News, Notices & Prayer points - 8 December 2020
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
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This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
On the Second Sunday of Advent, the Gospel reading (Mark 1:1-8) commences the story of Jesus Christ with the preaching of John the Baptist in the desert wilderness ...
It is that time of the year when people review the last year. Best books of 2020, best films and best albums and so on.
On Friday, 27th November the South Australian Premier made several announcements relating to the current COVID situation in our state. These changes take effect from today, 1st December 2020.
Synod Standing Committee Update refers to the recent 27th November 2020 meeting. It is published to inform the wider Uniting Church in SA community of the discussions, deliberations and decisions arising from each meeting of the Committee.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
Rev Kaye Ronalds, a member of the Uniting Church Defence Force Chaplains Committee and the Uniting Church Member Religious Advisory Committee to the Services has written in relation to the recent announcements by the Chief of the Defence Force relating to the Afghanistan Inquiry.
As we light the Advent candles, like the Psalmist, we are also confident that God will rekindle our faith.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
Here in South Australia this last week has been especially challenging for many of us.
We all know the story Jesus told about the good shepherd who went in search of the one sheep that was lost (Luke 15:3-7).
Following reports of positive COVID-19 cases in South Australia, Chief Public Health Officer, Professor Nicola Spurrier and Premier Steven Marshall provided an update yesterday in relation to the Parafield Gardens cluster.
Faithful risking is scary. In Matthew 25:14-30 one servant didn’t know their Master very well because they hid their one talent rather than risk losing it.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
A couple of years ago I was participating in a course which had a smattering of people from a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) background. I would have said that they were good participants in class discussions but not the most active ones, and I gave little thought to it.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
Waiting is hard especially if you are an active person and would rather be ‘doing’ than ‘waiting.’
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
New Times Intern Tasha Crumpler has been acknowledged by the Australasian Religious Press Association (ARPA) in their recent 2020 Awards announcement.
On Monday, 2nd November, 2020, Rev Denise Champion, the first South Australian Aboriginal woman to be ordained, was awarded the degree of Doctor of Divinity (Honoris Causa) in recognition of her accomplishments as a Christian scholar and leader.
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