Gungahlin Uniting Church

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Community Prayers – October 1, 2021

September 30, 2021 by Darren Wright

Local

We continue to pray for those in out community grieving the loss of loved ones

We continue to pray for healing for those who are unwell, who are going through cancer treatment and for those caring for them

we hold in our prayers this week the teachers, students and staff of the schools in the ACT who are preparing for going back to online learning next week, and face to face later in the term. We hold year 12 students in our prayers in this time also

Regional

We pray with the congregations of the Canberra Region Presbytery as we pray for the Yarralumla congregation.

  • Our minister Riana Kok is completing her ministry at Yarralumla at the end of September and moving to Melbourne.
  • We will now be forming a settlement committee and undertaking the necessary planning and deliberations in seeking a new minister
  • Zoom services are keeping us in touch on a weekly basis and we welcome our visiting preachers each week

National

We join with the National Assembly of the UCA as we pray for

  • Older people in our families and communities. May we celebrate their contributions, listen to their experience and learn from their wisdom.
  • A commitment from Australian and global leaders to take action on climate change and make decisions that will protect the future of all God’s creation. 
  • Those still trapped in Afghanistan who are fleeing danger. We pray they find safe passage, protection and welcome. 

World

We pray for our world as we join with the World Council of Churches and pray for Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela

We are thankful for:

  • the beauty in these countries, including in their people and cultural traditions
  • persistent, patient, prophetic work of churches and ecumenical and other organizations, to establish peace with justice throughout the region, especially in Colombia
  • resistance to past colonization, and to practices of today that prioritize economic ideologies over the needs of the people
  • efforts by churches and people of goodwill for inclusive and respectful relations in society and government.

We pray for:

  • the continued pursuit of peace in Colombia, the fulfilment of agreements reached, the reintegration of insurgents into society, broad and inclusive dialogue for justice, and fair compensation of those victimized by conflict 
  • the strengthening of democratically elected governments in the region, without pressure from outside interests
  • greater respect for the human rights of all, especially vulnerable populations and those who work for the wellbeing of others and of the environment
  • an end to the corruption in these societies, and to unsustainable exploitation of their resources.

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About GUC

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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We worship at the Gungahlin Uniting Church & Community Centre.
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Free parking is available in our on-site car park.

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We are less than a 5 minute walk from the Gungahlin Place Light Rail Station.

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