NAIDOC Week 2024NAIDOC Week 2024 is from 7 to 14 July, NAIDOC Week is an opportunity to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The 2024 NAIDOC Week theme is Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud & Proud, honouring the enduring strength and vitality of First Nations culture. Read more about the NAIDOC theme here. This year, NAIDOC Week coincides with two significant milestones in the Uniting Church's own journey of reconciliation, 30 years of the Covenant with the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress, and 15 years of the Preamble to the UCA Constitution. The Uniting Church suggests five ways you can get involved with NAIDOC Week this year in your community and beyond.
Meet Rev Charissa SuliIntroducing the incoming President of the Uniting Church in Australia, Rev Charissa Suli. "For Rev Charissa Suli it was an Emmaus moment. On the short road between Collaroy and Dee Why on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, Charissa felt a deep and unshakeable call from God to dedicate her life to serving Christ within the Uniting Church." Click below to read the article by Rebecca Beisler.
Follow the 17th AssemblyThe 17th Assembly begins this week on Thursday 11 July until Tuesday 16 July. It is the triennial decision-making meeting of the Uniting Church in Australia. More than 200 Uniting Church members will gather in Parramatta, NSW to worship together, form community, and discern where God's spirit is calling the Church. This meeting will have many significant moments and there are many opportunities for the wider
Uniting Church to stay updated in real-time including the meeting livestream, the social media conversation, or daily emails. Click below for nine ways to connect with the Assembly.
Uniting Generations MeetingThe next Uniting Generations Network Meeting is taking place on Thursday 15 August from 10.00am to 12.00pm at The Billabong Uniting Church, Canning Vale. Share Stories – be encouraged, inspired and comforted as we share what is happening in our faith communities.
Learn Together – this term Billabong will be sharing what they have learnt on their church planting journey.
Pray and Vision for the Future – pray together for all our communities and work towards new visions for the future. For more information contact Julie Ridden julie.ridden@wa.uca.org.au
Staying Healthy in MinistryAn empowering, interactive workshop designed specifically for Uniting Church Ministry Agents. Discover practical strategies for developing and maintaining habits that ensure you not only survive but thrive in your ministry journey. Thursday 8 August, 9.00am to 12.00pm (with lunch to follow). South Perth Uniting Church. Cost is $20 (includes morning tea and lunch) or $10 online.
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News and Notes UpdatePlease note there will be no News and Notes next week, 15 July, due to the Communications staff member attending the 17th Assembly meeting in Parramatta, NSW during this time. We encourage you to keep up with the latest Uniting Church news on the 17th Assembly website here. We will be back to our regular e-news on Monday 22 July.
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- Week of Prayer for Peace in Palestine & Israel - Save the Date (NCCA) - The World Council of Churches (WCC) invites people and churches all over the world to pray, advocate, and stand in solidarity with people in the Holy Land during the World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel from 16 to 23 September. The week includes the UN International Day of Peace on 21 September.
- Intercultural Neighbouring Sunday. On Sunday 21 July, the Uniting Church will celebrate Intercultural Neighbouring Sunday for the second year. Congregations are invited to take part in this day, with a 2024 Celebration Guide and worship resource available now. Celebrate the cultural diversity at the heart of our Church and explore ways to build intercultural relationships in your neighbourhood.
- ARRCC National Conference - Registrations are now
open for the Australian Religious Response to Climate Change (ARRCC) conference Earth Wisdom. Hope in Action taking place in Strathfield, NSW from 4 to 6 October 2024.
- Australian Church Women WA - this in-person event on Friday 26 July, 10.15am at Maylands-Mt Lawley Uniting Church features 2024 Winifred Kiek Memorial Scholar, Rev Judy Sanderson as guest speaker. The theme for the event is 'Relying on God's Provision'.
- Commissioning of Mike Roberts - All are welcome to the Commissioning of Mike Roberts as Lay Preacher at Fremantle Wesley Uniting Church on Sunday 11 August at 9.30am.
July- Sunday 7 - Sunday 14 July. NAIDOC Week 2024 'Keep the fire burning! Blak, loud and proud'
- Thursday 11 July, 5.30pm. Installation of Rev Charissa Suli and Opening Worship of 17th Assembly.
- Thursday 11 to Wednesday 16 July. 17th Assembly of the Uniting Church in Australia - Threads of Love, in Parramatta, NSW.
- Friday 12 July. Uniting Church Centre closed.
- Monday 15 July. No News and Notes
this week.
- Monday 15 July. First day of school term 3.
- Thursday 18 July, 2.00pm to 4.00pm. All Saint's Sing-along at All Saint's Floreat Uniting Church.
- Friday 19 July, 1.00pm. Wesley at One: Chimera
Ensemble at Uniting Church in the City, Wesley Perth.
- Friday 19 July. Uniting Church Centre closed.
- Sunday 21 July, 12.00pm. No Separation at Uniting Church in the City, Trinity Perth.
- Sunday 21 July. Intercultural Neighbouring Sunday.
- Wednesday 24 July, 9.00am to 12.30pm. Safe Church Refresher Workshop at Wagin Uniting Church.
- Wednesday 24 July, 5.30pm to 7.30pm. Preamble Conference -
WA Discussion at Star Street Uniting Church.
- Friday 26 July, 9.45am to 1.30pm. Yarning Circle Swan Valley Outing starting at Kalamunda Uniting Church.
- Friday 26 July. Uniting Church Centre closed.
- Saturday 27 July, 2.00pm. Induction of Rev Craig Bosman at Margaret River Uniting Church.
August
This week we pray for: East Avon Group (Cunderdin/Meckering and Quairading Uniting Churches)
Assembly Circle of Interest: Growing in Faith; 17th Assembly of the Uniting Church in Australia
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