A covenant is an agreement. The Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress walks in covenant with many non-indigenous Australians of the Uniting Church. For the latest news and information including NAIDOC week (this week), check out the latest edition of covenanting news.
For the latest happenings from the Balkara Parish and the St. David’s Oakleigh congregation, check out our online copy of the July newsletter.
Parish News – July (pdf 135kB)
The next Oakleigh labyrinth will be held at St. David’s Uniting Church, 154 Drummond St, Oakleigh on:
Wednesday, July 9th at 8pm.
Come and allow the space to still the noisy spaces, and allow your walking bodies to re-connect heart, mind and soul.
More information about the Labyrinth at the St. David’s UCA in Oakleigh, including photos and schedule of labyrinth events.
The latest newsletter on labyrinths from Veriditas is available as a free pdf download. The current edition focusses on creativity and the labyrinth and has many gems including information about Sting’s latest CD ‘Songs from the Labyrinth’.
I have a car sticker that asks provocatively, ‘Who would Jesus bomb?’
It is not anti-terrorist, nor is it anti USA. But it is a protest about those who use violence as to get there own way. The Scriptures speak of the inter-connectedness of relationships:
If one member suffers, all suffer together with it; if one member is honoured, all rejoice together with it. Now you are the body of Christ …
from 1 Corinthians 12
Sermon 6th July, 2008Â (pdf)
St. David’s Uniting Church, Oakleigh
Rev. Arnie Wierenga
The St. David’s Uniting church had cause to celebrate yesterday as the Wednesday community luncheon turned 15.
The luncheon has been running every Wednesday between February and December for the past 15 years, aimed at being a place of gathering and community for local residents. Good and cheap food, entertainment, and a place of belonging are all features of the weekly gathering at 154 Drummond St., Oakleigh.
The community lunch costs a mere $3 and all are welcome to come and enjoy. Lunch begins at 12:30 pm every Wednesday, and there is also an invitation to come early for a brief service of worship in the church beginning at noon.
Jesus prays to the Father that those who follow him might be as one, as he and the Father are one. We reflect on the challenge of one-ness and how we might share the love that Christ has shown.
Sermon June 22, 2008 (pdf)
St. David’s Uniting Church, Oakleigh
Rev. Arnie Wierenga
UCA Conversations is an electronic journal published by the Centre for Theology and Ministry. There will be at least two editions each year focusing on theological and ecclesial issues of particular importance to the Synod of Vic-Tas.
Our aim is to promote theological conversations within the Synod and beyond by making the work of the CTM teaching staff and others more widely available.
The latest issue is available online here.
Jesus sends out the disciples to extend the reach of the gospel. As Jesus claims his authority to do so from the Father, this authority is given to the disciples as well. From there, a reading of the gospel of Matthew from the end gives us a clue about what we are given authority to do.Â
Sermon June 15th, 2008 (pdf)
St. David’s Uniting church, Oakleigh
Rev. Arnie WierengaÂ
Father Bob Maguire has been a tireless worker for social justice in Melbourne for many years, as Minister in the Catholic Parish of St. Peter and St. Paul in South Melbourne.
More recently, he has gained a degree of notoriety for his contributions to several projects by Melbourne comedian John Safran, notably the series “Speaking in Tonguesâ€, as well as their regular slot on JJJ FM.
The people at ‘Edgespace’, an outreach ministries project of the Uniting Church caught up with Father Bob recently. You can catch him on video here.
If you want to know what is happening around and about the Uniting Church in these parts, you are invited to immerse yourself in Crosslight.Â
Crosslight is the publication for the Uniting Church in Austraia, Synod of Victoria and tasmania. Published 11 times a year, it is now also a blogsite which updates Uniting Church web visitors on the activities and life of the church community.