Crookwell Uniting Church is happy to welcome Matthew Geddes as their new administration assistant. Matthew has been a resident of Crookwell since 2013, and is perhaps best known in the community for his work as a local author. Before moving to Crookwell, Matthew spent many years working for Mission Australia in employment and community services. He has experience working with youth, refugees, parents…
Witnessing to God’s love for the world from the Main Street to the paddock
Epiphany (Jan-Feb) 2018 At Crookwell Uniting Church, our worship follows a pattern of readings called the Revised Common Lectionary. This is a three year cycle of readings which allows us to hear a broad variety of Scripture. Each year of the cycle one of the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke) becomes the centre of focus for the Lectionary, with the Gospel according…
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…
On Reformation Sunday (29 October) as part of our Sunday Service, we commemorated 500 years since the start of the Protestant Reformation in 1517, when, by legend, Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of a church in Wittenberg. As we began to think about how the world is changing, and what it might mean to be the church into…
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…
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.…
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,…
‘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;…
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…
Holy Week and Easter Service Times: Thursday 13 April, 6:30pm: A Shared Meal Friday 14 April, 9am: Good Friday Saturday 15 April: church open all day for prayer Sunday 16 April, 9am: Easter Sunday – a celebration of new life! All are welcome to celebrate