News & notices - 22 August 2018

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News & notices – 22 August 2018

Below are the news and notices from congregations, the SA Synod and the wider Uniting Church submitted for the Wednesday 22 August edition of UC e-News.

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The Pastoral Partners program seminars

The Pastoral Partners program presents a seminar for all congregational pastoral carers to help revitalise and energise your approach to caring for others, your church community, and tending to yourself. This two day seminar will be held at Rosefield Uniting Church on Friday 21 – Saturday 22 September, 2018.
Friday night: 7-9 pm, The Pastoral partner model and how to apply it in your context.
Saturday: 9.30am – 3.30pm, The Basics and beyond, with special sessions on Managing conflict in the congregation and self-care for Pastoral Carers. To book, click here. Half price discounts are available for groups of 10 or more.
For more information phone Mediacom on 1800 811 311 or email Turn on Javascript!

August State Mission Fellowship

The next State Mission Fellowship is on Tuesday 28 August at Scots Church, North Tce. Katherine Williams from Coromandel Valley Church will be the speaker and will talk about her time in Cambodia as an Interserve volunteer. Come for morning tea at 10:00 am, meeting start at 10:30 am and stay for lunch and fellowship afterwards. All are welcome to attend. For more information contact Jil Polkighorne on 8522 6188.

Child Safe Environments: full day training offered

A full day Child Safe Environments - Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect training is being offered at Athelstone Uniting Church on Saturday 1 September. The full day course will run for 8 hours and will run from 9:30am – 4:30pm. The cost of this training day is $30.00 per person and includes morning and afternoon tea, however you will need to bring your own lunch.
For more information and to book, visit the Safe Church page on the Uniting Church SA website.

Right-side-up Christmas

The Centre for Music, Liturgy and the Arts (CMLA) will hold a resource and planning event to explore an Aussie Advent and Christmas. Susan Burt, Coordinating Editor for Seasons of the Spirit, will lead participants in an exploration of sounds, moods and colours of the season and the themes arising within scripture. Together participants will form ideas for worship planning including space setting, drama, music, poetry and prayers. Right-side-up Christmas will occur on 18 September @7.30pm at Christ church, Wayville. Cost is $10 per person or $50 per congregation (payment at door). For questions email Turn on Javascript! or call Jenni on 0422 539 028.

Fair Trade Adelaide/North Adelaide Map

The Adelaide City Council has released a fair trade map showing the shopping locations of Fair Trade items within the Adelaide, North Adelaide Area. IGA and Oxfam both advise they provide Fair Trade items. Some of the worst areas for either poorly paying workers or using slave labour are in the tea, coffee, chocolate and clothing areas. As a church we can’t effect this terrible industry that thrives off the vulnerable and the desperately poor directly but we can try to avoid the items that sell and reduce their hold on the vulnerable. Read labels of items to see what is in the product and look for the Fair Trade symbol wherever possible.

Anti-Poverty Week: 14-20 October 2018
The United Nations has designated 17 October as International Anti-Poverty Day. The week is concerned with poverty around the world, especially in the poorest countries but also in wealthier countries such as Australia. More information can be founder here: www.antipovertyweek.org.au

Youth and children in focus, as WCC prepares to pray for peace in Israel and Palestine
The World Council of Churches invites member churches, faith-based communities, and civil society organizations around the world to join together for a week of prayer for just peace for all in Palestine and Israel on 16-23 September 2018. View more information here: https://www.oikoumene.org/en/press-centre/news/youth-and-children-in-focus-as-wcc-prepares-to-pray-for-peace-in-israel-and-palestine

Sharing Office Space
SA Council of Churches shares its city office space with similar ecumenical bodies. Office space comprising 2 rooms, 4.5m x 4.6m [20sqm] and 4.5m x 5.2m with a bay window [28sqm] respectively, will soon become available. SACC invites enquiries from similar ecumenical/Member Church organisations to Melanie Rain, SA Council of Churches. Contact Turn on Javascript!for more information.

Upcoming events

The majority of Uniting Church SA events are listed on the upcoming events list here.

Events coming up in the next week include:

Plus many others!

Check out the full list to see other exciting events happening in the coming weeks! Events can be submitted to the list here.

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Didn’t read the last “News & notices”? The items below are ones you might want to catch up on.

Corrected Dates: Disaster and Recovery Ministries SA training opportunity

Disaster and Recovery Ministries chaplains provide pastoral and spiritual care for communities who are recovering from disasters, particularly natural disasters such as bushfires. Disaster and Recovery Ministries encourage those who feel called to chaplaincy in this area to prayerfully consider attending the next two-day training session, which will be held on Tuesday 11 and Wednesday 12 September, from 9.30am-4.30pm each day. The training will be held at The Corner Uniting Church (93 Oaklands Rd, Warradale), all refreshments are provided. Register for this course online at TryBooking.
For more information about Disaster and Recovery chaplaincy or the upcoming training opportunity, please contact Disaster and Recovery Ministries Coordinator Wendy Perkins on 8236 4284 or by email (Turn on Javascript!)

Order your Seasons of the Spirit material

Seasons of the Spirit is an international curriculum providing lectionary resources for worship, faith formations and services. Season of the Spirit link Sunday worship to small group studies and provide educational material for all ages. Available in 3 different formats (print, CD and online), the early discount saves around 15%. This offer expires on Friday 17 August 2018. For more information visit the Mediacom website.

Red Dove Café

The Red Dove Cafe team would love to hear from any church/group who could assist during Show week by washing aprons and tea towels either on a roster or daily. Arrangements can be made for collection and pickup from showgrounds. If interested, please call Lesley Williams on 0402 006 629.

Frontier Services fundraiser

For the first time in love one hundred years, Frontier services are calling on the community for help. There is a growing need to provide critical support to farmers ‘doing it tough’ through this ‘silent’ drought. Frontier Services are asking for churches to participate in ‘The Great Outback BBQ’ this September to raise money and awareness. This is a fantastic opportunity to lend your support to those people living in the most isolated parts of our country. All proceeds go towards Frontier Services programs to help Aussie farmers. For more information or to register your BBQ, click here. Tap the link in the bio (or visit www.greatoutbackbbq.com.au) to register your own Great Outback BBQ and you can help make a difference for our Farmers.Tap the link in the bio (or visit www.greatoutbackbbq.com.au) to register your own Great Outback BBQ and you can help make a difference for our Farmers.

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