NCCA Newsletters (2320)
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On caring for our Common Home
When: 8 - 10 March 2019
Where: St Clement’s Retreat and Conference Centre, Galong NSW
30 March 2019 8:30pm
The fight for our planet’s future is on!
Switch off for Earth Hour on Saturday 30 March and help make a difference against climate change.
‘Stateless and Trafficked People: Our Co-Pilgrims’.
Asia Sunday is observed every year on the Sunday before Pentecost. This year it will be observed on 2 June.
16-24 March 2019
'Proud to Belong - Your Generation'.
The Week is held annually in March to coincide with the United Nations Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and Harmony Day on 21 March. It brings together Victorians to promote community harmony and celebrate the richness of cultural diversity.
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| 1 | World Day of Prayer |
| 6 | Ash Wednesday - Lent Begins (Western Christian) |
| 8 | International Women's Day |
| 11 | Great Lent begins (Orthodox Christian) |
| 20 | International Day of Happiness |
| 21 | National Harmony Day |
| 22 | World Water Day |
THREE KINDS OF AMEN.
Wanting to be true to God, ourselves and one another we hope to say our “Amens” at the right time and in the right way.
Media Statement released 15th February 2019
The National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA) together with the Australian Churches’ Refugee Taskforce (ACRT) call for an end to the demonising of refugees and asylum seekers and a humane approach to their care and support.
Selection, training and screening for ordination candidates and church workers, including best practice in psychological testing.
When: Thursday 21 March 2019 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Venue: Ferguson Hall, St Stephen's Uniting Church, 197 Macquarie St, Sydney (downstairs)
Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) Rountable
When: 2 May 2019
Where: Barbara Dowling Room, Chapter House, 209 Flinders Lane Melbourne, Anglican Diocese of Melbourne
Churches need to be equipped with appropriate and effective ways to identify, prevent and respond to domestic and family violence.
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Living and Walking in the Holy Spirit: called to transforming discipleship
10th National Forum
When: 21 - 24 June 2019
Where: Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture, Canberra.
Formal invitations to member churches to nominate delegates will be sent mid-February.
Affinity Intercultural Foundation invites you to attend an A+ Youth Lecture with Kareem El-Ansary
“What Future Do Young People Want To Build?”
When: Wednesday, 27 February 2019, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Where: Affinity Intercultural Foundation, 51-57 Pitt Street Sydney
Speaker: Kareem El-Ansary, 2019 Australian Youth Representative to the United Nations
Pax Christi Scholarships to Cover Conference Registration Fee
A Just and Ecologically Sustainable Peace, Melbourne, 23-24 April 2019
Applications: to be submitted by Friday 1 March 2019.
The Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI)
The EAPPI program is coordinated by the World Council of Churches and brings international volunteers to the West Bank.
Thanks to your support of EAPPI, the presence of Ecumenical Accompaniers (EAs) has had a significant impact on the lives of those living in the West Bank.
