Reflection of the Week - 4 May 2021
In this lyrical text, Jesus introduces us to the great mystery of God sharing his life with us: I am the vine, you are the branches ... my Father is the vine-grower.
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In this lyrical text, Jesus introduces us to the great mystery of God sharing his life with us: I am the vine, you are the branches ... my Father is the vine-grower.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
The Uluru Statement from the Heart (Uluru Statement) is a result of the First Nations National Constitutional Convention comprising 250 First Peoples representatives from across Australia.
The very fabric of everyday life is changing before us; these are unprecedented times. In the midst of this, we are invited to find God and some have little more than their Bible to help. We reflect on Psalm 23 and its implications for our lives—now, more than ever.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
On Sunday April 25th we will be recognising Anzac Day. This is the 106th anniversary of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, along with soldiers of many other nations, landing on the Gallipoli Peninsula, near the beginning of the First World War which was expected to be the war to end all wars.
Not everyone is called to be a preacher or a missionary, but everyone is called to pray.
A summary of the discussions, deliberations and decisions arising from the meeting of the Uniting Church in SA.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
This month we continue our series on the Principles of a Child Safe Uniting Church with principle 2: 'Children and young people are informed about their rights, participate in decisions affecting them and are taken seriously.'
With Easter just gone and the school holidays now started, for many it is a time when people take a break and spend time away from their usual commitments.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
When confronted by what is hard to hear, shocking to consider, grieving to know, difficult to understand, it is often much easier to not believe it at all.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
Thank you Jesus for dying for us, for giving your life that we might live, forgiven and free.
Easter is a time of hope, a time of new beginnings. As we approach Easter this year, our hearts go out to people, all over the world, who have been living in darkness and fear and uncertainty and continue to do so.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
As the end of Lent draws near for Western Churches there are indeed many challenges to distract us this season.
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