1. Welcome to the last MtE update for the year!
2. CHRISTMAS DAY – 9.30. Please come a little earlier if you can; this helps us move families together to fit more people in under the C-19 seating requirements (see further below on worship on-site and streamed). Services from Sunday December 27 onwards will be at 10.00.
3. Christmas services information
4. The Hotham Mission Christmas appeal is now open; for more information, see here.
5. Christmas Day readings are from the Christmas I set; the readings for Sunday December 27 are details of the readings are available here;

Worship

1. Worship update Worship is now a gathered service in the church buildings. The services are also being live-streamed, with the links to this stream accessible from the congregational home page. We have sufficient space to accommodate those members of the congregation who would like to attend the service. VISITORS (from outside the usual membership) who would like to attend should register their interest and can be admitted only up to the maximum number allowed in the building. Visitors should register their interest prior to the service by contacting the minister via his email address on the contact page. We ask for your understanding should we not be able to admit you on the day.

You’re most welcome to join us at our Christmas celebrations this year!

Sunday December 20 (Advent 4, morning worship): a service of Advent carols and readings with Eucharist, 10am.

Christmas Eve (afternoon and evening): (we have no Christmas Eve services at Mark the Evangelist, but commend the Christmas Eve service at St Mary’s Anglican Church: 11.30pm Christmas Eve Midnight Mass).

Christmas Day: Worship with Eucharist, 9.30am

Normal services will continue, 10am, on December 27 and throughout January.

ALL SERVICES at MtE are presently being live-streamed from the designated start time, and are available later as a recording: details from streaming link on the Home Page

1. The Hotham Mission Christmas appeal is now open; for more information, see here.
2. This Sunday December 13 we move into the season of Advent; details of the readings are available here; we will pick up themes from Isaiah 61 and Psalm 126.

Worship

1. Worship update Worship is now a gathered service in the church buildings. The services are also being live-streamed, with the links to this stream accessible from the congregational home page. We have sufficient space to accommodate those members of the congregation who would like to attend the service. VISITORS (from outside the usual membership) who would like to attend should register their interest and can be admitted only up to the maximum number allowed in the building. Visitors should register their interest prior to the service by contacting the minister via his email address on the contact page. We ask for your understanding should we not be able to admit you on the day.

1. There will be a Congregational meeting on this Sunday December 6 to consider the 2021 budget and mission and ministry focuses for next year.
2. The most recent Synod eNews (Dec 3)
3. A first conversation about a proposed justice and peace group spanning inner-city UCA congregations will be held on Monday Dec 7 at 7.30pm via Zoom. If you would like the meeting details (Zoom link) or more information, please contact Craig.
4. The Hotham Mission Christmas appeal is now open; for more information, see here.
5. Worship update Worship this Sunday December 6 will be a gathered service in the church buildings. The service will also be live-streamed, with the links to this stream accessible from the congregational home page. We have sufficient space to accommodate those members of the congregation who would like to attend the service. VISITORS (from outside the usual membership) who would like to attend should register their interest and can be admitted only up to the maximum number allowed in the building. Visitors should register their interest prior to the service by contacting the minister via his email address on the contact page. We ask for your understanding should we not be able to admit you on the day.
6. This Sunday December 6 we move into the season of Advent; details of the readings are available here; our focus text will be Isaiah 40.