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Let your word be “Yes, Yes” or “No, No”;
anything more than this comes from the evil one.
(Matthew 5:37 NRSV)
I wonder what carries the greater risk as we look ahead… saying ‘yes’ or ‘no’. ....
8-10 September 2023
“Thus the Lord said, ‘Dispense true justice and practice kindness and compassion, to each other;'" (cf Zechariah 7:9)
Christian and other faith communities will hold a weekend of prayer, reflection and meditation for unity, hope and respect in the lead-up to the Voice Referendum.
Partnership is a Promise
As an Act for Peace Partner, you can stand with people who have been forcibly displaced or at risk of displacement month in and month out.
Refugee intake to gradually increase at a time of great global need
The Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce (ACRT) was pleased to hear the Australian Government’s announcement on 11 August that it will increase Australia’s annual humanitarian intake from 17,875 to 20,000 people.
National Child Protection Week – 3-9 September 2023
This year’s overarching theme is “Where we start matters” and the message is “Every child in every community needs a fair go”.
From our Christian communities
- ACBC release 2023 Social Justice Statement "Listen, Learn, Love"
- Discussion – Voice to Parliament – Anglican Diocesan webinar recording
- Australian Women Preach – Sherry Balcombe
National Day of Compassion
Take a day to pause and join the Australian Compassion Council in Deep Dreaming: Australia A Continent for Compassion
2023 Theme: Compassion and Deep Wisdom
When: 21 September 2023 from 8:00 am AEST
WCC and Churches Together SA
Imagining a Safer World Event
Speaking on behalf of the World Council of Churches (WCC) at a “Churches Together South Australia” event on 13 August, WCC director of international affairs Peter Prove offered an address on “Imagining a Safer World.”
5th annual delegation
On 9 August 2023, NCCA General Secretary, Liz Stone was in Canberra as part of the Micah Women Leaders Delegation to Parliament House.
Pilgrims with the Planet
Coming to Terms with Climate Change and the Shift to the Anthropocene
When: Wednesday 13 September, 1:00 pm to Thursday 14 September 2023 4:30 pm (AEST)
Where: United Theological College, 16 Masons Drive North Parramatta NSW
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16-23 September 2023
Theme for 2023: No place to lay my head!
"Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head." Matthew 8:20
I am about to do a new thing;
now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?
(Isaiah 43:19)
Our opportunity is to build something new out of the foundations laid in the past....
Join Everybody's Home campaign to end homelessness
Over 80 agencies have combined for the Everybody’s Home campaign to solve homelessness in Australia.
We need to fix the system.
You’re invited to the 2023 Christmas Bowl
Preparation is well under way for the 2023 Christmas Bowl. We would love for your congregation to be a part of this important tradition of Christians across Australia coming together on the one great day of sharing to support people uprooted by conflict and disaster around the world.
