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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.

COCU57A

Posted on August 13, 2020 by admin

Land Sunday in Season of Creation – Rex AE Hunt liturgy Readings Exodus 14:19-31 Moses stretches his hands over the sea and it opens a path for the Israelites to walk on dry ground. Then, as the sun rises and … Continue reading →

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Fathers Day resources

Posted on August 6, 2020 by admin

Father’s Day is celebrated on the first Sunday of September in Australia. The secular practice of honouring fathers on a particular day began about a hundred years ago. We give thanks to God for Dads who are being celebrated today. … Continue reading →

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COCU56A

Posted on August 6, 2020 by admin

Readings Exodus 12:1-14 God gives Moses and Aaron the instructions for the Passover meal – for the animal that must be chosen, sacrificed and eaten, how it is to be prepared, and the way the Israelites must eat it, with … Continue reading →

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COCU55A

Posted on July 30, 2020 by admin

ReadingsExodus 3:1-15Moses encounters God in a burning bush while feeding the flocks of his father-in-law, and is called to be God’s messenger to tell Pharoah to release God’s people. When Moses asks for God’s name, God tells him that he … Continue reading →

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COCU54A

Posted on July 23, 2020 by admin

Readings Exodus 1:8-2.10: After a regime change in Egypt, the Israelites are made slaves and oppressed by the Egyptians. Midwives are also commanded to kill all male children but they refuse to do so, so Pharoah commands that male children be … Continue reading →

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COCU53A

Posted on July 16, 2020 by admin

Readings Genesis 45:1-15:Joseph reveals his identity to his brothers and forgives them, explaining that it was God who had sent him to Egypt to save them and others from the famine. Then he instructs them to bring his father to … Continue reading →

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International Prisoners Justice Day, August 10

Posted on July 10, 2020 by admin

August 10 is the day prisoners have declared Prisoner’s Justice Day; to fast and refuse to work to demonstrate solidarity in remembrance of those who have died unnecessarily – victims of murder, suicide and neglect. PrayersWherever incarceration guarantees violence and … Continue reading →

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Prayers for peace (Korean Peninsula)

Posted on July 9, 2020 by admin

August 15 is Liberation Day in both South and North Korea. It marks the date in 1945 when Korea gained independence from Japanese colonial oppression. Sadly and ironically, the 15th of August also marks the day Korea divided into two … Continue reading →

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COCU52A

Posted on July 9, 2020 by admin

ReadingsGenesis 37:1-4, 12-28: Jacob loves his son Joseph more than his other sons, and gives a Joseph a beautiful robe. But, his brothers become jealous and sell him into slavery.Psalm 105: 1-6, 16-22, 45b: A psalm of thanksgiving and celebration of what … Continue reading →

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Hiroshima Day, August 6th & Nagasaki August 9th

Posted on July 6, 2020 by admin

80th anniversary in 2025 This is not just about history – the USA, for example, still has a stockpile of nuclear weapons. As of 2025, it comprises 3,708 nuclear weapons as well as conventional military arsenal (see Wikipedia information here). … Continue reading →

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