Bulletin December 21st 2025
- Ben Prasodo
- Dec 18
- 4 min read
Updated: Dec 19
Contents: Weekly Worship, Activities Coming Up, Looking Ahead.
Weekly Worship
96 Crystal Street Petersham
10.00 am & 6.30pm
‘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 21st
Isaiah 7:10-16 ⬧ Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 ⬧ Rom 1:1-7 ⬧ Matthew 1:18-25
Scriptures for December 28th
Isaiah 63:7-9 ⬧ Psalm 148 ⬧ Hebrews 2:10-18 ⬧ Matthew 2:13-23
Sunday 21st December – Advent 4
10am Message: Rev Geoff Ivers
6.30pm Message: Rev Greg Smith
Thursday 25th December – Christmas Day
10am Message: Rev Geoff Ivers
Sunday 28th December – Christmas 1
10am Message: Rev Geoff Ivers
6.30pm Message: Rev Geoff Ivers
Activities Coming Up
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.
Sunday, December 21st
Christmas Is Coming!
December 21st is the Fourth Sunday of Advent and we continue our journey of the Festive Season towards the celebration of Christmas.
Monday, December 22nd at 7pm
Final Advent Study with Dr Mark Isaac Dalgleish
Reawakening Hope, Preparing the Way, and Becoming Christ in the World. The series invites MCC Sydney to enter Advent not only as a liturgical season but as a sacred reorientation toward life, love, and new purpose.
Final Week – Love – Becoming the Christ We Await
Incarnation is not only a story about Jesus—it’s a story about us. God doesn’t just come to the world; God comes through us. In this final week, we ask what it means for MCC Sydney to embody God-with-us—right here, right now.
Reflections:
What would it look like for us to live as Christ’s presence in our city?
Where is love being born in us—even now?
What kind of church are we willing to become, for the sake of the world?
Meeting ID: 889 3778 1851 Passcode: 607582
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
Fully Booked. A time to gather as Community and share in food and fellowship.
January 2026
Saturday, January 31st from 3pm
Board Game Afternoon @church
Don’t be Bored. Come and play Board Games!
When: Saturday, January 31st from 3pm
Where: Community Room at MCC Sydney
What Games: Ticket to Ride, Munchkin, Chameleon, Flip 7, Sushi Go, Mysterium, Splendor, Dutch Blitz, Pandemic Iberia, Settlers of Catan.
Please bring your favourite Board Game with you too. Snacks and Refreshments provided.
Thursday, January 1st
Happy New Year!
MCC Sydney Board of Directors election results:
Lay Delegate: Mark Isaac Dalgleish
Re-elected : Rev Greg Smith, Sophia Bruem, Joey Yung
Newly elected: Roy Zeng
Continuing: Pj Dwyer, Rev Geoff Ivers
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)
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