Thursday 5 February 2026
Join the SPACE Contemplative Community for their first worship service of 2026.
We will be offering a single intergenerational Network Service every Sunday in January at a range of venues.
Everyone is welcome.
| Sunday 4 January 2025 at 10am | Network Service | Gresswell Uniting Church |
| Sunday 11 January 2025 at 10am | Network Service followed by Big Sing & Lunch | Ivanhoe Uniting Church |
| Sunday 18 January 2025 at 10am | Network Service with Holy Communion | Heidelberg Scots Uniting Church |
| Sunday 25 January 2025 at 10am | Network Service Day of Mourning | Gresswell Uniting Church |
Thursday 18 December 2025
If Christmas doesn’t feel so merry this year, if you’re looking for a reflective space to process the events of the past week, or are carrying some sadness right now, this is a wonderful and gentle way to embrace the reason for the season and hear words of faith without denying how we might be feeling.
We hope you have a wonderful time over the holiday season. May God’s blessings be with you.
Sunday 14 December 2025
4.30 – 6.30pm
Heidelberg Scots Uniting Church
187 Burgundy Street, Heidelberg
We’ll be celebrating Christmas and looking at the story in the Gospel of Luke where an angel appears to Mary and surprises her with the news that she will give birth to a baby, Jesus. We’ll have a bumper set of activities to explore the story, including some joy prayers we’ll be writing on fabric stars which will be made into a Christmas quilt after Messy Church.
There’ll be yummy food to make, lots of angel activities, a big bubble competition outside, some special artwork to reflect on and the list goes on…
We’ll be sharing in a Christmas meal, and we’re inviting you to bring along a small plate of Christmas food that’s traditional or special in your family!
(Note we generally avoid nuts and have some gluten free dietaries in our community)
(Note: we are gathering at Heidelberg Scots, not Ivanhoe!)
Contact Bethany for more details.
Thursday 11 December 2025
Join the SPACE Contemplative Community as we reflect on Luke 1: 46-55, Mary’s Magnificat, using the practice of Lectio Divina.
Thursday 4 December 2025
Join the SPACE Contemplative Community for their monthly Taizé service.
Cafe of Dangerous Ideas
Friday 28 November 2025 at 7.30pm
Sycamore Tree Cafe
185 Burgundy Street, Heidelberg
Professor Mike Clarke will be presenting ideas for confronting climate change in our national parks.
Mike is an ecologist and conservation biologist at La Trobe University. He was Head of the School of Life Sciences from 2011 to 2019 and conducts research that informs conservation action on threatened species and threatening processes, especially fire, in national parks around Victoria.
He was the Convener of the Scientific Advisory Committee on the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act to the Victorian Minister for the Environment for five years. In 2010, he was an expert witness in fire ecology at the Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission. In 2023 he completed a term as a member of the Board of Directors of Parks Victoria. He is actively involved in ensuring conservation policy and practice is based on the best available evidence.
He is fascinated by the natural world and passionate about its proper stewardship for future generations.
No bookings necessary – just turn up.
Café of Dangerous Ideas Facebook Page
Thursday 27 November 2025
Join the SPACE Contemplative Community as we continue to develop the practice of Ignatian Examen by reflecting on Matthew 24:36-44 – ‘Stay awake, for you do not know on which day your Lord is coming’
Thursday 20 November 2025
Join the SPACE Contemplative Community for a Christian Meditation on Luke 1:68-79 – a beautiful song full of praise and hope for the future.
About the Banyule Network
We are a Christian community of faith in the Banyule region, made up of congregations and communities of the Uniting Church. We have chosen to work together to love and serve God in our neighbourhood and the wider world. We warmly welcome you to share with us in worship, and in our community life and outreach.