News & notices - 21 September 2016

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Below are the news and notices from congregations, the SA Synod and the wider Uniting Church submitted for the Wednesday 21 September edition of UC e-News. 

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Christmas 2016 postcard orders

The Uniting Church SA has released the theme and artwork for the 2016 Christmas postcards. These postcards provide space for congregations and faith communities to list service times and share a short message. Orders are open until Wednesday 19 October. For more information, to place an order, or to view this year's theme and artwork, please click here.

 

Around the Table – youth and young adult event

Uniting Church SA Moderator Dr Deidre Palmer and Moderator-Elect Rev Sue Ellis will host an Around the Table event for young people on Thursday 6 October. Deidre has run a number of Around the Table events during her term as Moderator; this will be the first one with Sue as a co-host.

This Around the Table gathering will be held at Burnside City Uniting Church (384 Portrush Road, Tusmore) on Thursday 6 October, 7-9.30pm. 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!

For catering purposes please RSVP by Thursday 29 September.

 

Lifeline – Championing Mental Health Lunch

Lifeline Adelaide will hold their Championing Mental Health Lunch on Thursday 6 October, 12-3pm, at the Adelaide Oval. Tickets cost $100 per person or $1,000 for a table.

Speakers will include Lifeline Ambassador and Port Adelaide Football Club player Matt Lobbe, Crossfit Champion Amanda Allen, former Australian test cricketer Wayne Phillips, and former Adelaide Crows player Andrew Crowell. The talks and discussion will centre on managing the often hidden challenges of mental health and wellbeing.

A service of Uniting Communities, Lifeline Adelaide has been answering calls from people in crisis for more than 50 years.

Find out more about the upcoming lunch on the Lifeline Adelaide website.

 

Mega Messy Church Meet-up – save the date!

Existing Messy Church teams and others wanting to explore what Messy Church is all about will be given the chance to attend a mega meet-up event on Saturday 29 October, 2.30-4pm. The event will be held in the Uniting College Chapel (34 Lipsett Terrace, Brooklyn Park), and will provide resources as well as an opportunity to network with other Messy Church teams.

Save the date! More information coming soon.

To find out more about Messy Church or this event, please contact Jenny Carver on 0419 808 708 or email Turn on Javascript!

 

Accommodation query

Mark and Lorene van Rossen are the new State Directors for the South Australia branch of Wycliffe Bible Translators (WBT). They will be moving from Melbourne to Adelaide in November to set up the WBT office and are currently seeking places to rent for use as a home/office. They would prefer a 3-4 bedroom house in the Adelaide metro area, but are willing to consider any other possibilities. They are not seeking rent relief or special favours. However, they would love to see the money they pay in rent being sown back into the life of a church – and so, they are seeking a home/office through church communities rather than commercial organisations.

To contact Mark and Lorene about this matter, please call 0437 429 451or email Turn on Javascript!

 

Yarning mat available for loan

Eyre Futures Inc. in Port Lincoln has a yarning mat available for public use. Aboriginal yarning mats are made from recycled materials, and are used to sit down and share knowledge and stories with others. Yarning mats available at Eyre Futures Inc. have been designed by Indigenous artists, including De Greer Yindimincarlie (from the Wiradjuri nation) and Helen Price (of Darumbal Country). Organisations or individuals interested in using a yarning mat to share stories and knowledge are invited to contact Eyre Futures Inc. on 8682 4177 or email 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 Taizé Prayer at Semaphore Uniting Church, a spring fair at Campbelltown, Aldinga’s Collections & Hobbies Fair, a Sunday afternoon of music at Payneham Road, West Lakes’ 41st anniversary celebrations, A Thin Place at the Corner, the RUSSLR Oration at Pilgrim, and a community conversation on nuclear energy at Brougham Place.

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.

Mental health resource launch & training day – Tuesday 4 October

In the lead up to Mental Health Week (8-15 October) and World Mental Health Day (10 October), the Uniting Church SA has partnered with the Community Outreach Mission Network to launch a mental health resource. Titled “Caring for community”, the resource will assist congregations and individuals in advocating for and supporting those living with mental ill health.

“Caring for community” will be launched at an event held at The Corner Uniting Church on Tuesday 4 October at 9am. Uniting Church SA Moderator Dr Deidre Palmer will officially launch the booklet. The launch event will be followed by mental health workshops, training and education provided by Rev Mark Boyce.

To RSVP to the launch and/or training day, please click here.

 

2017 calendar orders

Orders are still open for the 2017 Uniting Church SA calendar. Congregations and faith communities wishing to receive calendars must place an order by Friday 14 October. To find out more or place an order please click here.

 

September forums

A community conversation on the proposed nuclear waste repository in South Australia will be held at Brougham Place Uniting Church on Wednesday 28 September at 7pm.

The keynote speaker is Rear Admiral the Honourable Kevin Scarce, AC CSC RAN (Rtd); Royal Commissioner for the Nuclear Fuel Cycle. The panel includes: Frank H Lampard OAM, Commissioner for Aboriginal Engagement; Dr Deidre Palmer, Moderator of the Uniting Church in South Australia, and Craig Wilkins, Conservation Council SA Chief Executive. 

The event will provide an opportunity to be informed about this issue, which will shape South Australia’s future. Join the conversation to make your voice heard. The event will be followed by supper.

For more information, please visit the Brougham Place Uniting Church website here.

On Friday 30 September at 6pm, Mount Gambier Uniting Church will host "Out of the Blue", a Health Play drama, and a community forum with a panel of mental health experts.

This event is just one of the activities Mount Gambier Uniting Church is hosting in order to highlight the scope of mental health, suicide prevention, and "post-vention" care and services in the region. 

The event aims to help prompt much-needed conversations to reduce stigma surrounding mental health and suicide - and will hopefully help save lives. This creative medium will provide the opportunity for audiences to make an emotional connection to the characters, which will have a long lasting effect on communities.

For more information please visit the Facebook event page.

 

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