News & notices – 13 July 2016

Posted Jul 13, 2016 in News

Below are the news and notices from congregations, the SA Synod and the wider Uniting Church submitted for the Wednesday 13 July edition of UC e-News. Please note that events are listed separately here.

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Comments on New Times online articles

Apologies to all who have tried to leave a comment on New Times online articles since we introduced the comment function earlier this year. The New Times team were not effectively notified when people left comments and thus they remained unpublished (all comments must be approved by the team before being published in order to avoid spam/bot posts). As a result, 10 comments that had been left had not been published. This has now been rectified. We apologise for any inconvenience.

Training workshop: Building Bridges of Understanding

The SA Synod will be holding a training workshop on cultural awareness for ministry titled “Building Bridges of Understanding” on Thursday 18 – Friday 19 August, 9am – 4pm (both days).

Crafted by the Uniting Church in Australia Assembly, this two-day workshop is a required or strongly recommended course for some of the formative processes in the Uniting Church. Attendance on both days satisfies the participation requirements for the course.

This workshop is also strongly recommended for lay leaders and congregations engaged in culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) ministries or hoping to engage in them. The program engages mainstream and CALD participants together, and is designed to help us all to understand and grow in our increasingly intercultural church.

The cost is $15 per day to cover catering (morning tea and lunch are provided). The location is yet to be advised. Please contact Kemeri Liévano (CALD Ministry) for more information at Turn on Javascript!

Please share this information with anyone who might be interested in attending.

Is your church a “Pokéstop” or “Pokémon gym”?

“Pokémon GO” is an augmented reality game for mobile devices that was released in July 2016. The free-to-play game has been immensely popular, requiring players to take to the streets catching Pokémon, finding Pokéstops and training at Pokémon gyms.

Landmarks, including many churches, are used as locations for Pokéstops and Pokémon gyms within the game – meaning you might notice young people stopping by your church! So why not find out whether your church is a landmark in the game? If it has been identified as a gym, players need to spend more time in reasonable proximity to the building – perhaps your congregation could engage these young people by offering rest spots, refreshments or conversation?

If your church has been identified as a Pokéstop or Pokémon gym please comment below or send us an email at Turn on Javascript!

To give away

We are looking for a church/churches who could use a pulpit, lectern, baptismal font, and communion table (all four match in a pine colour); piano stool; hymn and Songs of Praise books; old pedal organ.

For more information, please contact Robin or Helen Bruce on 0447 131 496.

Seasons of the Spirit: early order discount & free sample

Huge savings for early order by Tuesday 16 August on Seasons of the Spirit. Intergenerational resources, children’s ministry, and worship and preaching resources. Click here for a free sample week of “Fusion” and “Encore” (age 6-8) for Sunday 28 August, 2016.

Final service at Yacka Uniting Church

The final service of worship will be held at Yacka Uniting Church (Charles Street, Yacka) on Sunday 30 October at 10am. Worship will be led by Jan Trengove, and a pooled lunch will be held in the supper room of the Yacka Hall following the service. Anyone with affiliation with Yacka is invited to join with the Yacka-Gulnare congregation for this event. The congregation continue to worship in Gulnare Church.

National Police History Check form

As of 1 July 2016 the agency used by the UCSA Screening Unit to carry out National Police History Checks has merged with the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. A new form is now available on the Uniting Church SA website in the Called to Care section. Please commence use of this form immediately (the content is unchanged). Applications already submitted will be processed. Please contact Turn on Javascript! with any questions.

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