Reflection of the Week - 25 May 2021
Life is a spiritual journey. Contemplative living is a way of responding to our everyday experiences by consciously attending to our relationships.
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Life is a spiritual journey. Contemplative living is a way of responding to our everyday experiences by consciously attending to our relationships.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
‘In the last days it will be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.’ (Acts 2:17, NRSV)
On this coming Sunday we celebrate the day of Pentecost. Our remembering of the time the Holy Spirit come upon the believers in Jerusalem, empowering them to become witnesses, to Judea, to Samaria, teaching others to know that the knowledge of the good news of Christ, of the kingdom of God, will be passed down through the generations.
Psalm 1 proclaims truths echoed in the book of Proverbs: that following the wisdom of God is the best and wisest way to live.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
Last month we talked about Principle 2 which was all about listening to children and helping them to participate in decisions that affect them. The third principle relates to families and communities.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
The core of the Christian message is love, God loves me!
The Resources Board of the South Australian Uniting Church Synod together with its Property Committee are seeking expressions of interest from suitably experienced individuals for the role of ‘Property Specialist.’
Senior Churches spokesperson, Bishop Philip Huggins, has described the United Nations COP26 climate talks as possibly the ‘last chance to save our planet’ in a strongly worded letter to Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
The Ethical Investment Working Group, on behalf of the Uniting Church, helps the church invest wisely and responsibly.
In this lyrical text, Jesus introduces us to the great mystery of God sharing his life with us: I am the vine, you are the branches ... my Father is the vine-grower.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
The Uluru Statement from the Heart (Uluru Statement) is a result of the First Nations National Constitutional Convention comprising 250 First Peoples representatives from across Australia.
The very fabric of everyday life is changing before us; these are unprecedented times. In the midst of this, we are invited to find God and some have little more than their Bible to help. We reflect on Psalm 23 and its implications for our lives—now, more than ever.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
On Sunday April 25th we will be recognising Anzac Day. This is the 106th anniversary of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, along with soldiers of many other nations, landing on the Gallipoli Peninsula, near the beginning of the First World War which was expected to be the war to end all wars.
Not everyone is called to be a preacher or a missionary, but everyone is called to pray.
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