Posts from May 2024
Ageing purposefully
“I sometimes arrive without much energy and with too many health worries weighing me down but by the time I leave I feel good, having chatted and been a listening ear to the mums, dads, nannas and grandpas who have been at Playgroup that day.” “I need to have a bit of a rest after I go home from Playgroup, but I go home feeling much better about life and my purpose for being here.” “Sorry I’m late. It was…
The Joys and Challenges of Ageing (1)
Autumn is a poignant reminder of Ageing. Leaves float to the ground, crunching under foot as we walk; swirling russet reds, burnt orange, gleaming gold and plain, retiring brown. Autumn reminds us we are human, that our lives are like the seasons: “Turn, turn, turn,” sing the Seekers. “A time to be born and a time to die.” Looking around our congregation we see grey heads, many of them. We are ageing, sharing our wisdom and experience of the years,…
Emerging Church – April Recap
“There are more than 45 armed conflicts of one form or another going on in the Middle East and North Africa right now,” Rev Swee Ann Koh said when he introduced the subject of War vs Peace at Emerging Church on Sunday, 21 April. “Conflicts are occurring in Cyprus, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Turkey, Yemen, and Western Sahara. Most worrying are the Russian-Ukrainian war, now two years old, and the Israeli-Palestine war in the Middle East, which may be on the…
Good times and growth with Family@10
During Lent, Family@10 explored the Ten Commandments, distilled into the two great commandments ‘love God/love others’, ultimately becoming one BIG swirling, whirling commandment to love! To help us with ‘destination love’ over 2 weeks, during our reflection time and with guiding questions, members young and older explored our hopes for Family@10 worship, community and outreach life. As adults discussed and shared their hopes and dreams for worship, community, outreach, mission, growing in faith, support for children, young people and families;…
Music for a Warming World – A Reflection
Preparing to host this musical took many months. Gestation of a wonderful creation always does. A team of committed MUC Social Justice workers and generous volunteers took up the challenge and 113 people of all ages were welcomed to participate in a dynamic event, spear-headed by Simon Kerr and supported by his very able multi-talented musicians on guitar, violin and harp. The stage-presence of performers was both professional and relaxed, one-with-us, yet disarmingly confrontive (even with hints of humor) as…
Family@10 Beach Mission Service
Last Sunday Jess, Tom, Zander, Tabitha, Zara, Jared, Sam, Emily and Janelle from the Lorne SU family mission team came to MUC to lead the service. Together they shared the joy of mission with MUC through songs, stories and their energy. Tom gave the message from Matthew, using the illustration of practicing basketball layups and his volunteer work playing basketball with prisoners, that we need to do repeats and practice as Christians sharing our faith, that mission is important as…