LENT 2
He
Rev. Deacon Wendy Elson
comes
at night, is
he afraid what
his friends may think
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Sunday – March 1
Sunday – February 22
LENT 1
We
Rev. Heather den Houting
know
what is right. We
know what is true and
just and fulfilling and redemptive,
and yet we also know the story
of the compulsion
to rebel.
| The Fig Tree Weekly Worship – 260222 Rev. Heather den Houting & Rev. Moira Dodsworth | for PRINTING (pdf) for EDITING (docx) |
Sunday – February 15
TRANSFIGURATION OF JESUS
The
Rev. Ian Brown
memory
of mountain tops
is often better than the
experience!
| The Fig Tree Weekly Worship – 260215 Rev. Ian Brown & Rev. Jennie Gordon | for PRINTING (pdf) for EDITING (docx) |
Lenten Study
2026
The ‘Friends of the Fig Tree’ are offering a free Lenten Study for 2026 for individual or group use.
Each week comes with artwork, poetry, prayer and some guiding questions for the five weeks leading us to Easter.
Rev. Jennie Gordon
| Week 1 | Lent Week 1 (pdf) |
| Week 2 | Lent Week 2 (pdf) |
| Week 3 | Lent Week 3 (pdf) |
| Week 4 | Lent Week 4 (pdf) |
| Week 5 | Lent Week 5 (pdf) |
Sunday – February 8
EPIPHANY 5
I learnt
Rev. Moira Dodsworth
that salt was
essential to my body
working
| The Fig Tree Weekly Worship – 260208 Rev. Moira Dodsworth & Rev. Jennie Gordon | for PRINTING (pdf) for EDITING (docx) |
Sunday – February 1
EPIPHANY 4
He
Rev. Sandra Houghton
caught their
attention by taking
what they thought they knew
and turning it upside
down!
| The Fig Tree Weekly Worship – 260201 Rev. Sandra Houghton & Rev. Heather den Houting | for PRINTING (pdf) for EDITING (docx) |
Sunday – January 25
EPIPHANY 3 (Day of Mourning)
How then
Rev. Heather den Houting
can the covenantal
message of reconciliation
with First Nations people be
anything but natural
for us?
| The Fig Tree Weekly Worship – 260125 Rev. Heather den Houting & Rev. Deacon Wendy Elson | for PRINTING (pdf) for EDITING (docx) |
Artwork by Tom Sloane and Grace Williams
https://uniting.church/uaicc-national-conference-artwork/
This artwork seeks to evoke a sense of unity and togetherness by exploring the greater good of wisdom, faith, culture and community.
Sunday – January 18
EPIPHANY 2
Images
Rev. Jennie Gordon
of the inter-tidal
zone of transition and
transformation drift into my mind,
the liminal space of the shoreline,
sometimes ocean,
sometimes soft
sandy land.
| The Fig Tree Weekly Worship – 260118 Rev. Jennie Gordon & Rev. Heather den Houting | for PRINTING (pdf) for EDITING (docx) |
Sunday – January 11
BAPTISM OF JESUS
No
Rev. Deacon Wendy Elson
fanfare,
no megaphone
calls to mega-religious
movements.
| The Fig Tree Weekly Worship – 260111 Rev. Deacon Wendy Elson & Rev. Arnie Wierenga | for PRINTING (pdf) for EDITING (docx) |
Sunday – January 4
CHRISTMAS 2
A
Rev. Nigel Hanscamp
Jewish
member of our
congregation lit candles
on a Menorah and laid 15 stones in a bowl
| The Fig Tree Weekly Worship – 260104 Rev. Nigel Hanscamp & Rev. Sandra Houghton | for PRINTING (pdf) for EDITING (docx) |
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