G'day in the name of Jesus. Welcome to our late (not late as in deceased) June Newsletter. There are two reasons for the lateness of this newsletter: There have been very few articles submitted, and we have hoped to see more. We do
It was sort of like wind, but not quite;it was kind of like fire, but that wasn’t it either.It is an event that goes beyond description,perhaps even beyond any known experience - Whitsunday Pentecost In the Garden at Proserpine Whitsunday Uniting Church on the corner of
What started as a conversation between Bec Nicols of All Abilities Mackay and Jane Mumford, a TAFE teacher and 1362 Catering Co. owner over coffee at Canelands eight years ago now is Care Kitchen Mackay, a cooking school for adults with disabilities. Bec had a vision
This newsletter is a wrap of how most congregations around CQ Presbytery marked Easter in 2022. Thanks to all those who contributed to this sharing.
Every Good Friday, following our church services, the Emu Park congregation of the Uniting Church join with the people from the Anglican and Roman Catholic congregations to participate in the Good Friday Walk of Reflection. This walk is an annual Ecumenical event started by a Catholic
This newsletter will give you insight into how our congregations around CQ engaged with Easter this year. Thank you to everyone who wrote an article or gathered photos to make this possible. The idea arose after Easter, so notice was unavoidably late. I had
“Reflective” is probably the best way to describe the Good Friday Service at Mt Morgan, as members of the congregation led us in worship through readings and prayer. Interspersed between the readings, we sang verses of the African-American Spiritual song “Were you there.” If you have
The Easter Services for the Congregation of the Central Western Queensland Uniting Church held in Longreach and Barcaldine were a culmination of the Lent and Holy week services led by Reverend Jenny Coombes. From Monday to Thursday of Holy week Rev. Jenny conducted half hour reflective
Iona West experienced a wonderful Easter weekend as we remembered the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus. A small group gathered on Maundy Thursday evening for a Tenebrae-style service of prayer, scripture readings and extinguishing candles. Our Good Friday service was led by Rev. Peter Aay, who
Tannum Sands Uniting held a Good Friday morning service led by John Parker which reminded the congregation of the lament and sorrow surrounding Christ's final moments. Then on Easter Sunday we sung in celebration of Christ's having risen again to life and the reminder that we