ADVENT UNLEASHED is an invitation to put aside a domesticated, sugary Christmas story and let the biblical narratives break open their good news and their difficult words for out times. Advent brings apocalyptic words of rupture as well as words of promise. The Incarnation is not a the coming of a meek and mild God, […]
You're invited to join a four week conversation for people who are keen to start something new. Pioneers, or as we're calling them, Mission Catalysts, are the innovators who experiment with new faith communities and contextual expressions of church. Many of them are not church workers, or they are not ordained. In PPE we're fostering […]
This meeting will be our last Presbytery in Council meeting in 2022. The first half of the meeting will focus on ways in which the church joins in climate action. The second half of the meeting will mark the conclusion of placement for Presbytery Minister Team Leader Duncan Macleod.
The first meeting of the Presbytery in 2023 will be held on Saturday March 18, in person and online. The meeting will include an overview of work in 2022, the commissioning of the Standing Committee for 2023, and celebration of the work of congregations in South Melbourne, Port Melbourne and St Kilda. Venue is to […]
Port Phillip East Presbytery is holding the first round of 2023 Code of Ethics workshop for people serving in ministry roles, this time focused on Relationship with Colleagues. Ministers, Candidates, Pastors, Chaplains and Lay People engaged in ministry in the VicTas Synod are required to attend two Code of Ethics workshops each year. We call […]
Don't miss this opportunity to join with other Uniting Church Lay Preachers, Lay Leaders and Worship Leaders in exploring ways to enhance your work in the ministry of preaching. Conference costs $20 for in-person (refreshments and lunch provided at CTM), $10 for Zoom. Conference cost is subsidised by the Synod Lay Preachers' Association. Date: Saturday […]
The Presbytery Ministry Team has planned One Day Retreat on Thursday 26 October for ministry agents including ordained, lay and chaplains anyone who is serving in ministry in our Presbytery. The retreat will be held in the Balnarring Uniting Church and we are gathering at 9.30 am for 10 am start. Registration is essential. Please use this link to register and lock […]
Port Phillip East Presbytery is holding the second round of 2023 Code of Ethics workshop for people serving in ministry roles, this time focused on Relationship to the Law. Ministers, Candidates, Pastors, Chaplains and Lay People engaged in ministry in the VicTas Synod are required to attend two Code of Ethics workshops each year. […]
The Presbytery of Port Phillip East is running an Understanding the Uniting Church course. It will help participants learn and better understand the ethos, heritage and polity of the UCA. This is a free course that will run over between December to March and is open to anyone. Participants will gather each month via Zoom. […]
The Port Phillip East Presbytery Ministry Team is inviting people in the Presbytery for this year's first Drop in lunch on Pancake Day on Shrove Tuesday, 13 February at 12.30pm onward at the Presbytery office in Noble Park. This will be a great opportunity to meet our new PM Team including Presbytery Minister Team […]