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 […]
Uniting Church 2022 Christmas MessagesThe good news of Christmas is that the light of Christ enters into the darkness – but the darkness cannot overcome it, says Uniting Church President Rev Sharon Hollis in her 2022 Christmas message. In a year marked by war, racism, soaring cost of living and devastating floods, Christmas reminds us […]
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 […]
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 […]
54th ECAJ – UCA Dialogue report“A Club that No-one Wants to Join” Written by Rev Lindsay Cullen This evocative description was one given by Rabbi Meyers of the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh concerning places of worship which have been the subject of terrible attacks. Members of the Synagogue, site of an horrific attack […]
Webinar: Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse – 5 Years OnThis December marks five years since the Final Report of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse was handed down.In response to the lessons and learnings of the Report, UCA Redress Ltd and the National Safe Church Unit have […]
‘Enterprise in hope’: an Act2 Advent reflectionwritten by Andrew Johnson, Act2 Project Lead Christmas is a story of hope. Fragile, uncertain hope, but hope none the less. It is the fulfilment of a foretold promise, ringing down through the ages, and renewed by a messenger of God. It is found down a bumpy road – […]
Sermon by Rev Mark Kickett at the funeral of Cassius Turvey 18 November 2022 I read earlier from Psalm 23. And that Psalm talks about the Great Shepherd. The thing about life is, there’s always a darkness that comes somewhere in it. There’s always a challenge that’s going to confront us. In Psalm 23, we […]