ASC Update November 2020Picture: The Assembly’s Associate General Secretary Rob Floyd and General Secretary Colleen Geyer at the November 2020 online ASC meeting (photo credit: Dr Deidre Palmer) The Assembly Standing Committee (ASC) met online from Friday evening 6 November to Sunday afternoon 8 November 2020. This followed an extra online meeting on Saturday 6 […]
World Children’s Day 2020: Investing in our future means investing in our children The National Safe Church Unit is inviting people across the life of the Uniting Church in Australia to recognise World Children’s Day on 20 November by reflecting on their Church’s commitment to be a safe place for children and young people. “The […]
You are invited to consider the future of the Uniting Church as a people of God on the way. As we look to the future, what is God saying to us as the Uniting Church about how we order our life so we can be committed to transforming lives and communities in God’s love? Be […]
Praying for AmericaAt the time of this article, the US Presidential Election remains in the balance. The counting of votes is continuing amid threats of legal challenges. The people of the United States, particularly our friends in other churches remain in our prayers at this time. Here we share some of their prayers at this time […]
2020-2021 Lectionary is available for free downloadThe UCA Lectionary leaflet for 2020-2021, which has been available for sale from MediaCom for the past couple of months, is now available for free download from the uniting.church website. Each year the UCA puts out a leaflet with a listing of the Lectionary readings for the coming Church […]
Fruits of the SpiritWritten by Rebecca Beisler, Assembly Resourcing Unit Giving a modern twist on an old Tongan tradition, young leaders at Canterbury Uniting Church in Melbourne hosted a Week of Prayer this month to uplift and connect people in worship amid the ongoing impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.People across the nation gathered virtually in […]
STORIESINTRODUCTIONMark Kickett and Deidre PalmerSTORIES OF COUNTRYIn this video series called Yarta Wandatha Rev. Dr Aunty Denise Champion shares stories of the Adnyamathanha people and their connection to the land.Filmed on Adnyamathanha country in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia in 2016, Aunty Denise retells the stories she was told as a young girl. She […]
RESOURCESA Prayer for NAIDOC 2020 – Always Was, Always Will Be Loving Creator God,We rejoice in the beauty of this ancient land and her waters.We marvel at the awesome way they have been formed.We give thanks for her First Nations Peoples,their stories of creation sung by countless Ancestors.It is right, Loving Mystery that we name […]
The theme for NAIDOC Week 2020, Always Was, Always Will Be, recognises that First Nations Peoples have occupied and cared for this continent for over 65,000 years. This week we celebrate the spiritual and cultural connection of those who walked here first. We are reminded that this country was criss-crossed by generations of brilliant nations. Aboriginal […]
Amazing Grace!Written by Rebecca BeislerBeloved singing duo Vika and Linda Bull were star guests at the Uniting Church’s Let’s Talanoa session this week in a joyful conversation about their Tongan culture, faith and the power of music.Vika and Linda have performed the world over and recorded eight albums but first began singing in their […]