On 28 November 2021 we’re excited to have as our guest speaker, Dr. Mick Pope. Mick is well known to us through networks such as Tear Australia, The Justice Conference, Common Grace, and more. He’s a long time Christian, a meteorologist, a theologian, an author, and speaks and writes regularly on the urgency of climate action. He will preach at our Sunday worship services, and we’ll livestream his sermons too. Aligned with the title of his recently published book the title of Mick’s sermon is titled “All Things New: God’s Plan to Renew our World” and he’ll reflect on verses from The Book of Revelation, chapter 21 to connect the dots between our faith in God and climate action today.
Dr. Mick Pope – PhD in Meteorology Monash University, M Phil in Theology University of Divinity, Partner with TEAR, The Justice Conference, Common Grace and more. Mick has a weekly podcast and is author of numerous books and articles.
Podcast: https://naturalphilosopher.podbean.com/
Academia: https://divinity.academia.edu/MickPope
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Sunday December 12, 2021 3pm – 5pm
Outdoor picnic/live music on the church lawn
(weather permitting)
Join us for Christmas celebrations this year!
19 December
7.30pm Readings and Carols in person – Do you love to sing traditional Christmas Carols to some candlelight to celebrate the season? Join us as the Vox Populi choir leads us in singing some Christmas favourites in the church space along with well-known readings from the bible describing the events of Christ’s foretelling and birth (adults must show proof of full vaccination for Covid-19 – check in at the door, face masks must be worn indoors, and distancing guidelines will be displayed at the door. Or, you can opt to enjoy the service online via livestream on Facebook or YouTube).
25 December
9am Kids’ Christmas service in person – this early service Christmas Day is designed for kids pre-school to mid-Primary school ages. It goes for just 40 minutes sharp and starts right on 9am! A fun theme with videos, music, a story and a prayer (adults must show proof of full vaccination for Covid-19 – check in at the door, face masks must be worn indoors, and distancing guidelines will be displayed at the door. Or, you can opt to enjoy the service online via livestream on Facebook or YouTube).
10am Carols and Communion in person – Join with us Christmas Day for Holy Communion (which is administered to any who come forward with individual serves of gluten-free bread, and individual cups of wine or grape juice). We’ll sing some well-known Christmas Carols and there’ll be a short talk for all ages from the vicar (adults must show proof of full vaccination for Covid-19 – check in at the door, face masks must be worn indoors, and distancing guidelines will be displayed at the door. Or, you can opt to enjoy the service online via livestream on Facebook or YouTube).
Our worship services at 10am and 5.30pm Sundays will be conducted on 19/12 and 26/12 as scheduled also.
As the graphic above illustrates, when lockdowns are prevalent and isolation and disconnection is the conversation on everyone’s lips, we recommend following the many encouragements in Scripture to intentionally create and sustain community. During this period, watch out for pop-up events of different kind, both online and face-to-face (when permitted) from time to time. We also encourage our church members to use every means available in these times of restrictions to connect with each other to care and build a stronger sense of community and faith.