Mount Pleasant Uniting Church

03/06/2026

𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿
𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟭: 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘂𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂

Beloved God,
Holy One - Sacred Three
𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀
Bringing us home to you,
𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵
and to ourselves
𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲.

Through the fire of Spirit continue to sanctify your church:
Burn away our fears
𝗨𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀
Dissolve our anxiety about survival
𝗠𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗿
Free us from inertia
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲.

Make us, together, more like Jesus the Christ so that we may:
Share our food and wealth with the hungry and disadvantaged
𝗪𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀
Use our power for healing and truth telling
𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺
Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀.

And as messy communities of sinners and saints may we continue to:
Worship You, Holy One - Sacred Three, in spirit and truth
𝗕𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹
Delight in Your beauty
𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗽𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲-𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴
Give love and receive love, give love and receive love, and give love and receive love
𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀, 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱, 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿, 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗯𝗲𝗿, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘆.

May it be so,
Amen.

𝗥𝗲𝘃 𝗗𝗿 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗗𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗹𝗮𝘀
𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗿: 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀
𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗺 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲, 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲

29/05/2026

𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿
𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟱: 𝗔 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗹

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.

Taizé chant – 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.

Taizé chant – 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.

Taizé chant – 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.

Taizé chant – 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.

𝗥𝗲𝘃 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘆
𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿, 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗱

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

26/05/2026

25/05/2026

𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁’𝘀 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿
𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟭: Pentecost

Holy God,
On this Pentecost day,
we gather across this land and across the life of the Uniting Church, seeking again the movement of your Holy Spirit.

Breathe upon your Church once more.

Where there is weariness, bring renewal.
Where there is division, bring reconciliation.
Where there is fear, bring courage.
Where there is uncertainty, bring hope.

God of all peoples and all creation,
you continue to draw us together across cultures, languages, generations, and communities through the love of Christ.

As we begin these 30 days of prayer,
teach us to listen deeply —
to you,
to one another,
and to the voices we have too often overlooked.

We give thanks for the leadership and witness of the National Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress,
for the richness of our multicultural Church,
and for every community seeking to live faithfully in this time.

Renew us again as your people.

Weave us together in compassion.
Weave us together in justice.
Weave us together in truth and grace.
Weave us together in Christ’s love across cultures and boundaries.

And as your Spirit moved at Pentecost among many peoples and many languages,
may your Church today continue to bear witness to the good news of Jesus Christ with humility, courage, and joy.

We offer this season of prayer to you,
trusting that you are already at work among us.

In the name of Jesus Christ,
through the power of the Holy Spirit,
Amen.

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ʻE ‘Otua Māfimafi,
ʻI he ʻaho ko eni ʻo e Penitekosi,
ʻoku mau fakatahataha mai ʻi he fonua ni,katoa ‘i ho Sino Ha Mai pea mo e moʻui ‘a e Siasi Fakatahataha ʻi ʻAositelēlia,
ʻo fakatu’amelie ki he ngaue mai ʻa ho Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni.

HO mai ho Laumalie Maonioni ki ho Siasi.

‘I he ‘emau ongosia , fakafo’ou kimautolu.
‘I he ‘emau movetevete , Fakama’opo’opo kimautolu.
‘I he ‘emau lotosi’i , Fakalotolahi’i kimautolu.
‘I he taimi ‘o e veiveiua , ‘omai ‘a e ‘amanaki Lelei.

ʻE ʻOtua ‘o e fakatupu mo Aoniu.
fakatahatahaʻi kimautolu ke mau ngaue fakataha, ‘i he anga fakafonua, lea, ngaahi toʻu tangata mo e ngaahi komiuniti kehekehe ke fakaha’i ai ‘a e ʻofa ʻa Kalaisi.

ʻI he kamataʻanga ʻo e ʻaho ʻe 30 ʻo e lotu hufia ni.
akoʻi kimautolu ke mau fanongo kiate KOE,
Pea ke mau fakaongo ki homau kaungafononga foki,
pea ke mau fanongo foki ki he le’o ‘oku ‘ikai ke fa’a fanongoa.

ʻOku mau fakafeta’i ’I he ngaue mo e fakamoʻoni lotu ʻa e National Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress,
Pea mo e Koloa mo e Tapuaki ‘o e Siasi, ki he fakafonua lahi mo e anga fakafonua kehekehe,
pea mo e ngaahi komiuniti kotoa ʻoku nau feinga ke moʻui faitōnunga ʻi he kuonga ni.

Fakafoʻou kimautolu ko ho’o kakai.

Lalanga fakataha kimautolu ʻi ho’o ʻaloʻofa.
Lalanga fakataha kimautolu ʻi ho’o fakamaau totonu.
Lalanga fakataha kimautolu ʻi ho’o moʻoni mo e ʻaloʻofa.
Lalanga fakataha kimautolu ʻi he ʻofa ʻa Kalaisi ʻi he anga fakafonua pea ke ope atu.

Pea ke ngaue mai ho Laumālie ʻi he Penitekosi ‘I he lea kehekehe ke inasi ai ho kakai.
pea ke hoko ‘a e Siasi he ʻaho ni ko e fakamoʻoni ki he ongoongo lelei ʻo Sīsū Kalaisi ʻi he loto fakatōkilalo, loto-toʻa mo e fiefia.

ʻOku mau tuku atu ʻa e houa lotu ni kiate Koe,
Mo e loto falala ʻoku ke ngāue ʻi homau lotolotonga.

ʻI he huafa ʻo Sīsū Kalaisi,
ʻi he mālohi ʻo e Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni,

ʻĒmeni.

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