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Coming Soon!

• This Sunday’s service — Passion Sunday — will feature a reading of the passion according to Luke.
• Following morning tea this Sunday we will have another of our song-learning sessions — something new for Easter!
• The MtE Events Calendar

Holy Week and Easter Services

• Passion Sunday — April 13 — 10.00am. A reading of the Passion narrative (according to St Luke), with Eucharist
• Holy Week services, 12.30pm Monday 14th, Tuesday 15th, Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th in the CTM chapel; 20 minutes or so!
• Maundy Thursday — April 17 — A Tenebrae service around St John’s Passion, 7.30pm (gathered only, not live-streamed)
• Good Friday  — April 18 — 10.00am (gathered and live-streamed)
• Easter Vigil — Saturday April 19 — 8.00pm (gathered only, not live-streamed)
• Easter Day — Sunday April 20 — 10.00am (gathered and live-streamed)

News

• Assembly President’s Easter message (April 9)

Wesley Centre

MtE is a sponsor of the Wesly Centre

• Wesley Conversation #3 – Facing Death in a death-denying culture with Dr Brian Macallan – theologian, philosopher, and author of “Forgiving God: Embracing a Risky Adventure with the Divine”. 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.

Advance Notice – Other

• Second Quarter Studies 2025 – A Public Faith – from mid-May
• Combined service and luncheon at the CTM with Church of All Nations, April 27.
• Federal Seat of Melbourne Candidates’ Forum, Wesley Uniting Church, 5.30pm Tuesday April 29

Other things which might interest

• Previous sermons and services (video recordings)

Pre-election Candidates’ Forum

Federal Seat of Melbourne

5.30pm Tuesday, April 29

Wesley Uniting Church
136 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

A public forum providing the opportunity to meet hear from candidates for the federal seat of Melbourne

All welcome!!

Moderator for the evening will be Dr Mark Zirnsak, Uniting Chuch senior justice advocate

This forum has been organised by a coalition of inner-city Uniting Churches, including Wesley Uniting Church (Lonsdale Street), , the Congregation of Mark the Evangelist (Parkville), and the Church of all Nations (Carlton)

More information

Get in touch with…

• Ray Gormann :: minister@cancarlton.org.au
• Craig Thompson :: minister@marktheevangelist.unitingchurch.org.au
• Rachel Kronberger :: rkronberger@wesleychurch.org.au

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Coming Soon!

• The readings for this Sunday’s service (Lent 5) are available here; our guest preacher this Sunday April 6 will be Andrew Gador Whyte.
• The MtE Events Calendar

Holy Week and Easter Services

• Passion Sunday — April 13 — 10.00am. A reading of the Passion narrative (according to St Luke), with Eucharist
• Holy Week services, 12.30pm Monday 14th, Tuesday 15th, Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th in the CTM chapel; 20 minutes or so!
• Maundy Thursday — April 17 — A Tenebrae service around St John’s Passion, 7.30pm (gathered only, not live-streamed)
• Good Friday  — April 18 — 10.00am (gathered and live-streamed)
• Easter Vigil — Saturday April 19 — 8.00pm (gathered only, not live-streamed)
• Easter Day — Sunday April 20 — 10.00am (gathered and live-streamed)

News

• The Uniting Church in Australia launches Our Vision for a Just Australia
• From the Synod Justice Unit (Mar 28)
• Most recent Assembly news (Mar 31)
• Most recent Synod News (Apr 3)

Wesley Centre

MtE is a sponsor of the Wesly Centre

• Wesley Conversation #3 – Facing Death in a death-denying culture with Dr Brian Macallan – theologian, philosopher, and author of “Forgiving God: Embracing a Risky Adventure with the Divine”. 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.

Advance Notice – Other

• Second Quarter Studies 2025 – A Public Faith – from mid-May
• Combined service and luncheon at the CTM with Church of All Nations, April 27.
• Federal Seat of Melbourne Candidates’ Forum, Wesley Uniting Church, 5.30pm Tuesday April 29

Other things which might interest

• Previous sermons and services (video recordings)

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Coming Soon!

• The readings for this Sunday’s service (Lent 3) are available here; our focus text will be the Luke reading.
• Church council meeting after morning tea this Sunday, March 23.
• The MtE Events Calendar

News

• Most recent Synod News (Mar 20)
• Most recent Presbytery News (March 17)

Wesley Centre

MtE is a sponsor of the Wesly Centre

• Wesley Conversation #3 – Facing Death in a death-denying culture with Dr Brian Macallan – theologian, philosopher, and author of “Forgiving God: Embracing a Risky Adventure with the Divine”. 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)

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Coming Soon!

• The readings for this Sunday’s service (Lent 2) are available here; our focus text will be the Genesis reading.
• Lenten Studies 2025 have begin – details and registration
• The MtE Events Calendar

Wesley Centre

MtE is a sponsor of the Wesly Centre

• Thursday 20^th March – The Ethics of Voting: a free public forum hosted by The Wesley Centre for Theology, Ethics, and Public Policy. What are the big issues facing Australia this election? Whose interests do we have in mind when we vote? What is our moral obligation to others?  With a Federal Election coming up, you are invited to join The Wesley Centre for a public conversation on the ethics of voting. This is part of the Wesley “Conversations that Matter” series – free, lunchtime events in Melbourne’s CBD. Join us to hear Robyn Whitaker in conversation with John Pesutto, Liberal member for Hawthorn and former Leader of the Opposition in Victoria, and Bronwyn Pike, former Labor MP and current CEO of Uniting VicTas, about the state of our democracy, the big issues this election, and the values behind the politics. 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)