Kangaroo Point Uniting Church

𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿
𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟵: 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵

In the name of the Triune God,
Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer.

God of the first breath,
God of deep waters, open shores, and the table with room for all,
we come in this season of Pentecost
asking again for the renewal of your Spirit.

We give thanks for the Uniting Church in Australia,
for its journey of courage, covenant, repentance, and hope;
for its calling to seek unity without demanding uniformity;
and for its witness to reconciliation, justice, and love.

On the land now called Australia,
we honour the First Peoples,
the oldest continuing peoples of our Blue Pacific Continent,
custodians of land, waters, story, song, memory, and sacred belonging.
May the Church listen with humility, walk with truth,
and make justice visible in relationship.

We give thanks for the deep bonds
between the Uniting Church,
the Pacific Conference of Churches,
and the wider household of God:
a communion deeper than distance,
held by grace, baptism, bread, Spirit, and shared calling.

Lord Jesus Christ,
you prayed that your disciples may be one:
not the same,
not without wounds,
not without hard conversations,
but one so the world may believe,
one so love may be seen,
one so your household may have many rooms,
space for all, dignity for all, love for all.

Holy Spirit, come again.
Come as wind where we have become still,
as fire where our witness has grown cold,
as breath where we are weary,
as courage where fear has taught us silence.

Send us as one Church
to stand with those pushed to the edge,
to protect children, honour elders, uphold women,
listen to young people,
and care for creation where the ocean rises and the land groans.

God of the mat, the basket, and the sail,
weave us again:
a mat for community,
a basket for abundance, hospitality, and service,
a sail wide enough to catch the Spirit
who blows where it will.
Come, Holy Spirit.
Reweave us in love.
Send us as one Church.
Amen.

𝗥𝗲𝘃 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝗵𝗮𝗴𝘄𝗮𝗻
𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 - 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝘁
𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗷𝗶

Serve all people!! Jesus said: "I came to serve; not to be served but rather to serve the needies and the sinners". (Matthew 20:28) Jesus redefines true leadership through humility! Amen.

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