The Body of Christ is made of many parts, and people experience their understanding of God in many different ways. On this blog, we'll consider the beliefs and activities of congregations, denominations and different religions.
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
UC National News 16-22 June - President's Anniversary Message, UCA Honours List, Our Intercultural Church and more
As we mark 44 years of the Uniting Church in Australia on 22 June, Dr Deidre Palmer delivers her final anniversary message as President.
"On this anniversary of the Uniting Church, I invite us to move forward in faith, opening our hearts to the actions of the innovative, creative Holy Spirit, forming and transforming the Uniting Church into a community in Christ, embodying God’s abundant grace and liberating hope." Watch and download the video message.
A long-time aged care advocate, an ex-Moderator, an accountant volunteering 100 hours a month and a congregational pastoral worker with a 50-year legacy in the community are among those awarded in the Queens Birthday Honours List. Congratulations to all the UCA recipients!
Forty women leaders from a coalition of churches and Australia’s leading development agencies joined together in Canberra today urging our political leaders to address the ‘two-track pandemic’ with poorer countries increasingly being left behind in the fight against COVID-19.
Today we begin exploring what it means to be an Intercultural church. Intercultural is one of the key themes of the Assembly's 2020-2023 Strategic Plan. Rev Dr Apwee Ting begins this series by reflecting on our UCA journey toward realising God's gift of unity among a people of different races, languages and cultures, sharing life and faith together.
The Uniting Church National History Society's Biennial Conference was held over the long weekend of 11- 13 June 2021. Participants delved into UCA history predominately through the eyes of our youth and young adults and considered what that means for the future of the UCA.
The second webinar in this series will explore the history and current life of the 13 National Conferences of the Uniting Church. Join the Being a Multicultural Church Circle and Assembly Resourcing Unit on Zoom, Thursday 24 June from 7:00-8:30pm AEST.
Join UnitingWorld for a very special ‘behind the scenes’ Zoom conversation with its partners live from Sri Lanka on Monday 21 June at 7.00pmAEST. UnitingWorld National Director, Dr Sureka Goringe, and content coordinator, Cath Taylor, will be joined by Gnanarajah from the DeafLink program, featured in this video. Receive Zoom meeting details by emailing MardiL@unitingworld.org.au.
How is a culture of safety and wellbeing embedded into leadership and governance? General Secretary of the Synod of South Australia Rev Felicity Amery shares some of her Synod’s approaches with Rev John Cox, National Director of the National Safe Church Unit.
Frontier Services asked its volunteers from corporate partner NRMA what it was like to deliver hope as part of the Outback Links Bushfire Recovery Project in May, which took them into the bushfire ravaged areas of the Snowy Monaro region for a week. Watch their response.
Rev Alistair Macrae, former President of the Uniting Church and minister with Wesley Church in Melbourne, joined a panel on ABC Radio National's God Forbid for a nuanced conversation on how we can disagree well, especially when it comes to matters of faith. You can listen to the conversation in full.
UnitingWorld is seeking an energetic, experienced and ethical leader to join the Executive Leadership Team in the newly created position of Associate Director - Operations.
Uniting College SA is seeking an enthusiastic, gifted leader for the role of Principal who can articulate a clear and compelling vision for the College and inspire and empower the College to develop effective leaders within the church.
JOIN US IN PRAYER FOR:
The Uniting Church on its 44th anniversary, as we remember where we have come from and discern the church we are called to be into the future.
All those in the Uniting Church who go above and beyond to faithfully serve their local communities and wider society.
The ongoing journey of the Uniting Church to be a truly intercultural church, where people from different races, languages and cultures are bound together by our unity in Christ.
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