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17/12/2025

Prayers for Bondi and for our Jewish Brethren

Our hearts and prayers surround the families who are grieving today. We pray for those who are supporting their families and friends, waiting for news of those injured and maimed from the horrors on Bondi Beach last evening when the crowds were there celebrating the joy of their faith, others there for the joy of the beach and enjoyment of their regular community life

We give thanks for the response teams, the police, ambulance and medical teams who were quickly there to assist those injured and to support those in fear and disbelief. We are grateful too for those civilians who put their own safety aside to protect and offer help to others in their community.

We are in disbelief of the news of horror, that this could happen in our city, in our nation.

For our Jewish brothers and sisters, we pray and stand with them in their grief, fear and anguish.

For people of all faiths or of none who have been impacted by simply being there, out walking around the neighbourhood, expressing their faith, or enjoying a summer’s evening in the beauty of Bondi we pray.

Our hearts break for their pain and for their despair.

As we continue through our Advent journey, celebrating and hearing afresh the good news of the Christmas Message, we are called today to reflect the goodness of the reason for the season and to stand beside and with those impacted by injustice and fear.

We continue to pray for God’s peace to be in our hearts, for peace over our nation and for all directly and indirectly impacted by the evil last evening at Bondi. We pray for the Jewish community, for the medical teams caring for the wounded, and in the days ahead of working through the whys and how did this happen? For those preparing for funerals of their loved ones and friends who were innocently torn down, for grieving families and for governments and authorities, asking how this can this evil, this hatred and violence be prevented from happening again?

We pray in the name of the One who offers hope, love, and peace, and comfort in Bondi, throughout our city, and throughout our nation today and in the days and weeks ahead as we support one another other.

In the name of the Child in the Manger,

Amen

Rev Jean Bell

02/12/2025

A most enjoyable morning tea this morning ~ check out all these smiling faces fundraising for

15/08/2025

Within our community, the need for both food and companionship is ever present. In July the Pantry Team had 130 client visits which resulted in our distributing approximately 1,600 items of food and toiletries. Each week with the growing number of new clients, the Pantry Team is constantly challenged by needing to purchase items of food and toiletries, managing the inventory and storage of donated goods and re-stocking the shelves which quickly become depleted. As you can imagine, the expansion of this community outreach program requires substantial resources. Currently, the greatest of these is the need for additional backup support to maintain the service when the regular helpers are ill, attending to personal matters or on holidays.

The Pantry Team consists of four or five helpers each day as we serve our clients with groceries and offer the level of hospitality, friendship and pastoral support they are seeking. Our clients repeatedly refer to our Pantry as a happy place. If you feel called to offer an hour or two of your time on an occasional basis to backup the regular team as needed on a Wednesday morning or Thursday afternoon, please speak to Marilyn.

13/08/2025

A big thank you to everyone who attended our most recent Pre-Dinner Thinks!

We had a wonderful conversation on the concerns and challenges many young Australian people face and heard the stories of young voices across the country. Thanks as well to Satara, the Australian Youth Representative to the United Nations for leading such a wonderful discussion.

30/07/2025

Sunday August 10th at 4pm, will be an extra special Pre-Dinner Thinks discussion led by Satara Uthayakumaran, the Australian Youth Rep to the United Nations. All are welcome to come along to the fantastic event, we hope to see you there!

To find out more about our monthly Pre-Dinner Thinks discussion group click the link in our bio.

11/07/2025

We invite you to join us this Sunday at 5pm for a watch and thoughtful discussion on the first episode of 'The Chosen'.

The Chosen is based on the true stories of the gospels of Jesus Christ and it's first episode titled 'I have called you by name' features two brothers struggling with their tax debts to Rome while a woman in the Red Quarter wrestles with her demons.

This weeks Pre-Dinner Thinks will be held in the Church to best accommodate viewing the episode. We hope to see you there!

12/06/2025

Biblical Anarchism can be traced back to the early days of Christianity and even further back to the Old Testament. It saw a revival at the edges of the Reformation, but the word itself came into use only in the late 19th century and informed several Christian and secular social-movements of the 20th century.

However, in today’s world, is this merely a provocative thought, or does it have any real relevance?

We invite you to join us for a presentation and thoughtful discussion on the subject, this Sunday at 5pm in Winston Hall, North Ryde Uniting Church.

15/05/2025

The first non-European Pope in over a thousand years, the first Jesuit, and the first to take the name of St. Francis.

To some he was the reformer the Church much needed, to others he did not go far enough, and to still others he took the Church away from its roots. But the impact of his papacy on the church is undeniable. His influence was felt far beyond the Catholic Church.

Please join us for Pre-Dinner Thinks this Sunday 15th May at 5:00pm in the Winston Hall to hear Andrew Forbes & Ros Jewkes lead a discussion on: 'Who was Pope Francis?'.

We hope to see you there!

02/05/2025

We are running an election day stall Saturday May 3rd, 8am-2pm, with delicious baked goods and a BBQ (gluten free options available).
Proceeds from our stall will support the Uniting Church appeal to aid victims of Cyclone Alfred, which wreaked such devastation in March.
We hope to see you there!

24/04/2025

Lest we forget.

Our Anzac Day field of poppies is on display today. All are welcome to join us for afternoon tea today at 2-4pm to share stories and memorabilia.

15/04/2025

All are welcome to come join our Easter Services.

If you wish to come to our Tenebrae meal on Thursday night please RSVP to [email protected] TODAY, Tuesday 15th.

We hope to see you all there!

11/04/2025

A personal experience of looking at and appreciating how art helps us to recognise and engage with God. In general, we all know that religious art serves multiple purposes including: displaying religious authority in the world and expressing faith and spirituality.
A number of art forms will be presented and be open to discussion. We are NOT experts but we know what we like!

Led by Howard and Islay Clark this Sunday April 13th at 5pm, in Winston hall.

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2 Cutler Parade
Sydney, NSW
2113

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