On the Sunday before Australia Day, Uniting Church congregations across the country hold worship services to reflect upon and lament the effect of the invasion and colonisation of this nation upon First Peoples.The observance of a Day of Mourning was endorsed by the 15th Assembly arising from a request of the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander […]
Children and Families MinistryDECEMBER 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!Welcome to the DECEMBER Children & Families Update! Especially for those who follow the liturgical calendar, “Happy New Year”! […]
Outdoor Worship this Advent Season”We are experiencing a liminal space in many churches at the moment. While some congregations have recommenced worship, many other congregations are taking their time to make the decisions about how to safely go back to worship. Some will be waiting until after Christmas.The delightful dilemma that may be stalling us […]
Join the Being a Multicultural Circle and Assembly Resourcing Unit for our final webinar of 2020 looking at the Church and COVID-19. The topic of this webinar is Mental Health. Our speakers will explore how we take care of our mental health in the midst of the pandemic and share experiences from their own faith […]
The physicality of graceWritten by Rev Dr Rod Pattenden It often comes as a surprise to realise that the Christian faith not only welcomes but even loves bodies. The central focus of our theology and belief involves birth, life and death and we share the elements of a meal around a table as our central […]
People on the Move: Solidarity and AdvocacyUCA President Dr Deidre Palmer joined a global ecumenical conversation on the impact of COVID-19 on people on the move as part of a series of webinars facilitated by the World Council of Churches.Dr Palmer spoke about the challenges faced by refugees, migrant workers and international students in Australia […]
Written by Rev. Sophia Lizares, Minister Kalamunda Uniting Church and St Martin’s Foothills Uniting Church Troubled by cyclones and mounting authoritarianism in their home country, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic both there as well as in Australia, Filipinos are charting a distinctive path as members of the Uniting Church. Using the Filipino practice of “Damayan: […]
Praying for a pandemic of compassionA Jewish social worker, a Christian ethicist and a Muslim doctor shared their stories of responding to COVID-19 pandemic as part of the 2020 Abraham Conference. The Uniting Church Synod of NSW/ACT is a partner in the annual event which features speakers from the three Abrahamic traditions on a key […]
TALKING #ALWAYSWASALWAYSWILLBETwo NAIDOC Week conversations brought together Uniting Church members from across the country to hear from our First Peoples on the theme “Always Was, Always Will be”. Both provided opportunities to hear first-hand about the spiritual and cultural connection to country for First Peoples in our church and led to engaging conversation on what […]
Join the Assembly Resourcing Unit (ARU) for a time of conversation and listening, now taking place every month. Following on from our BYO Coffee invitation during COVID-19, the ARU team will continue to provide opportunities for conversation and to listen to people from across the Church on areas of particular focus. This month, as part of NAIDOC […]