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Celebrating Refugees Contributions to Society
A UnitingCare Emergency Relief Centre was needed in the Port Adelaide-Enfield area of Adelaide. And that's when Lefevre UC and volunteers from Port Adelaide UC stepped up.
Five things to click this week
Posted in Culture
New and interesting articles, videos, photographs and other content are posted online every day. Here are five recent items that may interest the Uniting Church SA community.
Have you read, watched or browsed an interesting item recently? Please send suggestions for links to include in future “Five things” posts in the comments section below or email them to Turn on Javascript!
YouTube
A series of videos based on stories included in Rev Denise Champion’s book, Yarta Wandatha, are available to view on YouTube. In these videos, Aunty Denise shares Adnyamathanha stories and shows viewers the places mentioned within them.
Shut down the bus tours: what older church members should really be doing
Carey Nieuwhof
A provocative piece from prominent Christian leader Carey Nieuwhof, this blog post explores how to engage older members in the life of the church. He details four reasons to re-think the way attendees over the age of 50 engage with church communities. Do you agree or disagree with Carey? Leave a comment below or on Carey’s blog!
Called to Care, Uniting Church SA
Are you familiar with the Uniting Church’s “A Safe Place” statement? It informs the important work of the Called to Care initiative within the Synod’s Pastoral Relations and Mission Planning team.
Called to Care training sessions educate participants on their legal obligation to report reasonable suspicions and concerns about child abuse and neglect. All church leaders, elders and members of church council are encouraged to participate in training, and to maintain their knowledge in this area.
Full day (9.30am - 4.30pm) Child Safe Environments Training will be held on Saturday 22 October at Woodville Uniting Church and Saturday 26 November at Glenunga Uniting Church.
A half-day Child Safe Environments Refresher will be held on Sunday 23 October, 1.30-4.30pm, at Adare Uniting Church. This session is designed for those who have participated in training in the last three to four years.
To register or find out more please click here, call 8236 4248 or email Turn on Javascript!
Spiritual/theological risk management
Backyard Theology
In this blog post, Uniting College Principal Rev Dr Andrew Dutney comments on risk management within the Uniting Church. He asks for other people to comment on his post and to share their own thoughts on spiritual/theological risk management.
The Comedy Wildlife Photography awards – in pictures
The Guardian
This article draws together a selection of entries from the Comedy Wildlife Photography awards shortlist. The photos demonstrate the wonder of nature – and the humour we can find in it.
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International Mission Update - A Light for Peace
The new 'normal’ that we have entered into can certainly bring changes to how we as a church undertake international mission. However, despite this challenge we encourage reflection on the importance of partnerships, solidarity for social justice issues and ecumenical sharing.
The Art of Listening
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.
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