UC National News - 9-15 May 2020 - Climate Strike Solidarity, John 14:6, A Journey for All and more

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"We have another crisis that we need to face together – the crisis that our whole creation is groaning under the impacts of climate change... Emerging from the COVID crisis – what will we do?" asks Dr Deidre Palmer.

Reaching out amid COVID-19

As distancing restrictions for COVID-19 start to ease, Bec Beisler from the Assembly Resourcing Unit surveys the practical and spritual outreach across our Church.

"I am the way and the truth and the life"

In this week's livestreamed Sunday worship, Rev Dr Sally Douglas of Richmond UC in Melbourne explores the context of John 14:6 - a verse wrongly used to exclude - and invites us into the disruptive beauty of what is actually being claimed.

Save the date - UCA Iftar meal

Don't miss next week's online Iftar meal with our friends from Affinity Intercultural Foundation. RSVP here We'll also be livestreaming the event on the Uniting Church in Australia Facebook page.

Vale Rev Bernard Thorogood

The first General Secretary of the Council for World Mission and former General Secretary of the UK United Reformed Church has passed away in Sydney.

A Journey for all Australians - Part 1

With National Reconciliation Week coming up, members of the Frontier Services team have been reflecting on the week's 2020 theme In This Together.

Easter treats a bonanza for bushfire relief

Rev Norman Hogg and his wife Freda from Rockingham Uniting Church in Perth turned their skills in confectionery into a $10 000 donation to the National Disaster Relief Fund. Just eggs-traordinary! 🥚🥚🥚

Mapoon Appeal discontinued

The Assembly and Queensland Synod have discontinued long-standing plans to build a new church at Mapoon on western Cape York in Far North Queensland, with the local council securing funds to build its own community church building.

After almost 33 years at 222 Pitt Street the Assembly offices are on the move. From Monday 11 May 2020 we're relocating to Pilgrim House, just down the road at Level 4, 262 Pitt Street. With most staff working remotely it'll be a while before we're all physically present, but please update our address in your records in the meanwhile.

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IN PRAYER FOR:

All those taking action for the whole creation over the next few weeks in whatever way they are able.
Health workers and other essential service providers who continue to provide vital care and support to the most vulnerable.
Our Muslim brothers and sisters, as we continue to deepen our mutual understanding and friendship during their month of fasting.
Churches in the Northern Territory including congregations in our UCA Northern Synod who will be preparing for the possibility of face-to-face Sunday worship with physical distancing and hygiene measures from 17 May.