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 […]
Advent on your doorstep 2022 Assembly Advent Calendar Advent is a time when we gladly, but patiently, anticipate and prepare for the coming of God’s hope, peace, joy, and love among us. For many of us, this preparation largely takes place at home. You might have a candle lighting ritual, daily reflections you engage with or […]
16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence 2022 Every year, for 16 days, people around the world join together in raising their voices for an end to all forms of gender-based violence. The global campaign, 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence, begins on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence […]
That’s a wrap on IntergenerationalWritten by Bethany Broadstock My daughter is almost three years old now, and if you’ve ever spent time with an overly verbal toddler or young child you’ll know that ‘why?’ becomes a constant question. Children around this age embody a curiosity about the world that leaves them dissatisfied with hearing about […]
Prayers for West JavaOur hearts and prayers go out to all those affected by the 5.6 magnitude earthquake which struck the town of Cianjur in West Java, Indonesia on Monday. We hold in our prayers our church partners in this region in the days to come. President of the Uniting Church in Australia Rev Sharon […]