By Callum Ludwig
Woori Yallock Presbyterian Church is launching a new Sunday evening service from 7pm to 8pm where a range of speakers will systematically perform the Biblical book of 1 Peter, starting from Sunday 24 July.
Titled “Brave in a New World”, the series will cover the stories Peter writes about living rightly in difficult times.
Pastor Tony Archer said it’s really great getting back as a full Church community and he hopes for it to continue.
“We always remained a church that was open to all who came within the rules of the government and it’s been so good to be able to meet again regularly and invite community members to this event,” he said.
“Just last week we were reading Revelations 1:3 and it says ‘Blessed are all who hear’ and we are just excited and believe it’s a good thing to hear the Bible read, particularly in this format.”
The first event is set to be performed by actor and storyteller Simon Camilleri of The Backyard Bard, a biblical storytelling theatre company. Mr Camilleri will be acting out a dramatic reading of John 17-20 entirely from memory.
Pr Archer said Mr Camilleri, who is a part of a ministry team at Bundoora Presbyterian Church, is very creative.
“He’s been performing at a number of churches, I’ve watched him do it and I remember I kept looking behind me to see if he was reading it off a screen, but there was nothing there,” he said.
“He’s memorised it completely, plays all the parts and even involves the audience in parts of the story. My children aged from 13 to three were totally engaged and are excited to see it again.”
Titled ‘That You May Believe’, the performance begins with Jesus prayer for his disciples, and continues on to his trial, crucifixion and resurrection. It takes about 45 minutes in total.
The service is run separately from the usual 10am morning service, which will continue to run as usual.
The Woori Yallock Presbyterian Church is open to all and encourages people to explore any interest in finding spiritual answers to recent life challenges.
