The Synod ’22 meeting took place on Friday and Saturday, 24th and 25th June at the Adelaide Hills Convention Centre in Hahndorf. For a summary of key decisions of the Synod meeting, please download a copy of the Day 1 and Day 2 emails available at Day 1 and Day 2.
Uniting Church in South Australia elects
Rev Peter Morel as Moderator-Elect
During its Synod Meeting on 25th June, 2022 members of the Synod voted Rev Peter Morel as the next Moderator of the Uniting Church in South Australia. He will be Moderator Elect until he is installed as Moderator in 12 months’ time. Read More
NAIDOC Week: Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up!
NAIDOC Week commenced on Sunday 3 July 2022 and runs until Sunday 10 July 2022.
The 2022 NAIDOC Week theme calls for all Australians to Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up! To genuinely commit to actions that will achieve institutional, structural, collaborative, and cooperative reforms. Whilst at the same time celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people that have championed equity and equality for First Peoples over generations. Read More
Intergenerational Ministry
Training Opportunities
For leaders (ministers, lay preachers, ministry agents, worship leaders) who are keen to explore more about intergenerational ministry in your church context. - A Gospel for All Ages: Zoom Book Launch – July 12 @ 10am AEST
"A Gospel for All Ages: teaching and preaching with the whole church" will be launched online with author Rev. Dr. Dave Csinos. Dave will encourage your thinking provide practical examples about how preaching of the gospel in the worship context can be more engaging for young and old alike. More information
- Intergenerate conference - Adelaide - July 25 - day/night sessions
To create an intimate and personal environment where local people can gather, be inspired, & wrestle through the current questions of how we "Engage All Generations". Messages from international specialists, workshops with local leaders, and glasshouse experiences over meals to explore an intergenerational ministry. Bring your teams. More Information
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A SALA Exhibition at the Red Dove Cafe ... Uniting Church Fellowship and Mission Support (UCFAMS), Red Dove Cafe and the Centre for Music, Liturgy and the Arts (CMLA) are pleased to bring you the 'Food for the Soul Exhibition.' The cafe walls are usually bare except for a large menu board and a few show photos. The aim of this exhibition is to beautify the cafe space and in doing so engage with patrons in ways that describe and promote the resilience of rural people and their lifestyle, and also that embodies spiritual hope to bring wellness and peace to all. UCFAMS seeks art-works to place on the walls that may be a point of conversation and a ministry to patrons. More information and how to submit art-works is at the link below. Read more
Playford Celebrates 10 years!
Playford Uniting Church will be celebrating 10 years as a Church community. If you have been a part of our story in any way we would love for you to join us at Playford Uniting Church, Corner of Curtis and Douglas Road, Munno Para, for a Celebration Service and Afternoon Tea on Sunday 31st July, 2:30pm - 5:00pm. Please RSVP by 27th July to office@playforduc.org.au
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 Summary
- Uniting Church in South Australia elects Rev Peter Morel as Moderator-Elect
- NAIDOC Week: Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up!
- Intergenerational Ministry
Training Opportunities
- Food for the Soul
- Playford Celebrates 10 years!
- Climate Report: They shall inherit the earth
- Help UnitingWorld create ripples of change
- Uniting Conversations: A good climate for change
- Yamaha E75 electronic organ for
sale
- Support Sri Lanka: An Emergency Appeal for Sri Lanka
- COVID-19 Update
Luke 10: 1-11
By the time Luke’s gospel was written (after A.D. 60), the church had entered a new generation of believers. They had limited memories of its start and development. Memories of Jerusalem, Antioch, and Paul’s missionary journeys were fading. Much had changed. Many of the believers wondered what God was up to now, and why Jesus hadn’t returned yet in their lifetime (see 2 Peter 3). They wondered what it meant to be the church now. Read more
This week we pray: - For First Peoples in Australia. We give thanks for their achievements, their resilience, their spirituality and culture. May we all have the courage to 'Get up, stand up, show up' for genuine reconciliation
- For Rev Peter Morel, newly elected Moderator-Elect of the Synod of South Australia, as he prepares for this
important role in the life of the Church
- For all people struggling to cope with violence, discrimination and persecution.
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.
- CMLA Book Club >>>
- Living NAIDOC - reflections by Allen Edwards (Kaurna and Kukutja country) >>>
- A Conversation with Joel: Life as a transgender man >>>
- Hymns of Faith and Hope >>>
- A Gospel for All Ages: Zoom Book Launch >>>
- The Future of Power Generation in Australia >>>
- Hallett Cove Uniting Church Winter Holiday Fun >>>
- Rethinking the Reality of God in a Time of Pandemic >>>
- Engage all generations - Intergenerate Conference - Adelaide >>>
- Intergenerate Conference >>>
- Playford Celebrates
10 years! >>>
- Concert for Peace, Love and Understanding >>>
- Mypolonga Uniting Church
Centenary >>>
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