NCCA Newsletters (2320)
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What is FRANC?
FRANC (Financial Representatives of Australian National Churches) is a way of exploring collaboration in finance and corporate services. Emerging from a decision at last year’s National Church Leaders gathering, FRANC holds considerable potential to release resources for productive mission.
Research Colloquium and Workshop
National Church Life Survey (NCLS) and the Australian Catholic University (ACU) have joined together to present the following two events:
Wednesday 14 March 2018: Research colloquium for academics, ACU North Sydney NSW
Wednesday 21 March 2018: Workshop for church leaders, ACU Strathfield, NSW
Winifred Kiek Scholarship Trust
Applications for the 2019 year are now available.
The Winifred Kiek Scholarship is offered in rotation to women from countries of the Pacific Island Nations, member countries of the Asian Church Women’s Conference, and multicultural Australia.
This Lent you are invited to prepare for Easter in anticipation, reflection and humility.
- The World Council of Churches Ecumenical Water Network (WCC-EWN) invites you to reflect on water this Lent.
- CommonGrace and the Bible Society invite you to rediscover the Beatitudes with their daily video reflections.
Emergency prayer for the people of Tonga
We invite you, as part of the Australian ecumenical community to pray for our Tongan brothers and sisters.
Earlier this week, Tropical Cyclone Gita devastated communities across Tonga. The category four cyclone brought destructive winds of over 233 kmph, ripped roofs off houses and caused widespread flooding.
Applications are invited for this position. Working with the Associate General Secretary for 2 days of the week, the position is to overlap with the recruitment of the next General Secretary.
Location: Sydney, Melbourne or Canberra, Australia
Applications due: 28 February 2018
Safe Church Training Agreement
Safe Church Awareness - presenter training 2018
The NCCA Safe Church program will be running a SCTA Safe Church Awareness presenter training in Melbourne on 23-24 March 2018.
The training is a two day program where participants will work through the 2018 SCTA Safe Church Awareness workbook with highly skilled presenters and NCCA staff.
The Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) is providing a platform for young Christians in Asia to come together in Manado, Indonesia from 6-13 April 2018.
"Lord, send Your Light and Truth to lead us" is the theme and prayer for the Youth Assembly based on Psalm 43:3.
11 - 17 October 2020
Poverty exists. Poverty hurts us all. We can all do something about it.
Anti-Poverty Week supports the Australian community to have an increased understanding of poverty and to take action to collectively end it.
Affinity Intercultural Foundation
February Events - Sydney NSW
- Women of Faith: Challenges & Opportunities – Monday 26 February
- Religion in the Modern World: Panel Discussion - Monday 26 February
- Religious Freedom & Human Rights in Secular Society- Tuesday 27 February
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Inquiry into the status of the human right to freedom of religion or belief.
Bishop Philip Huggins, on behalf of the NCCA, recently submitted a paper to The Hon Philip Ruddock, Chair of the Parliamentary Inquiry into the status of the human right to freedom of religion or belief.
We are pleased to welcome Liz Stone to the NCCA office in the role of Associate General Secretary. She has taken up this role on a part time basis, working in our Sydney office.
Please join us in saying farewell to Sr Elizabeth Delaney.
Sr Elizabeth joined the NCCA team in January 2015 and was inducted as General Secretary on 4 March that year. We can all say that we have been privileged to work with Elizabeth over the past three years.
"Children in Our Midst"
Thursday 22 March 2018
NCCA office, Level 4 306 Little Collins Street, Melbourne VIC.
Laura Cregan, the new National Coordinator, Safe Church Program for NCCA, will present on implications from the final report of the Royal Commission.
