One year after Royal Commission, action needed on aged care workforce
One year after Royal Commission, action needed on aged care workforceUnitingCare Australia has joined major aged care providers in calling on the Australian Government to take immediate action on aged care wages, training, and 24-hour nursing. “The Royal Commission report is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to overhaul aged care so that we can give older Australians […]
A prayer for Ash Wednesday
A prayer for Ash WednesdayToday Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent and the journey toward Holy Week. This is a holy day too, when many of us will hear again ancient words of the fragility of life and of grace – that God has formed us ‘from the dust of the earth’, that we […]
Week 1 Going Deeper into the Wilderness
Week 1: Going Deeper into the WildernessFrom the Walking Together as First and Second Peoples CircleThe Colonial wilderness; waranta muylatina (strength within)READINGLuke 4: 1-13 (NRSV)4 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, 2 where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. […]
Praying for Peace in Ukraine
Praying for Peace in UkraineUniting Church in Australia President Rev Sharon Hollis has invited Uniting Church members to join with others worldwide in praying for peace to prevail in Ukraine, and to pray for all those impacted by the violence taking place.“The pursuit of peace is at the core of what it means to be […]
Going Deeper Assembly Circles Lenten Bible Study
GOING DEEPER Assembly Circles Lenten Bible Study IntroductionGoing deeper this Lent with our Circles of InterestThe Assembly Circles of Interest will be sharing a Lenten Bible Study series over the weeks leading up Easter using the theme “Going Deeper”.The studies will encourage us to ‘go deeper’ into our relationship with God, our community and our world.Each week, […]
Prayer for Brazil
Prayer for Brazil In recent weeks there has been unprecedented rain north of the city of Rio de Janeiro, in Petrópolis Brazil. This has caused disruption to this centre of Brazilian culture and colonial history, including landslides that have claimed the lives of over 170 people and more than 100 people are missing. The Ibero-Latino […]
‘Yes we celebrate, but things must change’
‘Yes we celebrate, but things must change’Sunday 13 February 2022 marks the 14th Anniversary of the National Apology to the Stolen Generations.On 13 February 2008, then-Prime Minister Kevin Rudd publically apologised on behalf of the Federal Government to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children forcibly removed from their families, communities, culture and country under […]
Pastoral Statement Religious Discrimination
Pastoral Letter: Religious Discrimination BillTo UCA members, congregations and faith communities,Dear friends in Christ,This week will be a challenging week for some members of our Uniting Church community as the Australian Parliament considers the Religious Discrimination Bill.I am aware the current political debate will heighten the vulnerability of members of the LGBTIQA+ community, particularly LGBTIQA+ children […]
New agreement with UMCP
New partnership with United Methodist Church in the PhilippinesThe Uniting Church in Australia has signed a new partnership agreement with the United Methodist Church in the Philippines (UMCP) strengthening the ties between our churches.The agreement formally recognises the unity and oneness we share in Jesus Christ and commits both Churches to mutually support one another […]