News, Notices & Prayer points - 13th December 2022
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
New Times - News
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.
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.
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.
News, Notices & Prayer points - 15th November 2022
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
Partnerships Take Time
Just like the woman at the well (John 4:1-4), partnerships take time. Time to sit and wait; time to share stories; time to reveal true dreams and desires; time for honesty and trust; and time for God to be at work.
News, Notices & Prayer points - 8th November 2022
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
News, Notices & Prayer points - 1st November 2022
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
Statement: Racial Justice for Turvey Family
As we hear the news (‘The Australian,’ Tuesday, 25th October 2022 and across various other media outlets) of the tragic story of the death of young Noongar boy Cassius Turvey, our hearts are shattered into a million pieces. Each piece is a painful reminder of two centuries of dispossession, racism and violence.
International Collaborators Launch Climate Pastoral Care Course
Faith organisations from Australia and the USA have joined together to share a new course on the mental health and spiritual impacts of the climate crisis.
News, Notices & Prayer points - 25th October 2022
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
Breathe with me
When I first saw the Ancestors’ Retreat event advertised, I was intrigued by the concept of the spiritual wisdom of Australia’s First Peoples and Europe’s ancient Celtic Christians being brought together as a topic.
Official Opening of the Children’s Memorial of unmarked graves at Willunga Uniting Church Cemetery
The unveiling of a monument on Sunday, October 15th was the culmination of many years of questions and searching by the Cemetery committee.
News, Notices & Prayer points - 18th October 2022
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
Synod Standing Committee Update 30th September 2022
The following is a summary of the discussions, deliberations and decisions arising from the Uniting Church in SA Synod Standing Committee Meeting held on 30th September 2022.