Noranda Uniting Church

24/04/2024

Monster raffle Saturday 27th April at Noranda Uniting Church 2pm.

11/12/2023

"Prepare Ye The Way Of The Lord!" I still hear the song from Jesus Christ Superstar, but it doesn't help that much.

Prepare the way of the Lord. This is how Mark starts his story of Jesus, with words from the prophet Isaiah describing John the Baptist as the voice of one crying out in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,' (Mk 1:3) But what does…

07/12/2023

I haven't posted a sermon here for a while, so I figured I should. I've only got a few more left.

“Joy to the world, the Lord has come!”  “Come and worship Christ, the newborn king!” … except can’t really call Jesus newborn anymore.  I mean it’s been over 2000 years since Christ was born.  And if we’re being honest, in those 2000 years, the world hasn’t gotten a whole lot…

14/11/2023

I'm looking forward to going to this. Hope you can all join me

To round off the year, Girls' Brigade Noranda are hosting a fundraising quiz night!

This quiz night is being run by our Senior and Pioneer group to raise funds for Fonomarae 2024 and Operation Reach Out.

Teams are up to 6 people with pre-booked tables of 6 receiving a discounted rate.
Please contact Khaleela to book and pay.

13/11/2023

Wrestling with the Bible's war stories on Remembrance Sunday.

When you’re living in the wilderness or in exile, you need to have stories that remind you that God has a promise for you; that God has something better in store for you; that this present wilderness is not your final destination.

31/10/2023

Why our church celebrates Halloween ...

The message of Jesus is that death is not something to be feared, and that death holds no power over us, because death is not the final word.
In our neighbourhood though, we use dress-up and a sense of fun as a way of disempowering any evil that Halloween may have accrued over the years. Now we celebrate by emphasising our desire for community, by knocking on neighbours’ doors and sharing sweets with others.
We believe that Jesus would love the sense of community and joy that Halloween engenders. That’s why we join with our local community in what has become an event that brings our community together.
So we’re inviting you while you’re out trick-or-treating on Halloween, to stop in and say hello, to grab a bite to eat, or perhaps to use the loo.
And while you're here, you can take a moment if you want to light a candle in the church, to remember and perhaps pray for any loved ones who have passed away.

30/10/2023

Leaving a legacy or just a challenge

I wonder if we still know how to dream. Sometimes I wonder if our dreams are too small to be truly inspiring.

18/10/2023

Of golden calves and upset gods.

But actually, it’s not that God doesn’t make sense; it’s that the world doesn’t make sense, and God doesn’t respond to this stupid, senseless world the way I expect God to, the way I want God to. In this non-sensical world, I want God to fix it, or at the…

03/10/2023

More and more, I'm discovering the gospel of Jesus is not a source of comfort, but a challenge.

Back when I was in high school, one of the many holiday jobs I had at different times was working as a strawberry picker. I tell you it was hard work: hard on the backs of your thighs as you’re bending over all day, picking strawberries from plants down on…

18/09/2023

Harder to read the stories of the Israelites once you realise you've got more in common with the Egyptians

When we talk about the Israelites travelling to the promised land, there’s a hymn that’s a bit of an old favourite: Guide Me O Thou Great Redeemer.  It used to be called Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah.  Either way, I never really understood it.  It uses a lot of…

04/09/2023

Yesterday we talked about call and then we made it personal

Jesus says that if you want to be a follower of Jesus, you must deny yourself, take up your cross, and then follow him (Matthew 16:24).  I don’t know about you, but I sometimes wonder if maybe it’s just easier to be a Christian these days than it was in…