It’s July – and that means it’s time for our Messy Church Movie night.
The hall will be set up to be nice and warm and we’ll watch the movie together on the big screen.
This year we’re going to watch the fabulous movie ‘Encanto’!
Join us this Sunday 16th July 2023.
We’ll meet from 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm at Ivanhoe Uniting Church, Seddon St, Ivanhoe.
Contact Rev Sandy Brodine for more details.
We are pleased to announce a three-session Messy Miners season for Winter 2023.
It’s a great way to spend a cold winter’s Sunday afternoon at home online with your friends building stories in Minecraft.
Our story this month will be about Joseph, a boy whose father gave him a beautiful coat to show him his love. His jealous brothers threw him into a well and then he was sold into slavery in Egypt. Joseph went on to work for the Pharaoh and had many amazing dreams. It’ll be a great story to build!
Our first Messy Miners for 2023 will happen on Sunday 25th June, 4pm-6pm on Zoom and in Minecraft.
Please contact Sandy at sandybrodine@gmail.com for more information.
A couple of weeks ago we celebrated Pentecost – the birthday of the whole church… and now it’s Messy Church’s turn… come and celebrate the birth of the church with a great big PARTY!
Join us this Sunday 11 June 2023. We’ll meet from 4:30 – 6:30 at Ivanhoe Uniting Church, Seddon Street.
We’ll have our usual extravaganza of activities, crafts and games, and a celebration time in the church. And we’ll finish it off with our usual yummy shared meal.
If you have friends who you think would like to join us at Messy Church, please bring them along with you!.
Contact Sandy Brodine at sandybrodine@gmail.com for more details.
This Sunday 7th May is Messy Church again! We’ll meet from 4:30 – 6:30pm at Ivanhoe Uniting Church, Seddon St, Ivanhoe.
We’ll have our usual extravaganza of activities, crafts and games, and a celebration time in the church. And we’ll finish it off with our usual yummy shared meal!
Our story this time is about the Israelites who escaped from being prisoners in Egypt and were wandering around in the wilderness. God provided manna for them to eat… but they grumbled a lot about it! We’ll use this story to wonder about our own lives: what are the things we grumble about? Where does God provide grace, even when we’re unable to see it?
There are 2 things that it would be great if you could bring along for Messy Church this time:
Firstly, if you could bring some leaves and flowers – particularly autumn leaves! We’ll use these as part of our craft.
Secondly could you please bring some non-perishable food items to donate to people who have less than we do. The story is one about God providing for us, and so this is a way that we can help provide for others in need.
If you have friends who you think would like to join us at Messy Church, please bring them along with you!
Contact Rev Sandy Brodine for further information.
This Sunday 2nd April 2023 is Messy Church again!
We’ll meet from 4:30 – 6:30pm at Ivanhoe Uniting Church, Seddon St, Ivanhoe.
We’ll have our usual Easter extravaganza of activities, crafts and games, as well as an Escape Room for those of you who really like puzzles.
During the celebration time we’ll celebrate the “Last Supper” – the last meal Jesus had with his disciples. And we’ll finish it off with our usual yummy shared meal!
Contact Rev Sandy Brodine for further information.
This Sunday 5 March 2023 is Messy Church again!
We’ll meet from 4:30 – 6:30pm at Ivanhoe Uniting Church, Seddon St, Ivanhoe.
Our story will be about John the Baptist, a cousin of Jesus. John the Baptist was a real wild man, who lived in the desert and ate wild locusts and honey. His role was to prepare the way for Jesus.
There will be lots of activities, crafts and games, our celebration time and a shared meal. It will be great to be together again.
If you have friends who you think would like to join us at Messy Church, please bring them along with you!
Contact Rev Sandy Brodine for further information.
This Sunday 5 February 2023 is our first Messy Church for 2023!
We’ll meet from 4:30 – 6:30 at Ivanhoe Uniting Church, Seddon St, Ivanhoe.
Our story will be about Jesus calling to his disciples to follow him and we’ll wonder what it means to be a follower of Jesus.
There’ll be lots of activities, crafts and games, our celebration time and a shared meal. It will be great to be together again!
If you have friends who you think would like to join us at Messy Church, please bring them along with you!
Contact Rev Sandy Brodine for further information.
In addition to all the usual Christmas Crafts and Activities, we’ll be having a Nativity Escape Room, so bring your best puzzle solving skills to team up with your Messy friends and solve some Christmas puzzles over pizza.
It’s going to be an awesome night. If you’ve not made it to Messy Church for a while – this will be one not to miss!
It will be lovely to see you all this Sunday 11 December 2022 from 4:30 – 6:30 at Ivanhoe Uniting Church, Seddon St Ivanhoe. Bring your friends!
This month at Messy Church, we’ll be looking at a story about one of the tiniest seeds in the world – a mustard seed, which grows into a huge bush! We’ll talk about what this tells us about God, and how God celebrates small things.
We’ll also have all the usual fun activities, games and crafts, a celebration time and a yummy shared meal.
It will be lovely to see you all this Sunday 13 November 2022 from 4:30 – 6:30 at Ivanhoe Uniting Church, Seddon St Ivanhoe. Bring your friends!
This month we are going to be joined by Megan Knott from the ‘Banyule Network Climate Action Group’ and we’re going to think about a very strange story from the Old Testament book of Job, when God’s voice can be heard from a whirlwind and he asks Job: “Where you there when I made the earth?” We’re going to explore the idea that God calls us to care for God’s creation, and think about ways in which we can care for the planet.
As usual we’ll have all the fun, crafts, games and science experiments, a celebration time in the Church and a yummy meal to share. We look forward to seeing you all! Why not bring some friends (and their parents) along?
Please contact Rev Sandy Brodine for further information.
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.