09 May

Posted at 15:17h in Worship

This Sunday 10th May our online worship at Richmond Uniting will be in the form of a Facebook livestream, as Rev Dr Sally Douglas leads worship for Richmond Uniting and for the UCA Assembly’s livestream worship.  The streaming will be on the Uniting Church in Australia Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/UnitingChurchAu/  Listen to this week’s service using the embedded player below. You can also copy...

06 May

Posted at 16:43h in Prayer

In the ancient Psalm we read the words ‘Be still and know that I am God’ (Psalm 46.10). To be still, and enter into silence, can feel very uncomfortable, especially in our loud world that values busyness and productivity so highly. However, daring to enter into stillness can create the space for both greater authenticity and for healing. If you...

02 May

Posted at 16:12h in Worship

Welcome to Richmond Uniting’s Worship resources for Sunday 3 May. 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 home...

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...

28 Mar

Posted at 15:03h in Worship

Welcome to Richmond Uniting Church’s Worship resources for Sunday 29 March. 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...