Order of Service – 31st May 2026

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Brougham Place Uniting Church

Kardlayirdi Karnungga

A Light on the Hill

May 31, 2026

Preacher: Rev Linda Driver

Trinity Sunday. Taizé style service. White

Welcome to Brougham Place Uniting Church.

We acknowledge the Kaurna people as the traditional carers of the land on which our church is built.

As you wait for worship to begin, please turn your phone to silent.

Prelude

Welcome and Acknowledgment of Country

Naa marni?

(Are you all good?)

Marni Ai!

(Good I am)

For Kaurna Country on which we gather today,

we give thanks.

For the Elders and communities–past, present, and emerging – who walk these lands,

we pay our respects.

Come freedom and flourishing to land, people, and culture.

Lighting of the Candles

We Sing: Christe, lux mundi

The people stand

Christe, lux mundi,

qui sequitur te habebit lumen vitae, lumen vitae.

Translation:
O Christ, light of the world, whoever follows you will have the light of life.

Call to Worship

Please be seated

Come, people of God, breathe in the gift of life.

Spirit of God, renew us.

Listen for the Word who speaks creation and compassion.

Christ of God, teach us.

Rest in the embrace that makes us one.

Love of God, gather us, send us.

Opening Prayer

Creator, Christ, and Spirit,

Wind over waters, Word that becomes flesh,

Love that binds us into peace,

move among us now.

Where we are anxious,

breathe calm.

Where we are weary,

speak courage.

where we are lonely,

knit us together.

Make our worship a small echo of your life:

grace received, love shared, hope sent.

Amen.

We Sing: Atme in uns

The people stand

Atme in uns, Heiliger Geist.

Translation:
Breathe in us, Holy Spirit.

Prayer of Adoration: based on Psalm 8

Please remain standing

Creator God,

when we look at your heavens.

and the work of your fingers,

the moon and the stars that you have established,

we stand in awe of your creation

and give thanks that you are mindful of us.

Redeeming God,

you call us into life with you

and sustain us in love.

Sustaining God,

how majestic is your name in all the earth. Amen.

We sing: Sing praises, all you peoples

Please remain standing

Sing praises, all you peoples, sing praises to the Lord.

Prayer of Confession

Please be seated

Triune Love, we confess we shrink your wideness,

preferring control over trust,

noise over listening,

separation over fellowship.

Forgive us.

Unclench our hearts, widen our tables,

and return us to your rhythm of creating, healing, and sending.

We hold a moment of silence before God.

A Silence is held.

Words of Grace

Hear the good news:

the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ,

the love of God

and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit

are for each of us, now.

In Christ, we are forgiven

and set free to live as a beloved community.

Thanks be to God.

Passing of the Peace

The peace of our triune God be with you.

And also with you.

Community News and Notices

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Scripture Reading 1: Genesis 1:1—2:4a

Please join in with the words in bold.

When God began to create the heavens and the earth— the earth was without shape or form, it was dark over the deep sea, and God’s wind swept over the waters— God said, “Let there be light.” And so light appeared. God saw how good the light was. God separated the light from the darkness. God named the light Day and the darkness Night.

There was evening and there was morning: the first day.

God said, “Let there be a dome in the middle of the waters to separate the waters from each other.” God made the dome and separated the waters under the dome from the waters above the dome. And it happened in that way. God named the dome Sky.

There was evening and there was morning: the second day.

God said, “Let the waters under the sky come together into one place so that the dry land can appear.” And that’s what happened. God named the dry land Earth, and he named the gathered waters Seas. God saw how good it was. God said, “Let the earth grow plant life: plants yielding seeds and fruit trees bearing fruit with seeds inside it, each according to its kind throughout the earth.” And that’s what happened. The earth produced plant life: plants yielding seeds, each according to its kind, and trees bearing fruit with seeds inside it, each according to its kind. God saw how good it was.

There was evening and there was morning: the third day.

God said, “Let there be lights in the dome of the sky to separate the day from the night. They will mark events, sacred seasons, days, and years. They will be lights in the dome of the sky to shine on the earth.” And that’s what happened. God made the stars and two great lights: the larger light to rule over the day and the smaller light to rule over the night. God put them in the dome of the sky to shine on the earth, to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. God saw how good it was.

There was evening and there was morning: the fourth day.

God said, “Let the waters swarm with living things, and let birds fly above the earth up in the dome of the sky.” God created the great sea animals and all the tiny living things that swarm in the waters, each according to its kind, and all the winged birds, each according to its kind. God saw how good it was. Then God blessed them: “Be fertile and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.”

There was evening and there was morning: the fifth day.

God said, “Let the earth produce every kind of living thing: livestock, crawling things, and wildlife.” And that’s what happened. God made every kind of wildlife, every kind of livestock, and every kind of creature that crawls on the ground. God saw how good it was.

Then God said, “Let us make humanity in our image to resemble us so that they may take charge of the fish of the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the earth, and all the crawling things on earth.”

God created humanity in God’s own image,

in the divine image God created them,

male and female God created them.

God blessed them and said to them, “Be fertile and multiply; fill the earth and master it. Take charge of the fish of the sea, the birds in the sky, and everything crawling on the ground.”

Then God said, “I now give to you all the plants on the earth that yield seeds and all the trees whose fruit produces its seeds within it. These will be your food. To all wildlife, to all the birds in the sky, and to everything crawling on the ground—to everything that breathes—I give all the green grasses for food.” And that’s what happened. God saw everything he had made: it was supremely good.

There was evening and there was morning: the sixth day.

The heavens and the earth and all who live in them were completed. On the sixth day God completed all the work that he had done, and on the seventh day God rested from all the work that he had done. God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all the work of creation. This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created.

From this shines forth the Word of God.

Thanks be to God.

Children’s Time (Early Word)

Children and Young People may go downstairs for Sunday School and Youth. Parents, you are welcome to join your young children in Sunday School if you feel they may need your assistance. Alternatively, you may wish for your child to remain with you for the duration of worship. Activity packs are available at the entrances.

We sing: Holy Spirit, come to us

Please stand

Holy Spirit, come to us, kindle in us the fire of your love.

Holy Spirit, come of us, Holy Spirit, come to us.

Message – Word part 2

A Silence is held.

Gospel Reading: Matthew 28:16–20

Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus told them to go. When they saw him, they worshipped him, but some doubted. Jesus came near and spoke to them, “I’ve received all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey everything that I’ve commanded you. Look, I myself will be with you every day until the end of this present age.”

The Gospel of Christ, Light of the world.

Thanks be to God.

Message – Word part 3

A Silence is held.

We sing: Ubi caritas

Please stand

Ubi caritas et amor, ubi caritas Deus ibi est.

Translation:
Where there is charity and love, God is to be found.

Prayers of the People

Please be seated

The Lord’s Prayer

O Life-Giver at the heart of all Being,

holy is your presence.

May your Culture of grace replace our own,

and your delight be fulfilled,

as this world becomes heaven.

Give us our sustenance, one breath at a time,

and make us completely forgiving of ourselves and others.

Save us from the weakness of our will,

and deliver us from the power of evil.

For all Being is yours; all power is yours; all glory is yours,

in this moment, in eternity.

Amen.

Offering

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Alternatively, there is an offering bowl near the lectern on the left-hand side as you exit the church.

Offering Prayer

We sing: Lord Jesus Christ

Please stand

Lord Jesus Christ, your light shines within us.

Let not my doubts or my darkness speak to me.

Lord Jesus Christ, your light shines within us.

Let my heart always welcome your love.

Sending Words: based on 2 Corinthians 13:11–13

And that’s about it, friends. Be cheerful. Keep things in good repair. Keep your spirits up. Think in harmony. Be agreeable. Do all that, and the God of love and peace will be with you for sure. Greet one another with a holy embrace.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ,

the love of God,

and the communion of the Holy Spirit

be with all of you. Amen

Blessing One Another

Sending is shared work. We bless one another to carry God’s grace, love, and fellowship into everyday life.

Say: Go in the grace, love, and fellowship of God.

We sing: Spiritus Jesu Christi

Spiritus Jesu Christi, Spiritus caritatis,

confirmet cortuum; confirmet cortuum.

Translation:
May the Spirit of Christ Jesus, the Spirit of love, strengthen your heart.

Postlude

Please be seated

Come and share morning tea together, in the basement. There are stairs behind the organ and a ramp between the church and the car park. All are welcome!

Thank you for joining us for worship! If you would like to get in touch or request a prayer, please make use of the Contact Cards in the pews and next to the Offering Bowl. Alternately, you can email our Minister, Rev Linda Driver: lindad@bpuc.org

This service has been prepared with assistance from

Liturgy, Learning, & (Purposeful) Life (L3)
John Carr
© 2025, Uniting Church in Australia, Synod of South Australia

Words for Worship
© 2026, Uniting Church in Australia, Synod of South Australia

Bible Readings are from Common English Bible (CEB)
Copyright © 2011 by Common English Bible.

Congregation Hymns:

Christe, lux mundi (O Christ, light of the world)
(Number 125 – Chants de Taizé 2019)

Atme in uns (Breathe in us, Holy Spirit)
(Number 159 – Chants de Taizé 2019)

Laudate omnes gentes (Sing praises, all you peoples)
(Number 23 – Chants de Taizé 2019)

Tui amoris ignem (Holy Spirit, come to us)
(Number 14 – Chants de Taizé 2019)

Ubi caritas
(Number 15 – Chants de Taizé 2019)

Jésus le Christ (Lord Jesus Christ)
(Number 9 – Chants de Taizé 2019)

sSpiritus Jesu Christi
(Number 36 – Chants de Taizé 2019)