ASC Update November 2020Picture: The Assembly’s Associate General Secretary Rob Floyd and General Secretary Colleen Geyer at the November 2020 online ASC meeting (photo credit: Dr Deidre Palmer)The Assembly Standing Committee (ASC) met online from Friday evening 6 November to Sunday afternoon 8 November 2020. This followed an extra online meeting on Saturday 6 September.ACT2 […]
World Children’s Day 2020: Investing in our future means investing in our children The National Safe Church Unit is inviting people across the life of the Uniting Church in Australia to recognise World Children’s Day on 20 November by reflecting on their Church’s commitment to be a safe place for children and young people. “The […]
Written by Rev. Sophia Lizares, Minister Kalamunda Uniting Church and St Martin’s Foothills Uniting Church Troubled by cyclones and mounting authoritarianism in their home country, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic both there as well as in Australia, Filipinos are charting a distinctive path as members of the Uniting Church. Using the Filipino practice of “Damayan: […]
Praying for AmericaAt the time of this article, the US Presidential Election remains in the balance. The counting of votes is continuing amid threats of legal challenges. The people of the United States, particularly our friends in other churches remain in our prayers at this time. Here we share some of their prayers at this time […]
2020-2021 Lectionary is available for free downloadThe UCA Lectionary leaflet for 2020-2021, which has been available for sale from MediaCom for the past couple of months, is now available for free download from the uniting.church website. Each year the UCA puts out a leaflet with a listing of the Lectionary readings for the coming Church […]
Fruits of the SpiritWritten by Rebecca Beisler, Assembly Resourcing Unit Giving a modern twist on an old Tongan tradition, young leaders at Canterbury Uniting Church in Melbourne hosted a Week of Prayer this month to uplift and connect people in worship amid the ongoing impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.People across the nation gathered virtually in […]
Ending violence in the PhilippinesThe Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) remains deeply concerned over the deaths of church members who are speaking out about human rights abuses in the Philippines.This week the President of the UCA Dr Deidre Palmer has written to the Philippines Ambassador in Australia, Her Excellency Ma. Hellen Barber De La Vega, […]
Tracking our Carbon FootprintWritten by Rob Floyd, Assembly Associate General Secretary As part of its new Climate Action Plan, the Assembly has begun to measure its carbon footprint. Our goal is to become carbon neutral by 2040 by reducing emissions 5% each year. This year the COVID-19 pandemic has shown what is possible. The financial […]
Amazing Grace!Written by Rebecca BeislerBeloved singing duo Vika and Linda Bull were star guests at the Uniting Church’s Let’s Talanoa session this week in a joyful conversation about their Tongan culture, faith and the power of music.Vika and Linda have performed the world over and recorded eight albums but first began singing in their […]
Prayers for Peace in Artsakh – Nagorno-KarabakhThe Uniting Church in Australia is deeply concerned by the recent violence in Artsakh – Nagorno-Karabakh. The conflict between Azeri and ethnic Armenian forces has continued over recent days with fears it could escalate across the region. The Uniting Church is aware of the significant number of people from […]