24 Apr

Posted at 21:47h in Worship

Reflecting on Psalm 116.1-4 and Luke 24.13-35: Encountering the Risen Jesus at the table – Rev Dr Sally Douglas Welcome to Richmond Uniting Church’s Worship resources for Sunday 26 April. We are currently not worshipping as a gathered community due to the COVID–19 pandemic – but we are still worshipping together in new ways. Below you will find an audio introduction to...

17 Apr

Posted at 19:30h in Worship

Welcome to Richmond Uniting Church’s Worship resources for Sunday 19 April. We are currently not worshipping as a gathered community due to the COVID–19 pandemic – but we are still worshipping together in new ways. Below you will find a brief film introduction to the online worship, as well as an audio recording that you can be used for worship at...

07 Apr

Posted at 21:35h in Worship

All around the world, while we struggle with Covid-19 epidemic, for Christians this week is Holy Week. Over the coming days, here you will find Holy Week resources for worshipping in your homes. These liturgies can be used together or on your own. Each of the prayers seek to hold the truth together, the truth of the pain and difficulty of our...

05 Apr

Posted at 16:28h in Prayer

Watch TV or film and you could be given the impression that prayer is about bargaining with some unpredictable God, reciting a ‘shopping list of doom’ that lists all the things wrong in the world, or that prayer is about positive thinking, in which it is only permissible to praise God while denying suffering. Authentic prayer is not about these things....

05 Apr

Posted at 16:26h in Prayer

An Awareness Examen can be used daily. It is a prayer practice, drawn from St Ignatius, that invites us to become aware of what is really going on within. It has three movements. You can engage in this practice for a couple of minutes or 10 minutes each day. Here are the 3 basic steps: Become still and open to God’s presence....

04 Apr

Posted at 12:28h in Worship

Welcome to Richmond Uniting Church’s Worship resources for Sunday 5 April. We are currently not worshipping as a gathered community due to the COVID–19 pandemic – but we are still worshipping together in new ways. Below you will find a brief film introduction to the online worship, as well as an audio recording that you can be used for worship at...