Tamworth Southside Uniting Church

05/04/2026

Today we joined with the Tamworth Regional Uniting Churches to celebrate the good news ‘He is not here, He has risen’. Alleluia, Christ is Risen.

17/03/2026

A sea of green and hearts filled with joy, our St Patrick’s Day morning tea was as cheerful as it looks. All are welcome for Tuesday morning tea!

06/02/2026

All are welcome at our first healing service for the year, this Sunday evening at 7pm. The service includes bible readings, communion, prayers, laying on of hands and anointing with oil.

04/02/2026

This post is to encourage those attending Eddie Whitham’s life celebration on Friday February 6th at the Tamworth Town Hall from 10 am to be mindful that the Anderson and Davidson families will also be celebrating Anna’s life at St Nicholas church at 11 am the same day. Please be prepared for parking congestion and plan ahead.

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Information regarding the Funeral Arrangements for the late
Edward Bethlehem Whitham
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Those wishing to view a livestream of the service
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04/01/2026

We welcomed the new year and were met with surprise when we entered our church today. Where was my chair? The furniture has been rearranged. Didn’t Jesus once turn over the tables in the temple? Had something like that happened here today?

Church came to us in new and welcoming ways today. We were invited to sit at tables and were served charcuterie boards and sweet treats, tea and coffee. Hospitality at its finest!

Through song and praise, prayer and discussion, we gathered around those tables sharing a meal and celebrating communion together, the bread and wine passed among friends.

Today we learned about the light of Christ that shines in our lives and how we are called to be light in a hurting world.

At my table I had the privilege of sitting with Peter, a young man whose abilities shine in unexpected ways. Peter’s role in our church is to offer the final blessing and sending forth, something we, as a congregation, treasure.

Peter’s gifts of welcome, friendship, care and his gentle presence is a light in my life.

Today I was blessed beyond measure to share with Peter as he read the following prayer with expression, drama and passion. I wish it could be read by the reader with that same passion and with a visual of hands that moved conveying the depth of its meaning to Peter:

“Dear God, even though we have made a mess of things personally and collectively, you remain faithful. We rejoice that your Son came not to a perfect world, but to a broken world, our world. To bring light to the darkness, our darkness.

We pray for our dark and dreary world, a world in need - in need not just of a technical fix, but in need of love and grace, forgiveness and new life, hope, peace and fellowship. In need of renewal, in need of YOU. Amen”.

13/11/2025

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28/10/2025

I am super excited to share the final tally of funds raised for Camp Quality from Southside Uniting Church’s High Tea event. $6011 is no small feat and I am grateful for everyone who rallied to support such a worthy cause. I think we are all united in appreciation for what transpired that day we gathered together for this once in a lifetime experience where all who attended were touched and blessed in many and varied ways. Thank you all for your support. Jeannine Lewis.

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26/10/2025

This morning we celebrated our annual Blessing of the Fleet, as we acknowledged the work of the RFS in our district. Despite missing some appliances and firefighters due to a fire at the local tip, we were able to bless a range of appliances on behalf of the district. We pray for a safe season for them all and Godspeed on their journeys.

18/10/2025

The pavlovas are flying out the door today down at Fiesta La Peel. There’s great food and entertainment down here and the atmosphere is vibrant so pop in and say hi.

22/09/2025

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21/09/2025

This week as we journeyed into the third Sunday of ‘Seasons of Creation’, we were reminded that God is with us in our storms. We were blessed to be joined by Vera Entwistle, founder of Camp Quality, and the fabulous Kwyre from Port Macquarie who had us on our feet joining in some harmonies.