Weeroona Uniting Church Bendigo

Weeroona Uniting Church Bendigo A congregation committed to bringing the Good News of Christ's love to the people of Bendigo. We meet at two locations: Neale Street and White Hills.

In 2014 Arnold Street, Neale Street & White Hills UCs merged to become one congregation Weeroona Uniting Church Bendigo. White Hills Location
510 Napier Street
White Hills

Neale Street Location
21 Condon Street
Kennington

Service Times:

9.15am @ Neale Street (weekly)
(Multigenerational and available via zoom and YouTube)

11.00am @ White Hills (1st & 3rd Sunday of the month)


'Song Story Sup

per' (Worship with a difference)
Held fortnightly on Sunday evenings at 5pm @ Neale Street


Office Hours (based at the Neale Street location): currently closed due to COVID

09/06/2026

๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฟ
๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ: ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜

Holy Trinity,
We pause now to reโ€‘centre ourselves in you. You are the source of love and life and you are the one who holds together all creation in its rich diversity.

As we pray today, teach us to listen deeply to you and to one another.

In the mystery of your being, draw us into a presence that moves across difference, across culture, across experience. Forgive us individually and collectively, when we have been fearful of or hurtful to another because they are different from โ€˜meโ€™.

Where diversity unsettles us, remind us that we are all created in your image and we are all called to grow into your likeness.

Wherever we find ourselves on our faith journey, you welcome us into shared life, shared work, and shared hope, where each personโ€™s dignity and story are honoured. In this gift of belonging, you make space for diversity, so that as more lives intermingle, your church becomes more fully alive.

Come, Holy Spirit.
Renew us. Breathe fresh life:
breathe hope where trust has diminished,
endurance where unheard voices are weary,
strength where energy has waned,
and imagination where vision has faded.

Remind us that we are a people who belong - not because of what we do or where we participate, but because of Christโ€™s great love for the world. Hold us together by this love that has first held us. In the name of Jesus Christ.

Amen.

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป
๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฏ๐˜†๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ โ€“ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฏ๐˜†๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†
๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ

07/06/2026

๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฟ
๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฒ: ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜

Triune God โ€“ Father, Son and Holy Spirit,

You show us the essence of true community, perfect relationship. You call us to be like you, living in selfless, self-giving love toward one another.

As a movement you united us with the richness and resources of three denominations, calling us to live out a vision of reconciliation, discipleship, justice and mission. You made us a family and gave us a purpose.

Yet we confess that we have not lived up to this great calling. We have trusted in structures more than your Spirit, preserved institution while neglecting the great commission, and guarded our identity more than our calling.

We have strived for unity, but often in our own strength. We have embraced diversity, but often at the expense of embracing you in our midst.

Yet you are gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. Turn us again to yourself. Revive your Church by your Spirit, renew our witness, and restore us to the mission of Christ in the world.

God of selfless love, make us one. Come and correct that which is erroneous in our life, bring us into deeper unity with other Churches, and by the power of your unifying Spirit, use our worship, witness and service so that Jesus may be glorified among us and through us.
Amen.

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ ๐—Ÿ๐˜‚๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐˜€
๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฏ๐˜†๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ (๐— ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป)
๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—”๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ

Just a reminder Song Story Supper tonight 5:00pm!
07/06/2026

Just a reminder Song Story Supper tonight 5:00pm!

07/06/2026

๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฟ
๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ: ๐—ข๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜†, ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜† ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€

Creator God,
We give thanks for the wonder and intricacy of the created order; we are left in awe when we consider the ecosystems that sustain life in all its forms.

Loving God,
When we look across our church, we give thanks for the many ways that people worship and serve across our country, and the interconnected systems that sustain and encourage your people in faith and discipleship. We pray for all followers of Jesus, those who we easily connect with, and those who challenge us as we seek connection.

God who hears our cries,
We pray for your continuing guidance and encouragement as we join with you in mission and the bringing near of the kingdom of God. We pray that our words and actions will bear witness to Godโ€™s mercy, peace and love across our communities of faith, and in our neighbourhoods and the world.

We bring these prayers to you, O God,
Through your risen Son, Jesus the Christ.
Amen.

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด
๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐—ช๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฏ๐˜†๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—–
๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต ๐—”๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ

05/06/2026

๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฟ
๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฐ: ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ

In the awesome name of God,
In the victorious name of Jesus,
In the mysterious name of the Spirit,
We offer our thanks and praise to the communion of God, and we wait;
We are still (light first candle),
We listen (light second candle),
We wait (light third candle).

God of all time, you create us, gift us and call us to be co-workers in the creative tasks of bringing love, hope, justice and transformation to a broken world.

Gracious God, we wait for the sounds of your presence amongst us, trusting that you never leave us without witnesses, teachers, prophets and peace makers. Help us to listen for the voices of our First Peoples, of Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress, of Northern Regional Council of Congress, congregations in remote communities, and all those who seek to hear your call and celebrate your presence in their lives.

Merciful God, we wait for the sounds of discipleship, trusting in your provision of generous hospitality, patient endeavour and courageous activity. Help us to listen for the voices of caretakers, cleaners, chaplains and friends. We give thanks for all those children and young people who seek to hear your call and celebrate your presence in their lives.

Wisdom God, we wait for the sounds of leadership, trusting in your invitation to be community, to gather around your table, share a simple meal, break open your word and feel pain. Help us to listen to the voices of those who protest, write letters, campaign, advocate and pray. We give thanks for our agencies, Uniting World, Uniting Care, Frontier Services and all those who seek to hear your call and celebrate your presence in their lives.

Shaped by the breaking of bread and the gushing of wine, God opens our minds, touches our heart and calls us to participate together in His divine presence.

Thanks be to God,
Amen.

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—”๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†
๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ, ๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฑ

05/06/2026

๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฟ
๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ: ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต

Loving God,

We pray for those in positions of authority and responsibility. Let humility, integrity and empathy be the compass that guide them towards peace, justice and protection. Grant our leaders the wisdom to see through the eyes of those they serve. Help them understand their joys and sorrows alike.

We pray for those with no power over their own lives. For those who have been silenced, or who are yet to find the courage to raise their voices. Guide them to find hope in the stars on the darkest nights and solidarity in their siblings across the globe. May they encounter kindness in the most unlikely times, and know that they are seen, heard, and loved.

We pray for our world in this time of deep uncertainty. Help us find stability within ourselves and each other. When division grows louder than understanding, conflict obscures the path towards peace, remind us of our shared humanity. Teach us to see beyond borders, beliefs and differences, recognising in one another the same dignity, worth and longing for hope.

We pray for each other as we walk alongside you as Creator, Christ and Holy Spirit in our respective journeys of faith. Strengthen us to lead with compassion, serve with humility and trust in your discernment when the road ahead seems unclear. Help us to be a source of light to our neighbours who are lost in darkness and a voice for those who cannot speak.

May our faith be reflected not through our words but through the way we care for one another and the world around us, regardless of who or where we are.

Amen.

๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—บ๐˜€๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต-๐—ฆ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต
๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜, ๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—ช

03/06/2026

๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฟ
๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ: ๐—š๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜

God of life,
Holy Spirit, poured out on all people (Acts 2:17),
You speak in every language and gather all, into one body in Christ.

As we approach the 49th Anniversary of the Uniting Church in Australia, we pause as one Church
to pray, to listen again, to be renewed, and to be made one in You.

Quiet our hearts, Lord,
so we may hear Your voice, in stillness and in the voices of one another.
For Your Word calls us to be โ€œquick to listenโ€ (James 1:19)
and reminds us that we belong to one body
(1 Corinthians 12:12).

Teach us to listen across cultures and stories.
Open us to the gifts of CALD communities, whose faith and resilience enrich Your Church.
Form in us humility, patience, and love.

(Samoan) ๐—œ๐—ฎ ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎโ€˜๐—ผ๐—ฎโ€˜๐—ผ ๐—ถ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜‚, ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—”๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฎ ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฎโ€˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ฎ ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ผ,
๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ต๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€.
We give thanks for the First Peoples of this land and the covenant we are called to honour. Guide us to walk humbly, act justly, and love mercy (Micah 6:8).

๐—”๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฎ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎโ€˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—ฒ, ๐—ณ๐—ฎโ€˜๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—˜๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฎ,
๐—›๐—ผ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜, ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต.
Heal division, widen our listening, and draw us together in Christ,
who breaks down every dividing wall (Ephesians 2:14).

๐—œ๐—ฎ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ ๐—ถ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ถ ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ฎ ๐—ผ ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ,
๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜.
Weave us together as many voices, one Spirit, a people of renewal, reconciliation, and hope.

In Jesusโ€™ name we pray.
Amene.

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น๐—บ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป
๐— ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜†๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ
๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—”๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ, ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฑ

02/06/2026

๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฟ
๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ: ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚

Beloved God,
Holy One - Sacred Three
๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฑ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜‚๐˜€
Bringing us home to you,
๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€, ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต
and to ourselves
๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ.

Through the fire of Spirit continue to sanctify your church:
Burn away our fears
๐—จ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€
Dissolve our anxiety about survival
๐— ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ
Free us from inertia
๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ.

Make us, together, more like Jesus the Christ so that we may:
Share our food and wealth with the hungry and disadvantaged
๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€
Use our power for healing and truth telling
๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ
Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep
๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€.

And as messy communities of sinners and saints may we continue to:
Worship You, Holy One - Sacred Three, in spirit and truth
๐—•๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น
Delight in Your beauty
๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ-๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด
Give love and receive love, give love and receive love, and give love and receive love
๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜‚๐˜€, ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ, ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜†.

May it be so,
Amen.

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ ๐——๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐——๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€
๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ: ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€
๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—บ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฒ, ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ

01/06/2026

๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฟ
๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ: ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜† ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€

God of many Talanoas (stories) and witness,

As we celebrate 49 years of the Uniting Church, we give thanks for the communities that have shaped us. For congregations gathered in bustling cities and regionals towns, for elders who carried faith before us, and for new voices continuing to breathe fresh life into Your Church.

You created us in your image, to love one another just as much as you love us.

At Pentecost, Your Spirit moved among many languages, many peoples, many ways of hearing and understanding; all were drawn together by the good news of Christ.

Teach us to see diversity not as a barrier, but as a gift. Where fear or difference divides, make us people who choose welcome. Where others feel unseen or excluded, teach us to widen the circle with grace.

We pray for the whole Uniting Church. For every community seeking to live out Your love across cultures, generations, and places. May we continue becoming a Church where each person is honoured, where every voice matters, and where belonging is shaped not by sameness, but by the grace of Christ.

God, we thank you that we are united in You, that our diverse nature is created in your image and may you empower us to be people called to welcome all.

We pray in the mighty name of Jesus,

Amen.

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ (๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ) ๐—›๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ ๐—›๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜‚
๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ, ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—ช & ๐—”๐—–๐—ง

01/06/2026

๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฟ
๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿต: ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต

Gracious God,

We thank you for the 49 years of the Uniting Church in Australia. We look back with gratitude for the pioneering spirit that united Congregational, Methodist and Presbyterian traditions, trusting in your call to be a pilgrim people.

As we mark this anniversary in 2026, we remember the 1977 Statement to the Nation. We renew our pledge to uphold the dignity of every human being, to seek corrections of injustices, and to challenge greed and self-interest within our nation. In the Spirit of that inaugural promise, we commit again to standing with the poor, welcoming the stranger, and caring for your creation.

Lord, you call us to act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly. Guide us to be a reconciling presence in a divided world, and to walk together as a First and Second Peoples in truth and healing. As we look toward our 50th year, empower us by your Holy Spirit to go forward in self-giving love, serving as a sign of the kingdom you are bringing to all humanity.

Through Jesus Christ our Lord, who gives us life and hope,
Amen.

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป
๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ, ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—”๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ

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