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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.

National Tree Day Sunday – last Sunday in July

Posted on July 17, 2021 by admin

Arbor Day is celebrated in many countries around the world, but mostly organized on different dates. The first known Arbor Day was celebrated in 1594 in Spain. In the USA it’s celebrated on April 27th. In Australia it’s on June … Continue reading →

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United Nations World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, 30thJuly

Posted on July 17, 2021 by admin

The United Nations defines human trafficking as “The recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of … Continue reading →

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COCU49B

Posted on July 14, 2021 by admin

Readings2 Samuel 11:1-15After David sees Bathsheba bathing, he sleeps with her and she becomes pregnant. Then, he summons her husband, Uriah, who is away at war, and attempts to get him to sleep with his wife to cover David’s adultery, … Continue reading →

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One Great Sunday of Sharing

Posted on July 13, 2021 by admin

(leaving this page for reference and resources. The Uniting Church has now moved to Intercultural Neighbouring Sunday which takes place on the 3rd Sunday in July) The declaration that the Uniting Church in Australia is a multicultural Church for all … Continue reading →

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COCU48B

Posted on July 7, 2021 by admin

Readings2 Samuel 7:1-14a David decides that he wants to build a temple (house) for God, but God, through the prophet Nathan, refuses him, and tells him that he is not the one to build a temple, and that God has never … Continue reading →

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COCU47B

Posted on July 4, 2021 by admin

Readings2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19:David brings the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem in two attempts, the second after hearing how Obed-Edom, in whose house the Ark had been left, was being blessed. Then, as the Ark enters Jerusalem, David dances … Continue reading →

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COCU46B

Posted on July 3, 2021 by admin

Readings 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10: The people of Israel join the people of Judah in making David their king, and so David becomes king over the entire nation. Then David establishes his throne in Jerusalem.(OR Ezekiel 2:1-5: God commissions Ezekiel to … Continue reading →

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COCU42C

Posted on June 14, 2021 by admin

Readings: 1 Kings 17:8-16 (17-24), Psalm 146, Galatians 1:11-24, Luke 7:11-17 RCL readings (A4 landscape, 2 columns) COCU42C.P3C.RCLreadings&commentary.P RCL readings with brief commentaries to aid discussion COCU42CP3C.RCLreadings.P

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COCU41C

Posted on June 14, 2021 by admin

Readings: 1 Kings 18:20-21 (22-29), 30-39: Elijah challenges the prophets of Baal Psalm 96: A song of praise inviting all people to declare God’s glory, and to celebrate that God brings justice to the earth. Galatians 1:1-12: Paul challenges the Galatians about … Continue reading →

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A prayer for the G7 summit

Posted on June 11, 2021 by admin

The nations that are meeting in June as part of G7 include Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Of these nations, all seven are top-ranked countries for the highest net wealth per capita, all … Continue reading →

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