Worship in December
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This year there will be NO Crib Service in the afternoon on Christmas Eve – you are welcome to join us for worship at 9.30am that day or for Christmas Day Worship at 9am.
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Christmas Day Worship – 25 December at 9am
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New Year’s Eve Worship – Sunday 31 December 2023 at 10am – Combined Service with the other four Uniting Churches in Moonee Valley plus Gladstone Park at Airport West Uniting (72 Roberts Road). Please note there will be NO service at St John’s on Sunday 31 December 2023.
Our regular pattern of worship is:
9.30am each week – Service of the Word with Holy Communion celebrated on the first Sunday of the month
11.30am on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month – Samoan language service – last service in 2023 is on 10 December and first service in 2024 is on 11 February.
Worship at St. John’s
Worship is the heart of the church’s life and mission. In worship we return to the wellsprings of the faith and are engaged in communion with the God who calls us. We discover new relationships of love and peace with each other and are sent to minister in the world in the name of Jesus Christ.
Worship is central to who we are, and forms us to be disciples of Jesus Christ. Through worship we come to know God personally, and are given strength and hope to live out our faith throughout the week.
We are committed to careful preparation for worship, and follow the pattern of worship set out in “Uniting in Worship”. With the church throughout the world we follow a systematic reading of the Bible known as the Lectionary. We are committed to good preaching, and a warm, welcoming ministry with children.
Our worship is enriched by a strong musical tradition led by the pipe organ, our Choral Group and by our Samoan Choir when they worship at 9.30am.
Online Worship Services:
Click on links to open services.
31 October 2021 (All Souls Day)
Blue Christmas. This service is for any who are struggling with loss at Christmas.
1 November (All Souls Day)
Easter Day (Dawn Vigil Service)
