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Leaders from the Uniting Church in Australia Assembly, UnitingWorld and UnitingCare Australia respond to the 2016-17 Federal Budget, sharing their worries about the effect it may have on vulnerable communities in Australia and overseas.
This week's news and notices from congregations, the SA Synod and the wider Uniting Church.
This week's reflection focusses on families, discussing how easy it is to get caught up in daily activities and forget to appreciate these important relationships.
In the lead up to Mother's Day (Sunday 8 May), Rev Tony Nancarrow shares a reflection on the importance of mothers.
Uniting Church leaders call for detainees to be brought to Australia after a PNG Supreme Court ruling found detention of asylum seekers on Manus Island is unconstitutional and illegal.
Live Life Loud is a dynamic youth initiative run annually by the Uniting Church SA. This year, Live Life Loud events will be held at six locations over two nights, providing opportunities for teens across the state to engage and grow.
This week's news and notices from congregations, the SA Synod and the wider Uniting Church.
Intergenerational Discipleship Developer Mike Wardrop shares his thoughts and reflections on forgiveness.
This week's reflection is centred on Ecclesiastes 3:1 - "For everything there is a season; a time for every matter under heaven."
Pilgrim Uniting Church will hold an evensong service at 6pm on ANZAC Day this year, providing space for reflection, prayer and the sharing of choral music. New Times spoke to the organisers of the service.
In an open letter published on Wednesday 20 April, Christian leaders from 12 denominations urged Treasurer Scott Morrison and the Turnbull Government not to proceed with planned cuts to Australia’s aid budget.
This week's news and notices from congregations, the SA Synod and the wider Uniting Church.
This week's reflection is a prayer focussed on God and creation that has been specially prepared for Earth Day (Friday 22 April).
This Friday 22 April is Earth Day, providing an avenue for Uniting Church SA members to thoughtfully reflect on God's creation and how to better care for it.
Rev Sue Page, a minister and a reserve RAAF Chaplain serving at RAAF Edinburgh, reflects on ANZAC Day, which will be commemorated on Monday 25 April, 2016.
Over the past week, several earthquakes of varying magnitudes have hit different parts of the world, with the most severe affecting vast numbers of people in Japan and Ecuador. Moderator Dr Deidre Palmer urges members of the Uniting Church SA to join her in praying for those affected.
Established as a Presbyterian mission in 1891, Mapoon was forced to close in 1963, when the Qld Government burned homes and demolished the church. Former residents eventually resettled in the area, and are now seeking to build a new church home.
On two evenings each week, Parafield Uniting Church becomes a site for new arrivals to Adelaide to study the Bible together in easy English. Bindy Taylor talks to coordinator Karen Vanlint and others about this exciting project.
Drawing on his extensive observations and research, in addition to his own experience planting CitySoul Uniting Church, Rev Tim Hein outlines five ethical principles for creating a church planting team.
Interesting articles, videos, photographs and other content are posted online every day. Here are five recent items that might be of interest to the Uniting Church SA community.
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