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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.

Lighting of the candles

Posted on March 9, 2019 by admin

Litany for Letting the Light of Christ ShineWhen we work to build peace…We are the light of the worldBy working for justice,We are the light of the worldBy acting with love,We are the light of the worldWhen we work to … Continue reading →

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UN International Year of Indigenous Languages 2019

Posted on March 3, 2019 by admin

Story of Emma Stevens version of Blackbird entirely in Mi’kmaq here. ‘Our language is such a beautiful thing and not a lot of people hear it’ (Emma Stevens of Eskasoni)

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Holocaust remembrance day.May 2nd

Posted on March 3, 2019 by admin

(also known as Yom Hashoah) 2019 theme: torn from home “Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day. It’s easy, on a day like this, to reflect at something of a distance. The photos are grainy now, dusty artifacts from another era. It … Continue reading →

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Break the Silence Sunday (BTSS) – DV

Posted on February 28, 2019 by admin

Break the Silence Sunday is a time for the church to come together to learn about the realities of rape and sexual violence; to create a community where survivors can share stories and receive support, hope, and love; and to prayerfully consider how to be advocates for change in the community, and around the world. Continue reading →

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International Workers Memorial Day (IWMD) – April 28

Posted on February 28, 2019 by admin

The International Workers Memorial Day is held around the world each year on April 28th to remember those who have died in the work place, and to highlight the preventable nature of most workplace incidents and ill health and to … Continue reading →

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COCU26C.HolyTuesday

Posted on February 15, 2019 by admin
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Celebration of ordination

Posted on February 4, 2019 by admin

I was asked to craft a liturgy for a friend celebrating 50 years of ordination (scroll to end). I’ve also added some other prayers, and a couple of relevant hymns. We belong to a tradition which follow the way of … Continue reading →

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Lent

Posted on February 3, 2019 by admin

Lent begins after Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday. Lent takes us on a journey towards Holy Week and Easter. It is a time of preparation and it is a time of fasting and restraint, so not so much a time of … Continue reading →

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Shrove Tuesday

Posted on January 23, 2019 by admin

(The Tuesday before Ash Wednesday) Rev Bosco Peters on his Liturgy website writes: “Shrove” is the past tense of the verb “shrive” – “to obtain absolution for oneself by confessing and doing penance”. In French this is Mardi Gras – … Continue reading →

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Global Day of Prayer to end famine

Posted on January 21, 2019 by admin

This was an initiative of the World Council of Churches, the All-Africa Council of Churches and the World Evangelical Alliance in 2017 and repeated in 2018 (June 10th). Still trying to work out the specific date for 2019, but of … Continue reading →

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