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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
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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.
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Volunteer fees to be scrapped after election
West Coast Sentinel
Volunteer screening may no longer cost individuals or organisations following recent announcements from major political parties ahead of the state election on Saturday 17 March. This article details information about the fees and screenings, and includes input from the Minister for Volunteers and Ceduna Uniting Church op shop volunteers.
The Bible Society
This new initiative from the Bible Society invites people to sign up to receive text messages from people within the Easter story, such as Judas, Matthew and Peter. Texts will be sent from Palm Sunday through to Easter Monday. This is a free service: people who sign up will only be charged a standard SMS rate when they sent a message to register. Click the link in the title to find out more about the initiative and how to sign up!
Funding Centre
Many Uniting Churches apply for grants from the government, the church and other organisations for various projects, initiatives and events. But what makes a good grant application? This article from the Funding Centre provides an excellent summary of the kinds of information that should be included.
Oxfam Australia
National Close the Gap Day takes place on Thursday 15 March. This day provides an opportunity for people across Australia to stand together, unified in the need for urgent action on Indigenous health issues and the life expectancy gap. Close the Gap was an initiative started by Oxfam Australia 10 years ago, and this page includes information about the initiative. A Facebook page here includes information about the initiative and National Close the Gap Day.
Understanding sexual abuse: a guide for ministry leaders and survivors
Tim Hein
In February 2018, Rev Tim Hein released his new book, Understanding sexual abuse: a guide for ministry leaders and survivors. He wrote it to “provide a clear and accessible introduction to understanding the complex trauma resulting from sexual abuse” for both survivors and Christian ministry leaders. This blog post includes information about where to purchase the book, how to access the audio book version, and endorsements for the book.
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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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