We worship as a community at Manning Uniting Church every Sunday at 9.30am. All are welcome.
Our Worship Service involves participation, both formally and informally. Music, singing, words and images are part of our worship.
Holy Communion is celebrated on the 3rd Sunday of the month. The offer to share in the Lord's meal of bread and wine/juice is open to anyone "who loves the Lord and wants to love Jesus more".
Following the service everyone is invited for a cuppa and to enjoy conversation and community time in the auditorium.
All are welcome to our 9.30am service on Sunday led by John Dun, and followed by a time of connecting over a cuppa and cake. We invite you to come and worship the living God with us through prayer, scripture, song and praise.
This Sunday is traditionally celebrated as Christ the King Sunday. We will look at the origins of this tradition (not as old as you might think) and consider how appropriate it is in today’s world. Would the Jesus we meet in the gospels be happy about people bending the knee to him or calling him king? When Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” he is said to have replied, “You have said so.” So, what are we to make of the idea of “Christ the King”?
Bible Reading: Matthew 13: 31-33 & 44-46
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ALTERNATE WORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:
- On-line Church: Use on-line or downloadable worship resources – such as uca.org.au (Presbytery): The Mid North Coast Presbytery Sunday service is now merged with the Port Uniting service. In your web browser: uca-nswact.zoom.us/j/708240593– or in the Zoom app, Meeting ID: 708 240 593. Virtual ‘mingling’ from 8.30am, with the service beginning at 9.00 am. All welcome. Don’t forget that these services are recorded, and you can find them if you go to the MNC website: www.midnorthcoast.uca.org.au The sermons from previous weeks are available on the Port Macquarie Uniting Sunday morning worship Youtube channel
- https://saltbushcommunity.uca.org.au/the-word-around-the-bush/(Saltbush services), rootsontheweb.com (‘Worship at Home’), pray-as-you-go.org (Daily Devotionals) – or UCA services that are live-streamed or posted on-line each week (https://nswact.uca.org.au/covid-19-information-for-presbyteries-and-congregations/livestream-options-for-worship-during-covid-19/
- Watch ABC-TV's Songs of Praise at 11.30am Sundays (or on-demand), and browse through your own library of Bible study booklets, worship CDs and so on.