Welcome to Worship Connections - Advent 2 - Season of Peace - Northern Beaches Uniting Church
←
→
Page content transcription
If your browser does not render page correctly, please read the page content below
Welcome to Worship
Connections
Advent 2 - Season of Peace
Sunday 6 December 2020
Lectionary reading
Is 40:1-11; Ps 85:1-2, 8-13; 2 Pt 3: 8-15a; Mk 1:1-8
Next week’s lectionary reading
Advent 3: Is 61:1-4; Ps 126; 1 Th 5:16-24; Jn 1:6-8, 19-28
In our Region Ministry
Last week was a busy time for Northern Beaches Uniting Church and our ministries. Our Regional
Worship Service last Sunday was a beautiful way to start Advent and show our thanks to both
Pastor Kaye and Len for all they have contributed to our church and ministries over many years and
we were thankful no one melted in the heat!!!
On Monday our Little Footsteps families enjoyed a picnic at North
Harbour Reserve and the cool breeze. It was so lovely to reconnect with
the young families in our community that we have not be able to see due
to coronavirus restrictions. We all enjoyed a scavenger hunt and
everybody left with a mini Christmas pudding made by Winfred Garland
from our Freshwater Family.
Balgowlah This week our wall mural took life and on Thursday afternoon our congregation members joined Meg Minkley (our artist) to put their stamp on the mural ….
Prayer Requests
Please continue to keep Allan and Glynis Woolcock, Heather Peterson, Nancy Purches, Robyn Poole,
Carolyn Benn, Trish Byrne, Margaret Huckle, Joyce Todd and Jim Thwaites in your thoughts and
prayers.
If you are wishing to contact Ruth and Steve Byrne, please use their new direct number 9483 6487.
If you have recently left a voice message on their mobile, please call them again as they have not
been able to access them. Many thanks
If you know of anyone for our prayer requests, please email them to comms.nbuc@gmail.com.au
Manly UC
This week we have put together our first three Welcome Packs for clients
starting in the Upper Room. Christmas has come early, please keep praying for
this new initiative.
Suicide is having a sobering impact
on the Northern Beaches. Every year, Lifeline
Northern Beaches answers tens of thousands of calls
from people facing all kinds of issues; domestic
violence, grief and loss, depression, abuse, loneliness,
financial hardship and more. Our volunteers offer
critical support, but in 2018 alone, there were still 30
suicides in our immediate community. That’s more than
one suicide every fortnight.
Last Saturday the annual Lifeline Classic Surf
Competition was held, to raise funds that will be used to help fund the local crisis support and
suicide prevention services of LLNB. A total of over $51,000 was raised, and a big thank you to all
those who contributed. Our NBUC Legends team contributed to raising funds this year – a big
thanks to Bruce Vial for his work in overseeing this.
Cromer
This week our Comer community delivered another load of Trauma Teddies (with love) to the
Northern Beaches Hospital, well dome those involved.
What’s on @ NBUC
NBUC Christmas Services NBUC Worship Service All are welcome to attend any of our services below, please don’t forget your face mask. For those not able to physically attend a service please use this link LINK to view the live streamed service at 9.30am or visit our website after 11.30am for the online version. NBUC Balgowlah Our physical services are weekly on Sunday’s @9.30am. NBUC Freshwater Our physical services are weekly on Sunday’s @ 9am. NBUC Manly Our Manly Regional Outreach service is weekly on a Sunday @ 10am, entrance via Eustace Street. NBUC Cromer Our services are weekly on Sunday’s @ 9am.
UCA Synod of NSW/ACT 2021 Meeting
The 2021 Synod meeting is being adapted to suit our challenging time and has a theme to match.
Synod 2021 will explore where the wild God is, a God that is active in the turbulent world in which
we live right now. The 2021 Meeting, instead of being a 3-day event, will take place with separate
sessions over a 6-month period.
Sydney Central Coast Presbytery are asking all Congregations within this presbytery to consider
nominating members of their church to attend Synod 2021. It is important to note that this
meeting will take place in an online environment (73/20SC). It must also be noted that nominees
must be prepared to commit to ALL the dates and times in the schedule which appears below.
Dates in 2021 Session Time
Saturday 13 February Induction of Synod members 9am to 1pm
Wednesday 7 April Opening of 39th Synod Meeting 6pm to 9.30pm
NSW & ACT & Session 1A
Saturday 10 April Session 1B 9am to 1pm
Wednesday 2 June Session 2A 6pm to 9.30pm
Saturday 5 June Session 2B 9am to 1pm
Wednesday 4 August Session 3A 6pm to 9.30pm
Saturday 7 August Session 3B & Closing of Synod 9am to 1pm
If you are interested in being nominated for consideration by Synod to attend, please contact Kim
Reed on 0416090228 or contact Stephanie at the Church office.
Community Event
Advent Bible studies series
All are welcome to join Clive Pearson’s Advent Bible studies series (via zoom)
about John’s gospel. Please see dates below and if you are interested, please
contact Rev Michael Thomas on thomasmichael1310@gmail.com for more details.
Sunday 6 December at 4 to 6pm “The Farewell” John 12-17
Sunday 13 December at 4 to 6pm “The Crucified and Risen One” John 18-21
Lifeline's GIANT Book Fair
When: Thursday 10 December to Sunday 13 December 2020 @ St Augustine’s College, Brookvale
Calling all book worms Lifeline are holding their last book fair for the year. The health and safety
of their volunteers and customers is their first priority and NSW Health Department protocols
for social distancing, cleaning and hand sanitising will be in place to keep us all safe. They will be
monitoring the number of people in the hall to ensure that they do not exceed the required 4 square
metres per person.
For more information on their bookfair please use this LINK
You can also read
