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South Sydney Uniting Church is ecumenical (e.g. supporting the National and World Council of Churches) and inclusive,
affirming the gifts of people of all ages, cultural backgrounds, sexual orientations and identities. We seek peace with justice,
and the integrity of creation. We celebrate a service of Word and Sacrament (Eucharist) each Sunday at 10am.
"We acknowledge the traditional owners of this land: the Gadigal people of the Eora nation."
All Welcome
The church, hall and garden are accessible by way of paths and ramps. The toilets, sinks and shower, located in the hall, are wheelchair accessible. Please ask if further assistance is required.
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of our ministries are gratefully received
UCA South Sydney
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Acc: 100048727
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Homily
Lent 2, Year B
South Sydney Uniting Church
February 28, 2021
Mark 8:31-38
‘Deep-down affirmation of the world’
Who wants to be a follower of a Christ who is willing to endure rather than inflict suffering? Who can watch and pray with such a Christ? Indeed, in the garden of Gethsemane, Jesus is shattered, afraid.
And yet in prayer Jesus discovers another kind of courage and assurance; to go on loving, and to trust the One he calls Abba, despite the darkness of the situation. “Salvation is not making it all better,” writes one theologian. “It is the grace of finding a way to live that keeps faith with the importance of goodness and love …” (Mark Johnston).
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