News, Notices & Prayer points - 14th March 2023
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.
Jesus said, ‘I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine-dresser. Every branch in me that bears no fruit he cuts away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, to make it bear even more.’ (John 15:1–2)
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
The opposite of resentment is gratitude (from the Latin gratia = favour). Gratitude is more than an occasional ‘thanks be to God.’ Gratitude is the attitude that enables us to let go of anger, receive the hidden gifts of those we want to serve, and make these gifts visible to the community as a source of celebration. Gratitude is at the heart of celebration and ministry.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
Lent offers an opportunity to look at our personal life – heart and soul, mind and body - to honestly review how we are living, why we are doing what we are doing, how we are managing, or honestly, how we are not managing.
Even the two greatest commandments, love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and love your neighbour as yourself, are on paper, fairly simple. But obviously, when put into practice it’s a lot harder than it seems.
The lead up to Pancake Day is an exciting time for UnitingCare SA staff. Registrations to hold Pancake Day fundraising events have come in from many Uniting Church congregations, as well as schools, community groups and businesses which want to raise funds for UnitingCare organisations in South Australia.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
Dean Kerley, a Loxton resident and active member of the Loxton Uniting Church has been recognised for his service to the Loxton Waikerie district in the Australia Day 2023 Honours List.
This week marks the 15th anniversary of the National Apology to the Stolen Generations. To mark this occasion members of the Uniting Church were fortunate to be able to gather with people from across the Uniting Church at Colebrook Reconciliation Park last Sunday.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
A summary of the discussions, deliberations and decisions arising from the meeting of the Uniting Church in SA Synod Standing Committe
'I have terminal cancer and you are a lifeline for me.' This is just one of the comments received from one of the participants at a UnitingCare Emergency Relief Centre (ERC).
As we contemplate the Beatitudes in Matthew’s gospel this month, the wisdom of Henri Nouwen can help us understand the compassion of Jesus.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
As we approach Pancake Day 2023 in two weeks’ time, people across the Uniting Church and the wider community have a chance to focus upon cost of living issues.
Scripture as validated by experience, and experience as validated by Tradition, are good scales for one’s spiritual worldview.
The annual Pancake Day Appeal provides an opportunity to support the work of UnitingCare organisations across South Australia.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
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