Reflection of the Week - 6th June 2023
When the Holy Spirit arrived on the first Pentecost, it was not a quiet event; the sound was as if a great wind (breath) filled the room in which the disciples had gathered in their uncertainty and fear.
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When the Holy Spirit arrived on the first Pentecost, it was not a quiet event; the sound was as if a great wind (breath) filled the room in which the disciples had gathered in their uncertainty and fear.
A summary of the discussions, deliberations and decisions arising from the meeting of the Uniting Church in SA Synod Standing Committee on 12th May 2023.
A summary of the discussions, deliberations and decisions arising from the meeting of the Uniting Church in SA Synod Standing Committee on 12th May 2023.
Volunteers Week 2023 will be remembered proudly as the year UnitingCare Glenelg (UCG) was honoured with The Premier's Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Volunteer Service.
Prayer and action can never be seen as contradictory or mutually exclusive. Prayer without action grows into powerless pietism, and action without prayer degenerates into questionable manipulation.
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.
The Christian belief in the Trinity says that God is absolute relatedness. God is our word for the ultimate ecosystem that holds all things in positive relationship (see Colossians 1:17).
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
For a long time I didn't really understand the necessity of prayer. Why pray if what God wants to happen will happen? Why pray if it doesn't impact the actual world and people we actually live with?
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
Our passage continues Jesus’ offer of comfort to his disciples. He is in the middle of breaking the unwelcome news that they will soon be without him.
The Mission and Leadership Development (MLD) Board has commissioned a Review of Missional Needs and Opportunities across the Synod.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
To be calm and quiet by yourself is not the same as sleeping. In fact, it means being fully awake and following with close attention every move going on inside of you.
This Anzac Day, 25th April, 2023 Mrs Patricia Mackey (nee Barnes), will celebrate her centenarian milestone in her home at Resthaven Marion Independent Retirement Living Units, as she reflects on a ‘life worth living.’
Author Judy Cannato believes we experience Christ’s resurrection through ongoing growth and transformation.
A community in Papua Guinea came together to construct a system to improve the water quality of their entire village. In the remote village of Masingara in Western Province, the people have been determined to improve the quality of life in their community.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
Planning for the SA Synod 2023 meeting is progressing well. The meeting is to be held at Adelaide West Uniting Church utilising additional spaces at Uniting College for Leadership and Theology (UCLT) - Yarthu-Apinthi. Below we have provided some information and key dates to guide you in the coming weeks.
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