Journeying with Jesus – Lenten Studies

Prepare you heart to journey with Jesus to the cross and resurrection

The studies are based on The Gospel according to Mark. Passages have been selected which best present key elements of Mark’s message.

Study booklets need to be purchased and downloaded from Mediacom. Cost $9.00 (www.mediacomeshop.org.au)

The studies are a facilitated Presbytery-wide experience via Zoom.
Written by Rev Dr Robert Bos
Led by Rev Cynthia Page
Zoom Facilitation Brian Spencer

After a short introduction to the theme of the day we will break into groups for discussion.
We will re-convene as a single group to draw together the threads of our discussion and a time of prayer.
Congregations can choose to form their own breakout group or join with other congregations. Individuals can join in join groups with congregations, or with other individuals.

Pre-Reading: Cynthia has prepared a little pre-reading  which you can download here 

The Lenten Studies will run over five consecutive weeks.
Sunday evenings  6:30 to 7:45p.m,
February 21st, 28th, March 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th.

Click on the link below to join the studies.

https://zoom.us/j/95726684231?pwd=cDlrTTJQNGNxQ1VLeHlwOVFrRlpyUT09

Meeting ID: 957 2668 4231

Passcode: 042802

For those who dial in by phone the numbers are:

• Victorian Ph No is: 03 7018 2005
• From the NSW side : 02 8015 6011

Welcome to Waranga Uniting Churches

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10:00 am Sunday 28th February 2021.  Live: In church or at home on Zoom or on Facebook

Harvest Thanksgiving.

This will be a special worship service to thank God for not only providing the fruits of the harvest but for His bountiful blessings in our daily lives. 

Tatura Methodist Church, c.1900. Note that the church was sti ll using the term ‘Harvest Home’ at this time. Source: Tatura Irrigation and World War II Camps Museum, Image 100049.

Harvest Thanksgiving rests at the junction of liturgy, nature and memory. From the late-nineteenth century it was a major event in our church calendars, drawing crowds well beyond regular attendance.
By the 1980s it was viewed with nostalgia: a fondly remembered icon of a rural religious past. Yet it was our protestant churches’ uneasy relationship with icons, visual display and
imagery of all sorts that made the spectacular displays of fruit and vegetables associated with Harvest Thanksgiving so memorable, so marvellously out of the ordinary. Each autumn, in chapels which often did not even have a cross, the laity constructed crosses out of cauliflowers and hearts of oranges. Balancing fears of idolatry and kitsch, the people took snapshots of a parsnip moon and stars. Connecting deeply with vocation and place, sugar cane towered over pulpits in Queensland and an entire apple tree was cut from the earth and brought, laden with fruit, to a chapel in Victoria. Displays could take days to construct and then dismantle. Entire weekends of special events were sometimes scheduled. 

Join us this Sunday as together we continue the journey of Lent and give thanks for Harvest Home.

Rather stay anonymous?

We understand that you may prefer to remain anonymous.  It may have been a while since you went to church, maybe you’ve never been to church and are just curious. We understand that you don’t want to be hassled just because you were curious.

If you want to remain anonymous there are four ways you can do it.

• Choose the “Join without video” option. You will be able to see, hear (and talk if you want to)
• Your name also appears in the bottom left of their picture in Zoom. This name will be the one you entered at sign-up. At any time in the meeting you can right-mouse click on your name and change or delete it.
• You can choose to attend via the Livestream option.
• You can watch the recorded service later on the website