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Messy Pentecost

Sunday 24 May 2026

4.30 – 6.30pm

Heidelberg Uniting Church, 187 Burgundy Street

Pentecost is often called the birthday of the church – the day the Holy Spirit filled Jesus’ followers with courage, joy and energy to share God’s love with the world. Many different people discovered they belonged together in God’s family. 

We’ll celebrate with lots of creativity, remembering the Spirit is still with us today.

As part of our meal we’ll have a cake as we celebrate some birthdays in our Messy Church family. If there’s been a birthday in your family, let us know so we can sing for everyone.

If you have friends who you think would like to join us at Messy Church, please bring them along with you.

All are welcome!

Contact Bethany for more details.

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The Lost Sheep

Sunday 26 April 2026

4.30 – 6.30pm

Heidelberg Uniting Church, 187 Burgundy Street

If you had 100 of something, and you lost one of those things, would you go looking for it? In fact, would you even notice?

This Sunday at Messy Church we’re exploring a story Jesus told about just that, a lost sheep and a shepherd who refused to give up!

We will also be sharing in some messy activities and a meal.

All are welcome.

Contact Bethany for more details.

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Messy Easter

Sunday 15 March 2026

4.30 – 6.30pm

Heidelberg Scots Uniting Church, 187 Burgundy Street, Heidelberg

Easter is one of the most important seasons of the year for Christians, when we remember Jesus’ great love for us, the story of his death and amazing surprise of his rising to life again.

Easter tells us that love is stronger than hate, light is stronger than darkness and there’s new life to be found.

We’ll have lots of fun Easter activities to explore the story, including building our own Easter garden and making yummy flatbreads for communion.

As always, dinner is provided but please bring along a small plate to share if you can.

All are welcome!

Contact Bethany for more details.

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Messy Christmas

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.

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Messy Church Went Wild

The Messy Church Community had a great time catching up at Possum Hollow Park on 19 October,and enjoying God’s creation at Warringal Parklands, the nearby bushland reserve.

Along the way we left our worries on paperbark, our thanks on gum leaves and our ‘sorries’ in the Yarra River, knowing that no matter our worries, thanks or sorries, nothing in the whole world can change God’s love for us.

If you missed out on Messy Church and would like to head down and do the walk yourself or with your family, we’ve created an easy guide so you can follow the path we took. Or, head down to the park and make your own path! You can download the guide here.

Big thanks to Cathie for her beautiful ideas for our prayer walk and to everyone for coming.

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Scavenger Hunt & Movie

Thursday 30 October 2025

4pm – 7pm

Heidelberg Scots Church, 187 Burgundy Street Heidelberg

Church open at 4pm, Scavenger Hunt from 4:30pm, Coco from 5:30pm!

The Heidelberg Traders Association is having its annual Halloween Scavenger Hunt on Burgundy Street at 4:30pm on Thursday 30 October and our Heidelberg Scots Church is going to be open as a chill-out zone from 4pm for the whole community.

We’ll have free tea and coffee, face painting, a BBQ, and The Sycamore Tree Cafe will be open for (real!) coffee.

From 5:30pm we’ll be showing the fab movie Coco about the Mexican Day of the Dead, free for the whole community with free popcorn.

Come on down to Heidelberg for the scavenger hunt then pop by and see us for a snag and a movie!

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Messy Church Goes Wild

Sunday 19 October 2025

4.30 – 6.30pm

Possum Hollow Playground

(off Beverley Road, Heidelberg)

Messy Church is on again this October, this time for a park meet up.

We’ll provide some food for an easy picnic dinner.

Bring yourselves, ready to reconnect and have a play, and wear your walking shoes as we’ll head out to explore the bushland and to find God’s amazing creatures who live there.

All are welcome.

Contact Bethany for more details.

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Messy Movie Night

Sunday 21 July 2024

4.30 – 6.30pm

Ivanhoe Uniting Church, 15 Seddon Street

It’s winter and chilly in Melbourne – and that means it’s time for our Messy Church Movie night! We’ll be in our usual Messy Church space at Ivanhoe Uniting Church, set up to be nice and warm and we’ll watch a movie together on the big screen.

We’ll watch the movie, share some snacks and enjoy dinner together. Bring your beanbag, oodie, sleeping bag, pajamas, or whatever will make you comfortable!

If you have friends who you think would like to join us at Messy Church, please bring them along!

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Who is Jesus?

Sunday 25 May 2025

4.30 – 6.30pm

Ivanhoe Uniting Church, 15 Seddon Street

We’re exploring… Who is Jesus? It’s all about love!

We’ll be looking at what Jesus said to his disciples about what was the most important thing of all…

“I’ve got one new instruction for you – in fact take it as an order – love one another. I want you to love one another in the same way that I have loved you. If you do that – if you really have love for one another – then it will be clear to everyone that you are following in my footsteps.”

We will be talking about Jesus, sharing in some messy activities and a meal.

All are welcome.

Contact Bethany for more details.

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Messy Easter

Sunday 27 April 2025

4 – 6pm

Heidelberg Park, off Beverley Road

Note the slight time change from usual due to the earlier sunset.

Click here for map

Park in the carpark and follow the path up the hill


Join us for some outdoor activities, nature craft, celebration time and an Easter egg hunt!

We’ll be sharing a picnic meal together so let us know any dietary requirements.

All are welcome.

Contact Bethany for more details.