations That Matter’ are held in Wesley Church, 130 Lonsdale St, on the third Thursday of the month from 12.30 – 1.20pm.  BYO lunch or coffee.

Other things which might interest

Previous sermons and services (video recordings)

• MtE (and friends!) study groups

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Coming Soon!

• This Sunday June 22 we welcome Duncan Macleod as our preacher; Duncan is director of eLM (educucating Leadership for Ministry) at the CTM.
• The MtE Events Calendar

News

• The Share Winter Appeal is now open
• Most recent Presbytery News (June 18)
• Most recent Assembly News (June 12)

Wesley Centre

MtE is a sponsor of the Wesly Centre

• Wesley Conversation #6 – Ethics, Technology, and the Human Person with Prof. Glen O’Brien, Dr Kristel Clayville, and Dr Emmanuelle Burton 24^th July, 12.30 – 1.30pm, at Wesley Uniting Church
  • These ‘Conversations That Matter’ are held in Wesley Church, 130 Lonsdale St, on the third Thursday of the month from 12.30 – 1.20pm.  BYO lunch or coffee.

Other things which might interest

• Previous sermons and services (video recordings)
• MtE (and friends!) study groups

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Coming Soon!

• This Sunday June 15 is Trinity Sunday, which we will treat in a round-about way, probably with reference to the set Gospel reading for the day (the sermon is still very much in flux!).
• Second Quarter Studies 2025 – A Public Faith – underway!
• June 15 – Screening of “The Other” – see below for more details
• The MtE Events Calendar

News

• The Share Winter Appeal is now open
• A Pastoral Letter regarding the pending release of the Yoorrook Justice Commission’s Final Report
• The most recent post from the Synod Justice Unit (June 11)
• The Justice and International Mission unit at the CTM is seeking some volunteer help
• Most recent Synod News (June 12)

Wesley Centre

MtE is a sponsor of the Wesly Centre

• Wesley Conversation #4 – Thursday May 15: The Ethics of AI & Human Rights with Ed Santow, former Human Rights Commissioner and author of “Machines in Our Image: The Need for Human Rights in the Age of AI. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other new digital technologies are developing at lightning speed and changing almost every part of our world, from media to education to health care and the economy. The opportunities are real, and so are the risks. How can we make sure that the most vulnerable among us are protected from the potential harms of AI? In this conversation, former Human Rights Commissioner Edward Santow will discuss the need to put human rights at the centre of our efforts to control these powerful and pervasive new technologies. Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/share/169SHbxYHN/
  • These ‘Conversations That Matter’ are held in Wesley Church, 130 Lonsdale St, on the third Thursday of the month from 12.30 – 1.20pm.  BYO lunch or coffee.
• Wesley Conversation #6 – Ethics, Technology, and the Human Person with Prof. Glen O’Brien, Dr Kristel Clayville, and Dr Emmanuelle Burton 24^th July, 12.30 – 1.30pm, at Wesley Uniting Church

Advance Notice – Other

• Screening of “The Other“, Sunday 15 June, 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm at the Cinema Nova, 380 Lygon Street, Carlton. Ticket Prices: $20, $15 concession, purchased from https://events.humanitix.com/the-other-screening
  • The Other is an award-winning documentary filmed from 2017-2024, including post the 7 October Hamas attack and during the subsequent war. The Other focuses on Israeli and Palestinian peace-builders, anti-occupation activists, artists, academics, ex-fighters, bereaved parents and many more living the reality on the ground. Whether in non-violent co-resistance, peace-building, or shared community, we witness those who have only known each other through hate, bloodshed, inequality, and war, transcend beyond those narratives and belief systems. They teach us that unlearning deep-seated conditioning is possible and that we can liberate ourselves from generational trauma, hatred and fear—no matter how ingrained and legitimate those fears are. Among those featured are Ahmed Helou, a Gazan ex-Hamas member turned peace activist who has since lost 60 family members in Gaza. View a trailer here: https://weuncoverfilms.com/theother/. (The screening is jointly organised by the Uniting Church in Australia, Synod of Victoria and Tasmania; Brunswick Uniting Church; Mark the Evangelist Uniting Church and Pax Christi Victoria.)

Other things which might interest

• Previous sermons and services (video recordings)
• MtE (and friends!) study groups