I heard a Wattle bird today ‘It’s time to go’ she seemed to say Another joined her gentle song I think it was a Currawong Parrots, Magpies, on the wire Joined the song – we had a choir Feathered friends within the trees Set their songs upon the breeze. The Wattle bird – alone no…
How can you join Zoom worship? On Sunday at 10.15 am, I will send an email to everyone who usually attends, with the intention of starting at 10.30. How to connect via Zoom? Click on the link in your email and away you go. It’s almost as simple as that. You can use any device…
Like many people, I dive into books for very different reasons. Intellectual challenge. Vicarious adventure. Human interest. Facts and fiction – and sometimes I’m not sure which is which. But there is one category of book that I don’t so much ‘dive’ into but rather slowly and carefully lower myself into until I am fully…
Join us for every Sunday morning Zoom congregational meeting. How can you join the Zoom worship? On Sunday at 10.15 am, I will send an email to everyone who usually attends, with the intention of starting at 10.30. How to connect via Zoom? Click on the link in your email and away you go. It’s…
Dear members and friends of the St Kilda Uniting Church community, After a thoughtful discussion with members of the congregation this morning, Church Council has decided that physical isolation is essential at this point in time and that we need to suspend all face-to-face gatherings of the church until further notice: this includes Sunday mornings…
It’s rather strange to realise that for Lent 2020 we are having to give up gathering as a church community. Lent – time to give up Usually, Lent inspires people to give up a range of things – personal favourites like chocolate or wine, or meaningful experiences like meals in a restaurant. It’s usually about…
In the early days of my tertiary studies, I studied Darwin’s theory of evolution. In the process, I learned a bit about his grandfather – Erasmus Darwin. He was a natural historian and once wrote one poem that filled a whole book. This poetry was full of observations about the lives of plants. It didn’t…
Like most children, I was a very curious child. And I went on to become a very curious adult. I have not changed. Sometimes it got me into trouble and dad would say something like: “Curiosity killed the cat”. I always thought and still think that is a rather silly thing to say. Of course…
Loving God, As people of a faith tradition, we believe in hospitality. We believe in responding with kindness and generosity, in sharing, offering companionship, welcoming and helping others. Help us to understand hospitality. Are there boundaries to hospitality? May our questioning bring Your forgiveness. Fill our hearts with Your love, and be with us, so…
The earliest inhabitants of the area now covered by the City of Port Phillip were the Yalukut Weelam, one of the five clans of the Boon Wurrung, known as the coastal tribe, and who were members of the Kulin nation, the sovereign First Peoples of this place. We honour their elders past, present and emerging…