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Noelene Osora

Noelene Osora

‘He is Risen’

“I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in me, though he dies, yet shall he live, and whoever lives and believes in me shall never die” (John11:25-26).

Stories of hope do not seem to get the same level of attention as those that focus on what is terrible in the world.

Easter is a powerful story of hope.  

The 14 messages follow. 

Jesus is not here, He is Risen!

The empty tomb is a sign of LIFE, HOPE AND LOVE, says World Council of Churches General Secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay in his 2024 Easter Message. 

"...In every situation of suffering and death today let us be reminded that the Risen Lord brings us life, hope, and love." 

Wednesday, 06 March 2024 16:40

Reflection from the President

When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem.  

Luke 9:51. 

It is human to anticipate what we think lies ahead. This future focus can be shaped by uncertainty, fear, hope, or maybe more of the same! We all look ahead and wonder what might come next.

Wednesday, 06 March 2024 16:35

Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce

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Submission to the AHRC on Women in Immigration Detention

The Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce (ACRT) made a submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) on 21 February 2024, looking into the experiences of women in immigration detention facilities, and the subsequent issues women faced when they were in community detention. 

Wednesday, 06 March 2024 16:34

Act for Peace

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In December, Act for Peace was privileged to be part of the Global Refugee Forum, where they worked to promote refugee leadership, facilitated important discussions, and secured pledges, including significant pledges from global law firms to provide free legal aid for refugees. 

Wednesday, 06 March 2024 16:29

Author tour - Bethlehem Bible College

Glenburnie LogoThe Glenburnie Program sponsorship

Last year the NCCA's Glenburnie Program funded the Palestine Israel Ecumenical Network (PIEN) to arrange a speaking tour of Australia with author, Mercy Aiken in April 2024.

Ms Aiken is co-author of the biography of Bishara Awad, a Palestinian Christian and founder of Bethlehem Bible College.

Tour dates announced: 7 – 21 April 2024  

Wednesday, 06 March 2024 16:28

Our Churches

Lutheran and Uniting colleges present Festival of Learning

Adelaide-based colleges, Australian Lutheran College (ALC) and the Uniting College for Leadership and Theology (University of Divinity) worked ecumenically to deliver programs on the 2024 theme ‘Challenging Boundaries: Life at the edges’.

Wednesday, 06 March 2024 16:25

Ecumenical collaboration in the Pacific

Uniting Church in Australia and Pacific churches

Resources: 'Theology of Disaster Resilience in a changing climate'  

UnitingWorld, Uniting Church in Australia's humanitarian agency, and Pacific churches have worked ecumenically in the Pacific to produce these resources which aim to aid communities and churches in examining resilience, preparedness, and suffering during disasters from a biblical perspective.

Wednesday, 06 March 2024 16:24

World Council of Churches

WCC s2On the 2nd anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, World Council of Churches' General Secretary, Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, has made a statement calling for prayer "...for the restoration of our humanity and morality."

Wednesday, 06 March 2024 16:23

Australian Women Preach

International Women's Day 2024

On International Women’s Day, 8 March 2024, the podcast Australian Women Preach will celebrate three years of production and three years of raising women’s voices in preaching the Gospel! 

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