St Thomas' Anglican Church, Moonee Ponds in Moonee Ponds, Victoria | Church

St Thomas' Anglican Church, Moonee Ponds

Locality: Moonee Ponds, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 9370 5516

Address: 760 Mt Alexander Road 3039 Moonee Ponds, VIC, Australia

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

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24.01.2022 Hey Facebook family!! If you’re in Melbourne right now, we hope you’re bundled up and staying warm!! A message from our Vicar, Vanessa: ‘With the extension of lockdown and the staged reopening of our city, it looks like it will be December before we can even begin thinking of reopening. Who would have thought back in March that our church building would be closed for so long? Just as well the ‘church’ is not the building but the people of God usually gathered together bu...t, in these unusual times, gathered online. Although this is drawing out and it is easy to get out of our usual rhythm, please continue to connect with our online service, and find some support and nourishment in the worship of our Lord who is not limited by any human restrictions.' Attached is our order of service for this Sunday - Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost! We are so excited to have you join us in our virtual space, via our YouTube page!! The video will be uploaded and ready for you to watch tomorrow, as you join us in worship. A few points to add: -Our new sermon and bible studies series will be exploring Paul’s letter to the Philippians! -Our bible study groups run on Wednesdays, via Zoom. This is an open invitation to anyone who would like to join, if you haven’t yet. Shoot us a message via Facebook! -Our church has been registered with the children's ministry 'QuizWorx'. We are so excited to provide resources from their home delivery program. If you’d like to receive these, please send us a message and we will add you to our email list! Have a blessed and safe week everyone!

22.01.2022 Welcome St Thomas' goers, welcome to our new followers! A note about our service structure moving forward - this Sunday we complete our series on Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonians. The following Sunday celebrates Christ as King, and then we begin Advent in the lead up to Christmas! It's crazy to think that Christmas is just over a month away! Attached is our order of service for the twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost! We warmly welcome any feedback, comments or sugg...estions regarding our services (shoot us an email or Facebook message). Catch our service on our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC63PzGVmusUGUcVG4YVSE8g We are beyond excited to reopen our doors, however, we also want to ensure that we strictly follow state guidelines, in order to keep our community safe. We await further announcements from the state government as to what we may/may not be able to do in Melbourne by Christmas. Currently, churches are only allowed a maximum of 20 people in 2 groups of 10, spaced 5m apart, with people in each group spaced 1.5m apart, for services only not for meetings.

22.01.2022 Welcome back St Thomas' family!! We hope you've been keeping safe and well, particularly if you're in our home ground of Melbourne, enjoying the new liberties and eased restrictions! We are so excited to invite you along to another virtual online worship service. Check out our YouTube channel to join us in this experience - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC63PzGVmusUGUcVG4YVSE8g. The service will soon be available for your viewing, if you'd like to join us at our usual serv...ice times, or alternatively, to view at your own convenience. We are praying for your health, happiness and peace. Journey through this week remembering that God has you in the palm of His hand. He has chosen you, He loves you, and you are most precious to Him. So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. ~ Isaiah 41:10

21.01.2022 Hello hello Facebook Family!! This Sunday we come to the end of our series on Paul’s letter to the Philippians. As Paul concludes his letter, he focusses on the themes of gratitude and contentment. Cultivating gratitude is especially important in allowing God to fill our hearts with grace during these unprecedented times. Next week we will being a series on Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonians. More information is in our Victory News! The Wednesday night Bible study ...will also conclude exploring Philippians this week. If you would like to receive our weekly Victory News or join our bible study group, please shoot us a message via Facebook! As always, our Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost service is available on our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC63PzGVmusUGUcVG4YVSE8g

12.01.2022 Food for thought for a Friday afternoon! Check out Pastor Craig Groeschel's message on the power of setting small habits in obedience & faith to God. We even encourage you to delve into the first 15 minutes if you're feeling a little time poor. The key question to reflect on while listening to this is ‘Who does God want you to be?’, rather than ‘Who do you want to be?’. Considering successes in various aspects of life, with a God/Christ centred framework, is integral. God’s ...concept of success is very different to the world’s concept, eg. Jesus’ success was through death and sacrifice on a cross. It is truly amazing how small, consistent habits translate to achieving long-term successes in God's calling for your life. Pastor Craig puts forward some fantastic points in a very clear and accessible manner. So who does God want you to be? Who is God calling you to be? Blessings! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvwCaaaN104&feature=youtu.be

10.01.2022 It's the twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost! As restrictions begin to ease in Melbourne, we are looking forward to the day when we can re-open our doors! For the time being though, hold tight! We are still bringing our services to the comfort of your own homes! Join us this week for our service. The service will soon be available on our YouTube page, kindly follow the link - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC63PzGVmusUGUcVG4YVSE8g... A virtual service is a convenient and interactive way to pray, learn and praise, to invite God into our lives, and to share our worship experience with friends and family. Copy the link above and pass it on (or just share this post)! We send you every blessing for the coming week!

07.01.2022 Welcome to our service for Sunday 22 November!! We're excited to have you onboard our virtual service experience! This Sunday we celebrate Christ the King, looking at all the set readings, but particularly Psalm 100. The service is attached to this post. The service will be available, via our YouTube page (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC63PzGVmusUGUcVG4YVSE8g) to view at the regular Sunday 8am and 10am service times, or conversely, at your own convenience. ... Wishing you every blessing for the week ahead!

07.01.2022 It’s that time of the week again!! Tune into our Sunday service - the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost! This will be available on our YouTube page, from tomorrow morning - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC63PzGVmusUGUcVG4YVSE8g... We thank God for making our days a little longer and warmer, as we move through our last week of stage 4 lockdown in Melbourne. Don’t forget to join us in our weekly services. Spiritual nourishment and growth is always important, even when we are not physically able to gather together in church for worship! We are sending you every love and blessing. Our messenger is always open for prayer requests, service feedback and suggestions, or just a friendly chat!

03.01.2022 We’re nearing the end of the week... you know what that means for our St Thomas' family!! Welcome back to our regulars! We are always excited to have new people join our church family too! There’s no better time than to join from the comfort of your own living room!! Due to COVID-19 restrictions in Melbourne, we are still unable to meet in person under one roof, so we vigilantly continue forward with our virtual worship experiences... just for the time being though, hold ti...ght, God has it all figured out! This week we continue our new series on Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonians, looking at chapter 2. Find attached to this post our order of service for the twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost (25 October 2020). The service will be accessible on our YouTube page (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC63PzGVmusUGUcVG4YVSE8g) from Saturday evening/Sunday morning, so keep an eye out! Stay safe always, and blessings

03.01.2022 Join us, Facebook family!! We are excited to bring you our order of service for tomorrow, the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost! As always, the service will be available, from tomorrow morning, on our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC63PzGVmusUGUcVG4YVSE8g... Invite your friends and family into this virtual service, pass on our YouTube channel link and share this experience with your loved ones! Wishing you a blessed, safe and well week ahead!!

02.01.2022 It’s hard to believe it’s already daylight savings this weekend!! As we move closer to summer, we thank God for longer and warmer days Don’t forget to move your clock one hour forward on Sunday morning. At least you don’t have to worry about turning up to church at the wrong time! Speaking of church!! Attached is our order of service for the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost (4 October 2020). The service will be up and available on our YouTube channel. Come and worship us...... join us in learning more about our almighty God, and his wonderful ways! We are thinking of everyone as we continue to live in a world of restriction and regulation. We think it’s pretty safe to say that no one envisioned 2020 looking quite like it has - it has certainly been a significant moment in history. Nevertheless, there has been something uniquely unifying about the experience and everything it has entailed. It has placed such an emphasis on all the little moments that we might’ve otherwise been too busy to stop and appreciate. God has a plan for each and every one of us. There’s a reason that this season was a part of it. Sending you love and blessings for the week ahead! With love, St Ts

02.01.2022 Hello hello!! We are sooo excited to invite you along to our fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost virtual service, this coming Sunday! Head over to our YouTube page to check out the service. It will be available from Sunday morning to view at usual service times, or at your own convenience!! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC63PzGVmusUGUcVG4YVSE8g... Share this link with your friends and family! Go for it! There’s no easier way to give others a taste of your Sunday morning, and to create a refreshed and solidified relationship with God! We were thrilled to see everyone joining in this week on lighting a candle to symbolise the beginning of spring, where we look to God to provide complete healing from the coronavirus illness, new life and hope. Stay well and keep in touch!

01.01.2022 Welcome to our Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost service at St Thomas' Anglican Church, Moonee Ponds!! This week, we are excited to announce the commencement of our series on Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonians. If you would like to see a short overview of 1Thessalonians, click on the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No7Nq6IX23c Attached is our order of service for this Sunday. Follow along with us! We warmly welcome you to join us for worship, via our ...virtual worship experience, on our YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC63PzGVmusUGUcVG4YVSE8g). The service will be available from Saturday evening/Sunday morning. This is a fantastic opportunity to share your typical Sunday morning with friends and family. Perhaps it’s a new opportunity to explore a different Sunday morning to the one you’re used to! Whatever the reason, we would love to have you there! Send the YouTube link around, share this post, or shoot us a Facebook message if you’ve got any feedback, questions or prayer requests! Our DMs are always open!! We are praying for every single one of you. We pray for patience as we continue to live in a situation of uncertainty and unfamiliarity. Be assured that God continues to move in and through us, as we navigate through these unusual times! Blessings

01.01.2022 We have a number of youth in our congregation; we recognise this is a very busy time of the year for all of them! We wanted to wish all of our students the very best of luck with exam and assessment season, particularly for our year 12s, who commenced their first exam this morning. Exams tend to stir up a mixture of emotions. Most importantly though, God has a unique and special plan for all of you. Nothing and no one can stop that. 'Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.' -Philippians 4:6-7