What does it mean to be Australian?
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?
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Engage out of love not fear
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.
Healing and Hope - Voices from across the Church
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.
News, Notices & Prayer points - 10th October 2023
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
Reflection of the Week - 10th October 2023
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.
Healing and Hope - A Prayer Vigil and Community Forum on the Voice to Parliament
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.
Reflection of the Week - 3rd October 2023
How can we live in the midst of a world marked by fear, hatred, and violence, and not be destroyed by it?
News, Notices & Prayer points - 3rd October 2023
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
News, Notices & Prayer points - 26th September 2023
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
Reflection of the Week - 26th September 2023
Many of us have experiences of having God intervene in our lives to bring positive change, healing, protection, encouragement or even rescue.
News, Notices & Prayer points - 19th September 2023
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
Are Australians Dividing Further on the basis of race?
Understanding our Australian Constitution is important for the 14th October Referendum. Australia has always been divided on the basis of race. The Australian Government has the power to make laws on the basis of race; and has done so since 1901.
Reflection of the Week - 19th September 2023
To befriend death, we must claim that we are children of God, sisters and brothers of all people, and parents of generations yet to come.
Reflection of the Week - 12th September 2023
From whom do you need forgiveness? What have you done? Have you hurt someone you love? Does the guilt or shame gnaw at you? Have you caused pain and anguish? Are you trapped in the wreckage of your actions with no visible means of escape?
World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel
The photograph accompanying this article is in Bethlehem and is a section of the Security/Separation wall which surrounds the Occupied Palestinian territory of the West Bank.
Snakes and Ladders be gone! Why The Voice to Parliament matters Part 2
But how will the Voice work? And what difference might a permanent Voice into the core of Government make?
News, Notices & Prayer points - 12th September 2023
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
Snakes and Ladders be gone! Why The Voice to Parliament matters
Is your head spinning over the battle that has erupted since the Referendum date announcement? Mine is!
Reflection of the Week - 5th September 2023
The older we become, the more we realise how limited we are in our ability to love, how impure our hearts are, and how complex our motivations are.
News, Notices & Prayer points - 5th September 2023
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
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