Media Releases

Bishops Celebrate 'Coming of the Light' in London More...

APRO Welcomes Australia's Voice Against Religious Persecution More...

Burma Cyclone Appeal More...

Australian Churches Support Development of a Treaty to Ban Cluster Munitions More...

Australian Church Leaders Commit to Pray and Urge Action on Deepening Zimbabwe Crisis More...

Publications & Docs

In Focus Autumn 2008

Social Justice Sunday Kit

Refugee and Migrant Sunday Kit

NCCA Covenant

Make Indigenous
Poverty History
(MIPH)

Resources
available on CD-ROM
from the NCCA for $20  
call 02-9299 2215 or
email: natsiec@ncca.org.au

To find out more
click here.

Ecumenical Meeting with the Pope

On Friday, 18 July, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI addressed an ecumenical gathering during a service in the Crypt of St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney.

The Covenant signed by the member Churches of the National Council of Churches in Australia was recognised by His Holiness as an example of the common commitment of Australians to "cordial and frank discussion."

Please read the Address of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI.

Pictured are His Eminence Archbishop Mor Malatius Malki Malki (Syrian Orthodox Church) and His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI at St Mary's Cathedral Crypt (Sydney). Credit: the Revd John Henderson -click on photo to display larger image-

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A Romanian Orthodox Bishop for Australia and New Zealand

Archimandrite Dr Mihail Filimon, the Administrative Vicar to the Archdiocese of Bucharest, has become the first Bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand.

His Grace Bishop Mihail was enthroned by His Eminence Metropolitan Laurentiu of Transylvania, assisted by His Grace Bishop Ambrozie of Giurgiu and the concelebrant hierarches of the other sister Orthodox Churches.  The enthronement took place in Melbourne at the Church of St Peter and St Paul on Sunday, 29 June.

Pictured are His Eminence Metropolitan Laurentiu of Transylvania, His Grace Bishop Irinej (Serbian Orthodox Bishop of Australia and New Zealand), His Grace Bishop Mihail and His Grace Bishop Nikolai (Serbian Orthodox Bishop of Sitka, Anchorage and Alaska).  Credit: the Revd John Henderson

Martung Upah Appeal

Your gift makes an enormous difference to the work of NATSIEC, the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ecumenical Commission.
Please Give to Martung Upah.

Click here to download a copy of the Martung Upah brochure.

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Please pray for:

the victims of the China Earthquake

the people of Tibet

the people of the Middle East
........concerns for Gaza and the Holy Land
........Click here to read the full statement of the Church Leaders.
........Click here to read a statement from the Middle East Council of Churches.

the people of Pakistan

the people of Iraq (Click here to view the statement of Australian Heads of Churches.)

the people of Burma
Click here to view the NCCA Christian World Service response to the situation in Burma.
Click here to view a letter from the General Secretary.
Click here to view some suggested prayers.

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