News & notices - 5 October 2016

Posted Oct  5, 2016 in News

Below are the news and notices from congregations, the SA Synod and the wider Uniting Church submitted for the Wednesday 5 October edition of UC e-News.

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Around the Table

Uniting Church SA Moderator Dr Deidre Palmer and Moderator-Elect Rev Sue Ellis will host an Around the Table event for young people at Burnside City Uniting Church on Thursday 6 October, 7-9.30pm.

This will be the seventh - and final! - Around the Table to be hosted by Deidre; it is the first to be co-hosted by Sue.

All youth and young adults from the Uniting Church SA are invited to attend and participate in conversation over refreshments.

More information about the event is available on the flyer here. Congregations and faith communities are invited to print this flyer to share with young people.

For further information or to RSVP, please contact Tim Molineux on 8236 4221 or email Turn on Javascript!

 

Called to Care training opportunities

There are a number of Called to Care training sessions being held in October and November.

Full day Child Safe Environments Training will be held on Saturday 22 October at Woodville Uniting Church and Saturday 26 November at Glenunga Uniting Church; each of these sessions will run from 9.30am-4.30pm. The full day, Families SA training program educates participants on their legal obligation to report reasonable suspicions and concerns about child abuse and neglect.

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.

All church leaders, elders and members of church council are encouraged to participate in training, and to maintain their knowledge in this area.

To register for any of these courses please click here. For more information, please contact the Called to Care Training and Development Officer on 8236 4248 or email Turn on Javascript!

  

Support for Ben Yengi and Kajokeji Project in South Sudan – more information

Many Uniting Church members will know of Ben Yengi OAM one of Australia’s first Sudanese refugees. Ben returned to South Sudan in 2007 to rebuild the village he fled in 1970 during the country’s first civil war. He is in the process of building a hospital, school and church, and establishing sustainable farming practices. 

Ben’s efforts so far have resulted in a much improved situation for the village. However, there is still more to be done! In the past, Uniting Church SA members and friends have been generous in their support of this project. Ben is now asking for further assistance, particularly to cover the materials needed to complete the village’s nursery school.

A video about the project is now available on YouTube and can be shared via email or in church services.

For more information about this project and how to offer support, please contact Doris Henderson (Prospect Road Uniting Church) via email at Turn on Javascript!  or phone 0409 671 031. 

 

Mental health resource now available

The new Uniting Church SA mental health resource, “Caring for community”, is now available to download here.

The resource was officially launched on Tuesday 4 October at an event and training day held at The Corner Uniting Church. Read more about the resource and launch event here.

 

2016 Christmas postcards

Orders are open for the 2016 Christmas postcard, which is centred on John 10:10b - "I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full". Read more about this year's theme and design here.

The Uniting Church SA Christmas postcards provide an opportunity for congregations to invite those in the wider community to Christmas services and events.

In past years, the Communications team has only accepted orders of over 1,000 postcards - but that has changed this year! Small congregations and faith communities who require fewer than 1,000 postcards are now able to place orders, too. Posters with this year's theme and design are also available to order. The order form is available online here.

Orders must be placed by Wednesday 19 October.

For more information, please click here or contact the Communications team at Turn on Javascript!

 

Upcoming events

The majority of Uniting Church SA events are listed in more detail on the upcoming events list here.

Some of the events coming up this week include the Lifeline Champions’ Lunch at Adelaide Oval, a spring fair at Broadview, a session on climate change responses with Prof Bob Douglas, Brighton Uniting Church’s Monday Funday for kids, and a holiday fun day hosted by Lefevre Uniting Church.

Check out the full list to see other exciting events happening in the coming weeks! Events can be submitted to the list here.

 

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Didn’t read last week’s “News & notices”? The items below are ones you might want to catch up on.

New police check forms

All congregations and faith communities are asked to please ensure they are using the latest police check form, available on the Uniting Church SA website here.

It would appear some congregations have a stock of outdated police check forms, which can no longer be accepted after 30 September. If these outdated forms are sent they will be returned to applicants for resubmission.

It is recommended that forms be printed directly from the Uniting Church SA website as required.

Please direct any queries to Peter Harbison on 8236 4282.

 

Brougham Place forum postponed

The nuclear waste forum due to be held at Brougham Place Uniting Church on the evening of Wednesday 28 September was postponed due to weather and blackout issues. More information on a new date for the forum will be provided through UC e-News and the Facebook event page.

 

KCO wrap-up

KCO 2016 was held on 10 – 11 September at Adare Camping and Caravan Park, Victor Harbor, and followed the theme “BURST –Life with Jesus!”

The KCO team would like to say a BIG thank you to everyone who participated in and supported KCO this year. It was a great weekend, the program ran smoothly, the weather was good, and all the logistics of new venues worked well.

To find out more about KCO 2016, please read the “Wrap-Up Report” available here, and keep an eye out for an article in the October/November print edition of New Times.

 

Freedom Sunday

Freedom Sunday, an initiative of Stop the Traffik, will be held on Sunday 16 October. Freedom Sunday provides an avenue to raise awareness of human trafficking, and to pray together for freedom. Resources are now available here.

 

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