Pentecost - 4 June
Acts 2:1-21 Numbers 11:24-30 Psalm 104:24-34,35b 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 John 20:19-23 At Home Ideas: Our church display uses the 4 elements to show how the Holy Spirit is represented in different ways in scripture. Read this article to find out more about the 4 elements & Christianity. What are your thoughts on the article? What verses do you know of that talk about the Spirit? Use a Bible or Bible app (such as Blue Letter Bible or YouVersion) to find verses about the Spirit. Make these Pentecost Fire Sticks Click here for 5 fairly simple ways to celebrate Pentecost. Click here for some Pentecost Party Ideas or here for 10 more ideas Trinity Sunday - 11 June
Genesis 1:1 - 2:4a Psalm 8 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 Matthew 28:16-20 At Home Ideas: Watch the YouTube clip below and discuss. If we talk about all the different things we know about God, we will learn more about God. Celebrate what you know about God and the God who is more than we can fully understand. Talk about some of the things that you wonder about God. Click here for information on The Trinity Icon by Andrei Rublev Click here for ideas on exploring who God is. Read this reflection on the Genesis reading. Great article about reading and interpreting the word of God. |
Digital Sunday - 18 June
Mark 10:32-52 At Home Ideas: Watch the clip below to learn about BreadFishToo to learn about an on-line community for youth & young adults. 40th Anniversary of UCA - 22 June
We'll celebrate on Sunday 25 June Ezekial 37:15-28 Psalm 122 Hebrews 13:1-8 John 17:20-26 At Home Ideas: Click here for a colouring that has been created for the anniversary along with an explanation. What to know more about the Uniting Church, click here for links to resources including Andrew Dutney's small 2008 book "Introducing The Uniting Church in Australia". Here a few questions for thought of discussion adapted from the book:
While the Basis of Union is the foundational document of the Uniting Church, another key text from 1977—the Statement to the Nation—provided a vision for how the newly formed church would respond to the Australian society in which it belonged. Rev Dr John Squires, director of education and formation at the Western Australian Synod, explores the 1977 statement and its subsequent iterations in 1988 and 2012. |