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Planning in 2024
Recently the CMLA hosted a Worship Resourcing Day which included an opportunity for people to do formward planning for worship in 2024. Craig Mitchell provided the attached A3 planner which sets out blocks of Scripture in the Lectionary according to the books from the...
Songs by Paul Somerville
Paul Somerville is a songwriter, musician and music teacher based in Sydney. He writes wonderful songs for worship and other faith-based gatherings. Paul's songs "Welcome Me Back Home" which echoes the journey of the prodigal, and "Spirit, Lead Us" can be found in the...
UCA Preamble Affirmation of Faith
Back in the early 2010s the UCA Assembly produced a range of resources around Walking Together with First Peoples. One resource was a simple language Affirmation of Faith based on the Revised Preamble to the UCA Constitution, prepared by Rev Jenny Tymms. Craig...
New Worship Album
UCA Songwriter Rev David MacGregor has just released a new album of worship songs titled "Psalms, Hyms and Spiritual Songs." David is a well-known and prolific songwriter whose works have been sung in comgregations, at NCYCs, at Synod and Assembly meetings and in many...
Minim Concert
MiniM "Not Quite Christmas" Concert On Sunday 10 December the Minim Choir led a fabulous evening of contemporary music, hymns and carols at Brougham Place UC, along with poetry and storyelling. From the Beatles and Sting to "What a Wonderful World", a song by...
A Daily Advent Poem
Anam Cara Ministries are offering a free poem a day during Advent. Anam Cara Ministries was founded in 2007 as a place where true soul friendship can be found. The name, Anam Cara, is an ancient Celtic word meaning “soul friend.” With a soul friend, our entire selves...
The Word Became a Song
Robin Mann's album The Word Became a Song is now available for free thanks to Robin and the work of Mal Graetz. Mal has been working on making SA Christian music from past decades available for free online, with some masterful help from Chris Adams. Robin's album and...
Waiting on the World to Change
John Mayer's song "Waiting on the World to Change" seems like an apt song for Advent. We long and hope for God to bring a change to our troubled world - judgement to oppressors and justice for the oppressed. The Playing for Change project has produced amazing global...
New CMLA Facebook Group
We've just launched a CMLA Facebook group here. It's a private group for leaders connected with the Uniting Church, South Australia. We hope to provide a place where people can share ideas and resources, ask and discuss questions, inspire and be inspired in relation...
Advent Unwrapped
Advent Unwrapped is ther United Church of Canada's annual project to provide, worship, music and home-based resources for the season. They've accumulated a huge list of resources over the years. Plus they have resources organised by Lectionary dates here.
