Embrace supports women in our community who have been affected by domestic violence. This Sunday, we’re holding a winter warmer blanket/doona drive as we come into the cooler months of the year. Bring a blanket or doona to church this Sunday to donate. Blankets & doonas of all sizes are welcome!

Join us at 9:30AM tomorrow for our Good Friday service, as we think about why Jesus’ death is good news for us & as we rejoice with some of our church family who are getting baptised! We hope you can stick around for some hot cross buns & coffee after the service too☕️

After our church picnic was sadly rained out on Sunday, we’re stoked to announce that it has now been rescheduled to Sunday 7th April🥳 BYO food, and join us out at Dumaresq Dam from 12:30PM for an arvo of fellowship & fun!

Join us at Easter to celebrate the freedom that comes through Jesus' death & resurrection! GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE – 9:30AM Friday 29th March | TOPIC: Jesus' death is good news for you Some of our church family are being baptised at this service, come along and support them as they make this public declaration of faith! Join us after the service for hot cross buns & coffee. EASTER SUNDAY SERVICES – 9:30AM & 6:30PM Sunday 31st March | TOPIC: Jesus' resurrection confirms everything Join us after our 9:30AM service for morning tea & coffee, and after our 6:30PM service for supper. All services will be held in the JP Belshaw lecture theatre, located at 73 Trevenna Rd, University of New England, Armidale. Hope to see you there!

This week is shaping up to be a great one! We’ve got a stack of events happening, swipe to see what’s going on. CU Training with Dan Patterson Thursday 14th | 7PM | St Mark’s Chapel All uni students & young workers welcome SMYG with Q&A & talk from Dan Patterson Friday 15th | 7-9PM | St Mark’s Chapel For students in Y7-12 Training seminar with Dan Patterson Saturday 16th | 9-11:30AM | St Mark’s Chapel A training seminar for Christians on how to keep Jesus on the agenda in a world that doesn’t care Men’s bonfire night Saturday 16th | 6PM | 1098 Puddledock Rd An evening of fellowship, all men welcome Christians United music & dessert night Saturday 16th | 6:30PM | St Mark’s Chapel Our new sermon series “reasons to reconsider Jesus” kicks off Sunday 17th, with Dan Patterson speaking about how Christianity is more intellectually credible than you might think. This is a 6 talk series spread over 5 Sundays (and Good Friday), and is a great opportunity to invite friends along to church! See our other post for the full list of topics and dates. Newish Lunch Sunday 17th | 12:30PM | 7 Ash Tree Dr This lunch is for anyone who is “newish” to our church. If you’ve never been to a newish lunch, we’d love to have you there to find out a bit more about what our church is on about! Contact Matt [email protected] to rsvp. Hope to see you at one of these wonderful events!

Join us at St Mark’s UNEchurch on Good Friday & Easter Sunday as we think about why Jesus’ death is good news for us and how his resurrections confirms everything. Our Good Friday service will be held at 9:30AM on Friday 29th March, and our Easter Sunday services will be held at 9:30AM & 6:30PM on Sunday 31st March. There will be kids programs at both 9:30AM services for toddlers through to Y9 students. We’d also love you to join us for hot cross buns after any or all of our Easter services! Hope to see you there!

Join us for our 6-talk series about reasons to reconsider Jesus! We’ll kick off Sunday 17th March, thinking about how “Christianity is more intellectually credible than you might think” with guest speaker Dan Patterson (author of “Questioning Christianity”). See below for the full list of topics and dates. Join us at one of our Sunday services - 9:30AM or 6:30PM - to reconsider Jesus & his place in your life. Hope to see you there! • 17TH MARCH: Christianity is more intellectually credible than you might think • 24TH MARCH: Jesus is the most influential person who ever lived • 29TH MARCH | GOOD FRIDAY | 9:30AM ONLY: Jesus’ death is good news for you • 31ST MARCH | EASTER SUNDAY: Jesus’ resurrection confirms everything • 7TH APRIL: Christianity explains what’s wrong with the world • 14TH APRIL: Christianity is about life to the fullest

Pray for o-week this week! Pray for all of the students as they move back for trimester 1 of uni & as classes resume next week. Pray also for Christians United as they seek to connect with new students & run events throughout the week. For any uni students or young workers, there are events every night this week, and we’d love to have you there! TRIVIA NIGHT: TONIGHT | 7:30PM | St Mark’s Chapel SPORTS NIGHT: Tuesday | 5:30PM | Sport UNE (wet weather alternative : St Mark’s Chapel, keep an eye on Facebook to see what the plan is) GAMES NIGHT: Wednesday | 7:00PM | St Mark’s Chapel DESSERT & INFO NIGHT: Thursday | 7:00PM | UNE wellness centre (near Duval College) LAMB AT THE DAM: Friday | 6:30PM | Dumaresq Dam | carpooling available from Wright Village at 6:15PM (contact us for more info) If you’ve got any questions, feel free to contact us!