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Reflection of the Week - 19th December 2023

'I am offering you life or death. Choose life, then, so that you and your descendants may live in the love of Yahweh, your God, obeying his voice, holding fast to him’ (Deuteronomy 30:19–20).

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Opportunities to serve the councils of the Church

Currently expressions of interest are sought from members of the Uniting Church in South Australia with professional experience and skills to serve on the Synod Standing Committee, Resources Board or Property Committee.

News

ACHA Christmas Hampers

This year UnitingCare and Adelaide Community Healthcare Alliance Incorporated (ACHA) joined together in a wonderful collaborative effort to help those in need at Christmas!

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Reflection of the Week - 12th December 2023

We long for that moment when everything will be made right; when our world will be released from pain, poverty and injustice. We wait in hope, however; sure in the knowledge that God’s promises never fail, and that Jesus is already King.

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Advent Reflection

We are now entering Advent, the season that begins the Church’s year, and it reminds us that our hope is not in ourselves but in God coming to us.

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Reflection of the Week - 21st November 2023

The crossing of the Red Sea is an event of tremendous drama. Older generations might remember Charlton Heston in the famous scene in the movie The Ten Commandments (1956), in which the water literally forms walls in the sea on either side of the fleeing Israelites.

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Reflection of the Week - 14th November 2023

This is an extraordinarily moving story because it shows so clearly the reality of grief. A loved brother has died, and his sisters are prostrated with sadness – and they're confused and resentful, because they believe Jesus could have saved him.

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Reflection of the Week - 7th November 2023

I believe that, right now, Jesus is asking us the question, couldn’t you watch with me even one hour?  How do we answer? Do we go back to sleep? Do we mumble excuses? Do we change the channel?

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Reflection of the Week - 31st October 2023

Several years ago, I complained to a mentor that my relationship with God felt flat, distant and like I was going through the motions. On top of that, I found dealing with people increasingly frustrating and my patience waning.

News

Praying for Peace in the Holy Land

Uniting Church in South Australia Moderator Rev Peter Morel has urged all members of the Uniting Church in South Australia to join in prayer for a just peace in Israel and Palestine as violence and conflict continues to devastate the region.

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