Messy Church Westbourne Park Uniting Church

12/07/2022

What a wonderful activity/event for the school holidays.

What better way to celebrate Messy Church with a Difference.

It is on a Sunday morning.
The whole family can come including your pets.

We look forward to celebrating together.

Thanksgiving for our Pets Service

9:15am this Sunday 17 July

Feathers, Fur or Fins: bring your furry, finny or feathery family members

God has given us a world full of beauty
its lands and waters and the creatures that inhabit it
for us to tend and care for. In return the natural world nurtures our soul.

Our pets are a significant part of this.

Our worship service will include saying thank you to God for our pets.

Bring along your pet and share with us in giving thanks.

You may wish to bring your pet early to socialise outside.

16/04/2022

He is Risen. He is Risen Indeed

Come along and join in the services today.

10am - Celebration
A service of celebration including a drama presented by Subtle Bricks, our friendly puppet Greebo will be sharing some wisdom and there will be some great singing, prayers and so much more.

Following the service there will be an Easter Egg hunt (one is never too old to go searching for eggs) as well as the usual wonderful tea, coffee and hot chocolate served by the fantastic Coffee Cart Crew.

6pm - Revive Worship
Another wonderful opportunity to celebrate Easter Sunday and will include lots of great music, a baptism, a confirmation and, once again, so much more.

Happy Messy Easter everyone.

13/04/2022

Come along and join in one or all of our Easter Services.

Maundy Thursday (14 April) at 7pm to 7.45pm (approximately).
This will be a quiet reflective service and will include prayers, a couple of songs, the opportunity to participate in some different 'stations' (foot washing, last supper, garden of Gethsemane), time and space 'to be still'.

Good Friday (15 April) at 9.00am
This will be a quiet contemplative service.

Easter Sunday (16 April) at 10am
A service of Celebration and will include prayers, songs, a drama presented by Subtle Bricks, our friendly puppet Greebo, and much more.

Following the service there will be the usual wonderful coffee, tea and hot chocolate served by our terrific coffee cart crew and also an Easter egg hunt.

Easter Sunday (16 April) at 6pm
Revive Worship will provide the opportunity for another great celebration of Easter Sunday and will also include baptisms.

Look forward tor our Messy Church and Sunday communities sharing together at this very special time of Easter.

28/02/2022

We have not had the opportunity to meet together as yet this year.
Plans are underway for our first Messy Church gathering so watch this space for further information.
However, in the meantime, please accept this invitation to gather together for an afternoon of fun and games.
Come along and catch up with old friends.
Come along and meet new friends.
Invite your friends, your family, your neighbours.

26/11/2021

How would you sum up Christmas in one word?
Presents? Holidays? Decorations?

The one word which truly encapsulates Christmas is LOVE.
This is God's big word for our final gathering this year.

Come along and explore Christmas, God's love, love at Christmas and love in a human form and discover what's it all about.

There will be craft, activities, games and dinner.

There will also be a special presentation 'Journey to Bethlehem' which is an entertaining and live performance recalling the original Christmas journey to Bethlehem by Mary and Joseph.

If you can contact the Church office (8271 7066) or email [email protected] (or respond to this post) to register your attendance along with any dietary requirements this would be much appreciated.

17/10/2021

The next Messy Church gathering will be on Saturday 4 December at 5pm to 7pm.
Watch this space for further information.

06/08/2021

This year we have been looking at God's big words.
This month we will be looking at CARE.
We will explore what CARE means for us.

God notices us, reaches out to us, helps and values us.
How do we respond to our world by seeing need, having compassion, support and protecting and being kind?

We will meet together in family groups complying with the current COVID guidelines.

To assist with the planning if you could please contact the Church Office (8271 7066) or reply to this post to register your intention to attend along with any dietary requirements.
Why you might be asking?
Just in case, if plans need to be changed at the last moment, we are able to contact you.

If you are unable to attend in person, however, would like to participate in the craft, let us know so a pack can be prepared for you.

03/08/2021

Saturday 14 August
5pm to 7pm
Westbourne Park Uniting Church
27 Sussex Terrace Hawthorn
We wish to confirm we will be meeting in person (in family groups) while adhering to all the current restrictions.
Watch this space for further information coming soon.

14/05/2021

Are you excited?
Messy Church is happening tonight!
We will be meeting in family groups at tables with time to move, mingle, celebrate, eat and, of course, MAKE, which is the theme for the evening.
Look forward to seeing you tonight.

11/05/2021

Are you getting excited?

Only four more sleeps to the next Messy Church gathering.

To assist with catering, dietary requirements and to make sure everything is ready, could you please contact the Church Office (8271 7066) or respond to this post.

If you are unable to attend in person, however, would like to participate in the craft, once again let us know, so we can prepare a pack for you.

26/04/2021

Come and join us for our Term 2 gathering of Messy Church.

In this year's series of God's big words, we are looking at MAKE in May.

God calls us to :-
Make peace
Make space
Make music
Make friends
Make a difference.

We will continue to meet in family groups at tables with time to move, mingle, celebrate, eat and of course MAKE.

We would like to encourage you to contact the Church office on 8271 7066 or respond to this post (including dietary requirements), if you are able to come.

However, if you do not get time to respond and want to come on the night, please just come along.

We look forward to seeing you and remember to invite your family and friends to come along as well.