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.
Rev Narelle Penman will be leading the 9.30am Worship service with Holy Communion at Manning Uniting Church this coming Sunday. All are welcome.
The Bible readings for this Sunday are:
1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 and Matthew 2215-22
Our readings for today are both challenging and encouraging. The gospel reading challenges us as to consider what are the God/Caesar issues in today’s society?
How are we to respond to the powers that be?
Paul encourages the Thessalonians and gives thanks for their nurture of one another, and the practical living out of their faith, particularly when times are tough. His words are a reminder of the balance of challenge and encouragement we need in order to be imitators of Christ and reflect the love of God in a changing and, at times, confronting world.
During the service we will celebrate the Lord’s Supper, also called Holy Communion. The Uniting Church practices an "open table" where all are welcome to share a meal of bread and wine that remembers Jesus' sacrifice and is a foretaste of the Kingdom of God.
Afterwards we gather for a time of connecting and chat over a cuppa. New people and visitors are most welcome to join us.
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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.