Bulletin December 14th 2025

Contents: Weekly Worship, Activities Coming Up, Looking Ahead.

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Weekly Worship

96 Crystal Street Petersham

10.00 am & 6.30pm

office@mccsydney.org

‘Safe, Inclusive, All are welcome!’

A warm welcome to Worship, especially visitors and new folk among us. May God’s grace and peace be with you.

Scriptures for December 14th

Isaiah 35:1-10 ⬧ Psalm 146:5-10 ⬧ James 5:7-10 ⬧ Matthew 11:2-11

Scriptures for December 21st

Isaiah 7:10-16 ⬧ Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 ⬧ Rom 1:1-7 ⬧ Matthew 1:18-25

Sunday 14th December – Advent 3

610am Message: Donna Sturgeon

6.30pm Message: Donna Sturgeon

Sunday 21st December – Advent 4

10am Message: Rev Geoff Ivers

6.30pm Message: Rev Greg Smith

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Activities Coming Up

Sunday, December 14th

Christmas Is Coming!

December 14th is the Third Sunday of Advent and we continue our journey of the Festive Season towards the celebration of Christmas.

Wednesday, December 17th at 7pm

Advent Study Series with Dr Mark Isaac Dalgleish

Reawakening Hope, Preparing the Way, and Becoming Christ in the World. This series invites MCC Sydney to enter Advent not only as a liturgical season but as a sacred reorientation toward life, love, and new purpose.

This Week – Joy – Daring to Reimagine

Joy is not comfort or cheeriness—it’s the deep gladness that comes when we say yes to the unknown. Mary did not know how her story would unfold, but she trusted that her “yes” mattered. So does ours.

Reflections:

• Where is God calling us to say “yes” before we know the outcome?

• How might joy be something we choose, even amid uncertainty?

• What bold new vision might MCC Sydney dare to imagine?

Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 889 3778 1851 Passcode: 607582

Wednesday, December 17th at 8.30pm

Board Meeting via Zoom

Sunday, December 21st - Approx at 12 Noon

Fellowship lunch after worship and morning tea

You are invited to join in fellowship lunch Sunday, December 21st after worship and morning tea. A short stroll from the church down Brighton St to the Brighton Café. Enjoy great food and company in a relaxed setting.

Wednesday, December 24th at 8pm

Christmas Eve at Pitt St Uniting Church

MCC Sydney with Pitt St Uniting Church celebrate Carol Service at 264 Pitt St Sydney. Guest Speaker is Traidy Naidoo CEO of Chosen Family. Join in a night of Carol singing and celebration of the birth of Jesus.

Introducing our Christmas Ever Guest Speaker Traidy Naidoo

Traidy Bugeja-Naidoo is a versatile and purpose-driven Executive Director, licensed Solicitor in Australia and South Africa, and the Founder of Chosen Family. Chosen Family is a leading NDIS provider in the LGBTQIA+ and mental health space. His career is shaped by professional depth and lived experience as a Domestic Violence Practitioner, LGBTQ+ advocate, and a bisexual man from a culturally and linguistically diverse background. Traidy is an ex charismatic faith leader of Revival Fire Ministries in Port Elizabeth. Grounded in intersectionality and justice, he cultivates cultures where people feel seen and valued. Known as a dream cultivator and spiritual leader, he empowers organisations and individuals to embrace bold, healing, equity-driven futures.

Sunday, December 25th at 10am

Christmas Day Service

Join in worship and celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.

Sunday, December 25th at 12 noon

Christmas Day Lunch at MCC Sydney in the Community Room

A time to gather as Community and share in food and fellowship. Buffet $25 per person. Register and pay by December 14th. Email office@mccsydney.org and Direct Deposit using account details below. Or in person at church by cash or card.

Account Name: Metropolitan Community Church Sydney

BSB: 082-048

Account No: 509 412 200

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Others

Prayer is a foundation of a faith community. If you would like prayer shared for yourself or someone you know, please make a note in the prayer request book in the foyer.

This is an open book so that during the Prayers of the People in Sunday Services the requests made will be included and prayed for.

Our Facebook Page - Members and Friends of MCC Sydney is a private group where you can participate in our community online. If you can’t make it to Sunday Services in person please join the live stream each Sunday through the Facebook page.

Being a private group you will be asked to apply and answer a few easy questions.

Come & Join Us

To give electronically anonymously for the work and worship of our community:

Account Name: Metropolitan Community Church Sydney

BSB: 082-048

Account No: 509 412 200

Or donate via PAYPAL (click here)