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

Sunday December 18 (Advent 4, morning worship): a service of Advent carols and readings with Eucharist, 10am.

Christmas Eve: (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). OR Wesley Uniting Church, Lonsdale Street at 9pm.

Christmas Day (Sunday 25th): Worship with Eucharist, 9.30am

Normal services will continue, 10am, on January 1 and throughout January; see the calendar for details

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

News

1. THIS SUNDAY December 11 – Congregational Meeting following worship
2. News from the Justice and International Mission Cluster (December 5)
3. December 18 will be our Advent Carols and Readings service
4. The Sunday December 25/Christmas Day service will be at 9.30am
5. This Sunday December 11, though we’re running a bit late on it, we’ll pick up the set gospel reading for the day, see here
6. The MtE Events Calendar

Worship

1. Our COVID policy for worship continues to be as follows, to be reviewed again by the church council in February.
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

1. Quarterly Conversation Feb 2

News

1. December 11 – Congregational Meeting following worship
2. The most recent Synod eNews (Dec 1)
3. Worship this week will feature the Advent 2A readings, with a focus on the Gospel text; more info!
4. The MtE Events Calendar

Worship

1. Our COVID policy for worship continues to be as follows, to be reviewed again by the church council in February.
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

1. Quarterly Conversation Feb 2

News

1. News from the Justice and International Mission Cluster (November 14) and here (November 15)
2. The most recent Synod eNews (Nov 17)
3. The most recent news from the UCA Assembly (Nov 16)
4. This Sunday November 20 is marks “the Reign of Christ” (Christ the King)
5. The MtE Events Calendar

Worship

1. Our COVID policy for worship continues to be as follows, to be reviewed again by the church council in December:
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. We have now returned to reception of Holy Communion in both kinds – small communion glasses only.

Advance Notice

1. December 11 – Congregational Meeting

News

1. The most recent news from the UCA Assembly (Nov 9)
2. The MtE Events Calendar

Worship

1. Our COVID policy for worship continues to be as follows, to be reviewed again by the church council in December:
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. We have now returned to reception of Holy Communion in both kinds – small communion glasses only.

Advance Notice

1. December 11 – Congregational Meeting

1. News

   1. Pre-election candidates’ forum, Nov 7
2. The most recent Synod eNews (Nov 3)
3. The most recent news from the UCA Assembly (Nov 2)
4. This Sunday November 6, though we’re running a bit late on it, we’ll pick up the themes of All Saints.
5. The MtE Events Calendar

Worship

1. Our COVID policy for worship continues to be as follows, to be reviewed again by the church council in November:
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 throughout October, 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. Holy Communion continues to be served in both kinds, the wine via small communion glasses only.

Advance Notice

1. Nothing of note!

Other things which might interest

1. November 8 — 2022 Simone Weil Lecture on Human Value

 

1. The most recent news from the UCA Assembly (Oct 26)
2. We have an MtE luncheon following worship on Sunday Nov 6
3. This Sunday October 30 our service will be led by Peter Blackwood and Robert Gribben; for info on the readings for Sunday, see here.
4. The MtE Events Calendar

Worship

1. Our COVID policy for worship continues to be as follows, to be reviewed again by the church council in November:
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 throughout October, 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. Holy Communion continues to be served in both kinds, the wine via small communion glasses only.

Advance Notice

1. Congregational luncheon following worship on Sunday Nov 6
2. Pre-election candidates’ forum, Nov 7

 

 

1. Moderator’s pastoral letter, pertaining to the recent floods.
2. The most recent Synod eNews (Oct 20)
3. The most recent news from the UCA Assembly (Oct 19)
4. This Sunday October 23 we will be consider the set Gospel reading from Luke 18.9-14; for info on this and other readings for Sunday, see here.
5. The MtE Events Calendar

Worship

1. Our COVID policy for worship continues to be as follows, to be reviewed again by the church council in November:
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 throughout October, 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. Holy Communion continues to be served in both kinds, the wine via small communion glasses only.

Advance Notice

1. Congregational luncheon following worship on Sunday Nov 6
2. Pre-election candidates’ forum, Nov 7

 

 

1. The most recent news from the UCA Assembly (Oct 12)
2. This Sunday October 16 we will be consider the set Gospel reading from Luke 18.1-8; for info on this and other readings for Sunday, see here.
3. The MtE Events Calendar

Worship

1. Our COVID policy for worship continues to be as follows, to be reviewed again by the church council in November:
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 throughout October, 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. Holy Communion continues to be served in both kinds, the wine via small communion glasses only.

Advance Notice

1. October 20 — Next Quarterly Conversation on the Quarterly Essay
2. Congregational luncheon following worship on Sunday Nov 6
3. Pre-election candidates’ forum, Nov 7

 

 

Pre-election Candidates’ Forum

State Seat of Melbourne

7.00pm Monday, November 7.

Church of All Nations
180 Palmerston St, Carlton

A public forum providing the opportunity to meet hear from candidates for the state seat of Melbourne in the November election.

All welcome!!

Moderator for the evening will be Dr Mark Zirnsack

This forum has been organised by a justice coalition of inner-city Uniting Church members from Wesley Uniting Church (Lonsdale Street), St Michael’s Uniting Church (Collins Street), the Congregation of Mark the Evangelist (Uniting Church, North Melbourne), Church of all Nations (Uniting Church, Carlton) and Richmond Uniting Church.

More information

A flyer for the event can be found here.
Ray Gormann :: minister@cancarlton.org.au
Craig Thompson :: minister@marktheevangelist.unitingchurch.org.au