Yarralumla Uniting Church

09/05/2026

We share this litany to honour women this Mother’s Day, kindly shared by our friends at Leichhardt Uniting Church - LUC.

30/04/2026

We mourn the loss of Rev Prof Jione Havea, across the Uniting Church and the wider pacific family. May he rest in peace, and rise in glory.

With heavy hearts, we share a reflection from our President, Rev. Charissa Suli, on the passing of Rev Professor Dr Jione Havea — theologian, mentor, and faithful servant of the Church.

Jione was a son of the Pacific whose voice shaped how many across our Church read Scripture — honestly, prophetically, and through the lived realities of those too often pushed to the margins. He was a trusted companion to the UAICC - Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress, a devoted colleague in the NSW/ACT Synod, and a teacher who helped generations of leaders trust that their stories matter in the life of the Church.

His loss is felt deeply — personally, culturally, and theologically.
We hold in prayer his wife Monica, his daughter Diya Lakai, the Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga, and all who mourn him across our Church and around the world.

In our Pacific understanding, when one of our own is called home, they are not lost — they are returned. Returned to God, to the ancestors, and to the great cloud of witnesses who have gone before us.

Read the President's full reflection at the link below.

Folau ā, sevāniti tōnunga 'a e 'Otua, pea ke mālōlō 'i he nonga mo e fiemālie 'a e 'Otua.

'Ofa lahi atu mo e lotu.

Link | https://uniting.church/a-reflection-for-dr-jione-havea/ |

24/04/2026

At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.

Lest we forget.

29/03/2026

Palm Sunday in the Church

18/03/2026

You’re warmly invited to journey with us through Holy Week.

From the joy of Palm Sunday, through the quiet reflection of midweek prayer, to the depth of Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, and into the hope and celebration of Easter morning - this is the heart of our story as Christians.

Come for some or all of these services. Come as you are. Bring your questions, your faith, your doubts, your whole self.

There is space for you here.

18/03/2026

For the third year in a row - our community easter event is coming back to Yarralumla Community Playground on Holy Saturday (4 April) between 3-5pm.

01/03/2026

It was a big and very happy weekend at the Church with our Destash Market and welcoming our newly ordained Minister the Reverend James Ellis.

26/02/2026

Our Destash market is on this Saturday.

24/02/2026

Our Lenten Bible study kicks off at the church (in the back hall) from 10am tomorrow, Wednesday 25 February.

Holiday explores a number of stories about Jesus told in an Australian landscape. Come along and listen, wonder, and journey together.

Tea/Coffee available from 9:45. Maybe even a hot cross bun!

24/02/2026

✨ Ordination & Induction Service – All Welcome ✨

Canberra Region Presbytery warmly invites you to join us for a very special evening in the life of our congregation and Presbytery.

On Friday 27 February at 6:30pm, James Ellis will be ordained as a Minister of the Word and inducted as Minister in Placement with the Yarralumla Congregation.

This is a significant and joyful moment – not just for James, but for our whole church community. We would love for you to be part of it.

📍 Yarralumla Uniting Church Centre
Denman Street, Yarralumla ACT

☕ Refreshments will follow the service.
👥 All are welcome.

If you are unable to attend in person, the service will also be broadcast via Zoom:

🔗 Zoom link: https://uca-nswact.zoom.us/j/2241737791

Please share this invitation widely. We look forward to gathering in celebration, prayer and hope together. 💛


Canberra Region Presbytery
Uniting Church NSW & ACT