News

1. A new study group series from the end of September
2. The most recent news from the UCA Assembly (Aug 9)
3. Latest Presbytery news (Aug 10)
4. This Sunday August 13, our focus text will be Matthew 14.22-33; more details and background on the texts for the week are here
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.

Join us for a series of conversations around Andrew Root and Blair Bertrand’s When church stops working: a future for your congregation beyond more money, programs and innovation.

These studies will be shared by a number of Uniting Churches (and perhaps others) — it will be great to be thinking together about these things across congregations!

Over 8 weeks, we will consider:

1. Why your church has a problem, but it isn’t what you think
2. Busy people, busty church – a killer cocktail
3. Stop all the having and just be
4. It’s time to wait, but for what?
5. Waiting brings life, not a slow death
6. Forget the mission statement – get a watchword
7. Out of the family basement
8. Nothing can separate you

Participants should get their own copy of the book and read the set chapter for that week in preparation for the discussion.

The quickest and cheapest option for getting your copy is probably here (paperback via Amazon, or Kindle), or you could try Koorong but it may be available elsewhere .

The sessions run for 75-90 mins, and will meet as follows (please note, start date is now a week later than originally advertised):

• 1 – ONLINE Wednesday nights, 7.45pm, from October 4
• 2 – ONLINE Friday afternoons, 1.30pm, from October 6

Please register you interest in the form below, in order to receive the Zoom link for these conversation groups.

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

PLEASE REGISTER BELOW

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.

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.

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.