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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.

COCU51A

Posted on July 2, 2020 by admin

Readings Genesis 32: 22-31: Jacob spends the night on the banks of the Jabbok River where he wrestles with a man until dawn. In the fight, Jacob is injured, leaving him with a limp, but he is also blessed and … Continue reading →

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COCU50A

Posted on June 26, 2020 by admin

Readings Genesis 29:15-28 Jacob serves Laban for Rachel and Leah Jacob agrees to work for Laban for seven years in order to receive Rachel as his wife, but then Laban tricks him and gives him Leah instead. So Jacob agrees … Continue reading →

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COCU49A

Posted on June 19, 2020 by admin

ReadingsGenesis 28:10-19aPsalm139:1-12, 23-24Romans 8: 12-25Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 MUSIC You Have Searched Me, Lord, And Known Me NETTLETON 8.7.8.7 D (“Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing”) You have searched me, Lord, and known me! All my life is in your care. … Continue reading →

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COCU48A

Posted on June 12, 2020 by admin

ReadingsGenesis 25:19-34Rebekah gives birth to twins, who wrestle with each other from the womb. Then, Esau, the older twin, sell his birthright to Jacob for a bowl of stew.Psalm 119:105-112The psalmist celebrates God’s word, committing to obeying God’s commands even … Continue reading →

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COCU47A

Posted on June 5, 2020 by admin

ReadingsGenesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67Isaac’s servant goes back to Abraham’s homeland to find a wife for him. He meets Rebekah, who responds according the sign he had asked of God, and so he brings her back to Isaac who marries her.Psalm … Continue reading →

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#blacklivesmatter

Posted on June 3, 2020 by admin

Why black lives matter by Rick Rouse Now I lay me … for Breonna TaylorNow I lay me down to sleep,whispering — Breonna Taylor did this.And I pray, like so many childrenbefore memy soul to keep, my soul to keep,and … Continue reading →

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COCU46A

Posted on May 28, 2020 by admin

ReadingsGenesis 22: 1-14Abraham takes his son Isaac out to sacrifice him to the Lord, but God stops him and provides a ram for the offering instead.Psalm 13A psalm of lament in which the psalmist cries out to God, but also … Continue reading →

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WCC prayer cycle – South Sudan (28June-4July 2020)

Posted on May 24, 2020 by admin

There are church leaders from South Sudan in the Uniting Church in Australia and six other denominations and seven different states. Rev. Amel Manyon and Rev. Paul Dau are Uniting Church Ministers, originally from South Sudan. Amel was the first … Continue reading →

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COCU45A

Posted on May 21, 2020 by admin

(Also, closest Sunday to UCA Anniversary) ReadingsGenesis 21: 8-21Abraham sends Hagar and Ishmael away, but God promises to make Ishmael’s descendants into a great nation. When Hagar and Ishmael find themselves without food and water in the wilderness, God comes … Continue reading →

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World Elders Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD), June 15

Posted on May 15, 2020 by admin
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