Welcome

Welcome to St Luke’s!

Here is some key information you might be looking for:

Worship services

Sunday services are at 9:30am in person at the St Luke’s buildings. The services is also livestreamed when possible to our YouTube channel for those unable to attend, and can be viewed later in the week once the recording is uploaded.

Join us for worship on YouTube here:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAL8289CyXTVBd-Y8dvT6Q

Church services no longer have restrictions on numbers or requirements to show vaccination status.

Our buildings are now open for regular users in line with the Victorian Government Roadmap through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Online Worship services are posted in the news section of our website.

Church events

Check the events calendar for all current information on St Luke’s activities and events.

St Luke’s Online

On Wednesdays at 8am we gather on Zoom for prayer time together. If you would like to come, please email info@stlukesuca.org.au for the link to join.

Join us for worship on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAL8289CyXTVBd-Y8dvT6Q

Here is our Facebook page

For a shared conversation online you can join our St Luke’s Members and Friends group

Connect with us

Fill out our connect form here and a friendly person from our congregation will be in touch according to your interests.

New to the Uniting Church?

You might like to watch this video for a 7 minute introduction –

Click on the photos below to find out more about St Luke’s and our partner organisations:

St Luke’s Congregation

Groups that operate from our facilities

The Geelong Chorale

About St Luke’s

St. Luke’s aims to be a warm and welcoming “all age” faith community that is passionate about engaging with the people around us and the world we live in. We believe in kindness and faith in action!

Worship services happen weekly on Sunday mornings, and monthly gatherings include Messy church for all ages, House church for the more intellectually minded person, and a mid-week service especially for folk who find it difficult to get to weekly Sunday services.

Our community activities include helping newly arrived immigrants settle into the Geelong area; a well attended Mens’ Shed, open to all; and a monthly Repair Cafe organised by our Environment Action Group.

We are also building our knowledge of Mental Health and Wellbeing as we support people in our own community and our wider community of Highton and surrounds.

Through our Men’s Shed, Community garage sales and Refugee support, we’re able to ensure that furniture and goods otherwise destined for landfill are repaired in good order and distributed to people who arrive in Geelong with nothing but the clothes they wear.

We welcome volunteers and the spiritually curious – anyone in search of a place to belong – if you’d like to chat to someone, please contact us on 5244 2997.

Please take the time to explore our website and get to know us better.

Key Contacts

Church office: 5244 2997 (Answering machine checked daily)
email: info@stlukesuca.org.au
Reverend Paul Stephens
email: paul.stephens@stlukesuca.org.au
Refugee family support: Shaghek Qassabyan
email: shaghek.qassabyan@stlukesuca.org.au

When possible, the St Luke’s congregation gathers on Sunday morning for worship in a COVID safe way

News

09/03/2023

March Update 2023

Dear friends, Here is the March update from St Luke’s. 20230310 Monthly news Also please find the latest issue of “The Westerly”, our Presbytery update: The Westerly No.44 3rd February 2023 – Women If you would like to receive the weekly National Update from the Assembly of the Uniting Church in Australia, you can subscribe …

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18/02/2023

February update 2023

Here is the February update – 20230210 Monthly news

18/12/2022

News from Uniting

Here’s the latest from Dale Harrington at Uniting: Dear Friends, I am pleased to send you the 2022/2023 Summer edition of Congregation Connect. In this edition, you and members of your congregation can read about: The impact of our Food For Families program Findings from Uniting’s recent report on the rising costs of living How to …

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Events and Activities

May

Sun

Uniting in Prayer

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May 28 – Jun 22 all-day

Between Pentecost (28 May) and the Uniting Church Anniversary (22 June) this year, we’re calling the whole Uniting Church to join in prayer.

As national discernment about the future of the Uniting Church continues through the Act2 Project, Uniting in Prayer is an opportunity for all who call the Uniting Church home to come together in thanksgiving and hope to pray and seek the leading of the Spirit.

During this time we will remember our past, recognise our present reality and with hopeful expectation listen attentively to God and each other.

We’ll be sharing prayers from across our Church every day for 26 days and joining every Uniting Church community through a national prayer chain.

Resources to help your community take part will be available here on 17 April 2023. These will include a worship resource to hold a prayer service in your context, weekly theological reflections and intergenerational resources to use at home.

Watch the invitation from Uniting Church President Rev Sharon Hollis below, and register yourself or your community for all the updates.

https://www.act2uca.com/unitinginprayer

Jun

Tue

Prayers by the River

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Jun 6 @ 8:30 am – 9:30 am

Join Rev. Will Nicholas of St David’s Uniting Newtown – part of the wider Uniting Church community in Geelong – for a casual time of prayer by the Barwon River. Come any time from 8:30 and stay as long or as little as you like. Will is normally there until 10am.

Men’s Shed

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Jun 6 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm

St Luke’s Men’s Shed meets twice weekly on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Great for men who like to keep their hands busy but also great for men who enjoy a cuppa and a chat. Our volunteers are happy to help repair and restore furniture and make custom projects for community organisations. Contact the Church office on 5244 2997 for further information.

Church Sanctuary and Office open

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Jun 6 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

The church Sanctuary is open for prayer and quiet reflection.

“Drop and Dash” from the driveway is available for dropping off groceries for Uniting’s emergency pantries in Grovedale and Corio-Norlane and other donations.

Support for facilities bookings is also available during office hours.

Contemplative Tuesdays for Climate Justice

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Jun 6 @ 11:00 am – 11:30 am

Meeting online via zoom:
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/76563470028?pwd=UzZkMkg2clJ1THZIYTRGS041bCtwdz09

Note that this is a MULTI-FAITH event.

These weekly sessions are taking place on Tuesdays 9 – 9.30 am AWST (Perth) | 11 am – 12.30 pm AEST (Sydney/Bris/Melb/Hobart), 10.30 am Adelaide

We will follow the successful format created by Fr Peter Martin, facilitator of Queenscliff Lonsdale Anglicans Prayers for COP 26
• 3 – 5 minutes introduction into silence by a guest speaker
• 25 minute meditation
• 5 minutes listening, non-controversial sharing time for those that want to stay on
It is felt that this will be a helpful, powerful way to bring about a solid set of resolutions at COP27 in Egypt during November 2022.
Please join us on our weekly Zoom meeting whichever Tuesday you can. You may want to make it a weekly, fortnightly or monthly personal commitment.
#arrccwa #contemplativetuesdays #Faiths4Climate

More information: https://www.arrcc.org.au/contemplative_tuesdays_for_climate?utm_campaign=1_6_2022&utm_medium=email&utm_source=arrcc

Jun

Wed

Weekly Prayer time

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Jun 7 @ 8:00 am – 8:15 am

A weekly prayer time held on Zoom. Contact the office for meeting details: info@stlukesuca.org.au

Jun

Thu

Men’s Shed

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Jun 8 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm