News and events from the Uniting Church WA and beyond
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Intercultural Neighbouring Sunday - 16 July
Save the date! Emerging from a decision of the 16th Assembly meeting, this will be the first time Uniting Church communities are invited to mark this date. Intercultural Neighbouring Sunday is an opportunity to celebrate the cultural diversity at the heart of our identity and to explore ways to build intercultural relationships in our own neighbourhoods. Click below to view the INS Prayer, along with 10 ways to celebrate Intercultural Neighbouring Sunday in your community. Liturgy resources coming soon!
Yarn for Yes - 13 July
At the heart of Uniting Church’s covenant relationship is a commitment to listen to the voices of First Nations people and to be enriched by their particular insights.
The Working for Justice and Walking Together as First and Second Peoples Circles invite you to join them in a Yarn for Yes, an opportunity to listen to Palawa woman Alison Overeem, and other First Nations people sharing in a webinar on the Voice to Parliament on Thursday 13 July, 5.30pm WST (7.30pm AEST)
Learning Hub - Registrations Open
The Commission for Education for Discipleship and Leadership (CEDAL) are offering a Learning Hub, joining Rev Dr Robyn Whitaker’s Introduction to New Testament: Stories, Texts, Beliefs unit.
The group will meet together to work through the preparatory material each week and then join Robyn’s online tutorial. Course dates are between 3 August to 2 November, all via zoom!
Find out more and register here. Registrations close 15 July.
News
- What the Voice means to me - messages from Uniting Church people on an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice and why they support it. The first video in this series is from Rev Mitchell Garlett, UAICC WA.
- UnitingWorld Project Update - Education for remote area children in Eastern himalayas.
- New Resource for Congregations - A new 2-page printable resource and powerpoint slides exploring what it will mean to have an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament is now available for congregations to use and share.
- Join us on a journey into the future. On Saturday 18 June the Presbytery of WA adopted the 25 year mission and property strategy prepared by the Thrive Mission Committee. Rob Douglas, Presbytery Minister for Mission reflects on what may lie ahead on this journey.
- Step by step - Stan White's quest for wellness, a Juniper story.
- No Road Too Far, No Need Too Small - Standing alongside disaster affected communities in the Mid West. A reflection from Rev Erica (Ric) Payne, WA Disaster Recovery Chaplain and Frontier Services Bush Chaplain, Mid West WA. This article was first printed in the June 2023 edition of Revive.
- Congratulations to Pinjarra Uniting Church who are celebrating their 113th Anniversary on Sunday 2 July, 8.50am, with guest speaker Russell Bricknell, CEO of Juniper Aged Care.
Events
June
- Friday 30 June. Uniting Church Centre closed.
- Friday 30 June. Term 2 last day.
July
- Saturday 1 July. Uniting WA's Founding Day 17th Anniversary.
- Saturday 1 July, 9.00am to 12.00pm. Kalamunda Uniting Church Market Day, at Kalamunda Uniting Church.
- Sunday 2 - Sunday 9 July. NAIDOC Week 'For our Elders'.
- Wednesday 5 July, 5.15pm to 6.00pm. Taize Service at Uniting Church in the City, Trinity Perth.
- Friday 7 July. Uniting Church Centre closed.
- Friday 7 July, 1.00pm. Wesley at One - Highlights for the Euphonium at Uniting Church in the City, Wesley Perth.
- Wednesday 12 July, 5.15pm to 6.00pm. Taize Service at Uniting Church in the City, Trinity Perth.
- Thursday 13 July, 12.30pm. Recitals at Ross - Sounds of a Mystical World at Uniting Church in the City, Ross Memorial.
- Friday 14 July. Uniting Church Centre closed.
- Sunday 16 July. Intercultural Neighbouring Sunday
- Sunday 16 July, 5.00pm to 6.00pm. Social.Justice.Church at Uniting Church in the City, Wesley Perth.
- Monday 17 July. Term 3 first day.
- Wednesday 19 July, 5.15pm to 6.00pm. Taize Service at Uniting Church in the City, Trinity Perth.
- Friday 21 July. Uniting Church Centre closed.
- Friday 21 - Sunday 23 July. Mission Shaped Ministry at St Augustine Uniting Church, Bunbury.
- Saturday 22 July, 9.00am to 2.00pm. Safe Church Awareness Workshop at Gospel Methodist Church in Kenwick.
- Wednesday 26 July, 5.15pm to 6.00pm. Taize Service at Uniting Church in the City, Trinity Perth.
- Friday 28 July. Uniting Church Centre closed.
- Saturday 29 July, 9.30am to 2.30pm. Safe Church Awareness Workshop at GKI Uniting Church in Mosman Park.
This week we pray for:
Central Wheatbelt group (Tammin and Trayning Uniting Churches) Dowerin and Kalgoorlie-Boulder Uniting Churches
Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress
Check out job opportunities within the Uniting Church WA
Presbytery Committee Support Administrator
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Administrator to join the Presbytery Team at the Uniting Church in Australia, Presbytery of WA. This position will be based at the Uniting Church Centre in East Perth.
The role is reporting to the Executive Officer of the Presbytery and will work closely with other members of the Presbytery Team. This is a six (6) Month Maximum-Term, Part-time (0.5 FTE) opportunity, with the possibility of extension.
Applications close 30 June 2023, 5pm
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