Sydenham-Caroline Springs Uniting Church 'Town Well'

06/07/2025

Please note that during non-daylight saving time, our Worship Service will take place at 4:00 PM.

22/06/2025

17/01/2025

This Sunday, 19th January a joint St Albans/Sydenham-Caroline Springs Worship Service will be held at 5:00pm at our church, located at 514-516 Melton Highway, Sydenham.
Our new minister, Rev. Mike You, will be preaching.

26/11/2023

22/06/2023

20/06/2023

Uniting in Prayer DAY 24 🙏
𝘣𝘺 𝘚𝘪𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 (𝘑𝘰𝘺𝘤𝘦) 𝘛𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪, 𝘍𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘖𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘗𝘶𝘭𝘴𝘦 (𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴) 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘺𝘯𝘰𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘕𝘚𝘞/𝘈𝘊𝘛

Loving Lord, we give you praise!
Since our formation we have been changing,
but Christ has been our foundation
and Your presence is constant O God.
We live in an ever-changing world.
Our Church is in flux too.
Even as we seek the way to go,
you are always with us.

Awaken our spirit!
Stir our hearts and minds.
Ready us to follow your call,
wherever it may lead.

Help us leave behind any pain of the past.
Replace the old, tired
and disappointed ways of our heart.
Restore us with your grace and strength,
fill us with new blessings of joy and peace.
We pray in Jesus name, Amen.

19/06/2023

Uniting in Prayer DAY 23 🙏
𝘣𝘺 𝘙𝘦𝘷 𝘑𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘰𝘯, 𝘱𝘰𝘦𝘵, 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘣𝘺𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥

Out of the depths we cry to you,
O God of our weary bones.
Make haste, come and breathe life into us.

Out of the wilderness places we cry to you,
O God of our lost hopes and dreamings.
Unbind us and let us go.

Lead us on,
lead us into life,
into communion,
O God of our ancestors and our grandchildren,
Make haste, come and breathe life into us.
Unbind us and let us go. Amen. Christ is with us.

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17/06/2023

Uniting in Prayer DAY 22 🙏
𝘣𝘺 𝘙𝘦𝘷 𝘠𝘷𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦 𝘎𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘴, 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘙𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘣𝘺𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘺 (𝘕𝘚𝘞). 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘺.

Blessed be you, O Holy Light-fitter,
who set the sun in its proper place
and scattered the stars across the skies
to brighten up our way.

Blessed be you,
Bright Morning Star,
the hope of our salvation,
dawning in our lives,
drawing nearer in this very moment.

Blessed be you,
O Sacred Flame,
who gives us life and tends our growth
through Your constant, gentle presence.

Blessed be You, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
light with and within us.
In the midst of our troubles, anxiety, uncertainty and fear,
we proclaim the gift of God-with-us. Amen.

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17/06/2023

Uniting in Prayer DAY 21🙏
𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘸𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 2.

Come to us, God of hope.
Come to us with your promises.
Come in your mysterious presence.
Come, that we may marvel at your faithfulness in past generations;
that we may celebrate the new things you are doing among us today;
that we may be your pilgrim people on our journey to your kingdom.
Come to us, God of hope. Amen.

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15/06/2023

Uniting in Prayer DAY 20 🙏
𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘷 𝘓𝘢𝘻𝘢𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘓𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘪, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘈𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘊𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩.

Great Bunji God,
you sent your Son Jesus
to be our Saviour, our Guide and our Friend.
At the dawn of this new day
we pray for strength to follow in his steps,
and to be true witnesses for him
among our people who love the great earth mother,
your gift to them from the dreamtime.
We pray for all people of all countries,
that they may become one great family
with Jesus as Saviour.
As we come to the evening of this day,
may we go to our rest in the quiet hours of the night
knowing that, in spite of our weakness,
we have truly walked with Jesus.
This prayer we offer in the name of Jesus,
our Good Friend.
Aralba. (I have spoken from my heart.)

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15/06/2023

Uniting in Prayer DAY 19 🙏
𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘒𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘔𝘤𝘐𝘭𝘭𝘩𝘢𝘨𝘨𝘢, 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘱𝘰𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘊𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘯 2002.

O God who knows us in our weakness
and befriends us in our chaos,
free me from hate and fear;
turn pain and anger into tools for healing;
open the door to reconciliation
between friends and neighbours,
between nations and peoples,
that your truth may reign among us,
and your peace welcome us home.

Spirit of God brooding over
the waters of our chaos,
inspire us to generous living.

Wind of God dancing over
the desert of our reluctance,
lead us to the oasis of celebration.

Breath of God inspiring understanding
among strangers and friends,
make us channels of your peace.

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14/06/2023

Uniting in Prayer DAY 18 🙏
𝘣𝘺 𝘙𝘦𝘷 𝘙𝘰𝘥 𝘍𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘵 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘢𝘱 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘘𝘓𝘋. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘰𝘯𝘢 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘤𝘰𝘵𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, 𝘢 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.

God who is known and unknown,
describable and indescribable,
Three and One,
holy and close,
wild and good

You meet us in times and places that are
thin and thick,
light and heavy,
familiar and unfamiliar,
in sunlight and in shadow

You are with us when things are
still and busy,
slow and hasty,
old and new,
open and closed

When the path of our life and faith is
hard and soft,
stable and unstable,
clear and uncharted,
up hills and down valleys

Help us to discover times and places of
quiet peace amid the noise
new sounds among the stillness
order out of the chaos
joy despite the pain

Keep us attentive to your voice among
the open and closed,
the lost and found,
friends and strangers,
locals and foreigners...

We pray in the name of the one
who is known and yet unknown,
who seeks us as we try to seek,
who calls us to remember and be re-membered,
who is closer to us than this breath
Amen.

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