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Leaning into the Spirit
Monday 6 – Thursday 9 November 2017.
University House, Australian National University, Canberra.
For Registrations and conference details visit the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture website.
In September we celebrate creation
1 September was proclaimed a Day of Prayer for Creation by the Orthodox in 1989 and repeated by Pope Francis in 2015. The season takes us through to the feast of St. Francis on 4 October. Christians of all denominations and locations are invited to participate in an ecumenical Season of Creation.
15 - 21 October 2017
Only one month left to organise your event.
Reduce poverty and hardship by taking part in an activity organised by others or organise an activity yourself.
Activities such as conferences, seminars, forums, performances, media events etc are always great. Maybe even invite your local MP or Mayor to attend.
How do we respond to Ladato Si’?
Everyone is invited to participate in the Laudato Si’ Advanced Animator Program.
9 -12 October 2017Benedictine Monastery, New Norcia WA
Preparations for the 2017 Christmas Bowl have begun. The difference your Christmas Bowl gift made last year is remarkable.
Did you know that you helped to create a climate of compassion for refugees in Australia by supporting the Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce (ACRT), an Act for Peace initiative?
National Child Protection Week 3-9 September
Many activities have been planned across Australia to give opportunities for communities to think about how we can all work together to keep all children safe.
This is a great opportunity to highlight within your church community ways that you are protecting children and keeping them safe.
Coptic Orthodox Church
The Diocese of Sydney and affiliated regions and Diocese of Melbourne and affiliated regions
Our thoughts and prayers are with our Coptic friends this month.
This September, we rejoice with the Coptics as they welcome their leader, His Holiness Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St Mark, Egypt to Australia.
An extraordinary chance for hope
World Council of Churches (WCC) General Secretary reflects at the Wittenberg Ecumenical Assembly.
In his speech on 25 August, Rev Dr Olav Fyske Tveit talks of signs of hope shown in parts of the world where hope would seem impossible. Rev Tveit reviewed the work of the ecumenical movement in 2017, describing the present as “an extraordinary ecumenical chance at this point in history.”
| September | |
| 1 | World Day of Prayer for Care of Creation |
| 4 | National Child Protection Week begins |
| 14 | Are you OK day |
| 20 | Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) |
Dear friends
Each Monday morning at our National Council of Churches in Australia office, a number of staff gather for prayer. We reflect on the readings from the liturgy of the previous day, include in our intentions one of our member churches and one of our state councils or WCC or the Christian Conference of Asia.
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Burkina Faso and Spain
Let us pray for the people in these places, ther lives in tumult after the recent terrorist attacks.
The Churches of Papua
Let us pray for the Churches of Papua with the recent report of police arrests at protests in Papua.
#StopAdani
After the recent news in relation to the Commonwealth Bank what are the next steps in this campaign?
Urban refugees
Jordan is home to 600,000 Syrian refugees. Most live in urban areas on the outskirts of the city. Without the opportunity to earn an income, many are struggling to pay for even the most basic necessities, like food and rent.
Code of Conduct
A Code of Conduct can be described as a set of statements that set out what your church considers to be acceptable, expected and unacceptable behaviour by leaders.
