News & notices – 23 November 2016

Posted Nov 23, 2016 in News

Below are the news and notices from congregations, the SA Synod and the wider Uniting Church submitted for the Wednesday 23 November edition of UC e-News.

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Postponed: Remind, Refresh, Resource - CALD ministry

The Remind, Refresh, Resource event planned for Saturday 26 November at Colonel Light Gardens Uniting Church has been postponed due to low registration numbers.For more information, please contact Bev Freeman on 8236 4243 or email Turn on Javascript!

 

Ecumenical relationships

The Synod Ecumenical Relationships Committee (SERC) now has a page within the Uniting Church SA website here. The page provides links to other helpful websites of ecumenical partners, as well as enabling access to national and international historical and current ecumenical documents. SERC invites and welcomes stories of what’s happening ecumenically in your locality – simply contact the group via the SERC web page.

Lefevre Uniting Church giveaways

Lefevre Uniting Church has a number of surplus items they are looking to give away. They include: Praise & Worship Book 1 overheads, Praise & Worship Books 2 and 3 music, and miscellaneous liturgies. For more information, please contact Frank on 0429 881 105.

 

Kensington Gardens Uniting Church closing service

Kensington Gardens Uniting Church is closing after 102 years of worship, witness and service. Everyone (especially former members) is invited to attend the celebration service on Sunday 4 December commencing at 2.30pm, followed by afternoon tea. The event will be held at Kensington Gardens Uniting Church (29 Brigalow Ave, Kensington Gardens). The service will also provide an opportunity to honour Rev David Pill for his faithful ministry to this congregation in recent years.

 

Ensuring Christmas seafood does not involve slavery and trafficking

In the lead up to Christmas, Stop the Traffik is raising awareness on human trafficking in seafood processing and fishing. Christmas is a time when Australians consume huge amounts of seafood. Stop the Traffik has launched a petition directed at the Government, to ensure Christmas seafood is not contaminated with forced labour and slavery. The petition is available online here.

 

Spend three months in Palestine

If you are interested in human rights and learning about other cultures, you may like to explore a full immersion experience working non-violently with occupied communities in one of Act for Peace’s placements in the West Bank or East Jerusalem. To apply to be an Ecumenical Accompanier, please click 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 Stillpoint Advent Quiet Days, The Vines Strawberry Fair in Woodcroft, FEARLESS youth event at Journey Uniting Church, a Child Safe Environments training session at Glenunga Uniting Church, Willunga Uniting Church’s annual Christmas Tree Festival, “Back to Bethlehem” at Lockleys Reserve, and an Illumina Voices concert at Burnside City 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. A list of Christmas services and events is also available online 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.

Date change: Uniting Leaders 2017 (UL17)

The Uniting Leaders conference will be held at Hope Valley Uniting Church from 22-24 August, 2017. The conference was originally advertised for the dates 28 August-1 September, 2017.

UL17 will run for two days and feature keynote speakers Nancy Beach and Mark Conner. The conference will close on Thursday night with a worship evening featuring Nancy Beach.

For more information and updates about the conference, please visit the Uniting Leaders website or Facebook event page. Uniting Church SA members are encouraged to share this event within their networks.

 

Host a community gift or food tree this Christmas!

The UnitingCare and Target Christmas Appeal is celebrating 25 years of helping people doing it tough to have joy at Christmas through a gift or food hamper.

In SA, there are 11 community service organisations in the UnitingCare network who would love to partner with a church, business, or community group to host a gift or food giving tree this year.

To find out more about being a community supporter or our partnership with Target, download a Community Host Pack or visit the Christmas Appeal website.

To find out more or to be partnered with a UnitingCare organisation, please contact Julianne on 8236 4233 or email Turn on Javascript!

 

Uniting Church SA media policy

With the recent installation of a new Uniting Church SA Moderator, it seems like an opportune time to remind members of the church’s media policy, which is available online here.

Church leaders and congregation members are reminded that the authority to speak with the media (including, but not restricted to, representatives from broadcast, electronic and print media) rests with the Uniting Church SA Moderator. This is also specified in section 3.6.3.2 (g) of the Uniting Church Constitution and Regulations handbook. The Moderator may choose to delegate the task, but remains the official spokesperson for the Uniting Church SA.

If you are contacted by a journalist or other representative from the media, please contact Communications, in the first instance, on 82364249 or email Turn on Javascript!

 

Tributes for John Akehurst

The Uniting Church SA Historical Society is seeking tributes for John Akehurst who recently passed away. John had a significant ministry at Parkin-Wesley College (now Uniting College for Leadership & Theology), having been appointed as a part-time lecturer in New Testament Studies in 1976, and continuing in a full-time position from July 1985 to the end of 1991. 

The Historical Society is seeking contributions from ministers and lay people in the Church who were influenced by John's ministry. Please send short tributes/anecdotes to Turn on Javascript!

 

Baptism font, communion tray, hymn books

Following closure of a congregation, there are several items available for any Uniting Church congregation that can use them – a baptism font (small bowl), three large glass vases, one communion tray (without glasses) and Australian Hymn Books (good condition). For further information or photos, please contact Lynne Aird, Property Services, on 8236 4210 or email Turn on Javascript!

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