A prayer for Ash WednesdayToday Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent and the journey toward Holy Week. This is a holy day too, when many of us will hear again ancient words of the fragility of life and of grace – that God has formed us ‘from the dust of the earth’, that we […]
Children and Families MinistryMARCH UPDATEThese resources are compiled by Chris Barnett from the Intergenerational Ministry – Children & Families team at equipping Leadership for Mission (eLM) in the Synod of VIC/TAS. Thanks Chris for this valuable resource!CHILDREN & FAMILIES MINISTRY – MARCH1. IMPORTANT UPDATE re Amplify March 5Participating in Amplify, the country’s largest Children & Families/Youth ministry training event, has […]
‘Yes we celebrate, but things must change’Sunday 13 February 2022 marks the 14th Anniversary of the National Apology to the Stolen Generations.On 13 February 2008, then-Prime Minister Kevin Rudd publically apologised on behalf of the Federal Government to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children forcibly removed from their families, communities, culture and country under […]
UCA urges: don’t rush Religious Discrimination BillPresident of the Uniting Church in Australia Rev Sharon Hollis has urged Federal Parliamentarians not to rush the Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 through the Senate this week.This comes as two reports from Parliamentary Inquiries on the Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 were released last Friday, both of which supported the […]
Call for submissions: IWD 2022Call for Submissions: Celebrating Uniting Church women on International Women’s Day 2022 Every day, in every place across the Uniting Church, women are leading, empowering and inspiring in our church communities and beyond. To mark International Women’s Day on 8 March this year, the Uniting Church Assembly is looking to tell […]
Children and Families Ministry UpdateFEBRUARYThese resources are compiled by Chris Barnett from the Intergenerational Ministry – Children & Families team at equipping Leadership for Mission (eLM) in the Synod of VIC/TAS. Thanks Chris for this valuable resource!CHILDREN & FAMILIES MINISTRY – FEBRUARY 20221. Amplify Hubs March 5Amplify is the country’s largest Children & Families/Youth ministry training event. […]
(Cover image L-R: Sharon Hoogland OAM, Graham Doherty OAM, Dr Jill Tabart OAM, Hon Bronwyn Pike AM.)Written by Bethany Broadstock”The Uniting Church … acknowledges with thanksgiving that the one Spirit has endowed the members of Christ’s Church with a diversity of gifts, and that there is no gift without its corresponding service: all ministries have […]
Online prayer service for TongaService of Prayer Following Volcano Eruption and Tsunami in Tonga20th January 2022, 7.30pmGREETINGS & INTRODUCTION – Matagi (Advocate, BMCC – Being a Multicultural Church Circle)WELCOME TO COUNTRY – Mark Kickett (Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress)LIGHTING OF THE CANDLE OF HOPE – Rev Dr Apwee Ting – Assembly Resourcing UnitCALL TO […]
Standing with our national aged care networkThe Uniting Friends of Ageing (UFA) is holding their second national conversation at 4 pm (AEDT) Thursday 10 February via Zoom.UFA is a national network of Uniting Church people concerned about ageing and aged care, established by UnitingCare Australia in mid-2021. The gathering is open to all interested people. […]
The call to put First Peoples firstAs part of a wide consultation process taking place through the Act2 project, the Assembly President and General Secretary held a series of conversations with the Assembly Circles. Nathan Tyson, Anaiwon and Gomeroi man and Manager, First Peoples Strategy and Engagement with the Synod of NSW and the ACT, […]