The first MtE News for 2018!

1. Brother Peter Bray from Bethlehem University is returning to Melbourne, and will again be hosted by MtE in a public forum; more details here.
2. A public lecture: Appraising the Royal Commission Report into Sexual Abuse and Religious Organizations.
3. MtE has been talking for a while about encouraging other UCA congregations to consider a move to celebrating the Eucharist in their principal Sunday service. A web site on this project is now “live”, here.
4. The latest Presbytery update (Jan 19) is here.
5. For those interested in some background commentary to the readings for this Sunday January 21, see the links here.

 

The latest MtE News

1. Worship this Sunday Dec 24 will be a cycle of Advent readings, carols and anthems.
2. Christmas at MtE this year
3. Hotham Mission is again making a Christmas appeal for support of its food program over the holiday season. If you would like to make a cash donation this can be done on Sundays in Advent via the retiring offering plate or via the Mission’s online donation facility (gifts over $2 tax deductible  via the online facility).
4. In the absence of a useful notice board to proclaim the sermon title for the coming Sunday’s service, we’ll experiment for a while with an online version on our Home page; the first one is here! The set reading for Christmas Day will be John 1.1-14, and you might prepare further by reading the Christmas reflections in the Opinion section of your favourite newspaper!

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Worship at MtE on Christmas Day will be at 9.30am, and you are most welcome to join us!

Sermon texts are usually available within a day or so after presented; see our Sermons page for the most recent postings.

The latest MtE News

1. Christmas at MtE this year
2. Hotham Mission is again making a Christmas appeal for support of its food program over the holiday season. If you would like to make a cash donation this can be done on Sundays in Advent via the retiring offering plate or via the Mission’s online donation facility (gifts over $2 tax deductible  via the online facility).
3. The Mission made the newspapers last week
4. A Pastoral Statement with prayers from President Stuart McMillan to be shared with congregations, in response to the Royal Commission Final Report.
5. For those interested in some background commentary to the readings for this Sunday December 17, see the links here.

 

The latest MtE News

1. There will be a congregational THIS Sunday December 10, following worship.
2. Christmas at MtE this year
3. The most recent Synod eNews (Dec 7) is here.
4. For those interested in some background commentary to the readings for this Sunday December 10, see the links here.

 

Your are most welcome to join us at our Christmas celebrations this year!

Sunday December 24 (Christmas Eve, morning worship): a service of Advent carols and readings with Eucharist, 10am.

Christmas Eve (afternoon and evening): (we have no later services at Mark the Evangelist, but commend the Christmas Eve services at St Mary’s Anglican Church – the 4pm “Kids’ Christmas” and the 11.30pm Christmas Eve Midnight Mass)

Christmas Day: Worship with Eucharist, 9.30am

Normal services will continue, 10am, throughout January

The latest MtE News

1. There will be a congregational meeting on Sunday December 10, following worship. The agenda will include presentation of the proposed 2018 budget, an official “launch” of a new ministry of the congregation, and a report on our buildings project.
2. The most recent Presbytery news (November 28) is here.
3. For those interested in some background commentary to the readings for this Sunday December 3, see the links here.

Other things potentially of interest

Treatment of asylum seekers and refugees – can the International Criminal Court prosecute Australia’s leaders for crimes against humanity?

Organised by The RMIT Arts, Labor & Working Life Collective & The Refugee Advocacy Network, Melbourne

How has Australia ended up here? A modern and democratic country – and early signatory to the UN Refugee Convention – is now referred to the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity.  Members of the panel will talk about their submissions to the ICC and will examine why has happened and how – as civil society – we can be part of a concerted effort to end this human tragedy.

Speakers

• Julian Burnside QC and Human rights advocate and submitter to the ICC
• Professor Gillian Triggs, Vice Chancellor’s Fellow University of Melbourne & former President of the Australian Human Rights Commission
• Mohammad Ali Baqiri, Refugee advocate formerly detained on Nauru
• Tracie Aylmer, Human rights advocate, and submitter to the ICC

Thursday 7 December 2017, 6.00 – 8.00pm

Building 80, Level 2, Lecture Theatre 2

445 Swanston Street

RMIT University, City Campus

Map

This is a free event.

RSVP
Antonio Castillo: antonio.castillo@rmit.edu.au

The latest MtE News

1. There’ll be another hymn-learning session on THIS SUNDAY November 19, after morning tea.
2. A pastoral statement from the UCA President and Moderators on the marriage survey result this week.
3. For those interested in some background commentary to the readings for this Sunday November 19, see the links here

The latest MtE News

1. This Sunday November 12 – Baptism!
2. We’ve added to our website the possibility of signing up to some e-lists which keep people up to date on some of our particular ministries; feel free to sign up to any of these lists here.
3. There’ll be another hymn-learning session on Sunday November 19, after morning tea.
4. The most recent Synod eNews (Nov 9) is here.
5. For those interested in some background commentary to the readings for this Sunday November 12, see the links here.

The latest MtE News

1. This Sunday is our “All Saints” luncheon (though Wednesday was All Saints!). We’ll welcome back Howard Wallace as a guest preacher, and be accompanied in worship by an icon-ic cloud of witnesses…
2. Having failed to convene a “quorum” at our last attempt, we’ll try for another hymn-learning session on Sunday November 19, after morning tea.
3. For those interested in some background commentary to the readings for this Sunday November 5, see the links here. The focus text will be the reading from Joshua.