Friday, June 12, 2020

UC National News - UCA stands against racism, Refugee Week, Church Partners look beyond COVID-19 and more

Three asks and a prayer for racial justice
The national leaders of the UCA and UAICC have encouragement and some requests for Church members speaking out against racism.

Advocating for a Just Recovery

The Assembly Resourcing Unit has released an updated UCA Vision for a Just Australia document for the post-COVID-19 world.

Assembly Australia-wide Sunday Worship

This week's livestream worship is led by Rev Ian Tunnidge of St John's Uniting Church at Cowes on Phillip Island in Victoria.
Follow live from 10am AEST on the UCA Facebook  page.

A Spirit Of Welcome

In Refugee Week (14-20 June), Australians are being encouraged to help make this country a more welcoming place for refugees and asylum seekers.

Post-Pandemic Pacific

Rev ‘Ikani Tolu of the Tonga Council of Churches and Siera Bird from the United Church of Solomon Islands Womens Fellowship have chatted disaster resilience, gender equity and COVID-19 in the Pacific with UnitingWorld's Sureka Goringe.

Farmers Gate is open

Frontier Services has a brand new online portal where farmers and volunteers seeking to help out can find each other.

President's Conference 2020

Dr Deidre Palmer's second President's conference will explore "every member ministry". Come, inspire and be inspired by how we live out our Christian vocation.

Get your own Covenanting banner

Your Church has a long history of walking together with First Peoples. Spread the message with a Covenanting poster or pull-up banner in your church or office.
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IN PRAYER FOR:
  • All those who stand against racism and seek racial justice.
  • Those working for a just recovery in Australia as we move beyond COVID-19 restrictions and seek to apply our learnings in the current recession environment.
  • Members of our UCA South Sudanese faith communities here in Australia and our church partners, the Presbyterian Church of South Sudan amid renewed outbreaks of violence in that country's ongoing internal conflict.
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