Wominjeka. Welcome. We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respect to their Elders past, present and emerging. We also acknowledge our gratitude that we share this land, our sorrow for some of the costs of that sharing and our collective hope and belief that we can move to a place of equity, justice and partnership together.

Located in the Hills, committed to serving our local community. At our heart is the wisdom and teachings of Jesus which include deep listening, compassion, hospitality, justice and loving one another, especially marginalised people.

Comfortable with all faiths/denominations and gender diversity. Collaborative and intergenerational. Friendly, and understanding, exploring spirituality and contemplation, evolving, and changing. Connected to and conversing with our community, offering marginalised people a place to feel safe. Grounded in Justice, thinking outside the square.

You’re welcome to call us on (03) 9754 2177, contact us via email, follow us on Facebook, have a look around our website or come and visit us at 1566 Burwood Highway, Tecoma.

View the proceedings on YouTube. Click the link here.

Harvest Sunday

This Sunday is our annual Harvest Sunday – a chance to gather amidst the changing seasons and share a meal and gratitude for the provision of the earth. As the weather turns cooler, it is also a chance for us to stock up our Food is Free storage cupboard of non-perisables. The need is particularly high at the moment, and having a good stash helps us throughout the upcoming autumn and winter.

As a part of our service time, we are asking people to:

Bring something from your garden
Bring non-perishable food items for the Food is Free Pantry

These will be brought forward during the service

Grief is a healthy response to Jesus’ death and a valid way to enter worship on Easter morning. And yet, the women at the empty tomb are given hope amidst their mourning. The other disciples don’t believe the women’s message, but Peter, living in the in-between of grief and hope, runs to the tomb to see for himself. Grieving doesn’t have to make us hopeless. Hope can compel us to take action amidst challenge and pain.

The service will be followed by a soup and rolls lunch. We’d love to hear from you if you are up for providing a soup. Please speak to Sue or Barb if you are able to help. Furthermore, we’re also looking for a couple more slow cookers to serve them in. We’d love it if you could bring one along.

Lunch is free, but a donation box will be provided with the money covering the meal and the remainder going to Food is Free.

We’ll be setting up the tables together immediately following the service, and are hoping people will be willing to stay after the lunch to help pack up. Many hands will make light work!

10.00am Service
Zoom link Meeting ID: 829 2369 7058 Pass code: 109713

Church Camp – Save the Date

Friday 17th – Sunday 19th of October.

The campsite has been chosen by the camping committee and will be Camp Toolangi.
Check it out here
It is only 1 hour from Tecoma. 235 Spraggs Rd, Toolangi VIC 3777

Hall Hirer & Community Events

Sacred Edge – May 2-4

This event is on next weekend! From arts and music to storytelling, Queenscliff Uniting Church’s annual Sacred Edge Festival from May 2-4 promises a weekend full of diversity and inclusion under one roof. The event features conversation and deep listening, music, stories and dance, art and ocean labyrinth, food and fun, and concerts and workshops with indigenous, refugee, environmental, LGBTIQA+ and disability advocates, all with their own particular spiritual focus.

Click on the link here for event details

For those not able to go to the whole thing but interested in a day trip or even one night, the following options are available:

Friday Night 5pm – 9.30pm Ticket $55 + add $15 for Friday communal dinner
Saturday Full Day + Night 8.30am – 9.30pm Ticket $135 + add $15 for Saturday communal dinner (Persian Feast)
Saturday Day 8.30am – 6.30pm Ticket $100
Saturday Night 6.30pm – 9.30pm Ticket $60 + add $15 for Saturday communal dinner (Persian Feast)
Sunday 8.30am – 3pm Ticket $95

Mbira by Moonlight is brought to you by Australian musicians Djulz Chambers and Cam Norton (mbira), accompanied on percussion and vocals by Ghanaian multi-instrumentalist Odai Affotey. We invite you to experience traditional mbira songs, and the music they have inspired in us, in the ambient surrounds of the Tecoma Uniting Church’s chapel.

The Mbira Dzavadzimu (“voice of the ancestors”, or “mbira of the ancestral spirits”) is an instrument that originated with the Shona people of Zimbabwe. In its conception it was regarded as a sacred technology utilised in ceremonial contexts, offering a medium through which the human and ancestral realms could communicate. Though the context of Mbira playing has changed through the passage of time, when played thoughtfully and in accordance with the musical tradition from whence it came it holds still the power to heal and invoke a meditative mood through its distinctive and unusual tonal arrangements

Click here for booking details

Working Bee

Please note that we have a date down for our next working bee: Saturday May 17th at TUC.
We generally meet from around 9am until midday with a generous morning tea in the middle.

Uniting Church Vision

A resource from the Uniting Church in Australia ahead of the 2025 Federal Election

The Uniting Church in Australia launches Our Vision for a Just Australia

Expressing our hopes for a just, compassionate, inclusive and courageous nation

Dear friends in the Assembly Circles of Interest,

We’re delighted to share an update of the Uniting Church resource Our Vision for a Just Australia, released today ahead of the 2025 Federal Election. The document, covering seven foundational areas, expresses our hopes for Australia to be a nation that is just, compassionate, inclusive and courageous.

Uniting Church President Rev Charissa Suli writes in the introduction:

“As followers of Christ, we are called to be bold in love, relentless in justice, and unwavering in our hope for a better world. The Uniting Church has always stood for a society where all people can flourish—where justice is lived, creation is cherished, and every person is treated with dignity and respect.”

“This resource is an invitation to engage prayerfully and faithfully with the issues that matter, upholding the values we cherish as a Church. This is not about endorsing political parties but about embodying Christ’s love in the political process—asking hard questions, advocating with compassion, and holding leaders accountable to the values of justice, mercy, and love.”

The statement is a collaboration of those engaged in working for justice across the Uniting Church’s Synods and agencies. It articulates the hopes and vision of the UCA in seven areas. It outlines key actions we believe should be taken by governments and the wider community to bring about communities of justice and flourishing.

The Uniting Church Assembly has produced a number of resources to help you and your community engage with the Vision:

A launch video, which can be used to introduce the resource.
The full resource, to encourage deep thinking and conversations.
Report Cards, one for each foundation, which summarise and focus the issues as a tool to engage local MPs and community leaders.

Click here for more information

Treasure Shop

We need your help!

We need volunteers to do a shift 3 hours a week, fortnight or even once a month. You will be working alongside another experienced, friendly volunteer.

The shop hours are Monday to Friday 9.15am – 12.30am, or 12.30pm – 3.45pm. Saturday 9.45am – 1.15pm (but we can accommodate your availability.)

If you are unable or find it unappealing to work in the shop there are some other ways you can help us.

Including:

Collect bags of things we can’t sell and deliver them to bigger Op Shops
Find prices for special donations on the marketplace so we can price more accurately
Collect clothes from us that are in good nick but need a stain treated and a freshen up wash
Like us on Facebook and share pics with friends who may like what we’re selling (Upwey Treasure Op Shop)

The Upwey Treasure Op Shop, at 6 Main Street in Upwey, is a huge recycling project keeping tons of clothes out of landfill and causing less viable clothes to be recycled into usable products.

We want to continue to be a presence in the local community as well as do our bit helping the planet and various deserving charities, both locally and within Australian and overseas.

This is why your help is much needed!

If you’re interested please email Jenny at jenstevens54@gmail.com with
your phone number and she will call you or pop in. Thank you very much

The Emergency Planning Advice Service (EPAS)

FREE, person-centered support to help vulnerable individuals create bush fire and emergency plans.
The service includes:
• First visit: Discuss your risks and begin planning (P-CEP Step 1)
• Second visit: Develop and refine your plan (P-CEP Steps 2 & 3)
• Phone check-in: Finalise and review your emergency plan (P-CEP Step 4)
Learn more: VIDEO
Register here: CFA’s EPAS Program
Contact: CFA communityprograms@cfa.vic.gov.au or call Kelly Hofert on 03 9294 6764

Financial Contributions

If you would like to support the work of the church and it’s service to the surrounding community, you
can do this through our Bendigo Bank account.
BSB: 633 000 & Account: 131789216 To contact us: (03) 9754 2177 or email office@tecomauc.org.au

or go to our Offerings page to use your credit/debit card.

Keep up to date with what is happening in and around the Tecoma Uniting Church and get our latest newsletter, The Tecoma Times here.

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