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Music Pack 5 from “Walk As One” Released
The CMLA is delighted to announce the release of the fifth and final music pack from the Walk As One Songbook. The pack contains sheet music, audio, video, text and Powerpoint songs for six worship songs by Australian authors. This particular collection has a focus on...
Journalling with Paint and Poetry
Tuesday 21 January - 10.00am - 4.00pm (two sessions) Bridgewater Uniting Church Give yourself the gift of expressive 'time out' in January and the connections between life, creativity and spirituality through art or writing. Images and words are two ways in which we...
“From Advent to Emmaus” – Dramas from Luke’s Gospel
From Advent to Emmaus: Dr Luke Narrates The Gospel The CMLA is pleased to announce the publication of From Advent to Emmaus - a book of 54 dramas for worship based on Luke's Gospel. Step back in time to the first century as Luke and his scribe put the Gospel stories...
“Walk as One” Music Pack 4 Released
We're delighted to announce the release of our fourth pack of 5 songs from the Walk as One Songbook. This is a new collection of Australian contemporary worship songs, containing Sheet music Audio recording Lyric video Powerpoint files Lyric text file The authors for...
Session 3: Creating Authentic Online Communities
Our third session on “Creating Authentic Christian Communities Online” will be held at Westbourne Park Uniting Church on Thursday evening 26th September 7.39-9.00pm. Come and explore issues around being church online, creating community, and resourcing faith...
Season of Creation: Daily Devotion
The Queensland Churches Together have produced a free 34 day prayer resource for the Season of Creation, commencing 1 September. The digital resource features a daily text with commentary, prose, snd a prayer, backed by stunning imagery. It is an excellent resource....
Post-colonial Worship in Australia
Friday 6 September 7.30 -9.00pm Uniting College for Leadership & Theology What does it mean to reshape Christian worship in the light of our acknowledgement of the particular history and place of this land we inhabit, and the recognition of the story, culture and...
“Sing a New Song” Program – 6 & 7 September
Sing a New Song" offers inspiration, leadership development and resources for worship leaders, preachers and musicians. Give yourself the gift of a day of refreshment for these vital ministries. Bring a group from your church to share in the breadth of experiences and...
New Music Pack #3 Released
We're pleased to release Music Worship Pack #3 from the "Walk as One" Songbook. Here's another collection of five great worship songs in a variety of styles. For each of the five songs in the music pack, you receive these digital resources for $35: A copy of the sheet...
Workshops on “Online Communities”
Our second session on "Creating Authentic Christian Communities Online" will be held at Burnside Uniting Church on Tuesday evening 30th July, 7.39-9.00pm. Come and explore issues around being church online, creating community, and resourcing faith formation. Purpose...
Marion St Music
I am thoroughly enjoying listening to the music of the Marion St collective from Sydney. This group of young adults are linked with Leichhardt Uniting Church where they share their musical gifts. Two of the songwriters and vocalists are Gabi Cadenhead and Mikali...
Meeting by the River
Craig Mitchell shares about the worship service that he co-led at Blackwood Uniting Church on Reconciliation Sundy 26 May. People of many homelands – will you join us beside the river and bring your memories of place your wisdom of country to this place and this time...
“Sing a New Song” Worship + Music Leadership Event 7/9/24
The CMLA and Mission Resourcing SA are hosting a learning and leadership development day for worship leaders, preachers and church musicians on Saturday 7 September at Adelaide West Uniting Church and Uniting College for Leadership and Theology. The day will consist...
New Music Pack # 2 Released!
We're pleased to release Music Worship Pack #2 from the "Walk as One" Songbook. Here's another collection of five great worship songs in a variety of styles. For each of the five songs in the music pack, you receive these digital resources for $35: A copy of the sheet...
“Called Together” UCA Anniversary Song
Called together, we've taken the dare to commit to a destiny shared, different, diverse we may be, but we see God's plan for history a world reconciled and renewed! The wonderful song "Called Together" was written by Rev David Busch from Queensland for the 40th...
Zoom Cafe for Preachers
Every second Friday of the month, 10.00-11.00am Adelaide time, the CMLA is hosting a monthly online Zoom cafe for preachers, providing an informal opportunity for peer reflection by ministers, lay preachers and others to reflect on texts and themes for the coming...
Creating Authentic Christian Communities Online
Conversations with ministry practitioners about ministry and mission in a digital age. Purpose Practices Participation Possibilities During the COVID era, many churches started or developed worship services online. Beyond filming a Sunday morning service or putting a...
“Walk As One” Music Packs Release
The Centre for Music, Liturgy and the Arts (CMLA) is pleased to announce the release of worship packs of sheet music, audio and presentation media for songs from the “Walk as One Songbook”. Single Music Packs and Subscription Pack available here New Music Worship...
Resounding Voices: Songs by Women
Resounding Voices is a new collection of 92 hymns and songs for worship by women authors. The music comes froma wide range of authors, cultures and religious perspectives.The music s available for free download, and for a two month period it is free from any copyright...
Planning in 2024
Recently the CMLA hosted a Worship Resourcing Day which included an opportunity for people to do formward planning for worship in 2024. Craig Mitchell provided the attached A3 planner which sets out blocks of Scripture in the Lectionary according to the books from the...
Songs by Paul Somerville
Paul Somerville is a songwriter, musician and music teacher based in Sydney. He writes wonderful songs for worship and other faith-based gatherings. Paul's songs "Welcome Me Back Home" which echoes the journey of the prodigal, and "Spirit, Lead Us" can be found in the...
UCA Preamble Affirmation of Faith
Back in the early 2010s the UCA Assembly produced a range of resources around Walking Together with First Peoples. One resource was a simple language Affirmation of Faith based on the Revised Preamble to the UCA Constitution, prepared by Rev Jenny Tymms. Craig...
New Worship Album
UCA Songwriter Rev David MacGregor has just released a new album of worship songs titled "Psalms, Hyms and Spiritual Songs." David is a well-known and prolific songwriter whose works have been sung in comgregations, at NCYCs, at Synod and Assembly meetings and in many...
Minim Concert
MiniM "Not Quite Christmas" Concert On Sunday 10 December the Minim Choir led a fabulous evening of contemporary music, hymns and carols at Brougham Place UC, along with poetry and storyelling. From the Beatles and Sting to "What a Wonderful World", a song by...