Gungahlin Uniting Church will be holding a stall at the Festival, to be held on Saturday 2 April from 8.30am – 3pm at Gungahlin Town Park. We will be having a cake stall and promoting GUC’s various programs and services. If you can assist by providing goods for the cake stall and/or volunteering to staff the stall for a couple of hours, please contact Elizabeth Phythian and/or add your name to the lists in the foyer. Thanks in advance!

9:30am All Age Worship
Rev. Mark Faulkner

Bible Readings
Isaiah 43:16-21 Psalm 126
Philippians 3:4b-14 John 12:1-8

Sunday – 20th Palm Sunday
The Sunday before Easter when we recall Jesus entering Jerusalem for the last time.

Easter Thursday – 24th 8pm
A time of reflection and sharing in foot washing and communion as we recall the last meal of Jesus with his followers.

Good Friday – 25th 9.30am
A service for all ages as we recall the events of the death of Jesus Christ.

Easter Sunday 9.30am
A gathering of community for celebration at the life Christ gives to us and to the world.

Sunday 20th March – Palm Sunday

Everyone is welcome to stay on after church on Sunday 20th March for a church community craft activity. We will meet in the multipurpose room and be painting and decorating eggs to celebrate Easter. All ages welcome and no experience needed – you can make it as simple or as creative as you would like. We will supply all the equipment (paints, brushes, eggs) and there will be some light lunch to share – scrambled eggs, fried eggs, egg-dipped French toast… and some fresh fruit. If you can bring along an egg cup to hold your egg as you decorate it that could be helpful.

Hope you can join us,
Carina and Heather

Thinking he was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him.” 16 Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”).

The passage above is from the resurrection account in John. Mary, seeing the body of Jesus gone, doesn’t recognise Jesus when she finally sees him because she thinks he is the gardener.

As part of our Food Garden work, we have talked about employing a “Gardener”. The Gardener will look after our church grounds and also help take care of our Food Garden.
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