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News & notices - 21 March 2018

This week's news and notices from congregations, the SA Presbytery and Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.

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News & notices - 14 March 2018

This week's news and notices from congregations, the SA Presbytery and Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.

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News & notices - 7 March 2018

This week's news and notices from congregations, the SA Presbytery and Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.

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Meeting the experts

On Tuesday 27 February, local Christian leaders met with members of the expert panel conducting the Religious Freedom Review. This meeting was called to continue discussions that took place at a round table gathering earlier in the year.

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UC Invest welcomes a new era

On Wednesday 24 January, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission approved UC Invest’s application for an Australian Financial Services License.

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Standing Committee Meeting - February update

Standing Committee meeting updates are published to inform the wider Uniting Church SA community of the discussions, deliberations and decisions arising from each meeting of the Committee. This update refers to the recent February 2018 meeting.

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Church speaks into religious review

The Uniting Church has affirmed its opposition to all forms of discrimination at a federal government hearing on religious freedom.

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A moment of healing

First and Second Peoples in the Uniting Church have marked the 10th anniversary of the National Apology to the Stolen Generations by calling for urgent action on sovereignty, treaty and Indigenous education.

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15th Assembly theme announced

President-Elect Dr Deidre Palmer recently announced the theme for the 15th Assembly – Abundant Grace, Liberating Hope. Deidre explains why she chose this theme for the upcoming Assembly meeting and her three year term as President.

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Harley brings hope for healing

First Nations trauma expert Harley Eagle addressed members of the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress at the 2018 National Conference held in Victoria from 13-18 January. Matt Pulford reports on the conference.

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Australia Day Honours for UCA members

Uniting Church members were among 895 awardees who received Australia Day Honours, including Norman Ginn from Adare Uniting Church in Victor Harbor.

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Talking treaty on Survival Day

In his 2018 Survival Day message, Uniting Church President Stuart McMillan has called on state and federal governments to speed up negotiation of treaties that recognise Indigenous sovereignty.

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Religious freedom review deadline extended

An independent panel began its review of religious freedoms in Australia on 10 January 2018, and are accepting submissions from the public. This article includes further information about the review and a recent meeting of SA Christian leaders.