For any matters requiring attention, please contact the following people:
General enquiries (for baptisms, weddings, etc): Phone (02) 4578 3820 or email office@richmonduniting.org.au.
Pastoral matters and prayer requests: Margaret Bailey, 4776 1487.
Property matters: Kerryn Johnson, 0478 669 707.
Rev Lucy Earl, our new Minister of the Word, commences her ministry today and will be worshipping with her family instead of preaching this Sunday and next Sunday. Please join us at St Andrew’s, if you can, to welcome Lucy to our beautiful faith community. Rev Canon John Butler will be our preacher this Sunday.
Rev Lucy Earl’s email address is minister@richmonduniting.org.au and all messages to this address are automatically redirected to her.
Please note: Although our church service location is specified below, it may be changed (church or auditorium) in response to extreme heat or cold in order to benefit from air conditioning in the auditorium.
Worship Service – Sunday 1 March 2026
Time and place: 9:30am in the church.
Preacher: Rev Canon John Butler.
Sermon title: “Five Life-Changing Words” (John 3:7).
Announcements: Margaret Bailey.
Bible reading: Judith Dennis – John 3:1–17.
Prayers for others: Margaret Bailey.
Children are always welcome at St Andrew’s, and each week themed activities are available for children during the service.
Livestream link to services
To connect to the livestreamed service:
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Hold down the CTRL key and click (or double-click) on the following link: https://www.youtube.com/@RichmondUnitingChurch/playlists.
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Select the month, then click on the church service, which may be labelled “Upcoming.” If it has not yet appeared, it will be available on the day of the service.
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Follow these steps each week to access the livestream.
Please contact Lester Vincent or Justin Dacey if you experience any difficulties.
Regular events at St Andrew’s
Weekly Prayer Meeting – 9:00am every Friday
Everyone is welcome to join this group of faithful people, led by Margaret Bailey, until about 10:15am. If you feel the need for specific prayers, you are invited to contact Margaret on 4776 1487. You are very welcome to attend the prayer group, or if you cannot do so, you may call Margaret and let her know of your special needs for prayer.
IDA Service (held monthly)
This unique service for intellectually challenged adults is held on the first Friday of each month at 10:30am. The next IDA service will be on Friday 6 March. Contact people are Margaret Bailey and Meryl Heynsdyk, 0422 146 220.
Open Church Tuesday
Open Church Tuesday is available every Tuesday between 10:00am and 12 noon. Everyone is welcome to drop in for quiet reflection and to enjoy the ambience of this historic and beautiful space. On the second Tuesday of the month, tea, coffee and cakes are available in the Front Hall.
Chatter ’N Stitch (and BYO lunch)
Chatter ’N Stitch meets on the third Thursday of the month at 12 noon. The next meeting will be on Thursday 19 March 2026. For further details, contact Denise Aslin on 0429 306 794.
Vision Australia Support Group
This support group for vision-impaired people meets on the first Monday of the month in the auditorium at 10:00am, except on public holidays. Sharon Lamb is currently in a UCA rehab centre at Belrose, recovering from a fractured neck, so for further details about this important group, please contact Kerryn Johnson (0478 669 707) or Kaye Henley (0416 042 068). The next meeting will be on Monday 2 March 2026.
Food items for The Living Room
The Living Room has advised that it urgently needs supplies of the following items, which can be brought to the church as the need continues:
Biscuits (plain and cream), smooth peanut butter, Spam, cup noodles (lots needed), bottled water.
Pineapple, fruit cups (various), large bags of chips (variety pack), beetroot, small pancake mix, muesli bars.
Toilet paper (none left), large bags of lollies (party variety).
Tinned vegetables (various vegetables, vegetables and meat).
Wet cat food, shampoo, zip-lock bags.
An updated full list of items needed is available at the church. The contact person is Kaye Henley, 0416 042 068.
Special notice – Church Council Treasurer
The important position of Church Council Treasurer is vacant and needs to be filled urgently. The role must be filled by a member of our faith community, or by a dedicated Christian person from another church, who is available and has keyboard and accounting capability. If you are interested, or know of a suitable person, please contact either:
Gerrard Veitch – 0402 203 910.
Judith Dennis – 0409 481 506.
Coming events
Friday 6 March – World Day of Prayer 2026 at Ebenezer Uniting Church, with a focus on Nigeria (see flyer attached). Please note this is the same date and time as the IDA service at St Andrew’s.
Thursday 26 March – Community Lunch at 12 noon, cost $15.00 (flyer to come).
Our church website
Our church website has a number of helpful features. Once you open it (double-click or CTRL+click on https://richmond.uca.org.au), you will notice a series of headings across the top that will take you to the page you select. At the bottom right of every page are two images: one for Facebook and one for YouTube.
If you click on the Facebook icon, you will be taken to our church’s Facebook pages. If you click on the YouTube icon, you will be taken to our church’s YouTube site, where you can livestream our next church service or choose to view one of the previous services. Livestreaming is particularly helpful for baptism families who wish to see the recorded baptism service at home or share it with relatives who could not attend.
The online church calendar
The church calendar is kept up to date by Geoff Brown (0414 801 500). You can visit the calendar at any time by opening the church website (https://richmond.uca.org.au) and clicking on “Church Calendar.” There is a great deal of activity at St Andrew’s throughout the week, and the calendar provides an overview of upcoming events.