Survival Day Message 2023 “In confronting truth, we may discover justice and healing”Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress (UAICC) Interim National Chair Rev Mark Kickett and Uniting Church in Australia President Rev Sharon Hollis have encouraged UCA members to mark 26 January with respect in a shared Survival Day video message, urging Australians to […]
A Gospel proclaimed by all ages Something new and lifegiving is happening at Eaglehawk Uniting ChurchBy Rebecca BeislerSomething new and lifegiving is happening at Eaglehawk Uniting Church, located in the historic goldfield city of Bendigo in country Victoria. The older and younger generations of this community have begun to take steps outside of their normal roles […]
What’s Your Uniting Church Story? Throughout this year, we have included a question at the end of the newsletter inviting you to tell us about your Uniting Church story or to share on the themes and stories we have included from week to week. Thank you to those readers who took the opportunity to respond. […]
President’s New Year Prayer Uniting Church in Australia President Rev Sharon Hollis has shared this New Year Prayer. You may like to share it in worship on New Years Eve or New Years Day. It has been translated into Indonesian, Chinese and Korean. God of time and space, God beyond all that isAs we stand […]
As the year draws to a close, we thought it was worth taking at look at just some of the ways the Assembly Circles of Interest have contributed to, supported or inspired the work of the Assembly across 2022. In these highlights, we see a picture of the national identity of the Uniting Church reflected […]
Photo: Traditional designs painted on bark, made by Papuan women supported by GKI-TP and UnitingWorld. Marcus CampbellPacific Conference of Churches calls for action on West Papua The Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) has called for a boycott of all Indonesian products and programmes by the Indonesian Government until Indonesia facilitates a visit by the United […]
Day of Mourning #UCADayofMourningSince 2019 the Uniting Church has marked a Day of Mourning on the Sunday before 26 January to reflect on the dispossession of Australia’s First Peoples and the ongoing injustices faced by First Nations people in this land. We invite you on or around Sunday 21 January 2024 to hold worship services that […]
Pacific Conference of Churches calls for action on West Papua The Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) has called for a boycott of all Indonesian products and programmes by the Indonesian Government until Indonesia facilitates a visit by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to investigate reports of ongoing human rights abuses in […]
ASC Update November 2022The Assembly Standing Committee (ASC) met in person in Melbourne, 11-13 November 2022. Assembly Associate General Secretary The ASC was delighted to approve the appointment of Rev Lindsay Cullen as the Assembly Associate General Secretary. Lindsay began his role on 5 December and will be inducted into his new ministry on Friday […]
Advent in Song “Advent Hymn (Promised Dawn)” by Rachel Collis Rachel writes, “This is a lyric video to a song I wrote called “Advent Hymn (Promised Dawn)”. I created the video especially for use in worship during Advent, so please feel free to make use of it this advent season.” https://youtu.be/YtBmewNSHy8 Mary Did You […]