Month: April 2017

  • Movie Fundraiser for East Africa Famine Appeal

    Hi friends, across east and central Africa, tens of millions of people are facing severe food shortages, a lack of water, disease and current or impending famine. The United Nations says it’s the worst humanitarian emergency since World War 2 and they have received just 21 percent of the money needed to fight it. About…

  • Sundays this Season

    A warm welcome to all folk coming along this season. Your presence makes our time of celebration together all the richer! This season our Sunday services begin at 9:30am at Wyreena Community Arts centre on Hull Rd, Croydon. Followed by a fair-trade cuppa. Please bring along a mug and camping chair if you can! We continue to follow…

  • Greening of the Cross Liturgy

    Set up: Movie clip, slideshow, cross structure or drawn on ground with chalk or rocks, greenery or flowers near by. Play clip of Easter Resurrection appearances.’ Until 4min 43 sec.  Greening of the Cross Jesus, the first of the sleepers has risen. Power is His to wake us all from darkness. To bring life into every…

  • A simple Tenebrae Service

    Set up: Table with communion meal and Christ candle, music player, handouts of readings with images throughout. Introduction This morning we are celebrating a medieval liturgy called the Tenebrae. Tenebrae is the Latin word for darkness or shadows and this service is a representation of the darkness that covered the world at the death of Jesus.…

  • A simple Ash service

    Set-up: Bowl of Ash. The ‘wisdom of ash’ poem printed on the wall. (below) Native white flowers in basket. Communion. Psalm pages for each person. Optional Kids package – pretzels – remind us of praying arms and some plasticine to make something out of.  Introduction – with picture of Spring. Lent has a long history. It…

  • Easter Celebrations

    Easter Celebrations Easter Friday – Tenebrae Service of Shadows 9am at 151 Hereford Road, Lilydale. This year in our season of moving we are holding a simpler Tenebrae service at the home and gardens of Trevor and Leanne. This will be a special time of story, a hymn and the communion meal. Please bring hot-cross…

  • Holy week – All-age meditation

    Holy Week – Walk This final week of Lent we walk alongside Jesus on his road to the cross. Our ‘Walk’ passage to spend time with is Isaiah 42:1-9. Kids might like to watch this clip of the Easter story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkNTU_Vv5Ew Isaiah 42:1-9 (NASB) God’s Promise concerning His Servant. 42 “Behold, My Servant, whom I [a]uphold; My chosen one in…

  • Lent week 6 – All-age meditation

    Lent Week 5 – New This sixth week of Lent is one where we reflect on the new life that God brings into our hearts and bones. The readings for this week are moments in which God gives Ezekiel a picture of restoration for his people Ezekiel 37:1-14 and Jesus brings one of his best…