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Bush Chaplain Sunny has a big job. His patrol area of Parkin-Sturt in South Australia includes 49 towns, around 170 farming stations, and multiple mines. But while his job may be big, he says it’s the small things that make a difference.
If most problems come from unforgiveness, we can understand why Jesus emphasises forgiveness to an extreme degree.
A summary of the discussions, deliberations and decisions arising from the meeting of the Uniting Church in SA Synod Standing Committee on 22nd February 2024.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
A down and then up perspective doesn’t fit into our Western philosophy of progress, nor into our desire for upward mobility, nor into our religious notions of perfection or holiness.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
The love of God is an unconditional love, and only that love can empower us to live together without violence.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
Esther followed God’s direction. Patiently waiting for the right moment, God opened the King’s heart to her plight which resulted in his favour bestowed upon Esther, Mordecai, and the Jewish people. She was willing to risk her life for others and for what God called her to do. I’m not saying we need to do this but I am saying we must be willing to do the hard stuff if God calls us to it.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
Jesus begins His public ministry immediately after being tempted by the devil while in the desert for forty days. As He begins His ministry, He declares: ‘This is the time of fulfillment.’
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
Every person has the right to education (Article 26 - Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948), but not everyone gets it. In fact, some congregations that support school breakfast programs know all too well that children going to school without breakfast can fall behind their peers because of their inability to maintain attention and focus.
Each month more and more are attending Emergency Relief Centres as they struggle to put food on the table. You can help by hosting your own Pancake Day event either on Shrove Tuesday or on any other day before the 31st May 2024
At times we experience life as difficult. Our spiritual life may appear to be dry or overwhelming. Our sins may seem to be too much to overcome. And our relationship with God may appear to be too difficult to foster.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
'I am offering you life or death. Choose life, then, so that you and your descendants may live in the love of Yahweh, your God, obeying his voice, holding fast to him’ (Deuteronomy 30:19–20).
Currently expressions of interest are sought from members of the Uniting Church in South Australia with professional experience and skills to serve on the Synod Standing Committee, Resources Board or Property Committee.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
This year UnitingCare and Adelaide Community Healthcare Alliance Incorporated (ACHA) joined together in a wonderful collaborative effort to help those in need at Christmas!
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