After an extraordinary year, we are looking forward to new ways of celebrating being the Church and living out our faith. Our Synod meeting in 2021 is being adapted to suit this challenging time and has a theme to match. Synod 2021 will explore where the wild God is, a God that is active in the turbulent world in which we live right now. 

We will discern and seek to obey Christ’s call together as we participate in worship, bible study and throughout the business in which we engage, across the Synod in session. 

The Synod Standing Committee has determined that Synod 2021 will take place in an online environment (73/20SC). Meeting online presents both challenges and opportunities to our regular practice of gathering over three or four days every eighteen months. 

In order to meet these challenges and capitalise on these opportunities the Synod Standing Committee has endorsed a model of Synod 2021 that, at first glance, might be described as a six month process involving the whole Church rather than just a three day event involving members primarily.

Videos on demand 

If you miss events, please check regularly back on this page as we will be updating links with "on demand" videos to view. All videos are loaded into a showcase and can be viewed here.

Galleries of Photos from Synod in Session

  • Find the full gallery of photos from the April Synod in Session here.
  • Find the full gallery of photos from the June Synod in Session here.

 Synod in Session - April to August

Date 

  

Session 

Time 

Saturday, 13 February 2021 

  

Induction of Synod members 

  • Watch the Moderator's Induction Message here
  • Watch the video "Where is the wild God?" here

 

Wednesday, 7 April 2021 

  

Opening of 39th Synod Meeting NSW & ACT & Session1A 

  • Watch the Facebook live broadcast here
  • Watch the Future Directions video here.

6-9.30pm 

Saturday, 10 April 2021 

  

Session 1B 

  • Watch the Facebook live broadcast here
  • Watch the Bible Study by Rev. Dr Sathianathan (“Sathi”) Clarke here.
  • Watch the Celebration of Ministry Video April (prt 1) here
  • Watch the extended First Peoples video here.

9am-1pm 

Wednesday, 2 June 2021 

  

Session 2A 

  • Watch the Facebook live broadcast here
  • Watch the Future Directions: Planting a School and Congregation video here
  • Watch the Future Directions Resourcing Framework video here
  • Watch the extended Growing Young video here

5.45pm-9.30pm 

Saturday, 5 June 2021 

  

Session 2B   

  • Watch the Facebook live broadcast here
  • Watch the Bible Study by Rev. Dr Sathianathan (“Sathi”) Clarke here
  • Watch the Celebration of Ministry Video June (prt 2) here
  • Watch the Standing Committee video here

9am-1pm 

Wednesday, 4 August 2021 

  

Session 3A 

  • Watch the Facebook live broadcast here
  • Watch the Opening Service here
  • Watch the Future Directions Synod Resource Framework here
  • Watch the Saltbush Presentation here

6pm-9.30pm 

Saturday 7, August 2021 

  

Session 3B & Closing of Synod 2021 

  • Watch the Facebook live broadcast here
  • Watch Bible Study 3 by Rev. Dr Sathianathan (“Sathi”) Clarke here
  • Watch the Celebration of Ministry Video June (prt 3) here
  • Watch the Parish Missions video here
  • Wacth Rev. Faaimata Havea Hiliau 's acceptance speech
    as Moderator Elect here
  • Watch the Closing Service of the 39th Synod in Session here

9am-1pm 

 

Whole of Church livestreamed events across the Synod will help us discover together Where the Wild God Is. These events will be held in Churches across the Synod and lead by the Moderator.

Date 

Worship

Time 

Wednesday, 17 February 2021 

Into the Wilderness

  • Watch the service on YouTube here
  • Watch the Terrigal UCA video here

Terrigal Uniting Church

Sunday, 28 March 2021 

Obedience in the Wilderness

  • Watch the service on Youtube here
  • Watch the Gerringong UCA video here

Gerringong Uniting Church, 7.30pm

Sunday, 23 May 2021 

The Possibilities of the Wilderness 

  • Watch the service on YouTube here

Sydney Cheil Uniting Church, 7.30pm

Sunday, 8 August 2021 

Changed in the Wilderness 

  • Watch the service here

New Beginnings Uniting Church, 7.30pm

Sunday, 21 November 2021 

Home in the Wilderness 

Parkes Welcome Uniting Church, 7.30pm