GO THE SEASON OF CREATION ASSEMBLY RESOURCES HUB’Listen to the voice of Creation’: Season of Creation 2022 Throughout the month of September Christians across the world will celebrate the Season of Creation, an annual invitation to pray and reflect on our shared call to care for the earth – our common home and the ‘household’ […]
‘Bishops all the way down’: oversight in the UCAThis is a shortened version of a fuller article. Download the full version using the button at the bottom of this page. written by Matthew Julius, Growing in Faith Circle Panel Member A spectre is haunting the Uniting Church in Australia — the spectre of Bishops. This […]
How to connect with the WCC AssemblyThe World Council of Churches (WCC) is right now preparing to welcome over 4000 people from across the global church to Karlsruhe, Germany, for its 11th Assembly. It runs from 31 August – 8 September with some pre-gatherings to be held this weekend, and is the first Assembly in […]
Week 1: Faith in ActionThis is the first in a series of articles from the Palestine and Israel Ecumenical Network (PIEN) in the lead up to the World Council of Churches World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel (15-22 September). In 2022 the theme is ‘Faith, Hope and Love in Action: Towards Justice in […]
Recovering faith in Faith at the Abraham Conferencewritten by Rev Dr Rob McFarlane, Presbytery Ministry Leader, Parramatta Nepean Presbytery “Religion for the 21st Century: Recovering faith in Faith”Abraham Conference, Sunday 14 August, 2022 It was a joy to have the annual Abrahamic Conference back face-to-face for the first time since 2019. While the focus of […]
From 31 August to 8 September this year, more than 4000 people from across the global church will gather in Karlsruhe, Germany, for the World Council of Churches (WCC) Assembly. Normally taking place every eight years, this will be the first gathering in nine years due to COVID-19. The theme is, ‘Christ’s love moves the […]
Called to be a safe ChurchAs part of our Identity series, Rev John Cox, Director of the National Safe Church Unit, reflects on how our call to be a safe church is key to how we see ourselves and shape our lives as the Uniting Church. This article and accompanying video include information about creating […]
Marking the World Week for Peace in Palestine and IsraelImage: Church of the Ascension, seen from the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. Photo by Albin Hillert/WCC written by Uniting Church in Australia President Rev Sharon Hollis Over the next five weeks National Update will feature a series of articles that will lead into the World […]
Celebrating the lives of our creativesWritten by Rev Lindsay Cullen, Assembly National Consultant In the last fortnight, a number of high profile artists have passed — Archie Roach, First Nations musician and advocate, Nichelle Nichols, famous for acting the part of Lieutenant Uhura on Star Trek, Judith Durham of the Seekers and most recently, actor, […]
A migrant musing on the BasisRev Heewon Chang was recently ordained and placed as a congregational minister at Hope Uniting Church in Maroubra in Sydney. She wrote this piece as an invitation to the Uniting Church to think deeply about who we are and where we come from. Reflecting as a non-white migrant on the […]