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North Balwyn Uniting Church

Locality: Balwyn North, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 9857 8412

Address: 17-21 Duggan Street 3104 Balwyn North, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.nbuc.org.au

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25.01.2022 NORTH BALWYN UNITING CHURCH SUNDAY 17 MAY 2020 Rev. Alastair Pritchard Acts 17: 16-31 John 14: 15-21 I have deliberately asked Verna to read the epistle last because I want to refer to it today since there is much in St Pauls experience in Athens which reflects our contemporary situation in Western culture. Paul visited Athens in the year 49 on his second missionary journey finishing up in Corinth which he eventually visited twice. [ 1,650 more word ] https://nbucsermons.wordpress.com//sixth-sunday-in-easter/

25.01.2022 NORTH BALWYN UNITING CHURCH SUNDAY 26 APRIL 2020 Rev. Alastair Pritchard John 15: 9-17 John 24: 13-35 The Emmaus Road story is my favourite resurrection story. It is rich in metaphor, mystery and meaning. It appears only in Luke. Let's retrace the steps of the story. Two are walking together as they did in those days - partly for mutual protection. [ 1,470 more word ] https://nbucsermons.wordpress.com//third-sunday-in-easter/

25.01.2022 NORTH BALWYN UNITING CHURCH SUNDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2020 Rev. Dr Avril Hannah-Jones Matthew 21: 23-32 Philippians 2: 1-13 Between last week’s reading from the Gospel according to Matthew, when Jesus told those around him the parable of the merciful employer, and this week’s reading, in which there is another parable about a vineyard, Jesus and his followers entered Jerusalem surrounded by a large crowd spreading cloaks and branches on the road and shouting ‘Hosanna!’ After entering the city, Jesus immediately went to the Temple where he overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. [ 1,742 more word ] https://nbucsermons.wordpress.com//09/27/27-september-2020/

25.01.2022 NORTH BALWYN UNITING CHURCH SUNDAY 2 February 2020 Karen Eller Micah 6: 1-8 1 Corinthians 1: 18-31 Matthew 5: 1-12 The role of chaplain at the Royal Childrens Hospital was, as you can imagine, full of challenges, but it also came with a whole heap of blessings. It was a fairly regular feature of my ministry to be asked to provide a blessing to a baby or child when a life hung in the balance or when death was imminent. [ 823 more words ] https://nbucsermons.wordpress.com/2020/02/02/epiphany-4a/

23.01.2022 NORTH BALWYN UNITING CHURCH SUNDAY 26 JULY 2020 Rev. Alastair Pritchard Matthew 13: 31-33; 44-52 John 18: 33-38 Its always a quandary to decide how to interpret those three little words of Pilate, What is truth.? How one chooses, determines to a degree, the character we assign to this man and what we think of him. Do those words of his imply that his view of truth was cynical, or dismissive, was he genuinely perplexed, or perhaps, exasperated? [ 1,827 more word ] https://nbucsermons.wordpress.com/2020/07/26/pentecost-8/

23.01.2022 The Good Friday Reflection is available at https://nbucsermons.wordpress.com/20//10/good-friday-2020/ Click on 'Audio Recording' at the bottom of the page to listen to the entire service.

22.01.2022 STAY TUNED FOR 22 MARCH SERVICE We are working on getting the audio file uploaded for the 22 March service. Please stay tuned!

22.01.2022 Induction Service for Rev. Dr Avril Hannah-Jones https://nbucsermons.wordpress.com//induction-service-for-/

21.01.2022 TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF NBUC In light of recent Government announcements and medical advice, the leadership of NBUC have made the decision that in the safety of all concerned, we need to temporarily close the NBUC building. There will be no Sunday Service for the next 4 weeks (from Sunday 22 March to Sunday 12 April, 2020). ... An audio of the weekly reflection will be available at www.nbuc.org.au (scroll to bottom of page) from 11.30am each Sunday. Please look after yourselves, and let us know if there is anything you need during this time.

20.01.2022 NORTH BALWYN UNITING CHURCH SUNDAY 16 AUGUST 2020 Rev. Alastair Pritchard Genesis 45: 1-15 Matthew 15: 10-28 The passages from the Matthew gospel dealt up to us by the lectionary today may at first seem to be a grab bag of mixed messages, but there is one underlying theme. That theme relies heavily on the context of the whole gospel, so we will come back to it later. [ 1,715 more word ] https://nbucsermons.wordpress.com/2020/08/16/pentecost-11/

19.01.2022 NORTH BALWYN UNITING CHURCH SUNDAY 14 JUNE 2020 Rev. Alastair Pritchard Genesis 18: 10-15; 21:1-7 Psalm 116 Romans 5: 1-5 Matthew 10: 1,2,5-23 Todays except from Matthew tells the story of the sending out of the disciples, commissioned with all the authority and powers of Jesus himself - to teach and to heal and even raise from the dead! Go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel and proclaim the good news of Gods loving rule, says Jesus. [ 1,675 more word ] https://nbucsermons.wordpress.com//pentecost-2-sunday-2020/

19.01.2022 The 10am Christmas Day service will be available in-person, via audio live stream (from website homepage) and via Zoom. If you are attending in person, we ask that you: 1. Scan the QR code with your smart phone (for those without, a Duty Elder will help you) 2. Wear a mask.... The Zoom details are: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89539313069 Meeting ID: 895 3931 3069 Passcode: 367575 We wish you and your families a blessed and happy Christmas.

19.01.2022 NORTH BALWYN UNITING CHURCH SUNDAY 11 OCOBER 2020 Rev. Dr Avril Hannah-Jones Philippians 4: 1-9 Matthew 22: 1-14 We are in the final weeks of the liturgical Year of Matthew and I, for one, am glad. The Gospel according to Matthew is my least favourite of the four canonical gospels. Look at today’s parable. Both Matthew and Luke describe Jesus telling a story about someone giving a banquet who finds their invitations refused. [ 1,731 more word ] https://nbucsermons.wordpress.com/2020//11/11-october-2020/

19.01.2022 NORTH BALWYN UNITING CHURCHSUNDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2021Rev. Dr Avril Hannah-Jones Genesis 9:8-17Mark 1:9-15 According to the first creation story in Genesis, when God created the world it was covered in water and darkness. Then God’s Spirit swept over the face of the waters and creation began. But a mere ten generations later the watery chaos returned. The wickedness of humankind was so great in the earth, and every thought in the hearts of humanity so evil, that the Lord was sorry that he had made humankind.... https://nbucsermons.wordpress.com/20//21/21-february-2021/

18.01.2022 NORTH BALWYN UNITING CHURCH SUNDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2020 Rev. Dr Avril Hannah-Jones Matthew 20: 1-16 The trouble with being a regular attender at church, hearing the gospels read every Sunday, is that we get used to them. They become familiar and so, unlike Jesus’ first hearers, we are seldom shocked by what he says. That is not the case with today’s parable from the Gospel according to Matthew. [ 1,585 more word ] https://nbucsermons.wordpress.com/2020//20/matthew-20-1-16/

18.01.2022 NORTH BALWYN UNITING CHURCH SUNDAY 2 AUGUST 2020 Rev. Alastair Pritchard Genesis 32: 22-31 Matthew 14: 13-21 The story of the feeding of the five thousand is a purple passage that occurs in all three synoptic gospels, such is its importance. So much so that the motif is repeated twice in Mark and Matthew, each in slightly different contexts, the second time feeding four thousand instead of five. [ 1,490 more word ] https://nbucsermons.wordpress.com/2020/08/02/pentecost-9/

18.01.2022 NORTH BALWYN UNITING CHURCH SUNDAY 21 JUNE 2020 Rev. Alastair Pritchard Philippians 4: 4-9 Psalm 86: 12-17 Luke 20: 20-26 As we approach the birthday of the Uniting Church, we should look at what we can celebrate, and give thanks for what we do well. We should also remind ourselves of what we could do better, and ask what trends are to be avoided? [ 2,017 more words ] https://nbucsermons.wordpress.com//pentecost-3-sunday-202/

18.01.2022 NORTH BALWYN UNITING CHURCH SUNDAY 30 AUGUST 2020 Rev. Alastair Pritchard Exodus 3:1-15 Psalm 24 Matthew 16:21-28 Todays gospel reading lays down the gauntlet. If anyone would find their life, let them take up their cross and follow me. Follow where? Jesus knew very well that his return to Jerusalem would be provocative to those who were plotting against him and dangerous in terms of his personal safety. [ 1,700 more word ] https://nbucsermons.wordpress.com/2020/08/30/pentecost-13/

17.01.2022 NORTH BALWYN UNITING CHURCH SUNDAY 24 MAY 2020 Rev. Alastair Pritchard 2 Corinthians 1:2-7 John 17:1-11 Its a long wait from Easter to Pentecost - seven weeks plus Easter Day making the sacred numbers of fifty days. More about the significance of that timing next week. But today our theme is about waiting. The John reading is essentially about a time of waiting. [ 1,889 more word ] https://nbucsermons.wordpress.com//seventh-sunday-in-east/

16.01.2022 On Sunday 30 August, Rev. Alastair Pritchard led his final service at NBUC. We thank Alastair for leading us each Sunday for the last 6 months during such an uncertain, fearful and unsettling time. Thank you and best wishes to Alastair and Gail!

16.01.2022 All materials from the Induction Service of Rev. Dr Avril Hannah-Jones, including the audio and video versions of the service, are now available at http://northbalwynunitingchurch.org.au//induction-service/

16.01.2022 A special concert will be held tomorrow (Sunday 20 December) at 3pm at NBUC. "An afternoon of Baroque Music" will feature our own Charles Su (keyboard continuo) and Bruce Steele (organ), who will be joined by Stephen Robinson (baroque Oboe), Barbara Manovel (baroque Cello) and Adam Masters (baroque Oboe). They will present a selection of music, including music by Handel, Geminiani, and Telemann.

15.01.2022 NORTH BALWYN UNITING CHURCH SUNDAY 23 AUGUST 2020 Rev. Alastair Pritchard Romans 12: 1-8 Psalm 124 Matthew 16: 13-20 Caesarea Philippi was a town in the far north of Palestine beyond Samaria and Galilee. It is the most northerly point in the path chosen by the gospel writer to picture Jesus journey of teaching and healing. And it was a turning point in the story after the account of so many healings and parables to the account of the passion of Jesus as Christ. [ 1,850 more word ] https://nbucsermons.wordpress.com/2020/08/23/pentecost-12/

14.01.2022 NORTH BALWYN UNITING CHURCH SUNDAY 18 OCOBER 2020 Rev. Dr Avril Hannah-Jones Matthew 22:15-22 After Jesus has told three parables aimed at the leaders of the Jewish people, it is unsurprising that some of those leaders now set a trap for him. What is surprising is the two groups that Matthew tells us are working together: the Pharisees and the Herodians. [ 1,665 more word ] https://nbucsermons.wordpress.com/2020//18/18-october-2020/

14.01.2022 NORTH BALWYN UNITING CHURCH SUNDAY 5 JULY 2020 Dr Ian Hansen Psalm 84: 1-7 Matthew 11: 16-19, 25-30 I confess that Matthews gospel is not my favourite gospel but I have to tell you, that its Chapter 11 is absolutely stunning. This one chapter tells us all we need to know about our believing in God and his nature. In the first half of it we hear that the imprisoned John the Baptist sent his own disciple to check whether Jesus is really the one who is to come. [ 1,225 more word ] https://nbucsermons.wordpress.com/2020/07/05/5-july-2020/

13.01.2022 22 MARCH SERVICE NOW ONLINE The audio recording for the 22 March service is now online at http://northbalwynunitingchurch.org.au//20200322_service.M

13.01.2022 There will be two identical services held on Christmas Day, one at 8am and one at 10am. The church will be sanitised between services. For those unable to attend, both services will be live streamed on audio (see website homepage), and the 10am service will be available on Zoom. If you are attending in person, we ask that you:... 1. Scan the QR code with your smart phone (for those without, a Duty Elder will help you) 2. Wear a mask. See more

13.01.2022 NORTH BALWYN UNITING CHURCH SUNDAY 9 February 2020 Karen Eller Isaiah 58:1-12 Matthew 5: 13-20 Priority given to love, justice and compassion. Jesus comes, not to discard the Torah, but to interpret and fulfil the Torah and the prophets. Adapted from Laughing Bird, Nathan Nettleton, 1999 You are the salt of the earth. This is not a command to go and be the salt of the earth, but a statement of fact. [ 782 more words ] https://nbucsermons.wordpress.com/2020/02/09/epiphany-5a/

12.01.2022 Pentecost 7 https://nbucsermons.wordpress.com/2020/07/19/pentecost-7/

11.01.2022 NORTH BALWYN UNITING CHURCHCHRISTMAS DAYFRIDAY 25 OCTOBER 2020Rev. Dr Avril Hannah-Jones Isaiah 9:2-7Psalm 96Luke 2:1-20 ‘The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness on them light has shined.’ These words from the Prophet Isaiah summarise Christmas Day; in fact, they could be said to encapsulate the entire meaning of Christianity and our parent faith, Judaism.... https://nbucsermons.wordpress.com///25/christmas-day-2020/

10.01.2022 There will be 2 NBUC services tomorrow (Sunday 13 December): Sunday worship at 10am (in-person and via Zoom) - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86479654690 Password: 339886... Service of Readings & Carols at 7pm (Zoom only) - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85363126818 Password: 429124

10.01.2022 Worried about going to church this Sunday because of #coronavirus #COVID19? If you stay at home, you can still stay connected with your church community. Bel...ow we've put together a short list of services you can livestream in a number of states. Feel free to point to other UCA livestreams you know of in the comments field. We'll also be exploring low or no-cost licensing options with CCLI next week in the hope that more congregations can offer livestream options for their worship. ------------------------- Qld Newlife Gold Coast 10am, 4pm & 6pm - AEST (contemporary service) http://www.church.nu/live NSW Turramurra Uniting Church (contemporary service) https://www.facebook.com/groups/TurramurraUniting/ (You'll need to join the group) Victoria North Balwyn Uniting Church 10am AEDT (traditional service) Rev Alistair Pritchard http://northbalwynunitingchurch.org.au//live-stream-of-se/ Glen Waverley Uniting Church 9:15am and 11am AEDT (traditional service) Rev Neil Peters https://gwuc.org.au/live/ WA The Billabong Uniting Church 1pm (AWST) Rev Luke Williams https://thebillabong.churchonline.org/ Multicultural Services Mascot Wesley Uniting Church (Rev. Jason Kioa) https://www.facebook.com/mascotwesley.unitingchurch.7/videos Tonga Parish Media https://www.facebook.com/tpmuca/ A number of churches like Pitt Street Uniting also upload podcasts of their Sunday sermons. https://pittstreetuniting.org.au/spirit/reflections/

10.01.2022 NORTH BALWYN UNITING CHURCH SUNDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2020 Rev. Dr Avril Hannah-Jones Romans 14: 1-12 Matthew 18: 21-35 Romans 14: 1-12 Today is my first Sunday with you as your minister, and it happens to be the last Sunday on which the lectionary gives us a reading from Paul’s Letter to the Romans. Since Trinity Sunday we have had fourteen straight weeks of extracts from this wonderful letter, and I hope to explain why I think that it is so wonderful in 2023. [ 1,289 more word ] https://nbucsermons.wordpress.com/2020/09/13/pentecost-15/

09.01.2022 NORTH BALWYN UNITING CHURCH EASTER SUNDAY SUNDAY 12 APRIL 2020 Rev. Alastair Pritchard Psalm 118 as TiS: 368 Matthew 27: 62-66 John 20: 1-18 Matthew 28: 11-15 In the narratives just read for us, we hear the range of possibilities that the resurrection story presents. There is no doubt that the tomb was empty. That is the one facet of the story that all four gospels agree on, and the original text of Mark almost stops there. [ 1,790 more word ] https://nbucsermons.wordpress.com///12/easter-sunday-2020/

09.01.2022 Rev. Dr Avril Hannah-Jones was inducted to NBUC via Zoom on Sunday, with Rev. Bronwyn Daniels giving the sermon. Click on http://northbalwynunitingchurch.org.au/category/sermons/ for the text version of the sermon, and the 'speaker' icon for the audio version. The Zoom video will be uploaded soon.

07.01.2022 It is now possible to worship at NBUC in person. For those who would like to join in on Zoom, the details are: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89574620431 Meeting ID: 895 7462 0431 Password: 412437... Audio live streaming from the NBUC website will also still be available.

07.01.2022 NORTH BALWYN UNITING CHURCH SUNDAY 19 APRIL 2020 Rev. Alastair Pritchard 1 Peter 1: 3-9 John 20: 19-29 Poor old Thomas. Forever dubbed the doubting one. Questioning? Demanding perhaps? But not doubting in the end. This very well-known story is found only in the gospel of John. It seems to me to have two objectives: In saying that since Jesus comes through locked doors the writer is not wanting to indicate a physical body. [ 1,548 more word ] https://nbucsermons.wordpress.com//second-sunday-in-easte/

07.01.2022 NORTH BALWYN UNITING CHURCH SUNDAY 28 JUNE 2020 Rev. Alastair Pritchard Genesis 22: 1-14 Ephesians 2: 4-9 Matthew 10: 34-11:1 Ive referred in the past to the gruesome story of the averted sacrifice of Isaac that Verna read to us just now, and the graphic portrayal of it in the foyer of Wesley Church city which you may have seen. Its a very valuable and massive oil painting by Rupert Bunny in 1903 sardonically entitled, The Sacrifice of Abraham even though it is Isaac that is under the knife. [ 1,996 more word ] https://nbucsermons.wordpress.com///28/pentecost-4-sunday/

06.01.2022 NORTH BALWYN UNITING CHURCH SUNDAY 3 MAY 2020 Rev. Alastair Pritchard 1 Peter 2: 19-25 John 10: 1-11 How are we to hear the text from John that Verna has just read for us? We can hear it as Jesus teaching his disciples, who, according to tradition, had to be told twice because the ideas were so difficult to catch onto. [ 746 more words ] https://nbucsermons.wordpress.com//fourth-sunday-in-easte/

06.01.2022 Tomorrow's service will again be available via audio live stream and Zoom. You are also welcome to attend the service in person. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89094746419 Meeting ID: 890 9474 6419 Passcode: 824182

06.01.2022 NORTH BALWYN UNITING CHURCH SUNDAY 9 AUGUST 2020 Rev. Alastair Pritchard Psalm 105;1-10,45b Matthew 14:22-33 As mentioned once before, after the 2004 Tsunami, Gail and I went twice to Sri Lanka, offering pastoral assistance to clergy and displaced refugees, under the auspices of the National Council of Churches there. We traversed the country listening carefully to those who had suffered and clergy who were in the front line of the aftermath. [ 1,628 more word ] https://nbucsermons.wordpress.com/2020/08/09/pentecost-10/

05.01.2022 NORTH BALWYN UNITING CHURCHSUNDAY 28 FEBRUARY 2021Rev. Dr Avril Hannah-Jones Mark 8:31-38 There is a joke I have started using on social media when discussing distressing news of human beings doing wrong. People ask how something so dreadful could happen, how human beings could so misbehave and mistreat others, and I suggest that the answer is ‘total human depravity’.... https://nbucsermons.wordpress.com/20//28/28-february-2021/

04.01.2022 We are delighted to announce that we will soon celebrate the arrival of Rev. Dr Avril Hannah-Jones as the new Minister for NBUC. Avril's Induction Service will be held via Zoom on Sunday 6 September at 2:30pm. Further details will be posted soon. Please note our normal Communion Service will not be held at 10am on the morning of 6 September.

04.01.2022 For the first time in nine months, NBUC was open to all for worship again on Sunday. Some people worshipped in person, some via Zoom, and some via audio streaming. Those who attended were able to meet Avril in person for the first time. It was appropriate that the first candle of HOPE was lit for the first Sunday in Advent.

03.01.2022 NORTH BALWYN UNITING CHURCHSUNDAY 14 FEBRUARY 2021Rev. Dr Avril Hannah-Jones 2 Kings 2:1-12Mark 9:2-9 Today, on the last Sunday before Lent, we celebrate the transfiguration, a theophany, a revelation of God. In the transfiguration the separation of earth from heaven is overcome by the presence of Jesus. Mark’s first readers would have recognised the heavenly nature of this event from the way Mark uses elements from the Hebrew Scriptures.... https://nbucsermons.wordpress.com/20//14/14-february-2021/

03.01.2022 This evening at 6:30pm, Carols in the Cloud (formerly Carols in the Park) will be held. Log in to www.carolsnorthbalwyn.org.au to enjoy carols and reflections from all the local churches. #carols #christmas

02.01.2022 This Sunday (1 November), we will hold the All Saints service via Zoom. To join the Zoom meeting, click https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84611449586 just before 10am. Meeting ID: 846 1144 9586... Passcode: 608025 For those who are unable to join on Zoom, the service will still be audio live streamed as usual.

02.01.2022 NORTH BALWYN UNITING CHURCH SUNDAY 10 MAY 2020 Rev. Alastair Pritchard Exodus 3: 9-15 John 14: 1-14 Its poignant that the passage in the gospel just read for us by Verna turns up on Mothers Day. Of course this is just an irregular co-incidence between the lectionary which follows the church year and this day in the calendar year. Were very familiar with the text so often read at funerals: Let not your hearts be troubled. Its usually associated with grieving. [ 1,596 more word ] https://nbucsermons.wordpress.com//fifth-sunday-in-easter/

01.01.2022 The induction service for for Rev. Dr Avril Hannah-Jones will be held at 2:30pm on Sunday 6 September via Zoom. Details of the service, including the Zoom link and the Order of Service, can be found at http://yarrayarrapresbytery.unitingchurch.org.au/events/ We hope you can join us in welcoming Avril to NBUC tomorrow.

01.01.2022 NORTH BALWYN UNITING CHURCH SUNDAY 25 OCTOBER 2020 Rev. Dr Avril Hannah-Jones Matthew 22:34-46 We are (still!) in the series of controversies and arguments between Jesus and his opponents in the Temple on the day following his entrance into Jerusalem. Jesus has told three parables against them; the chief priests and elders have asked Jesus whence comes his authority; the Pharisees and Herodians have asked him about paying taxes to the Emperor; and the Sadducees have asked him about the resurrection (Matthew 22:23-33). [ 1,678 more word ] https://nbucsermons.wordpress.com/2020//25/25-october-2020/