The Synod ’22 page of the main Uniting Church website has been updated with further reports which are now available for viewing. We encourage you to continue to check the website as new information and reports are being uploaded as they are received. This is the link: https://sa.uca.org.au/about-us/synod-meetings/ There are vacancies occurring on some Synod committees, councils or boards. Some of these are filled
by appointment and some are filled by a nomination/election process. With due attention to Synod by-laws, members of Synod are invited to submit nominations for vacant positions. Read more
National Reconciliation Week
27 May to 3 June 2022
National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is a time of coming together to recognise shared experiences in Australia. To acknowledge the shared history of Australia there must be an aspect of truth telling. This involves acknowledging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as the First Peoples of Australia. Read more
Back to back disasters have slammed our farmers and bush communities, setting off a mental health crisis. The floodgates have opened. As unrelenting disasters have bombarded people in the bush, their daily grind has continued. Add to that the isolation of remote living, personal setbacks, and the struggles of living and working on the land. And mental health issues have compounded. Making things worse is the fact that access to mental health services is minimal. Read more
Worship Resources for Pentecost Sunday and World Environment Day
As we approach Pentecost Sunday on the 5th June 2022, which coincides with World Environment Day, Assembly is preparing a short video with a Bible reading, Psalm and a short prayer in diverse languages for worship services at local congregations and faith communities. The video will be available to download next week on the Assembly website. WA Synod is offering congregations a resource to be used on World Environment Day written by Rev Gordon Scantlebury. As June 5 is also Pentecost Sunday, Gordon has woven both themes into his reflection. Read more
Spirit Space: Meditation through Movement
Rev Frances Bartlett is leading four fortnightly sessions, encouraging you to open your body, mind and soul to the Spirit through gentle prayerful movement. Discover ways to energise, release tension and bring healing. Read more
During these difficult times we are pleased to provide you with resources for worship leaders to use to encourage people to worship and pray together as a gathered community or at home. These resources have been prepared by Rev Cheryl Wilson:
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Click here for more details about this week's News & Notices
- Synod Meeting 2022
- Frontier Services: A Mental Health Crisis
- Worship Resources for Pentecost Sunday and World Environment Day
- The Blackwood Reconciliation
Walk
- Ukraine Humanitarian Assistance
- Climate Report: They shall inherit the earth
- COVID-19 Update
- Safe Church News
- Yamaha E75 electronic organ for sale
- Spirit Space: Meditation through Movement
Solitude is the furnace of transformation. Without solitude, we remain victims of our society and continue to be entangled in the illusions of the false self.
Jesus himself entered into this furnace. There he was tempted with the three compulsions of the world: Read more
This week we pray: - For our elected government leaders that they will make it possible for all peoples to live in justice with peace and harmony.
- For Safety, community, support and healing for those living in situations of violence and abuse.
- For all the beauty that surrounds us - may we learn to respect all as a sacred gift and do what we can to work towards real action on climate change.
The Synod of SA is adapting and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. For all current updates please visit the Synod website COVID page at this link.
The Uniting Church Synod of SA has embarked on a journey to identify its key missional priorities and directions for the next 3-5 years. Read more
Please note, many gatherings of people in SA may be further impacted by recent COVID-19 restrictions. The list below is the most up-to-date information available at the time of publication and may be subject to change.
- Spirit Space: Meditation through Movement >>>
- A Tale of Two Nations: Injustice in the West Bank >>>
- Interfaith Forum- Reflection on "What is Belief - how does it develop?' >>>
- Seminary of the Third Age: Deidre Palmer 'Ethics and its source - freedom, love, justice, peace' >>>
- Quiz Night Fundraiser - Hope's Circle of Friends >>>
- Visiting Organist @ Pilgrim >>>
- Organ Recital >>>
- Live Arts at Newland - Victor Harbor >>>
- Refugee Week - Pilgrim Circle of Friends >>>
- CMLA Book Club >>>
- Mypolonga Uniting Church
Centenary >>>
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