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Faith

Reflection of the week

This week's reflection looks at patience, perseverance, prayer and Luke 18:7.

News

Breaking down walls around mental health

New Times Intern Tom Mitchard shares insights from the recent event and training day held to launch the Uniting Church SA's new mental health resource, "Caring for community".

Faith

Reflection of the week

This week's brief reflection relates to daylight savings and how to make the most of every day, in every season.

Faith

United across generations

The fourth annual All Generation Concert will be held on Saturday 15 October. Nova Tattersall identifies the unique opportunities provided by this event and how it first came into being.

Culture

What if the church embraced the arts?

Scott Guyatt turns his attention to the full spectrum of the arts and considers the potential benefits if every church embraced painting, drawing, poetry, sculpture, photography, dance and other forms of artistic expression.

Faith

Reflection of the week

This week's reflection is centred on Luke 17:10, and looks at rewards, motivation and gratitude.

Faith

One God, many friends

Lighthouse (Uniting) Church in Port Pirie is on its way to developing strong ecumenical ties with the local Catholic diocese, spending time in community together through an annual dinner.

Faith

South Sudan's secret peacemakers

“This is what my people need...to hear God’s Word of hope and peace. They need to be taught to live peace, to breathe it – commit to it, work for it." Rev Michael Aban Obat speaks to Dr Sureka Goringe about peacemaking in South Sudan.

News

Standing in solidarity on nuclear waste

At a recent meeting, the Uniting Church SA Standing Committee formally agreed to stand in covenantal solidarity with the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress on the issue of nuclear waste repositories in SA.

Faith

Reflection of the week

This week's reflection relates to the International Day of Peace, and focusses on John 14:27.

Faith

Reflection of the week

This week's reflection looks at 1 Timothy 2:1 and the call to pray for everyone.

Publications

Dollars & Sense - August 2016

Dollars & Sense is a quarterly newsletter produced by the Uniting Church SA Resources team and seeks to provide helpful articles to congregations and church office bearers. The August 2016 edition of the newsletter is now available online.

Culture

Five things to click this week

Interesting articles, videos, photographs and other content are posted online every day. Here are five recent items that may be of interest to the Uniting Church SA community.

Family

"Let me encourage you"

Nicole Callen is a long-time Uniting Church SA member and is the Family & Children's Worker at Unity Hill Uniting Church. In this article (the final part of three), Nicole shares stories of her current involvement in church camps.

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