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  • Fiesta is coming!

    Fiesta is coming!

    [cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ _order=”0″ class=”cs-ta-center” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto 30px;padding: 0px 5%;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_custom_headline level=”h2″ looks_like=”h3″ accent=”false” class=”man” style=”color: hsl(263, 98%, 46%);”]Fiesta 2019 – Saturday 23rd March, 11am-4pm[/x_custom_headline][x_gap size=”4px”][cs_text] The Autumn Fiesta is back for 2019. Bargains galore, delicious food…

  • Flinders Quartet Concert – 23rd February 2pm

    Flinders Quartet Concert – 23rd February 2pm

    Flinders Quartet is coming to St Luke’s Uniting Church at 2.00pm on the 23rd of February 2019 to play Schumann’s String Quartet No. 3 in A major, Op. 41, No. 3, Haydn’s String Quartet Op. 64, No. 3, and a brand new commission from Melbourne composer Matthew Laing. The performance is a prize orchestrated by 3MBS…

  • The Messenger – Winter Edition

    Read the latest edition of The Messenger on this page, or download it below.

  • The Messenger – Autumn Edition

    The Autumn Edition of our quaterly Newsletter, featuring an article on Plastics in our oceans, original art by Tony Lenten, and reflections on mission and connection. Download below.

  • The Messenger, Summer Edition

    The Messenger, Summer Edition

    Click here to download and enjoy the Summer Edition of the Messenger, or read it below.

  • Funerals for David Symington and June Bann

    Over the last month, St Luke’s has mourned the deaths of two wonderful members of our congregation. Links to the videos of their funerals are below. We anticipate holding larger gatherings in the future to allow family and friends to share memories together. Please keep their families in your prayers. For the video of David…

  • The funeral of Derek McGown

  • Climate Change Forum – How should the Uniting Church Respond?

    Climate change is a serious threat to global wellbeing. Should the Uniting Church play a more significant role in responding to climate change and, if so, what form should this take? Should the Synod call a ‘climate emergency’? What guidance can be derived from scripture?You are invited to take part in an onlinediscussion that will…

  • Online Forum – Saturday 20th June

    Meeting the Challenge of Declining Social Trust Saturday, June 20th, 10:00am to 12:30pm Evidence shows that mistrust is increasing globally: mistrust of government, the media, big business, and other public and private institutions. Why does this lack of trust matter? What are the reasons for it? and What role can we as individuals, and the…

  • Mount Waverley Uniting Churches Combined Service Choir

    As part of our upcoming Combined Service, I’m assembling a ‘virtual choir’ over Zoom. Our first ‘session’ will be on Thursday the 28th of May at 2.00 pm on the Zoom details below. The song we’ll be preparing is ‘Called Together’. The music can be found here, along with recordings – scroll down to the…

  • Funerals for Ian Jobling and Jo Faggotter – recordings available

    Recordings of Ian Jobling’s and Jo Faggotter’s funeral are now available on St Luke’s YouTube Channel. The link to the St Luke’s YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCODwaaLEAboT3gHuebgAjaQ or https://bit.ly/3e7Qbuz

  • What Sustains Us

    What Sustains Us

    Devotional Resource from the Assembly President and Synod Moderators The President of the Assembly, Dr Deidre Palmer, has collaborated with the moderators of the Synods to produce a devotional resource for this time of isolation. Please click the link below to find out more and download the resource. https://assembly.uca.org.au/news/item/3179-covid-19-devotions-from-uca-leaders

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