New reflections on EasterWritten by Nicole Mugford, Discipling the Next Generations Panel MemberEven though I have grown up in the church, the first time I attended an Easter service at church was when I was 25. Every year throughout my teenage years and early 20s I would instead be on an Easter camp, first as […]
Dreams for the futureThis is a series of Act2 contributions being offered over the coming weeks. From Catherine Pepper, 1st May Something that’s been emerging and something we’ve been talking about is Our Vision for a Just Australia, and how these deep commitments that have defined us as a Church don’t stand alone but are […]
Walking Together: An Easter Reflectionwritten by Rev S. Juliette Maua’i As our Easter journey draws near, and another year passes where Sovereignty and Treaty are not yet realised, I am again drawn to reflect on our Uniting Church malaga (hereafter – journey). What does it mean to really walk together as Second Peoples, committed and willing […]
The Sydney Statement and the ‘Big Plan of God’Written by Rev Dr Amelia Koh-Butler, Seeking Common Ground Circle Advocate Recently, I have been reading the stories approaching Easter, but doing the painstaking work of looking up all those “hyperlinks” in the text that reference Hebrew scripture themes and ideas. It seems like so much of […]
Requiem for 2020The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenge and change to life and to our world. Alongside the threat to personal and community health, and the significant challenges faced by health systems and frontline workers, many have been deprived of the rituals that normally accompany grief and loss.Now a year into […]
Investing in solutions led by First Peoples key to Closing the Gap As communities across Australia mark National Close the Gap Day, leaders of the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress (UAICC), the Uniting Church and UnitingCare Australia have come together to call for enduring reforms to support self-determination and tangible outcomes for First Peoples. […]
Sacred People, Sacred Earth”We envision a world transformed … Together, we are building resilient, caring communities and economies that meet everyone’s needs and protect the planet. The era of conquest, extraction, and exploitation has given way to cooperation and community. The good life is one of connectedness—with each other and all of nature. It is […]
Harmony Week: Child safe in many languages Our Church is committed to being a safe church for all people, especially children and young people. That’s why we’re committed to the Principles of a Child Safe UCA. These principles support us in growing our child safe culture across the life of the Church, helping children and […]
Palm Sunday Walk for Refugees 2021This year on Palm Sunday (28th March) Walk for Justice for Refugees is an important opportunity to raise awareness of the continuing injustice and cruelty experienced by refugees and people who are seeking asylum.Starting in the 1980s, churches across Australia joined together on Palm Sunday to march together for peace. […]
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 – MARCHLent IdeasLent with children (Sacraparental)An All-Age Lenten Journey (Roots)Lent at Home in Community (GenOn)A […]