Margaret River Uniting Church

Margaret River Uniting Church The community at Margaret River Uniting is warm and welcoming. Our mission statement is simple, "Sharing God's Love".

Margaret River Uniting Church acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we worship, the Wadandi people, and pay our respects to the ancestors and Elders past, present and emerging. Margaret River Uniting Church is a welcoming community of people that seeks to share God's love with our community. We have activities that include Inter-generational Playgroup and Meditation. Through

out the year we have various bible study groups and special events and our community centre is used by many different groups during the week. Our regular worship services are on Sunday mornings at 9.30am - All Equally Welcome.

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

04/06/2026

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

31/05/2026

๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฟ
๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿด: ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ

God of life and light,
we come to this time of prayer with grateful hearts, knowing that the joy of Jesus, the Risen One dwells within us. (John 15:11)

In a world that often feels restless and uncertain may we find ourselves resting in you.

Forgive us when we place more trust in ourselves and our own faith rather than in your abiding presence and faithfulness.

Remind us again and again that that we are held in your love. Breathe on us Holy Spirit with your peace and faithful discernment.

May your peace steady our hearts, softens our words,
and strengthen our resolve to be agents of reconciliation in your world.

Where there is anxiety, let us carry calm;
where there is division, let us sow unity;
where there is despair, let us be bearers of light and hope.

Remind us โ€ฆ lead us โ€ฆ to rediscover what it means to be your disciples:
to follow with courage, to listen with humility,
to serve with generosity, to love and forgive abundantly.

Renew in us a passion that reflects the grace we have received through Jesus.

In the name of Jesus Christ, our teacher and guide, we pray.
Amen.

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น
๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ, ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต ๐—”๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ

29/05/2026

๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฟ
๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿณ: ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜†

Gracious God โ€“ Creator, Christ and Holy Spirit,
on this day you gather us as one Church,
across this wide land โ€“ many cultures and voices.

Your Word reminds us: โ€œThere are varieties of gifts, but the same Spiritโ€ฆ For in the one Spirit we were all baptised into one bodyโ€ (1 Corinthians 12).
And so, we come, listening, trusting that your Spirit is already at work among us.

Teach us to listen deeply:
to your Word that gives life,
to one another in all our diversity,
and to the wisdom of First Peoples,
with whom we walk in covenant.

Lord Jesus Christ,
you call us to be woven together in your love,
not erased in our differences but held together by your grace.
Where there is distance, draw us close.
Where there is misunderstanding, grow in us patience and humility.
Where there is hurt, lead us in truth, healing, and renewed trust.

Holy Spirit,
breathe upon your Church again.
Renew us for your mission.
Shape us as a people who listen before we speak,
who discern together,
and who follow where you lead.

We give thanks for the signs of your presence among us
in quiet faithfulness, in courageous leadership,
and in communities seeking to reflect your love across every boundary.

Make us one, O God,
one body, one people, sent in Christโ€™s name.
Amen.

Questions for Reflection
โ€ข Where is the Holy Spirit inviting us to listen more deeply?
โ€ข Whose voices might we need to hear more clearly in our life together?
โ€ข What does covenant look like in practice in our community?
โ€ข Where do I see Christโ€™s love already weaving us together?
โ€ข What might the Spirit be renewing or reshaping in us at this time?

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ
๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ, ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ

29/05/2026

๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฟ
๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฒ: ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜, ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜

Spirit of the living God,
we come as your people, Pilgrims of the Spirit;
a Church on the move,
trusting that you are already at work among us.

Across this wide land,
and from our life together in Victoria and Tasmania,
we give thanks for the many ways your Spirit is stirring;
in congregations and communities,
in ministries of care, justice, and witness,
in voices both strong and quiet,
calling your Church forward.

You call us into relationship;
with one another, with this land,
and with the First Peoples who have held story, faith, and wisdom across generations.
Teach us to listen more deeply;
not only to what is familiar, but to the voices we have not yet fully heard.
Shape us as a covenant people,
committed to truth, shared responsibility, and faithful action.

Christ who gathers us,
you remind us that we are not who we are in isolation.
We belong to one another.
And so we ask:
where are we yet to listen?
Who is present among us, but not yet heard?
And what is your Spirit inviting your Church to become?

As Pilgrims of the Spirit,
lead us beyond what is known and comfortable,
into the wider life of your kingdom;
where diversity is honoured,
belonging is nurtured,
and unity is shaped in love.

Renew your Church,
that we may listen with humility,
walk with courage,
and share in your work of justice, healing, and hope.

And in this season of prayer,
bind us together as one;
one Church, many voices,
held in the grace of Christ,
and led always forward by your Spirit.

Amen.

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ
๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ, ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฎ

28/05/2026

๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฟ
๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฑ: ๐—” ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—น

Loving God, Creator, Redeemer and Friend, who is never an act that isolates or separates us. You open us to love the people entrusted to us, but also to discover a way of looking kindly on those we find hard to love, those we do not see, those voices we do not hear.

Breath your Spirit, the Spirit of peace and love, upon us, so that little by little we can go forward.

Taizรฉ chant โ€“ My peace O leave you, my peace I give you. Trouble not your hearts. My peace O leave you, my peace I give you. Be not afraid.

Renewing Spirit, the words of Christ are the way that leads to life, the way to ever greater loving. When we look at how you lived amongst us, we understand that love is far more than a good feeling. It is a gift of ourselves for people you entrust to us, which make your presence tangible.

We pause to remember the saints of the church.

Taizรฉ chant โ€“ My peace O leave you, my peace I give you. Trouble not your hearts. My peace O leave you, my peace I give you. Be not afraid.

Holy Spirit guide us in Christs way. Remind us that in Christ we find the courage to listen, the right words, an ever-flowing spring that quenches our thirst and gives us hope.

By raising Jesus from the dead, you show us that nothing can separate us from your love. Where obstacles and resistance arise, may the Spirit persevere in seeking ways to reflect your mercy, your kindness and your grace.

Taizรฉ chant โ€“ My peace O leave you, my peace I give you. Trouble not your hearts. My peace O leave you, my peace I give you. Be not afraid.

Communion of God, your presence remains a mystery to us. We know that you walk with us, but so often we do not see you. We know you speak to us and through us. We read your scriptures and we share in the bread and wine in memory of you.

And in the silence of our prayers, questions come from deep within us.

You knock at our door, passing gently into our lives. You are there deep within us. We long to live and understand your loving. Renew us with your Spirit.

Taizรฉ chant โ€“ My peace O leave you, my peace I give you. Trouble not your hearts. My peace O leave you, my peace I give you. Be not afraid.

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

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