Reflection of the Week - 24th January 2023
In their speculations about who Jesus was, his contemporaries agreed that, whatever else, he was a prophet (Mark 8:27–28; Luke 7:16).
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News, Notices & Prayer points - 24th January 2023
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
Awash with Prayer (Kingson Selvaraj)
O Lord, we come to you for everything. We pray for the people in the Riverland, those who are unsure of their living conditions.
News, Notices & Prayer points - 20th December 2022
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
Reflection of the Week - 20th December 2022
All claims to the contrary, Jesus did not preach from a place of rigid binaries and judgments but from a place of continual becoming. He befriended outcasts and lived on the margins of society while staying in relationship with wealthy and powerful people, some of whom became patrons and disciples.
Awash with Prayer Campaign
Gracious and loving God, You bring water to the wilderness and life giving streams to the desert. We give you thanks for your living water that nourishes and sustains us.
Awash with Prayer Campaign
Almighty God, Creator and sustainer of our world. You are our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. We thank you for hearing our prayers as we bring to you all those affected by the devastating floodwaters throughout the Riverland communities of South Australia.
News, Notices & Prayer points - 13th December 2022
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
Reflection of the Week - 13th December 2022
All claims to the contrary, Jesus did not preach from a place of rigid binaries and judgments but from a place of continual becoming. He befriended outcasts and lived on the margins of society while staying in relationship with wealthy and powerful people, some of whom became patrons and disciples.
Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, 5 Years On …
December 15 marks five years since the Final Report of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Assault.
Moderator’s SA Flood Appeal
The Riverland in South Australia is preparing for what is believed to be one of the larger floods of the River Murray. The Moderator is calling the Uniting Church in South Australia to respond to this emerging disaster, through financial assistance and prayer.
Reflection of the Week - 6th December 2022
‘Nobody is so poor that he/she has nothing to give, and nobody is so rich that he/she has nothing to receive.’ These words by Pope John-Paul II, offer a powerful direction for all who want to work for peace.
News, Notices & Prayer points - 6th December 2022
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
Synod Strategy and Planning Mission and Property Update
The Synod Strategy and Planning – Mission and Property working group has been working on the next steps in the project requested by the meeting of the Synod in June 2022 in relation to developing a draft property strategy to take to the next meeting of the Synod in June 2023.
News, Notices & Prayer points - 29th November 2022
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
Voice to Parliament to be shaped after Australia's Referendum
All Australians will have a rare opportunity to come together with First Nations People to achieve a greater sense of equality, fairness and justice, the Federal Government’s Special Envoy on Reconciliation, Senator Pat Dodson, has told a Parliament House Forum.
Reflection of the Week - 29th November 2022
What a statement of commitment and choice! Let us walk in the light which the Lord gives us!
News, Notices & Prayer points - 22nd November 2022
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
Unexpected joy, as a new Fijian Congregation is planted at Vermont
On Sunday 20th November 2022 the Vermont Uniting Church became the Vermont Uniting Church Fijian Congregation in a transitional church plant.
Reflection of the Week - 22nd November 2022
The words “gratitude” and “grace” come from the same root word, gratia in Latin. . . . “Grace” is a theological word, one with profound spiritual meaning. Grace means “unmerited favor.”
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