Marsden Road Uniting Church
203 Marsden Road Carlingford
Our mission: to
reflect Christ alive in the Community.
Greetings to you out there in your homes. As we worship in our homes in the homelands of the Wallumedegal people. We acknowledge their Elders, past and present. We hope that you will experience the presence of God in and through the Service, privately or as a Family joining with the people of God who continue to gather in Spirit although not physically.
February 2021 Services by Zoom
7 9.30am Epiphany 4 Service Holy Communion
(Zoom)
14
9.30am Epiphany 5 Sunday Service (Zoom or face to
face
– subject to latest Covid-19 Regulations)
17 7.30pm
Ash Wednesday – Epping Uniting Church
21 9.30am Lent 1 Sunday Service (Zoom or face to face)
24 7pm MRUC Lent Study Through the Eyes of Love
28 9.30am Lent 2 Sunday Service (Zoom or face to
face)
Congregation 2020 Annual General Meeting
– face to face
to be Confirmed.
CHURCH SERVICES
Worship for January will be found On-line via Phone and delivered
by hand to people. See Newssheet and Website to access these services. Worship in February will change
- Through Live Zoom on the Internet
on
Sunday at 9.30am.
Email info@marsdenroadunitingchurch.org.au for details
- Receiving as printed Documents in
Mailbox.
- Proposed beginning of Face to Face from February 14 2021
Offerings
·
Please consider offering via EFT – Direct Credit See details of Church
Bank Account below.
·
By stewardship envelopes - set aside the money in them & bring to
Church at the next service at MRUC
·
A/C Name: Marsden Road Uniting Church
BSB: 634 634 A/C: 100049856
UPCOMING EVENTS
Face-to-Face Worship at Marsden Road Church
We still hope to start Face to Face worship 14th
of February 2021. This will be subject to the Covid-19 conditions at that
time. If there are changes in the meantime, either due to another outbreak of
Covid-19 or the further relaxing of Regulations we will inform you as soon as
we get details.
Marsden Road Prayer
Cycle
The February Prayer
Cycle has been sent to those with Email addresses. If you deliver services to
those without Internet or Computer, please print these in Landscape and print
on both sides flipping on short edge. It folds in three as a pamphlet.
Lent Study Groups
We have selected Through the Eyes of Love - Five Studies written by Ian Price as our Lenten study.
Due
to a kind donation most of the cost of Study Guides has been covered and
therefore will only be $10 each.
If
Face to Face Night Group- Wednesday’s 7.30pm - 9.00pm – 24 February, and 03,
10, 7, 24 March 2021, Venue: Rev John and Wendy’s home. The morning group will
be taking place if circumstances allow it.
CONGREGATIONAL
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Date: Sunday 28th February 2021 in the hall, following the 9.30am morning Church Service. Hopefully we will still be able to do this Face-to Face.
Reports: from Minister, Church Council, Elders, and the Treasurer to be with Congregational Chair or Secretary before the 14th of February 2021.
The Sub-committee Reports from Property, Nurture Group,
Education and Social o be with the Church Council by January 30th,
2021 to be included with the Church Council report to the congregation.
Elections to
Take Place at the Congregational AGM.
Election of Congregation
Meeting Office Bearers:
Chairperson, Deputy, Secretary, Deputy,
Treasurer, Deputy
Election of Church
Council and Office Bearers
Chairperson, Deputy, Secretary,
Deputy, Council Members:
Nominations to Congregational Chair or
Secretary before 14th
of February 2021.
Election of Elders
We have vacancies
for two Elders. We will need Nominations to be with Warwick or Susan by 21st February 2021.
Please give serving
in this position some thought and prayer.
Nominations for
Sub-Committees of Church Council
Nominations are required for those to serve on the Property, Social and
Education, Nurture and Sunday Kids.
Nominations to Church Council Chair or
Secretary before the 5th
of February 2021.
Membership of
Sub-Committees will be appointed and ratified at the Meeting of the Church Council
on February 09, 2021.
Considering Solar Panels
– an online talk for Uniting Church members
When: Tuesday February 23rd 7.30pm-8.45pm
Where:
Via Zoom
You’ll hear about:
Ø The
rapid adoption of roof top solar across Australia
Ø Information
on how solar panels work.
Ø Understanding
your energy consumption and how to maximise the benefit of solar.
Ø Choosing
a solar retailer
Ø What
to look for in quotes and contracts
Ø The
installation process.
Plus, there will be plenty of time for questions.
The talk is aimed at individual church members and households
but may also be of interest to congregations thinking about installing solar
panels on their church buildings.
You need to register for this event using the Eventbrite link
below. The Zoom link will then be sent to your email address.
This information evening is offered as part of the Synod
Climate Action Strategy, initiated by the 2019 Synod meeting in keeping with
our church’s responsibility to care for creation.
For more information about the evening or the Synod Climate
Action Strategy please contact Jon O’Brien in the Uniting Advocacy team at joobrien@uniting.org 0477 725 528
Congregation Picnic Morning Tea/Lunch
"Anyone For A Picnic Morning Tea? " (Socially Distanced).
To Celebrate The Joy Of Living In Australia and Being Part Of A Caring Christian Community
Date: Friday, 5th February 2021
Time: 10.00 - 11.30am (before it gets too hot). Come for as
long as you like.
Place: Mobbs Lane Park, Mobbs Lane (bottom of hill). On left hand
side coming from Marsden Rd.
Excellent shaded location. appreciated on our two previous picnics.
Parking. No public toilet.
Bring: folding chair, sunhat, a small morning tea munchie for
yourself or to share, drink (thermos tea or coffee), cold drink, extra glass
(if a few other bottles of cold drinks appear!)
Invite: anyone associated with our congregation and other friends.
Wet Weather: Other arrangements will be considered.
Relax, catch up and enjoy! Jan, on behalf of a bunch of Marsden Movers
Lent Event
Lent Event is your opportunity to change lives.
The 40-day season of Lent is an opportunity to disrupt our everyday
routines by living more simply, taking up a spiritual discipline or being more
intentional about our lives and habits. 'Fasting’ is a common discipline for
Lent, going without something for 40 days. But more powerful than fasting from
chocolate or Netflix etc, is choosing to fast from indifference to
others and to the challenges facing our world: poverty, conflict, inequality,
violence, a changing climate...
Lent Event is 40 days of living more simply, learning from our global neighbours and choosing to make a difference in our own lives and the lives of others. Take up a Lent Event challenge in 2020 and be part of a movement to end poverty and injustice in our world.
This is your call to be personally changed by God’s work in the world. As you learn about and raise funds for Uniting World's church partners, you're building peace, beating poverty and creating hope.
Since 2009, Lent Event has raised over
3 million dollars for people living in the Pacific, Asia and Africa through
long-term partnerships with the Uniting Church in Australia. 10.30am
Thanks so much for being with us. With
your help, we can't wait to see this work continue to thrive and expand!
Our Lent Event Coordinator is Stephen Halgren
The World Day of Prayer.
Date:
5th March 2021
Place:
All Saints Anglican Church, 295 Malton Road,
North Epping
Service: Compiled
by the People of Vanuatu
Theme:
Build on a Strong Foundation
Lunch after Service: Please
bring your own sandwich lunch. Tea, Coffee, Slices and fruit will be provided.
Marsden Road plays a part each year and if you are able to join Rev John
and take part please let him know.
The World Day of Prayer is a global ecumenical movement led by Christian
women who welcome you to join in prayer and action for peace and justice. It is
run under the motto “Informed Prayer and Prayerful Action,” and is celebrated
annually in over 170 countries on the first Friday in March. The movement aims
to bring together people of various races, cultures and traditions in a yearly
common Day of Prayer, as well as in closer fellowship, understanding and action
throughout the year.
