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Standing Committee meeting updates are published to inform the wider Uniting Church SA community of the discussions, deliberations and decisions arising from each meeting of the Committee. This update refers to the recent October 2018 meeting.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Presbytery and Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
This week's reflection reminds us that we need to have compassion for all people, regardless of where they come from.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Presbytery and Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
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The detaining of children and individuals in offshore detention cannot continue. The Uniting Church Moderator Rev Sue Ellis, provides ways for church members to express love in action to support those who desperately need it at this time
This week's reflection reminds us to make our requests to Jesus responsibly.
One in six Australians under the age of 14 live in poverty, with 26% of children in South Australia at risk of social exclusion.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Presbytery and Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
In this week's reflection, we are urged to care for the poor.
Pilgrim Uniting Church became South Australia’s first faith community to be recognised for their environmental achievements.
President Dr Deidre Palmer has written to members of the Uniting Church in Australia ahead of the National Apology to Victims and Survivors of Institutional Child Sexual Abuse on Monday 22 October.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Presbytery and Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
This week's reflection focuses on the way we speak. Let our words be pleasing to God in all circumstances.
This past weekend an earthquake hit Central Sulawesi causing a tsunami in Palu. There have been more than 1,200 people killed and over 50,000 people displaced. UnitingWorld staff and partners have lost friends and loved ones too. Dr Sureka Goringe, National Director of UnitingWorld, has called for prayers and donations.
This week's news and notices from congregations, the SA Presbytery and Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
This week's reflection reminds us to love others, just as we are loved.
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The President of the Uniting Church in Australia, Dr Deidre Palmer, distributed a pastoral letter to all members last week. The letter was not directly related to the New Times article, “A non-geographic Presbytery for SA?” but rather a reaction to conversations occurring outside the polity umbrella of the UCA.
This week's news and notices from congregations, the SA Presbytery and Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
This week's reflection reminds us that warm weather is on the way. Let us be reminded to share God's love with all - family, work, church & life.
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What would a non-geographical Presbytery look like for the South Australian Presbytery and Synod?