Gungahlin Uniting Church

108 The Valley Avenue, Gungahlin, ACT 2912

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Romantic Relationships and Imperfect Love

January 24, 2021 by Church Office

Message from Rev Bruce Stevens,  Gungahlin Uniting Church,  24th January 2021 

Prayer: O God, we acknowledge that You in your Trinity of relationships, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are perfect, but our relationships remain imperfect. Guide us to a better understanding of what to expect and how to love those closest to us. Amen

A Difficult Passage 
1 Corinthians 7: 25-31 “Now concerning virgins, I have no command of the Lord, but I give my opinion as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy. I think that, in view of the impending crisis, it is well for you to remain as you are. Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be free. Are you free from a wife? Do not seek a wife. But if you marry, you do not sin and if a virgin marries, she does not sin. Yet those who marry will experience distress in this life and I would spare you that. I mean, brothers and sisters, the appointed time has grown short; from now on, even those who have wives be as though they had none, and those who mourn as though they were not mourning, and those who rejoice as if they were not rejoicing, and those who buy as though they had no possessions, and those who deal with the world as if they had no dealings with it. For the present form of the world is passing away.”

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How to join live worship with Zoom

January 10, 2021 by John

Worship is now live streamed through Zoom so you can join with the rest of the community in worship from wherever you are. Worship is held each Sunday commencing at 9.30am.

If you have used Zoom previously, you can join the Gungahlin Uniting Church live worship by clicking the Zoom meeting link. 

Initial set-up for new Zoom users 

A Zoom user account is not required, just the Zoom application.

If joining from a Computer 

Download and install the Zoom Client for Meetings from the Zoom Download Center. Otherwise, you will be prompted to download and install Zoom when you click the meeting link. 

If joining from a Mobile Device 

If you are joining from a mobile device (Android smartphone/tablet, Apple iPhone/iPad) then download and install the Zoom Cloud Meetings app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. 

Zoom set-up done?

Then join the Gungahlin Uniting Church live worship by clicking this Zoom meeting link (no password required). And if you are the only one in the meeting, please wait until the live stream of the worship commences. Worship is held each Sunday at 9.30am.

Official Zoom resources

How do I join a meeting?
How do I join computer/device audio?

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Worship with us

September 10, 2020 by Darren Wright

We have recommenced gathered worship on site at Gungahlin Uniting Church & Community Centre.

Worship seeks to be meaningful in different ways for us all. In Jesus Christ we see how he drew near to everyone, and so we hope our worship expresses this nearness too.

For more information on what worships looks like now during this time of social distancing, keep on reading.

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Home Brewed Worship – August 02, 2020 – Order of Service

July 31, 2020 by Darren Wright

Hear Me & Show Me Your Love by Richard Bruxvoort-Colligan Colligan

Call to Worship

Spill The Beans Issue 12

Jesus wanted to be alone,
to mourn the loss of his cousin, but the people followed him.
When Jesus saw the crowd
he was filled with compassion.
His own needs were put to the side.
Jesus spent the day healing the sick
and by evening the people were hungry. So, Jesus blessed what they had,
five loaves and two fish,
and everyone shared together
with twelve whole baskets left over.
We gather today as people who are in need of healing and who are hungry for God’s word.
Let us worship our God
who is extravagantly generous to all people.

Prayer of Adoration

Spill The Beans Issue 12

Loving God, you care for all people.
You are deeply aware of the hurts we carry and the fragility of our existence.
Better than we know ourselves,
you recognise that as human beings
we are vulnerable
to the circumstances of life.
That is why you never turn your back on us.
You are always available and we can always find you. So today we seek you, God, ready to share with you
the blessing we have enjoyed, recognising your creativity and generosity and bringing to you our concerns
over those things
that bother or threaten us.
To worship we gather,
in faith we come together,
and in anticipation we wait to be fed. In Jesus name we pray.
Amen..

Readings

Genesis 32:22-31
Psalm 17:1-7, 15
Romans 9:1-5
Matthew 14:13-21

Reflection

Spill The Beans Issue 35

When Jesus heard this…
the news that his cousin had been killed: he wanted time to be alone,
he wanted space to mourn,
but everyone wanted a piece of him.
Often we do not know the back story. We only know our needs,
and our wants.
May we have compassion:
for all the back stories,
that we might never hear,
and may we tread cautiously
in our encounters with others, allowing for the possibility
that we tread on broken dreams, and shattered hope.
May we be gentle,
may we be kind,
making space for one another.

Story

The Growing In God’s Love Storybible has a great poem retelling the story of the feeding of the crowd (it’s based on the John version, bit still beautifully done). You can access the poem/retelling here.

Holy Moly

Check out this week’s Home Brewed Worship email for the password to view the Holy Moly video for this week’s Gospel reading.

Question for conversation or contemplation:

  • Imagine sharing a meal with many friends. Can you draw, paint, sculpt the meal? Who would you like to be eating with at this moment?
  • Can you write your own retelling of this story in poem, story or song?

Reflection – 2 August, 2020

Prayers for Others

(Margaret Reeson)

Lord Jesus, who saw the crowds and had compassion on them,
we bring our prayers for our anxious world.

We pray for those who are looking for sense and meaning in these times of trouble,
and are trying to work out whose advice and example they can follow.
Jesus, may they find that One in you,
as did the crowds who followed you into the lonely place.

We pray for those who are ill, and afraid of becoming ill.
Lord, comfort them and be close to each one in their anxiety and pain.
Jesus Christ, who had compassion on the many sick people who followed you,
help the health professionals with strength and courage for each day,
as they are your human hands and feet.
Please help the scientists, the researchers, the contact tracers
and those spending hours providing testing.
When they are exhausted, and in despair,
we pray that they may have practical support that gives hope.

We pray for those who are struggling to survive as they lose their jobs
and their businesses in ways they could not have imagined.
We pray for decision-makers with responsibility for the economy
and the livelihoods of our communities.
Jesus Christ, who saw the needs of the hungry crowds and met those needs,
please give wisdom, helpful initiatives and practical solutions
for the health of our society.

We pray for those who feel that their important issues and needs are being ignored
while we all focus on a pandemic and the economy.
Jesus Christ, you saw the women and children as well as the men.
You knew the other things that mattered, not only illness and hunger.
Please give us all eyes to see and act, as we are able,
beyond the narrow focus that sometimes limits us.

We pray for each other as a congregation.
Help us all as we work out the ways in which we may begin to gather again
when it is safe to do so.
Bless us, together and apart, in our homes and in our daily work,
alone or with our families.

We are still the people who come seeking you, longing for answers
and needing your care.

Be with us all, we pray. Amen

Blessing

Filed Under: August 2, 2020, Blog, Order of Service

Sermon – June 07, 2020

June 5, 2020 by Darren Wright

Author: Margaret Reeson

Matthew 28:16-20
2 Corinthians 13:11-13

It is really hard to say goodbye to people you love. Have you ever waited at an airport, or a railway station, waiting for that last moment when you have a final hug and walk away? Nothing seems important enough to say. You would like to say something memorable, but you just seem to talk about the weather.

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Worship with us

We have recommenced gathered worship on site at Gungahlin Uniting Church & Community Centre.

Worship seeks to be meaningful in different ways for us all. In Jesus Christ we see how he drew near to everyone, and so we hope our worship expresses this nearness too.

For more information on what worships looks like now during this time of social distancing, keep on reading.

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We are a community on a journey, we’ve grown from a small faith community planted in Ngunnawal in the early years of Gungahlin’s development to a thriving inclusive, intergenerational & multicultural community. As Gungahlin has grown we have seen a lot of change.

We are an open and inclusive community, everyone is welcome to use their gifts in worship, prayer, leadership, hospitality and teaching.

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Every Sunday, 9:30am
Gungahlin Uniting Church and Community Centre
108 The Valley Avenue, Gungahlin, ACT, 2913

Worship is for all ages, (0 to 93!) and seeks to be meaningful in different ways for us all.

In Jesus Christ we see how he drew near to each and all and so we hope our worship expresses this nearness too.

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