Events

From the developers of the Alpha Course, the Marriage Course is for couples who wish to enrich their life together. The Marriage Course is very practical, giving any married couple the tools to build a strong and healthy marriage that lasts a lifetime.

Over seven evenings spent together (including a candlelit dinner at a table for two), couples watch some entertaining video presentations about important issues that can get swept under the carpet in the rush of daily life, and they have opportunities to talk together privately about these issues in their own marriage. At Chapel Hill Uniting Church, the course is offered to participants at no cost.

The course will show you practical tools and approaches to help you: understand each other’s needs
communicate more effectively, grow closer through resolving conflict, heal the ways you’ve hurt each other
recognise how your upbringing affects your relationship, improve relationships with parents and in-laws
develop greater sexual intimacy, discover each other’s love languages and much, much more!

Privacy as a couple is always respected. There is no group discussion and no requirement to disclose anything about your relationship to anyone else.

Who is it for? The Marriage Course is for any couple who want to build a strong and lasting relationship, especially those in the first five years of their marriage or committed relationship; those at a challenging stage of their marriage, eg, the birth of a child, a career change, teenagers at home, the “empty nest” time; those struggling with issues in their relationship.

DATES OF THE COURSE: Seven Tuesday evenings from 8 October to 19 November 2019

To register interest please contact Ian and Helen Harris at: hlharris1281@outlook.com

The Next Gen Arise worship gathering is back, and it’s the last one for the year!! If you haven’t guessed it already, we are jumping straight into the festive season with a Christmas themed gathering. On the night, we will be hearing from the lead pastor of Real Life Christian Church, Rev Adam Low and digging into the reason for the season. Jesus Christ is our living hope and his birth, a monumental mark of hope for humanity.

This will be an awesome opportunity to connect with other youth and young adults, share in the faith and encourage one another through the participation of small groups and prayer. There will be the familiar tunes of classic carols, worship, prayer, fellowship, and refreshments afterward. Bring your crew and come join us for this special night!

Fundamentals of Transitional Ministry Leadership will be held from 25–27 November, 9am–5pm daily at the Uniting Church Centre, 60 Bayliss Street, Auchenflower.

It is a three day course designed to up-skill and equip ministers and those in lay ministry with the skills to support congregations in times of transition or change as a community.

The course has three key foundations: understanding transition, systems theory, and family systems.

Who should do the course ?
People in lay ministry, people in ordained ministerial roles, on a pathway to ministry, presbytery staff and office bearers, and third phase of ministry participants.

Location: Moreton Rivers Presbytery Office, 22 Ashgrove Ave, Ashgrove

Date: 9.30am–12.30pm

Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ymVz1tiS5PA9diLWQYwqkt0vnyculDARim15NNyk_9g/viewform?edit_requested=true

Ministry agents are required to attend refresher training in Safe Ministry with Children every year. The three SEQ Presbyteries and Uniting Care Queensland have coordinated their dates for training days for ministry agents in Safe Ministry with Children. The next date is 25 November at 9.30am–12.30pm at Moreton Rivers Presbytery Office, 22 Ashgrove Ave, Ashgrove. Safe Ministry with Children Training participants will need to have completed the Ministry Agents 1 online training in ULearn before attending. Safe Ministry with Children Training participants will need to bring their Safe Ministry with Children Training for Ministry Agents Participants Workbook and a copy of their Ministry Agents 1 Certificate of Completion.

UnitingCare is hosting a special 1-day leadership experience in partnership with the Global Leadership Network Australia and Newlife Brisbane. The Summit provides an amazing opportunity for leaders and their leadership teams to be inspired and equipped with world-class thought leadership that will ignite transformation. The focus is for business, organisational and church leaders to share in the inspiration of a unique and vibrant leadership learning event.

Don’t delay, register yourself and your team today for the first ever global leadership summit in Brisbane CBD. Use the following link: https://tinyurl.com/GLS19

‘SING IT YOURSELF MESSIAH’

Date: Saturday, 30 November 2019
Rehearsal: 4.30pm
Performance: 7pm
Where: Albert Street Uniting Church, corner Albert & Ann Streets, Brisbane city.

You are invited to join the best choir in town – the choir of the people! Come along and sing your heart out at our annual Sing It Yourself Messiah. It’s a ton of fun and frivolity.

The rehearsal commences at 4.30 pm (doors to the church open at 4.00 pm) until approximately 6.20 pm followed by a break, prior to the performance commencing at 7.00 pm. If you have a score please bring it along. There will be some loan scores available for those who do not possess their own copy. Participation costs $10.

Our artists this year are: Jason Barry-Smith (conductor), D’Arne Sleeman (Soprano), Anne Fulton (alto), Cris Cobcroft (Tenor) and Leon Warnock. Greg Hartay-Szabo will, of course, be at the organ joined by Ted Starr on trumpet.

During the break, light refreshments (i.e. sandwiches, fruit, cakes and drinks) will be available in Wesley House, for $5. Bottles of water will be available during the afternoon and evening.

We encourage you to invite all non-singing members of your family, friends and neighbours to come and listen to this amazing performance from the balcony of the Church at 7pm.

For further information please email us at albertstreet@wmq.org.au – there is no need to register, just come along. More details at – https://albertstreet.church/event/singityourselfmessiah/