Date

Day

Praying for:-

Ministers and Leaders

Nov

29

Advent 1

Recently ordained Ministers & Ordinands

Dec

06

Advent 2

Armadale congregation

Without Minister; (Supply Rev Gillian Crozier)

Dec

13

Advent 3

Balkara Parish: Cook Islands Church; Clayton; St. David’s Oakleigh

Rev. Uru Tairea; Without Minister; (Supply Rev Peter Wiltshire)

Dec

20

Advent 4

Beaumaris (St. Martin's) congregation; Black Rock (St. Andrew's) congregation

Without Minister; (Supply Rev David Henderson); Without Minister

Dec

25

Christmas Day

Bentleigh congregation

Without Minister (-after December)

Dec

27

Christmas 1

Berwick congregation

Without Minister

Jan

03

Christmas 2

Uniting Care "Connections"; Uniting Care lifeAssist ; Kids in between Somers (kibs)

Ms Angela Forbes CEO; Gerry Mak CEO

Jan

06

Epiphany

Brighton Beach congregation (St. Leonard's); St. Leonard's College

Rev Kim Cain; Rev Judith Watkins; Mr Stuart Davis Principal

Jan

10

Baptism of Jesus

Brighton congregation, Trinity

Without Minister; (Supply Rev John Connan)

Jan

17

Epiphany 2

Carrum, Chelsea and Edithvale congregations; Cornish College

Rev Claire Dawe; Ps Di Paterson; Principal Ms Vicki Steer

Jan

24

Epiphany 3

Caulfield, Indonesian congregation

Rev Lingky Widodo

Jan

31

Epiphany 4

Candidates beginning their theological training

Feb

07

Transfiguration of Jesus

Chadstone congregation (St. Mark’s); Chadstone Fijian; Bayview Homes

Rev Dr (Deacon) Rajitha Perera; Rev. Inia Mauvai

Feb

10

Ash Wednesday

Feb

14

Lent 1

Chaplains to hospitals and homes for the aged in our Presbytery

Feb

21

Lent 2

Cheltenham-Mentone congregation

Without Minister; (Supply Rev Greg Fry until February)

Feb

28

Lent 3

Coatesville congregation; St Kilda and UnitingCare Mission

Rev Gareth Darlow; Rev (Deacon) John Tansey (until February) then Without Minister

Mar

06

Lent 4

Dandenong congregations: Dandenong Trinity, Dandenong Fijian

Without Minister

Mar

13

Lent 5

Dandenong North congregation; Endeavour Hills congregation

Without Minister; (Supply Rev Raja Rajakalendran) Without Minister; (Supply) Rev. Robin Yang

Mar

20

Palm Sunday Pasion Sunday

Elsternwick congregation

Rev Phillip Liebelt

Mar

21

Monday in Holy Week

Mar

22

Tuesday in Holy Week

Mar

23

Wednesday in Holy Week

Mar

24

Maundy Thursday

Mar

25

Good Friday

Mar

26

Holy Saturday

Defence Force Chaplains in our Presbytery

Mar

27

Easter Day

Ewing Memorial congregation, Malvern East

Rev Greg Crowe; Rev Peter Beale (until January)

Apr

03

Easter 2

Frankston (High Street) congregation

Without full-time minister, Rev Jay Robinson

Apr

04

Annunciation of the Lord

Apr

10

Easter 3

Gardiner congregation, (St. Andrew’s)

Without minister; (Supply Rev Tony Duncan till April then closing)

Apr

17

Easter 4

Glen Waverley congregation

Rev Neil Peters; Ps Alison Clarkson; Ms Alanee Hearnshaw

Apr

24

Easter 5

Haileybury College and Haileybury Faith Community

Rev Kim Groot; Mr Derek Scott Principal

May

01

Easter 6

Hampton congregation

Rev Tim Angus

May

05

Ascension Day

May

08

Easter 7

Heatherton-Dingley congregation, Karingal congregation (joint ministry with Lutherans)

Without minister; Rev Warren Paltridge

May

15

Day of Pentecost

Koornang (Murrumbeena) congregation

Without minister; (Supply Rev. Christine MacDowall until end 2015) and Pastors Hannah Rate; Tai Alphred and Kelly Skilton

May

22

Trinity Sunday

Korean Church of Melbourne congregation: Glendearg Grove, Malvern

Rev Dongwon (Paul) Goh; Rev Sunghoon Hong & Rev Heeyoung Lim

May

29

Pent 2 [9]

Leighmoor congregation; Monash congregation, Clayton North

Rev Peter Whitaker; Without minister

Jun

05

Pent 3 [10]

Mornington congregation (St. Mark’s)

Rev John Haig

Jun

12

Pent 4 [11]

Mount Eliza, Village congregation

Rev Cameron McAdam

Jun

19

Pent 5 [12]

Mount Martha congregation

Rev Dr Paul Chalson

Jun

22

UCA Anniversary

The Assembly: Pastor Stuart MacMillan (President)

Ms Colleen Geyer (General Secretary from January); Dr Deidre Palmer (President-Elect)

Jun

26

Pent 6 [13]

Mount Waverley (High St Rd) congregation

Rev Julie Ross; Rev Scott Findlay

Jul

03

Pent 7 [14]

Mount Waverley congregation (St John's)

Without minister; (Supply Rev Bill Perry)

Jul

10

Pent 8 [15]

Mount Waverley congregation (St Luke's)

Rev James Douglas

Jul

17

Pent 9 [16]

Mulgrave - Wanda St congregation; Mulgrave Indonesian congregation

Rev Dr Howard Wallace; Rev Ayub Yahya

Jul

24

Pent 10 [17]

Narre Warren North congregation; Noble Park congregation (St Columba's)

Without minister; (Supply Rev Ineke Gyles); Without minister

Jul

31

Pent 11 [18]

Officer - Pakenham Mission Area (Pakenham, Pakenham Upper and Officer congregations); Samoan congregation at Keysborough

Rev Ann Scott; Ps Belinda Clear; Without Minister; (Supply Rev Kiliona Mafaufau

August-2016

07

Pent 12 [19]

Ormond congregation

Rev. Andrew Boyle

August-2016

14

Pent 13 [20]

Parkdale (St David's) congregation

Ps Anna White-Atkins; Ps David Atkins

August-2016

21

Pent 14 [21]

Prahran Mission

CEO - Mr Quinn Pawson

August-2016

28

Pent 15 [22]

Sandringham congregation; Seaford congregation

Without Minister; Without minister; (Supply Rev Brian Niblock)

September-2016

04

Pent 16 [23]

South Casey Mission Area (Cranbourne & Hampton Park congregations)

Rev (Deacon) Mat Harry; Rev Wendy Snook

September-2016

11

Pent 17 [24]

Southern Mornington Peninsula Parish

Rev Chris Meneilly

September-2016

18

Pent 18 [25]

The Presbytery of Port Phillip East and its leadership team.

(Chairs) Rev Dr Robert Johnson & Rev Dr Tony Floyd; (Deputy Chair) Rev Fiona Morrison; Rev Liz McMillan (Presbytery Minister; Pastoral Care); Rev Fiona Winn - (Supply Presbytery Minister; Mission and Education); Rev John Mann (Presbytery Minister; Administration); Mr Ian Firth (Secretary); Mr Chris Begg (Treasurer)

September-2016

27

Pent 19 [26]

South Port Uniting Church Parish Mission: Paul the Apostle and Port Melbourne congregations & South Port UnitingCare

Rev Ross Carter, Rev Hoon You; CEO Dianne Embry

October-2016

02

Pent 20 [27]

School, college and university chaplains in our Presbytery

Rev Kim Groot; Rev Peter Burnham; Rev Peter Wiltshire; Rev Graeme Bartley

October-2016

09

Pent 21 [28]

Springvale congregation

Rev Paul Creasey

October-2016

16

Pent 22 [29]

Toorak congregation

Rev Dr Chris Page

October-2016

23

Pent 23 [30]

Wesley College

Rev Peter Burnham; Rev Peter Wiltshire; Rev Graeme Bartley; Ps Kaylea Fearn; Dr Helen Drennen; Principal

October-2016

30

Pent 24 [31]

Wesley Mission

Mr Rob Evers CEO; Rev Gavin Blakemore; Director of Mission

October-2015

31

Reformation Day

November-2016

01

All Saints Day

Uniting Aged Care - Noble Park (Trewint); Girrawheen Nursing Home Brighton; Girrawheen Day Centre Brighton

Ms Robyn Reader; Manager; Ms Cathy Beaton; Chaplain; Rev Shirley Coxell

November-2015

06

Pent 25 [32]

Wheelers Hill congregation

Rev Charles Bakhtar

November-2015

13

Pent 26 [33]

Westernport Parish - Hastings, Balnarring, Crib Point congregations

Rev Fiona Morrison

November-2015

20

Christ the King or the Reign of Christ

The Synod of Victoria and Tasmania

Mr Dan Wootton (Moderator); Rev Dr Mark Lawrence (General Secretary); Ms Isobel Thomas Dobson (Associate General Secretary); Rev Sharon Hollis (Moderator Elect - to be installed in June)