Like the rest of the country and the world, Moreton Rivers Presbytery and the Queensland Synod is adapting and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
We continue to support our congregations, communities and staff, this remains our highest priority, while adhering to the latest Government advice.
We want to encourage our churches and communities to PIN:
ONLINE WORSHIP
Albert Street Uniting Church
Sunday from 9am on Facebook and YouTube
Albany Creek Uniting Church
Sunday from 8.30am on Vimeo
Ashgrove West Uniting Church
Sunday from 9.30am on Facebook
Aspley Uniting Church
Sunday 8.30am and 10.15 am on Facebook and YouTube
Bribie Island Uniting Church
Sunday from 8.30am on Facebook and YouTube
Bulimba Uniting Church
Sunday from 9.30am on Facebook
Chermside Kedron Community Church
Sunday on YouTube
Emmanuel Uniting Church (Enoggera)
Sunday on the website (audio only) and YouTube
Faith Works Uniting Community
Sunday from 9am on YouTube
Merthyr Road Uniting Church
Tuesday prayer and worship from 11.30am
Sunday from 9.30am on Facebook
A “service from home” prayer and reflection guide is available each week here
Morningside Uniting Church
Sunday from 9.30am on YouTube
Newlife
Sunday from 8am, 10am, 4pm and 6pm on website
Alpha online course (10 weeks) starting 28 April from 7.30pm–8.45pm on website
Newlife Youth
Quaranteam on Monday from 5pm on Instagram
Life Hacks on Wednesday from 7am on YouTube
Youth worship on Thursday from 8pm on Instagram
Youth Reimagined on Friday from 7pm on YouTube
North Lakes Uniting Church
Sunday from 9.30am on Facebook
Park Church Tongan Congregation Brisbane
Sunday from 9.30am on Facebook
Redcliffe Uniting Church
Tuesday prayer from 8am on Zoom
Tuesday Bible study from 7pm on Zoom
Sunday worship from 9am on YouTube and website including playgroup and Sunday school
Saint Andrew’s Uniting Church (Brisbane)
Sunday from 9.30am on Facebook
Saint Paul’s Uniting Church Stafford
Sunday from 9am on Zoom (link on website)
Samford Valley Community Church
Sunday from 9am and 6pm on website
Sandgate Uniting Church
Sunday from 9am on YouTube
The Gap Uniting Church
Sunday from 8.30am and 6pm on website
Church and Rec youth group on Friday from 7pm on Zoom
West End Uniting Church (Brisbane)
Sunday 9.30am and 5.30pm on Facebook
Windsor Uniting Church
Sunday 9 AM on Facebook
Children and Youth Materials
Parenting in a Pandemic Program is led by Professor Sanders in partnership with industry partners including UnitingCare.
Here is link to media release about this excellent resource: https://www.uq.edu.au/news/article/2020/04/new-parenting-pandemic-podcast-premieres-today
Here is link to podcasts. Sharing as it might be a good resources for families in your presbytery: https://pfsc.psychology.uq.edu.au/parentinginapandemic
GROW at Home - Sunday 29 March 2020
Way to Live -is an old resource, it's a book with a leaders guide that has a number of spiritual practices and conversation starters and material on a number of spiritual practices. The book is hard to get, but the leaders guide is still Gold
Family Prayer Practices - is really useful and has devotional packages and colouring in pages, if you've got kids over 5 who won't rip it up then their material can be blown up to large pages and people can spend an entire day colouring as meditation and prayer, they also have great guides for families on Lent and other themes. They will also have a free to access resource while we're going through the pandemic over the next few months
Family Prayer Time Idea - Sharing
Ideas via facebook live gathering and facebook page
Harry Potter Station of the Cross
Sunday Lift at Home - For families to grow relationships through the sharing of food, fellowship & learning. First 2 are free. A church who purchases a LIFT session can distribute the resource to all families in the purchasing church.
Engage at home - daily family prayer and worship activities. They are posting a daily prayer and worship activity. These could easily be shared on Facebook.
Family Worship Plans for a season of COVID-19
How to Have Church as a Family This Sunday
Top 5: Faith Resources for Households
'Stuck at Home': Cecil the Lost Sheep Author Reads & Draws (Each day for 14 Days Andrew McDonough is reading one of his Lost Sheep books and showing how to draw a character from the book.
Biblical Boredom Busters: 30 Fun Bible Activities for Kids when “There’s Nothing to do”
Other Useful resources:
Unpacking feelings with kids around COVID-19
Coronavirus, children, anxiety and the church (BuildingFaith)
Explaining coronavirus to kids and the science of soap
Talking to kids about coronavirus
On-line ministry when church is replaced
Other Useful Resources
Blue Care Sunday - 23rd August or anytime you wish to use the resources
Igniter Media - Ignitermedia has a huge library of video resources - most of which are able to be streamed. There are plenty for Easter as well as general ones.
Holy Habits - There are some great Holy Habits resource, including the Messy Church book that gives ideas for you to use with families
Spill the Beans - creating worship resources for households
South Moreton Presbytery - Unity through dispersity
Uniting Church Assembly RESOURCES