Living Our Destiny TogetherWritten by Bec Beisler, Assembly Resourcing UnitHundreds of Uniting Church members across the nation marked a Day of Mourning this week to reflect on and lament the colonisation and violent dispossession of Australia’s First Peoples.More than 50 Uniting Church congregations, as well UCA schools and aged care homes, took part in worship […]
A groundbreaking woman minister, an ex-Moderator, a Legacy leader, a trade unionist, a ricegrower and a Christian educator are among the wide range of Uniting Church members acknowledged in the Australia Day 2021 Honours list.Rev Norah Norris AM was the first Presbyterian woman to be ordained in South Australia. After Church union, Norah served on […]
Prayers for the USAThe President of the Uniting Church in Australia, Dr Deidre Palmer, has called church members to hold in prayer churches and people in the United States in the coming weeks and months.President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris took their oaths of office early on Friday 21 January Australian time, as […]
Take part in a Day of Mourning ServiceUniting Church communities across the country are preparing to mark a Day of Mourning on Sunday 24 January to stand with and affirm Australia’s First Peoples in their journey of survival.The Day of Mourning is an annual observance in the Uniting Church to reflect on the effects of […]
UCA prays for USA Assembly President Dr Deidre Palmer has conveyed the Uniting Church’s prayers of solidarity with the people of the United States to the UCA’s partner churches in that country.The prayers are in response to violent protests by Trump supporters at the US Capitol building in Washington DC, which disrupted the counting of Electoral […]
Prayers and Preparation for YasaAssembly President Dr Deidre Palmer has called Uniting Church members to pray for the people of Fiji as Tropical Cyclone Yasa heads towards the Fijian archipelago.The Fijian government has ordered a nationwide curfew as the Category 5 storm passes over the islands from Thursday evening Australian time (17 Dec), bringing with […]
Book in yourAct2 Conversation As we look to the future, what is God saying to us as the Uniting Church about how we order our life so we can be committed to transforming lives and communities in God’s love? We’re inviting you to be a part of the UCA Act2 project as we discern God’s way together.In […]
Uniting Church 2020 Christmas Messages In this time of grief, loss, and uncertainty, the President of the Uniting Church in Australia Dr Deidre Palmer says the central message of Christmas is that we are loved. “As we approach this Christmas, what matters most is not the gifts, the decorations or the Christmas carols, what matters […]
From Grief to Renewal via Lament How God is reshaping the Uniting Church for missionWritten by Rev Dr Apwee Ting, Assembly National Consultant I will remember 2020 as a year of grief. As we approach Christmas, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the deaths of more than 1.6 million people and 72 million infections worldwide. Personally […]
December 10, 2020Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,“Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that has been given you in Christ Jesus,” (1 Corinthians 1: 3-4)This is a greeting that I have heard echoed by […]