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Book Review of ‘Anaditj’ by Aunty Rev Dr Denise Champion

Follow the road your ancestors tookAdnyamathanha woman, theologian and Uniting Church minister Aunty Rev Dr Denise Champion has released her second book, Anaditj.  Stuart McMillan has offered the following review of AnaditjBOOK REVIEW: Anaditj, Aunty Rev Dr Denise Champion, © 2021Aunty Denise Champion is a proud Adnyamathanha woman from the Finders Ranges in South Australia, and […]

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Uniting Church expresses deep concern for MyanmarPhoto: A protester makes the three-finger salute during a vigil to honor those who have died during demonstrations against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, March 13, 2021. (AFP Photo)The President of the Uniting Church in Australia, Dr Deidre Palmer, has called upon church members to hold in prayer […]

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Endling loneliness together

Ending Loneliness TogetherLast week UnitingCare Australia co-hosted the launch of the Parliamentary Friends of Ending Loneliness at Parliament House. Ending Loneliness Together, a national body of which UnitingCare Australia is a founding partner, joined with politicians from all sides to raise awareness of loneliness and its impact in our community.The movement has deep connections with […]

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Palm Sunday Call for Courage and Compassion

Palm Sunday Call for Courage and Compassion Palm Sunday Marches across Australia brought together thousands of people from all walks of life, united together in calling for a more just and compassionate response to refugees in this country.Uniting Church members joined the marches in city streets across Australia along with other faith-based and community groups.UCA […]

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Voice your Support for a First Nations Voice

Voice your Support for a First Nations VoiceThe Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress (UAICC) has called on the Government to ensure a Voice for First Nations Peoples is enshrined in Australia’s constitution. In response to the Federal Government’s co-design process to decide what a ‘Voice to Parliament’ will look like, UAICC leaders have rejected […]

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The Sydney Statement and ‘The Big Plan of God’

The Sydney Statement and the ‘Big Plan of God’Written by Rev Dr Amelia Koh-Butler, Seeking Common Ground Circle Advocate Recently, I have been reading the stories approaching Easter, but doing the painstaking work of looking up all those “hyperlinks” in the text that reference Hebrew scripture themes and ideas. It seems like so much of […]

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Chaplains support flood-affected communities

Chaplains support flood-affected communities Photo: Chaplain Dave Hall at Kempsey evacuation centre Disaster Recovery Chaplains are supporting people in flood-affected areas across NSW as the flooding crisis has claimed one man’s life and forced 24,000 people to evacuate their homes. Despite the easing of rain, the risk remains high for many, with the massive volumes of […]

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