Brougham Place Uniting Church

02/06/2026

𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿
𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟬: 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀

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.

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

01/06/2026

31/05/2026

Peace be with you.

29/05/2026

𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿
𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟳: 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗹𝘆

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

Your Word reminds us: “There are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit… For in the one Spirit we were all baptised into one body” (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 Christ’s name.
Amen.

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

𝗥𝗲𝘃 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗲
𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿, 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱

28/05/2026

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

28/05/2026

We had an exciting time today as an unexpected water feature appeared on the footpath next to our Church! Thanks to SA Water and SA Police for helping bring the situation under control.

27/05/2026

On Pentecost Sunday, we had the opportunity to respond by prayerfully writing down what gifts we have to offer.
Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful people; and kindle in us the fire of your love.

26/05/2026

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