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This website has been developed and maintained by Rev Sandy Boyce (Deacon), a Uniting Church in Australia Minister (Deacon). It may be a help to people planning worship services.

Evening prayer

Posted on September 26, 2021 by admin

Lord. It is night. The night is for stillness. Let us be still in the presence of God. It is night after a long day. What has been done has been done; what has not been done has not been … Continue reading →

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International Day of Older Persons Oct 1

Posted on September 26, 2021 by admin

The International Day of Older Persons is a celebration of the older people in all societies, and a reminder to continue developing a society for all ages. It is an opportunity to challenge negative stereotypes and misconceptions about older persons and aging. … Continue reading →

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COCU60B

Posted on September 26, 2021 by admin

RCL ReadingsJob 23:1-9, 16-17Job longs to put his case before God, but he does not know how to find God. If he could get to God’s dwelling place, he believes, he could lay out his case, but God is absent … Continue reading →

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COCU59B

Posted on September 22, 2021 by admin

Note: This is also World Communion Sunday READINGSJob 1:1, 2:1-10: The Adversary (CEB) challenges God, saying that Job only stays faithful because God has not allowed Job to be harmed – even though the Adversary has already taken so much … Continue reading →

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Prayer (attributed to St Francis)

Posted on September 13, 2021 by admin

Gorgeous version by Sarah MccLaughlin here.

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Social Justice Sunday

Posted on August 27, 2021 by admin

Social Justice Sunday in the Uniting Church is held annually on the last Sunday in September. “Justice is the Body of Love ~ Love is the Soul of Justice” (John Dominic Crossan)

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International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, 26 September

Posted on August 20, 2021 by admin

The elimination of nuclear weapons is one of the oldest goals of the United Nations, yet the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons has not yet been ratified by enough countries to enter into force. The International Day for the Total … Continue reading →

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Prayers for Afghanistan

Posted on August 17, 2021 by admin

Uniting Church statement on Afghanistan. WE PRAY FOR AFGHANISTAN’S PEOPLE TODAYTune: CRADLE SONG 11.11.11.11 (“Away in a Manger”)We pray for Afghanistan’s people today:for those who are fleeing – who know they can’t stay,for those who face terror by day and … Continue reading →

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COCU58B

Posted on August 9, 2021 by admin

Readings: Esther 7:1-6, 9-10, 9:20-22 The king asks Esther what he can do for her, and she asks him to deliver her people from Haman’s plot. The king orders that Haman be impaled upon the stake he had made for … Continue reading →

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COCU57B

Posted on August 9, 2021 by admin

Readings Proverbs 31: 10-31 A good wife is to be valued because she cares for her family and her servants, she provides for her household, she brings honour to her husband. This woman is an industrious resourceful household manager. She … Continue reading →

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