Keiraview Uniting Church

The traditional gathering will be looking at Mark 1:21-28, in which Jesus is said to have taught ‘with authority’. It will be that concept of authority that we will be examining.

The evening gathering continues to look at some of the smaller letters in the NT – this week we’ll be looking at Titus.

The traditional gathering will be hearing the whole story of Jonah and thinking about what relevance it is for us today.

The evening gathering will be led by Liana Whitten on an introduction to Paul’s letter to the Philippians.

This Sunday the traditional gathering will be led by Gordon Bradbery, and the evening by Phil Newton. Gordon will be using the lectionary, and Phil will be introducing one of Paul’s letters.

I hope you had a good Christmas this year and are looking forward to a good new year in 2010. This Sunday is the 1st day of the New Year, and so the services will be themed accordingly,

The traditional gathering will look at the way we mark passing events from souvenirs to major events. We’ll also be celebrating communion – a significant marker in the Christian faith.

The evening gathering will be meeting down at the shelters on North Beach at 6.00 to share in a BBQ. Please bring whatever food you want to share – whether or not you want to cook it there. We’ll also be celebrating communion.

There will be just the one service on Christmas Day – a celebration of Jesus’ birth at 9.15am

We’re pleased to be able to run our Carols service again this year. From 6.00pm there will be a BBQ, some games, some craft and some conversation. Then, from 7.00pm we’ll move into the church and sing some of our favourite carols. All are welcome. Yes, we really mean it – all are welcome!

This week at Keiraview Uniting Church it is the fourth Sunday in Advent – the last before Christmas.

So, at both gatherings we’ll be concluding looking at the Magnificat – and this week thinking about the promises of God and our responsibility in them.

Sione will be leading the traditional gathering this week.

The evening gathering will continue looking at the Magnificat. This week we look at ‘he has filled the hungry with good things and sent the rich away empty’.

The traditional gathering has a special guest: Wah Sim Chan who will be preaching and informing us of the Living is Giving programme. You can find out more here. We’ll also be celebrating communion.

The evening gathering continues to look at the Magnificat. This week we’ll be focussing on Luke 1:51-3, particularly the line about ‘scattering the proud in the imaginings of their heart’. We might range from phone-hacking scandals to how we view ourselves.

This week at Keiraview Uniting Church both gatherings will be looking at the Magnificat – the song of praise that Mary sings when she is with Elizabeth. We’ll be focussing on the word ‘Magnify’.

We’ll also be filling in the National Church Life Survey this Sunday. This is a survey that most of the churches in the whole of Australia fill in every five years. It concerns your beliefs, your ideas, your thoughts about the church both local and national and your faith.