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Readings for this Sunday: 12 November 2017

Each Sunday morning we hear Scripture read during our worship gatherings. Normally, these readings come from a larger collection of weekly readings referred to as the Revised Common Lectionary. In the length of a Sunday sermon, it is only possible to explore these readings so far – but understanding these passages often takes much longer. As such, I am going to try…

Trial of Sermon Recordings

I have had a few members of the congregation request that I record my sermons for those who like to relisten to ponder in their own time. Recording sermons also makes sense in a multicentre congregation, where not every location has a service every week. As such, I started trialling recording my sermon today. This has been interesting for a few reasons.…

What gives you hope?

Winter has well and truly arrived after our overnight freezes last weekend. It seems like perfect weather to wrap yourself up in a blanket in front of the television and hibernate until the summer returns. If we were in the Northern Hemisphere however, winter would be a really important time as churches, families and communities got ready to celebrate Christmas. In fact,…

Practice of the Month: Discernment

‘Christians believe that human beings have the capacity to hear, see, touch, and feel God – a genuine sensing of truth and beauty through which we know God and know God’s will. Christians call this discernment. Some Christians depict this capacity as a supernatural gift, a miraculous directive, or an extraordinary mystical experience. Others view finding God’s will as a mechanical process;…

Faith Formation Resources for May available

Each month this year we are thinking about a different Christian practice in our worship, through workshops, and also in our private devotions. Resources to help you think about each theme will be available on this site under the ‘Faith Formation Section’. This month we are thinking about the practice of pastoral care, why we do it, and how we live it…

Good Reasons to Join a Small Group

In principio creavit Deus caelum et terram. Propterea sicut per unum hominem in hunc mundum peccatum intravit et per peccatum mors et ita in omnes homines mors pertransiit in quo omnes peccaverunt. Iustificati igitur ex fide pacem habeamus ad Deum per Dominum nostrum Iesum Christum. Omnes enim peccaverunt et egent gloriam Dei.

Article in Crookwell Gazette

Introducing a new Uniting Church pastor for Crookwell, Daniel Mossfield Read the full article at: http://www.crookwellgazette.com.au/story/4515577/a-uniting-faith/?cs=621 Daniel Mossfield, the new Uniting Church pastor, is at present studying for his ordination. Pastor Mossfield, with his wife and two-year-old son, moved to Crookwell to enjoy a quiet country atmosphere. The couple came from the Hawkesbury district of Western Sydney, where city people consider it…