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Magnificat
Glen Powell is a singer-songwriter from Sydney, and shares this wonderful video of his song Magnificat. The lyrics and score are available from his website here. There is also a lyric video if you want people to sing along with the performance. Thanks to Glen for...
Christmas in an Outback Aussie Shed
Christmas in the Shed was a Christmas Eve event that I co-ordinated for Blackwood Uniting Church in 2018. It was based around music written and collected by Leigh Newton in two books/albums, and the prose and art book by Norm Habel and Pro Hart, Outback Christmas. The...
Gather ’round, for hope is coming’
Hold on now, good earth, all creation; hold on now, it won’t be long. God has heard and will not abandon: gather ‘round, for hope is coming. Ah! Ah! Beautiful is the promise Ah! Ah! Beautiful is the peace.excerpt excerpt from 'Beautiful Promise' - sung to the French...
God Gives Christmas Songs
Nine Christmas songs from the classic Australian series God Gives have been made available free of charge with the permission of the publisher (Uniting Church Assembly) and the authors. Thanks to the work of Mal Graetz, the audio recordings are available online along...
Blue Stars for the Christmas Tree
Many churches run Blue Christmas events in the le;ad up to Christmas as a time of contemplation, remembrance, comfort for people for whom Christmas will be a difficult experience, particularly because of loss, grief or separation. I've been involved in giving away...
From Ssshhh to Shoes
Isaiah 64:1-11. When will those promises come real? A reflection on the Advent theme of silence of heaven from Rev Roddy Hamilton, Scotland. "We had a shoe theme running through Advent and our advent candles were hidden in shoes spread across the worship area. Each...
Online Art Galleries
If you are looking for classic or famous art depicting Biblical or Christian texts or themes, here are some places to start. Images from these sites are made available by the galleries for public, non-profit use free of charge. Web Gallery of Art Rijks Museum,...
Christmas & Advent Songs
Here's a video playlist of a dozen songs by UCA songwriter David MacGregor. A range of musical and lyrical styles. Lyrics & leadsheets/scores freely available via: https://togethertocelebrate.com.au/david-macgregors-songs/ David's songs are available through CCLI...
Christmas Bowl 2023
The annual Christmas Bowl campaign from the National Council of Church in Australia offers a suite of resource for worship, education and action in relation to international action in soliarity and support for people around the world. These include worship resources,...
Advent in Palestine & Israel
This Advent resource had been produced by the Palestine Israel Ecumenical Network (PIEN) and includes stories from 9 recently returned Australians who were deployed with the World Council of Churches' EAPPI program (Ecumenical Accompaniment Program in Palestine and...
