Colac Uniting Church in Colac, Victoria | Community organisation

Colac Uniting Church

Locality: Colac, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 5232 1360

Address: 25 hesse street 3250 Colac, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.colacuca.org/

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25.01.2022 Camperdown UC Sunday Service - Prerecorded

24.01.2022 Looking forward to seeing you at our ‘Angels for Christmas’ display and Messy outdoor worship gathering on afternoon of 22/11/20.

24.01.2022 Hello friends - its lovely to have you with us this morning as we continue to worship in faith through these challenging times! Chris & Mary Abrose are leading our service today. Lectionary readings are from Romans 7:15-25a and Matthew 11: 16-19, 25-30; with our hymns including And Can It Be; I, the Lord of Sea and Sky; Turn your Eyes on Jesus; Jesus Loves Me; What a Friend we have in Jesus

24.01.2022 Dear friends, Here is this Sundays service and other devotional resources courtesy of Lay Preacher Jim de Jong: Praise God! https://www.dejongs.id.au/home/church/pentecost-8a/

24.01.2022 Looking forward to this outdoor session!! ( NOTE: IF IT IS RAINING AT 4pm WE WILL HAVE TO ALTER PLANS TO INSIDE SESSION BUT ONLY ALLOWED 20 TO ATTEND) Our outdoor Angel trail and take home message and gift packs are almost ready Sunday 4pm Messy Church at Colac Uniting Church. ( 22/11/20). Meet and sign in at the desk under covered walk way in Pollack St, Colac. A family oriented session for all ages. First 24 to come, register and participate will receive a Messy Christ...mas thank you gift pack. It’s all free. Bookings to come are recommended as we have to limit the number of people gathered. Call 0418364745 if you wish to come. Some angels will be left outdoors on display for a few weeks so you can take selfies in front of the life size wings. See more

24.01.2022 The UCA Assembly has just released this 6 part video series on Faith from a Uniting Church perspective. I recommend viewing this series. https://vimeo.com/showcase/7374900

24.01.2022 Dear Church members and friends, Please note that from this Sunday, 29.11.20 (Advent 1), we are allowed 50 persons to attend Sunday Worship in person at Colac Uniting Church. There are still social distancing requirements and we will need to wear masks indoors. We will continue to livestream our services to YouTube, which is also accessible through our Colac UC Facebook page. On behalf of Colac Church Council, I extend to you all a very warm welcome back to Church, especiall...y if you are returning this Sunday for the first time. We will still need you to please register your attendance at the Church office, by phone on: 5232 1360 or by email at: [email protected]. Please register your attendance by 1.00pm Friday 27.11.20. We don't expect to have more than 50 but we need to follow the regulations. If you do register to attend but then later change your mind, it would be great if you could also call the office before 9.00am Sunday to tell us. Just leave a message that you are no longer coming. This is just in case we have a couple of unexpected visitors turning up on Sunday. We would love them to attend too, provided this is possible. Our worship leader this Sunday is Miss Glen Mitchelson. Rev Mele and I will be visiting family in Sydney this weekend, now that the borders have reopened, but we will be back in Colac on Monday.

23.01.2022 NAIDOC Week commenced on Sunday 5th November - sharing this poetic reflection written by Leprena Centre Manager Alison Overeem; UAICC Tasmania.

23.01.2022 Hi, Hope you all enjoy this singing of The Blessing by our NZ friends. Its a bicultural production. https://youtu.be/eZQPifs2kjo

23.01.2022 Welcome to our service this very chilly winters morning in Colac! If you have your bible and hymn book handy you might like to follow along: Our hymns today include - To God be the Glory, Author of faith, Eternal Word, Forth in Your name, O Lord, I go and May the feet of God walk with you.... Readings are from Genesis 22: 12-23, Psalm 13, Romans 6: 12-23 and Matthew 10:40-42

22.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/1673747609524334/posts/2844840759081674/?extid=IMMJui4ieU8iSbXW&d=n

22.01.2022 Very important notice for Colac !! We want you to stay as safe and well as possible

22.01.2022 Messy Church (at home ) Colac. Winter project update. How are you going with painting a rock?? ( see our previous posts) ... Here is my efforts. Our current theme: Trusting in the Lord (our dependable rock in tough times). Our wall of decorated paper dolls is still inviting you to add to them. The theme song for July Is - https://youtu.be/TlJU3te81Dg May God bless and you all safe. Amen See more

21.01.2022 Church service video link: https://youtu.be/tiaec_mzTQw

21.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com//a.65033786832/3341371872550372/

20.01.2022 This morning we have Rev. Keith Kynoch leading our service. Bible readings for today include 2 Chronicles 7:11-22 and the Psalm 46:1-11, and our hymns are Dear Lord and Father of Mankind, A New Commandment, I heard the voice of Jesus say; and May the feet of God walk with you. As we continue to work on our livestreaming skills, we thank you for your patience and encouragement! And together we pray this morning for the continuing wisdom of our leaders and medical experts as they guide our communities response to the Covid19 situation; and all those who are isolated or unwell.

20.01.2022 Update Messy Church at Home in Colac in Spring 2020. Show and share spring flowers to share Gods care.

20.01.2022 Colac's resident organist, Mike Holland, recently shared a these thoughts from Bill Pugh, former UCA minister at Apollo Bay. Psalm 150, a Psalm of Praise, urges the congregation to praise God with music and dancing. A variety of instruments make up the Temple orchestra and the praise must be loud. With respect, I would like to add the organ. Some would include others. Organists are hard to find and encourage today. True, all kinds of musical instruments can contribute to wor...ship. We should not forget the organ which sets the tone of a service, from joyous praise and thanksgiving to solemn meditation. Wonderful spiritual therapy. It allows us to celebrate, express our grief, and unites us as one in worship. Sometimes an organist will accompany a country minister to outlying preaching places. Pity the organist and the minister’s wife who suffer the same sermon more than once on the same day. Great composers have written wonderful works for the organ. Very talented organists play them. Sunday by Sunday our church organists assist our praise. I want to mention just one, representative of many. In a country preaching place he began playing the organ when he was 10, had 4 years leave of absence during the war, and finished when he died in his 80s. Sunday by Sunday, he played the old pedal organ. The vase of fresh flowers on top rocked when he pedalled loud praise. You quoted a line and he gave you the number of the hymn in the AHB. Some hymns were out as the organ did not play B Flat. Praise God for all who provide music for worship! For all serve the One: Alpha and Omega he! Let the organ thunder, while the choir with peals of glee doth rend the air asunder. (Anon., 15th cent .tr. Percy Dearmer 18671936). Reflection. Lord thank you for the dedication of all musicians and choristers who give so much to our songs of praise. Amen Bill Pugh See more

19.01.2022 Share Sunday Service - 30 August 2020

19.01.2022 The Angels of Advent. InterGenerational Messy church workshop pictures from Sunday 22/11/2020. We had to move into the old vacant hall because of thunderstorms. We did engage in some fun and theatrical moves to retell the Christmas nativity story. The big wings are up on outside of a church hall facing Hesse St. Colac. Smaller angels will be added over the next few weeks. Christmas story about angels roles in Christmas story will also be added. Feel free to arrange selfie photos of yourself as an angel or amongst angels and pass on the good news about Christmas

18.01.2022 https://www.ballaratchaplaincy.com.au/chaplaincy-sunday-202 Here are some Chaplaincy Sunday resources for use on Sunday 23 August and beyond, from our Presbytery of Western Victoria Regional Healthcare Chaplain.

18.01.2022 We are going to try a livestream of our small service today - as we navigate this new world of pandemic and social distancing. Please be patient as we learn how to use this new technology (well, for us anyway!)

17.01.2022 Watch this space!! Our Messy Church project for Spring is almost ready. Trust and Walk in love, as Christ also loved us ..Ephesians 5.2. ( NKJV)

16.01.2022 A prayer for People in Melbourne Lockdown Areas, written by Rev Dr Ji Zhang.

15.01.2022 Important notice. The planned live streaming of our scheduled service for tomorrow, Sunday 26 July, is now unfortunately cancelled, due to the current sudden increase of COVID-19 numbers in Colac. Apologies for the late notice of this but all things considered we believe it to be the safest option for all concerned. ... I have posted an online service link below for this Sundays service by Jim de Jong who is one of our regional Lay Preachers and who continues to post his weekly Services online. I will now email some of our devotional material to those for who are on our email list. Pray for all those affected by COVID-19 at this difficult time. We hope to restart Live Streaming of our Sunday Services as soon as possible. Watch this space.Thanks for your patience. Grace and Peace, Rev Stephen Ratcliffe

15.01.2022 A line of decorated paper dolls. We are standing together in these rocky times. A big thanks to all who contributed art, ideas and support. More decorated dolls are welcome to be added. More basic dolls ready to decorate can be collected from the church office on a Tuesday,Friday or Sunday morning. Watch this space for extended activities

14.01.2022 As we slowly "walk back" to a new COVID normal; attendances at Sunday morning services will return from this week - but with a very strict limit of 20 people. You must contact the office and leave your details if you would like to be able to attend services - a register and waiting list is being maintained. The service will also be livestreamed here on our Facebook page.

13.01.2022 A new report from the UK with some good insights: The Disciples Together report calls for five cultural shifts in the church: 1. Viewing children and young peo...ple as active participants and pilgrims A shift from viewing children and young people as a problem/deficit/challenge to children and young people as active participants and pilgrims. 2. Engaging with children, young people and families intergenerationally A shift from running separate programmes to living intergenerationally. 3. Being intentional disciple makers A shift from vague influencers to intentional disciple makers. 4. Enabling those engaging with children and young people to be called, formed and equipped ministers A shift from pressed volunteers and workers to called and formed ministers. 5. Being the change we want to see A shift from an adults-only Church to an all-age community of grace. See more details here: https://www.oxford.anglican.org/five-cultural-shifts-need/

13.01.2022 Colac Uniting Church has cancelled its public worship this morning and until further notice. Sorry for any inconvenience We want our community to feel safe and wait for further outcomes of how far Coronavirus has spread in our community.

12.01.2022 Uniting Share Sunday - 30 August 2020. 2 Video Stories on youth homelessness: https://vimeo.com/423497980... https://vimeo.com/423497295

11.01.2022 This mornings service is available on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/e_Ec_BW23Mc

11.01.2022 Messy Church at Home 2020 Aug 14th challenge Do you love creating things in Minecraft?? God loved making our real world Read Genesis 1 ... Watch this short video. About God creating our world. https://youtu.be/MkE9SDEY-EE If you do Minecraft - Perhaps you could make your own Minecraft world! Or could do a picture of your favourite part of how God creating the world. Do & PRAY: next time you are outside in a garden or out for a walk, count how many different coloured flowers you can see and for each colour or type of flower - stop and say a prayer to God to thank Him for something nice in your life or for something that you want Him to fix.

10.01.2022 OUR MESSY CHURCH FAMILY WINTER UPDATE!! Please view the wonderful decorated paper dolls we have had returned to us. The display is on an east wall of our church buildings in Hesse St Colac, Victoria. Even more wonderful is the many different styles done by a wide range of young and older friends of Colac Uniting Messy Church! Theme: Together we TRUST in the Lord In these rocky times. Jesus is the ROCK (who we need to build our faith and trust). We are all in this time toge...ther as people and with Jesus. Extra activities for you to do: 1- Read the story about the wise man builds on the rock. Matthew 7:24-27. Lets help each other be wise and to build our trust in Jesus. 2- Look up and sing along to the song on YouTube - I will trust in you (ccw cbs). . https://youtu.be/TlJU3te81Dg 3- Find a rock to decorate! Decorate with colours or words that remind you of the power and love of Jesus. Keep the rock handy to remind you of the love and power of Jesus. Maybe you could make a collection of stones or rocks into the shape of a cross. 4- enjoy a meal or snack with people in your household. 5- Messy Church Grace/ blessing ( see photo) We welcome you to send us any photos if your decorated rock!! You can add to our FB page or send to Email [email protected] So that your decorated rock can be added anonymously

10.01.2022 Our Messy Church at Home Spring Project has begun!! God cares and do can we WEEK ONE: challenge. Display flowers to show love and care. ... We are inviting all of Colac to show that you care for each other by displaying a flower or flowers at your letterbox, on your mask, in your home or business windows or post pictures of your flower pictures or craft in the comments below. Optional: to add birds or butterflies. You could also donate time or $ to a local charity if you like. More activities re stories, prayer, music links and food ideas will follow over the next few weeks. Take care and be kind to each other!! Keep Colac safe and in your prayers.

09.01.2022 The Angels are coming!! Outdoors Messy Church gathering for all ages. 4-5 pm 22/11/20. Covid19 safe as much as we can manage. Participants to wear a fitted mask as per DHHS guidelines. Free - but numbers are limited so please register by phoning Our church office. 03 5232 1360. Learn about the angels messages. ... Check out our colac Uniting Facebook page events section for more details!! See more

07.01.2022 Wow. Our Messy Church at Home project is almost ready to install on the outside walls of the church buildings at Hesse St, Colac, Victoria, Australia A big THANKS to all who have contributed to the decorated dolls winter Messy Church Art installation. Watch this space for a future view of the progressive display. More dolls will be added to the display as they are returned over the winter school holidays. Anne

06.01.2022 I hope you Enjoy the paper dolls project done by the Avenue Uniting Church Blackburn Vic. Our version of paper dolls in Winter standing together in the rock solid love of a Jesus - will still be in the brick wall of Colac Uniting church until 31/07/20. A new spring project starts next week.

04.01.2022 Second video - Share Sunday 30 August https://vimeo.com/423497980

04.01.2022 Our CFA Commander at work. Prayers for the success of the team.

03.01.2022 Colac Uniting Church. MESSY CHURCH activities for week starting 22/08/20 SONG: in Gods Garden. YouTube song. https://youtu.be/8NEDsILhscY... ACTIONS : - give cheer with beautiful flowers. -plant some vegetable or flower seeds PRAY: Thank God for something that colours or the flowers remind you of. See more

02.01.2022 Hope to see you at our Messy Church family and all ages friendly Advent outdoors worship on 22/11/20. See our events notice on our Colac Uniting Church Facebook page.

01.01.2022 Here is this morning's service, with thanks to our media team!

01.01.2022 We are going to trial a livestream services this morning - stay tuned!