Christmas In July 2021
For Christmas in July this year we joined the Bennett family (including Mr Collins) from Pride & Prejudice, to rejoice in the spirit of the season. We were entertained with best of the Regency, a bowl of Negus, music and parlor games. The guests came dressed as their favourite Jane Austen character.
Pentecost Celebration 2021
Pentecost commemorates the coming of the Holy Spirit to the disciples, and the church’s birthday! Our congregation celebrated Pentecost by holding an intergenerational messy church service with activities, songs, stories and birthday cake.
March 4 Justice
Members of the Tuggeranong Congregation gathered in Federation Mall, outside the Australian Parliament House, along with thousands of other protestors across Australia to call on the government to address the issue of violence and harassment against women in our country.
Christmas Reimagined 2020
Our church celebrated the festive season with a multi-experience, family friendly Christmas extravaganza! The whole community was invited to Christmas Reimagined to help is spread some Christmas joy and cheer. The event featured live animals at a petting zoo, lots of bible characters in costume, Christmas stories in a storytelling corner, Christmas crafts to make, live entertainment, and a pop up café.
TUC Christmas Pageant Video
Tuggeranong Uniting Church presented a modern re-telling of the narratives surrounding Jesus’ birth during our Christmas worship service. The video was filmed mostly via Zoom and stars members of our congregation and our Girls’ Brigade. Our church children (and adults) did such a great job bringing the characters to life, and it was a joy to watch during our Christmas service.
Blessing of the Animals 2020
Our blessing of the animals service for 2020 was held outdoors as part of our SpringFEST festival. It was a fantastic morning of celebration for all of God’s beautiful and diverse creatures, and allowed us to give thanks for the finned and scaled, furry and feathered creatures with whom we share life on this planet. It also gave our pets a chance to meet and socialise!
SpringFEST 2020
Tuggeranong Uniting Church partnered with SouthFest and See-Change this year to hold a spring celebration! SpringFEST Sustainability Fair introduced us to some exciting new ways to reduce our environmental footprint, and connect with others in our community! The Fair featured a series of sustainability workshops on a variety of topics such as composting, seed saving, reducing plastic use, worm farming and creating bee friendly gardens. In addition we had all our favorite Spring Fair stalls.
Renew and Reuse Festival 2019
19 October – Our church is passionate about combating climate change, protecting the environment and conserving natural resources and the festival was an opportunity to share this passion with others and hopefully inspire those who visited to make more sustainable choices in their own life.
