Unexpected joy, as a new Fijian Congregation is planted at Vermont
On Sunday 20th November 2022 the Vermont Uniting Church became the Vermont Uniting Church Fijian Congregation in a transitional church plant.
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Reflection of the Week - 22nd November 2022
The words “gratitude” and “grace” come from the same root word, gratia in Latin. . . . “Grace” is a theological word, one with profound spiritual meaning. Grace means “unmerited favor.”
News, Notices & Prayer points - 15th November 2022
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
Reflection of the Week - 15th November 2022
Once we know that the entire physical world around us, all of creation, is both the hiding place and the revelation place for God, this world becomes home, safe, enchanted, offering grace to any who look deeply. —Richard Rohr, The Universal Christ
Partnerships Take Time
Just like the woman at the well (John 4:1-4), partnerships take time. Time to sit and wait; time to share stories; time to reveal true dreams and desires; time for honesty and trust; and time for God to be at work.
News, Notices & Prayer points - 8th November 2022
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
Reflection of the Week - 8th November 2022
On All Saints Day we recall the great cloud or crowd of witnesses who have gone before, who are with us now, and who will be beyond our time. On All Souls Day we remember those who have passed away. What a wonderful annual reminder that God’s love reaches across all time and space.
News, Notices & Prayer points - 1st November 2022
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
Reflection of the Week - 1st November 2022
Wealthy, corrupt and unscrupulous. Shocking the gathered crowd and righteous folk. Unsettling Law, tradition and culture. Sharing food and wine as if friends or even family. Why would he do that? I mean Jesus.
Statement: Racial Justice for Turvey Family
As we hear the news (‘The Australian,’ Tuesday, 25th October 2022 and across various other media outlets) of the tragic story of the death of young Noongar boy Cassius Turvey, our hearts are shattered into a million pieces. Each piece is a painful reminder of two centuries of dispossession, racism and violence.
International Collaborators Launch Climate Pastoral Care Course
Faith organisations from Australia and the USA have joined together to share a new course on the mental health and spiritual impacts of the climate crisis.
News, Notices & Prayer points - 25th October 2022
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
Breathe with me
When I first saw the Ancestors’ Retreat event advertised, I was intrigued by the concept of the spiritual wisdom of Australia’s First Peoples and Europe’s ancient Celtic Christians being brought together as a topic.
Reflection of the Week - 25th October 2022
Many people have observed that the human condition seems burdened with a dualistic way of understanding reality. This divided nature of our minds creates a spiritual warfare within us. It creates a conflict between sin and righteousness, which we often lose.
Official Opening of the Children’s Memorial of unmarked graves at Willunga Uniting Church Cemetery
The unveiling of a monument on Sunday, October 15th was the culmination of many years of questions and searching by the Cemetery committee.
News, Notices & Prayer points - 18th October 2022
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
Reflection of the Week - 18th October 2022
The message is clear. God has written it on our hearts. Persevere in sharing the good news of God’s grace and love, through our words and actions.
Reflection of the Week - 11th October 2022
Radical trust in the One who longs to bring you home
Synod Standing Committee Update 30th September 2022
The following is a summary of the discussions, deliberations and decisions arising from the Uniting Church in SA Synod Standing Committee Meeting held on 30th September 2022.
News, Notices & Prayer points - 11th October 2022
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
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