Hope Uniting Church

30/05/2026

It is that time of the year!

30/05/2026

This Sunday, we celebrate Belonging and Covenanting and bless those who are now part of Hope on a shared journey. Through readings, prayer, and a simple act of weaving, we will reflect on what it means to belong...to God, to one another, and to community.

This Sunday also falls within National Reconciliation Week, marked across Australia from 27 May to 3 June. This year's theme is All In, a call to each of us to be all in for reconciliation, to listen deeply, to walk alongside First Nations peoples, and to move from good intentions to genuine action.

28/05/2026

𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿
𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟰: 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵

God of covenant and transforming communities, for 49 years you have gathered your people across the width and breath of the church like woven mats rolled out to welcome all, across islands, cities, and generations.

Through calm rivers and rough seas, through change and new beginnings, your Holy Spirit has continued to move among us. Sometimes like the rushing wind at Pentecost and other times like waves upon the Moana but always calling us back into covenant with you and with one another.

As we celebrate the life of the Uniting Church, God teach us again and again how to listen.

Like the disciples gathered at Pentecost (Acts 2), may we recognise your Spirit speaking through many voices and Talanoa, held together by grace. Similarly, like 1Samuel 3:10 in the night, may we answer, “Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening”.

God, we remember the Moana (ocean) and Fonua (land) that sustains life, but it groans under rising seas and wounded creation. Teach us to listen not only to one another, but also to the cry of the earth and may we do all that we can to protect it for generations still to come.

Remind us that covenant is a living promise. Like ancestors guiding the vaka by the stars, trusting that even in unfamiliar waters, you are present and leading still.

God, continue to shape us into your Church, that listens deeply as your covenant people, guided by the Holy Spirit.

In the name of Jesus we pray,
Amen.

𝗥𝗲𝘃 𝗙𝗮𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗮 (𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗮) 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗮 𝗛𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝘂
𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿, 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗦𝗪 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗖𝗧

27/05/2026

If the Church can learn to belong within Country: through humility, accountability, and right relationship, what might emerge? Do not miss this great opportunity to learn from leading indigenous scholars next month at Pitt St UC. Please follow the link for more information and to register: https://events.humanitix.com/christianity-without-dominance

27/05/2026

𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿
𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟯: 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝘁
𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀: Genesis 9:16 (The everlasting covenant) or Ephesians 2:14.

Jesus Christ, our Brother and Redeemer,

You are the cornerstone of our unity, the one who breaks down the walls of division. We bring before You today the Covenant between the UAICC and the Uniting Church in Australia—a sacred promise to walk together, to share power, and to seek truth.

We confess that fulfilling this covenant is hard work. It requires us to face painful histories and uncomfortable truths. Give us courage, Lord. Do not let us settle for a cheap reconciliation that bypasses justice. Where trust has been eroded, pour out Your healing balm.

We pray that the wider Church will honour this covenant not as a document on a shelf, but as a living, breathing relationship. Woven together in Your love across cultures and boundaries, may we become a true reflection of Your kingdom—where First Peoples are respected in our sovereign identity, and Second Peoples walk beside us in humility and truth. Renew our shared vow to be a destiny-bound people.

Amen.

𝗥𝗲𝘃 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗿 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼-𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻, 𝗨𝗔𝗜𝗖𝗖
𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮

25/05/2026

Today we mark National Sorry Day and from tomorrow we enter into National Reconciliation Week.

25/05/2026

24/05/2026

Ruach...wind, breath and Spirit.
dancing and blowing...
connecting and renewing...
birthing and creating...

Happy Pentecost!

17/05/2026

Today, we mark IDAHOBIT, the International Day against LGBTQIA+ discrimination.
We affirm:
- that LGBTQIA+ people are made lovingly in the image of God;
- that bad theology kills; and:
- that homophobia, biphobia and transphobia are sins.

14/05/2026

Playgroup is back!!!
Thursdays during school term.

12/04/2026

Why Australian Aid Matters, building a safer world for all from Micah Australia.
If you haven't yet, please add your name to the poster in the community hall!

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