Rev Sharon Jacobs | Tuggeranong Uniting Church

Sharon is Minister for Relationships and Growth with a focus on families and children and youth ministry generally. She also provides leadership to the Rainbow Christian Alliance. Sharon joined TUC during 2022 as a student minister while she finished off her training to be a Minister of the Word. She was ordained in February 2023 and Inducted in to her placement at Tuggeranong Uniting.

Reflections from Rev Sharon Jacobs

Cornerstone

May 7, 2023

Quite a while ago I did a Pedology course. Not podiatry- that’s feet. This course was a lot more down to earth.Pedology is the study of soil. Soil science. I’d been studying botany – which involves plants and suddenly itwas decided that it was part of my degree to know about which plants grew on which soils. Hmm. Geology. You could tell all the real geologists from us botanists as they had their little hammers for cracking the rocksopen and they were the ones who actually put the dirt in their mouths to tell the clay vs grit content. Not really to my taste. While I was studying there, in the Geology department, I heard that we might have to put up with theProfessor showing us through his rock collection. I heard also of when a technician slipped a piece of concrete into his collection. The Professor was not phased at all. I’m sure he spotted the fake rock a mileaway though. He would name…

Conversations from Rev Sharon Jacobs

A New Moses – teaching righteousness and Justice

May 29, 2023

The Gospel attributed to Matthew has long been regarded as a keystone of Christian doctrine. Placed first in the New Testament, it enjoys a prominent place within the church. It has many distinctive features, each of which has played an important role in the development of Christian faith and behaviour.

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…

The Prophets

July 14, 2022

A new series looking at the prophets of the Old Testament, led by the Reverend Elizabeth Raine and the Reverend Dr John Squires. In this series we are focussing on The Prophets—which will relate quite well to the Hebrew Scripture/Old Testament reading in the Revised Common Lectionary each week during that time. If…

The DNA of the UCA

June 16, 2022

Celebrating 45 years of the Uniting Church in Australia This week, the Uniting Church turns 45. As we recall the birth of this church in 1977, let’s reflect for a moment: What do you value about the Uniting Church? What have been the best moments for you in our church’s…