News & notices - 22 March 2017

Posted Mar 22, 2017 in News

Below are the news and notices from congregations, the SA Synod and the wider Uniting Church submitted for the Wednesday 22 March edition of UC e-News.

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Easter service details

The Communications team invites all Uniting Church SA congregations and faith communities to submit their Easter service details to be listed here on the Uniting Church SA website. Please send the time, date and location of your services, along with the service type (Easter Day dawn service, Good Friday service, etc.) to Turn on Javascript!

 

June Presbytery & Synod meeting - date change

The June 2017 Presbytery & Synod meeting will take place from Friday 23 to Saturday 24 June. The date of this meeting was originally Friday 30 June to Saturday 1 July, but has recently been changed to avoid a clash with one of the President's Conferences. More information about the meeting will be provided over the coming months. Please direct any queries about the date change to Malcolm Wilson via email at Turn on Javascript!

 

Palm Sunday Walk for Justice for Refugees – Sunday 9 April

This year, the Uniting Church in South Australia will once again stand alongside our brothers and sisters in Christ in the annual Palm Sunday Walk for Justice for Refugees. The gathering will walk from Victoria Square to Parliament House to send a message of hope, solidarity and support for refugees - those already settled in Australian communities, and those seeking asylum in Australia. This year's march has the motto: “More courage, less fear. Close the camps and bring them here.”

An estimated 15,000 people attended the 2016 Palm Sunday Walk for Justice - it is hoped the 2017 gathering will be bigger still! A group will be meeting from 1.30pm at Victoria Square to make placards on the day; cardboard and markers will be supplied. The march will begin at 2pm. 

Bring your family, friends and workmates, as well as any banners and signs. All ages welcome.

For more information, please click here.

 

Lenten reflections

Different Uniting Church organisations and ministry centres are offering resourcing opportunities for the Lenten season. 

The Uniting Church SA Intergenerational Team has partnered with other Uniting Church Synods to produce an intergenerational Lent resource. Based on the lectionary readings, this resource has ideas that can easily be adapted for different communities and themes. Read more here.

UnitingWorld is offering a number of Lent Event resources for groups to engage with. More information is available here.

Stillpoint Spirituality Centre is offering two opportunities to participate in a day of Lenten reflection on the Beatitudes. The first will be held at Belair Uniting Church on Friday 24 March; the second will take place at Christ Church Wayville on Monday 27 March. More information is available here. 

The Centre for Music, Liturgy and the Arts is offering a wide range of Lent and Easter resources - songs, prayers, plays and more. Further information is available here.

 

Upcoming events

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

Some of the events coming up this week include two Lenten Journey with the Beatitudes days of reflection, Port Augusta’s 150^th anniversary service, a car boot sale at Aldinga Uniting Church, an ecumenical Stations of the Cross Lenten Community Day, an event from the Holdfast Bay Concert Band at St Andrew’s by the Sea, and the first in a series of mental health seminars being held at Spicer 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 the last “News & notices”? The items below are ones you might want to catch up on.

South Australian Council of Churches 70th Birthday

The SA Council of Churches (SACC) will celebrate their 70^th birthday on Saturday 29 April, 10am-3.30pm, at locations across Adelaide on the theme of “An Exchange of Gifts on the Journey Towards Unity”. In addition to encouraging various local events, SACC has invited four city churches to host a ‘pilgrimage-gathering’, which will include times of prayer, story-telling, hospitality and walking together. Pilgrim Uniting Church in Adelaide will be the first gathering place on the day (10am-11.30am).

The entire day is open to Uniting Church members and members of other denominations who form part of the SACC. RSVPS are essential and must be received by Wednesday 12 April on 8215 0300 or email Turn on Javascript!

For more information, please click here.

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