Bill Lang

Bill Lang is the convenor of the communications group and also assists as the Assistant Secretary. He has been a regular preacher at TUC since he and Jenny joined the congregation in 1975. He is a presbytery representative, and a member of the Karralika outreach team and the Child Care Advisory Group.

Reflections from Bill Lang

Our Emmaus Road

April 23, 2023

Jenny and Bill Lang led worship today. Our service also welcomes the Tathra Singers with their “Songs of the Journey.” The theme of the service calls us to awareness and Jesus’ presence on our journey of life, and of our Emmaus experiences. Seeing is believing? There is a story –…

A hospitable place

June 26, 2020

BEING STILL Lord, make our hearts a place of peaceand our minds harbours of tranquility.Sow in our souls true love for youand for one another;and root deeply within usfriendship and unity,and concord with reverence. So may we give peace to each other,even while we are separated,with sincerityand receive it beautifully.

Choose Life

February 16, 2020

Companies use taglines to express the importance or the core idea of their products or services. It is a mini statement about business.   Nike – Just Do It. Apple – Think Different. Coca-Cola – The Real Thing! Macdonald’s – I’m lovin’ it! L’Oreal – Because You’re Worth It. GE – Imagination at work. LG – Life’s Good (Lucky’s then Goldstar) Uniting Church…

Advent Hope

December 1, 2019

Isaiah 2:1-5, Romans 13: 11-14, Matthew 24:36-44 Today is the first Sunday of Advent – the time when we begin with a real sense of expectation to look forward to Christmas – even although we know that there is much to be done that isn’t even started. There are cards…

Pharisee and the Tax Collector

October 27, 2019

Today, the lectionary gives us three diverse readings to contemplate. Imagine the three readings as books on a bookshelf. Three books each with one name on the spine of the book. Joel, Luke and Timothy. Old Testament, Gospel and Epistle. Each book contains important words for us to hear today.

Let’s go fishing

May 5, 2019

John 21:1-19 In John 19, verse 3, Simon Peter said…., “ I am going fishing.” For folk who like to catch the odd fish, that is a great sentence – I am going fishing! This text resonates with me for a few reasons. When my parents were living at Lake Macquarie,…

Conversations from Bill Lang

Put Pokies in their place!

October 25, 2023

Along with Elizabeth and Sharon, and another 20 people from the Canberra Region Presbytery, I attended the recent Synod meeting, held in Katoomba last weekend. During that meeting, an important proposal was adopted, relating to the campaign to support urgent reform of the poker machine industry in NSW and the…

Our Mural is dedicated

July 17, 2023

Our TUC mural is having a wonderful and positive impact in our community, pointing to our values and mission and illustrating the things that are important to us. The Moderator of the ACT/NSW Synod, the Rev Simon Hansford officially dedicated the mural on a beautiful July Sunday, as “an affirmation…

Walking with God – Liz Moglia

June 18, 2023

Liz Moglia shared the story of her walk with God from Sunday School to giving her life to God at the Wesley Mission and through to her years of service in the Girls’ Brigade at Tuggeranong Uniting. For a person who shuns attention and limelight, Liz’s journey of faith and…

Meet to Eat

March 3, 2023

Meet to Eat at Tuggeranong kicks off presbytery-wide gatherings Last year, the Canberra Region Presbytery adopted a Mission Plan that included a commitment to doing this together across Congregations. Inspired by this decision, a group of people in the south of Canberra began working to hold just such an event.

Journey through Lent with John

February 27, 2023

The fourth Gospel in the New Testament, known as John’s Gospel, is distinctive in its style, language and structure. It begins with a very different “take” on Jesus and proceeds to tell a somewhat different story from the other three Gospels. This work has a distinctive feel and a unique…

Heading towards Christmas with Matthew

November 24, 2022

The Bible provides us with two rather different accounts of the birth of Jesus. The traditional Christmas story that we sing about in Christmas carols and see in nativity scenes is a combination of these two different accounts. Elements from each account have been drawn together to form a unified…