Sunday services

Kathy introduces this year’s Season of Creation celebration with an invitation into a time of deep listening, thanksgiving, and renewal—not only for creation, but with creation. In this season, we honour the deep interconnection between all living things and the sacred story of which we are a part. John brings us a big-picture message about our role in restoration and renewal.

Jan brings joy and warmth as she leads the service this morning. John urges us to continue as a community who serve with their gifts and share distributed leadership.

Kathy leads us in worship with an expansive message of love. The sermon is by Rev Sue Eaves on how Jesus learns and changes through his encounter with the Canaanite woman.

Jesus feeds us, so that we can feed others. Jesus reaches out his hand to Peter, immediately and without hesitancy. These are stories to assure us that God is here, powerfully breathing God’s Spirit,
powerfully providing for God’s people. Why? So we can courageously live in service to one another as a way of serving Christ. Melanie brings us these stories and more this morning as we consider ‘everyday miracles’.

God transforms the deserts of fear and doubt so that we may be bearers of reconciliation that God’s peace might be found. Paul leads us in worship and holy communion today.

Jesus told many parables, explained some, and asked his disciples to understand them. Did they? Do we? Or are they enigmatic, and we are meant to spend time turning them over, looking for meaning? Sue leads us in worship as we consider the parables and learn about ways our partner organisations are working in the world for the common good.

This morning we take a close look at two very different bible readings: one, an invitation to ponder seasons of growth in our lives; the other, one that provokes an examination of how God subverts expectation and overturns privilege.

Paul presides at the table of holy communion this morning, bringing prayers and songs of joy and thanksgiving. Paul then asks, when we’re tired, hungry and afraid, how does Jesus offer rest?

Jan brings joy, hope, solemnity and more in her thoughtful, meaningful worship service that includes a reflection on the 49th birthday of the Uniting Church. John uses the problematic Old Testament passage as an opportunity to address the choices Christians make as to how we read the Bible and how that affects our values and priorities.

During our worship today we reflect that throughout scripture, God’s people are reminded to care for the stranger. The people of God have always known what it means to journey. In welcoming the displaced, the church participates in God’s ongoing work of justice and reconciliation. Sue brings us inspiring stories of what church people are doing alongside others to support refugees and asylum seekers in the wider community. Here in the Sutherland Shire, right around Australia, and across the Pacific there are opportunities to help our neighbours with practical support and political advocacy.