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.
ABORIGINAL SUNDAY 25th January 9.30am
Worship Leader: John Dun
The Sunday before Australia Day is set aside as Aboriginal Sunday in many churches. This year we will be using resources supplied by the First Nations team at Common Grace. We will be listening mainly to Aboriginal Christian speakers and singers and thinking about our own roles in relation to their concerns. All welcome.
More than 85 years ago, Aboriginal Christian Leader William Cooper called on Australian churches to set aside the Sunday before January 26 to stand in solidarity and pray for justice and the flourishing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. His deep faith and vision inspired what we now know as Aboriginal Sunday - a day for Christians to join together in support of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the ongoing pursuit of justice.
In 2026, we continue in this legacy with the theme “Be Strong and Courageous”. These words in Joshua 1:9 are both God’s command and God’s promise - that we need not be afraid, for the Lord is with us wherever we go. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Christian Elders have long walked this path of strength and courage, urging the Church to stand boldly and advocate for justice, healing, and reconciliation. Their faithful witness continues to inspire and lead us today.
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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.