News & notices - 10 February 2016
This week's news and notices from congregations, the SA Synod and the wider Uniting Church.
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From festive to fat to...?
Cath Taylor shares her thoughts on moving from Christmas festivities to the more reflective period of Lent, and why she will be participating in UnitingWorld's Lent Event this year.
Church growth basics
With more than 35 years spent in ministry, Rev Dr Graham Humphris has gathered valuable insights into ways churches function and flourish. Here Graham shares his experiences, thoughts and advice on how to help churches grow. This article first appeared in Australian Leadership magazine.
Sanctuary for asylum seekers is an offer with ancient pedigree
In offering to open church buildings across Australia as places of sanctuary for asylum seekers, church leaders are appealing to an ancient notion of how we should treat people in need of protection. This article was originally published on The Conversation (CC).
Churches offer sanctuary
Uniting Church leaders are offering sanctuary and support to more than 250 asylum seekers facing deportation to offshore detention.
A new challenge in remote SA
A commissioning service will be held for Pastor Paul Glazbrook on Sunday 7 February, marking the beginning of the Parkin-Sturt Remote Patrol Ministry.
News & notices - 3 February 2016
This week's news and notices from congregations, the SA Synod and the wider Uniting Church.
Redress announcement
Uniting Church in Australia President Stuart McMillan has expressed thanks to the federal government after they issued a statement on redress schemes for survivors of institutional child sexual abuse on Friday 29 January.
Reflection of the Week
This week's reflection focusses on Philippians 4:4-7. Wednesday 3 February, 2016.
New Times letters – January 2016
Letters sent to New Times in December 2015 and January 2016.
Urging new talks on sovereignty & treaty
The President of the Uniting Church in Australia has issued a Survival Day message, calling for a new national conversation about sovereignty for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Not so super
More than 1,000 retired Uniting Church ministers have had their retirement incomes slashed by Federal Government superannuation changes that came into force on 1 January. Find out more about the changes and what the Assembly is doing in response.
Generation Y and Z bringing the X factor
Christy Rayner shares her experiences working with an inspirational group of young adult leaders as Youth and Young Adults Pastor at Seeds Uniting Church.
What a way to talk
“The whole essence of the spiritual life consists in recognising the plans of God for us at the present moment.” So said Jean-Pierre de Cassaude, and so echoes Rev Maurice Wilmshurst in this piece from 1973.
Planning for 2016
The Uniting Church SA's 2016 calendar is now available online!
Common threads through traditions
Rev Matthew Stuart explores the role of tradition within the church and his own experiences.
What is Epiphany, anyway?
Wednesday 6 January, 2016, is Epiphany – you can see it marked in this year’s calendar and lectionary readings. But what exactly is Epiphany?
How green is my church?
Making resolutions for 2016? Maybe you should consider engaging with ideas to make your church, faith community or home "greener". Jeff Telfer discusses.
New Times letters – December 2015
Letters originally published in the December 2015 edition of New Times.
Responding with joy
Last year, New Times asked Uniting Church SA members from a variety of backgrounds to answer two questions about “joy.” Their responses provide an interesting insight into how faith, life and joy intersect in the lives of Uniting Church members, particularly over Advent and Christmas.
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