Charlestown Uniting Church

2026

4 January 2026 - Epiphany Jeremiah 31:7-14, Ephesians 1:3-14 and John 1:10-18 "The World made Flesh - Living between Worlds."

11January 2026 - Baptism of Christ Isaiah 42:1-9 and Matthew 3:13-17 "God's solidarity with us."

18 January 2026 Epiphany 2 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 and John 1:29-42 "Come and See."

25 January 2026 Epiphany 3 2 Chronicles7:14, Isaiah 62:1-3, John 1:1-9 and Matthew 5:1-12 "Day of Mourning."

1 February 2026 Epiphany 4 1 Corinthians 1:18-31, Psalm 15:1-5 and Matthew 5:1-12 "Living Faithfully in Dark Times."

8 February 2026 Epiphany 5 Isaiah 58:1-9 and Matthew 5:13-20 "Let your light shire."

15 February 2026 Transfiguration Sunday Exodus 24:12-18 and Matthew 17:1-9 "Epiphany's climax, on the threshold of Lent."

22 February 2026 Lent 1 Matthew 4:1-11 "Between Failure and Faithfulness: The Wilderness Journey."

1 March 2026 Lent 2 Genesis 12:1-4a, Romans 4:1-5, 13-17 and John 3:1-17 "Called beyond ourselves into the life of God."

8 March 2026 Lent 3 Psalm 94 and John 4:5-42 "When water is not water?"

15 March 2026 Lent 4 1 Samuel 16:1-13 and John 9:1-41 "Seeing with God's eyes"

22 March 2026 Lent 5 Ezekiel 37:1-14 and John 11:1-45 "There is Life in these old Bones"

29 March 2026 Palm Sunday Matthew 21:1-11 "Gentle King, Steadfast Love"

3 April 2026 Good Friday Matthew 27:45-54, Genesis1:1-8 and 1 Peter 3:18-22 "Between Failure and Faithfulness"

12 April 2026 Easter 2 - Psalm 61 and John 20:19-31 "Beyond locked doors"

19 April 2026 Easter 3 - Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19 and Luke 24:13-35 "With us all along"

26 April 2026 Easter 4 Good Shepherd Sunday - Psalm 23, 1 Peter 2:19-25, John 10:1-10 and Acts 2:42-47 "Costly Service"

3 May 2026 Easter 5 - 1 Peter 2:2-10 and Acts 7:55-60 "From Resistance to Revelation: Witness Transformed"

10 May 2026 Easter 6 - John 14:15-21 and Acts 17:22-31 "We are not left alone"

17 May 2026 Easter 7 - John 17:1-11 and 1 Peter 4:12-14 and 1 Peter 5:6-11 "Held in God while waiting for the Spirit"

24 May 2026 Pentecost - John 7:37-39 and Acts 2:1-21 "Pentecost Today"

31 May 2026 Trinity Sunday - Matthew 28:16-20 "Held in the Life of God"

7 June 2026 Pentecost 2 - Genesis 112:1-9 and Romans 4:13-25 "Mercy, not Sacrifice"

14 June 2026 Pentecost 3 - Genesis 18:1-15 and Romans 5:1-8 "Cracked Vessels, Living Grace"

21 June 2026 Pentecost 4 - Genesis 21:8-20 and Matthew 10:24-39 "Seen by God, Seeing One Another"

28 June 2026 Pentecost 5 - Genesis 22:1-14 and Matthew 10:40-42 "Telecommunications for God"

5 July 2026 Pentecost 6 - Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67 and Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 "Stepping forward with trust"

12 July 2026 Pentecost 7 - Genesis 25:19-34 and Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 "To what do we give our attention?"

19 July 2026 Pentecost 8 - Psalm 139:1-12, 23-24, Romans 8:12-25 and Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 "Dilemmas"

26 July 2026 Pentecost 9 - Genesis 29:15-28 and Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 "Receiving our Identity as Gift"

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