News, Notices & Prayer points - 7th November 2023
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
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This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
I believe that, right now, Jesus is asking us the question, couldn’t you watch with me even one hour? How do we answer? Do we go back to sleep? Do we mumble excuses? Do we change the channel?
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
Several years ago, I complained to a mentor that my relationship with God felt flat, distant and like I was going through the motions. On top of that, I found dealing with people increasingly frustrating and my patience waning.
Uniting Church in South Australia Moderator Rev Peter Morel has urged all members of the Uniting Church in South Australia to join in prayer for a just peace in Israel and Palestine as violence and conflict continues to devastate the region.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
The older we become, the more we realize how limited we are in our ability to love, how impure our hearts are, and how complex our motivations are.
Because grief hurts it is often seen as a ‘problem’ that needs to be fixed, or got through, or ignored or made to go away. But grief is not a problem.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
I wake up this week looking into a cracked mirror musing upon what it means to be an Australian after the Referendum. What is our identity? What is in our psyche? Do I like what I am looking at?
Is a Pacific Island life worth less than an Australian life? Because when we refuse to make the changes that need to be made for the sake of the entire planet, we are only thinking about ourselves.
We have an opportunity to be the generation that is brave enough to change the course of history. A vote ‘yes’ is the key to Closing the Gap.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
God’s forgiveness is unconditional; it comes from a heart that does not demand anything of itself, a heart that is completely empty of self-seeking.
Indigenous leaders, and members of the Uniting Church gathered at the Port Augusta Football Club on 28th September to attend, a prayer vigil and community forum about the Voice to Parliament.
How can we live in the midst of a world marked by fear, hatred, and violence, and not be destroyed by it?
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.
Many of us have experiences of having God intervene in our lives to bring positive change, healing, protection, encouragement or even rescue.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.