NCCA Newsletters (2320)
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15-22 September 2020
Theme for 2022: Faith, Hope and Love in Action: Towards Justice in Israel Palestine.
“The annual world week for peace in Palestine and Israel offers an opportunity for all of us to engage in active hope...” WCC Acting General Secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca.
Peace-making with all God’s people
Receptive Ecumenism - Learning & Healing Together
Join Rev Prof Vicky & Rev Peter Balabanski online, as they share their reflections from the Receptive Ecumenism Conference IV Sigtuna
When: Wednesday 21 September 2022 5:30pm - 6:30pm ACST
17 - 21 September 2022
Registrations are now open
Celebrate the International Day of Peace. Join Raising Peace online for a week of learning, celebration and action.
In a little less than two weeks’ time people will gather in Karlsruhe, Germany for the 11th General Assembly of the World Council of Churches.
The theme of the assembly is “Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity.”
Act for Peace are seeking a new Non-Executive Director with lived experience of displacement.
This search is part of their new strategic focus on working even more closely with people who have been displaced
Applications close: Sunday 28 August 2022
At the recent meeting of the Australian Ecumenical Officers Network (AEON), State and Territory Councils/Churches Together joined with NCCA in committing to work together with our respective member churches to promote greater understanding of the Uluru Statement from the Heart and education about the forthcoming Constitutional Referendum on establishing a Voice to parliament for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Malo ‘aupito (Thank you)
Reverend Ikani Tolu, General Secretary of the Tongan National Council of Churches recently visited the Sydney office of Act for Peace. He thanked Australians who had given their support when the devastating Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcanic eruption occurred earlier in the year.
UTS Humanitarian Scholarship applications now open 
Supporting access, participation and success for students with lived experiences of forced migration and seeking asylum in Australia.
Applications for the scholarship close Friday 2 December 2022.
Coming events and celebrations
- National Child Protection Week: 4 – 10 September - Webinars and resources
- Domestic Violence and Religion round table discussion: Friday 28 October, 2022 - In person (Melbourne) and online
Listen to the Voice of Creation
1 September through to the feast of St. Francis on 4 October
- Season of Creation: Opening event - 1 September 2022 Watch on YouTube 11:00 pm (AEST)
- Season of Creation Prayer 2022
- Pope Francis - Message for the Celebration of the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation
- Season of Creation Resources
More...
In person and live-streamed
You are invited to join the City Bible Forum team at Parliament House Canberra ACT for the 33rd Australian National Prayer Breakfast.
Early bird rates: available until 23 September.
When: Monday 28 November 2022 7:15am AEDT
Ecumenical International Youth Day Toolkit: Indigenous Youth and Land Rights Activism
The World Council of Churches (WCC) has published this toolkit to help people reflect, advocate, and pray about the challenges and learn more about the wisdom of Indigenous Peoples.
28 August 2022
The celebration of Social Justice Sunday is a long tradition in the Catholic Church in Australia along with many other churches.
The 2022-2023 Statement, Respect: Confronting Violence and Abuse and resources are available to download from the The Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Office for Justice, Ecology and Peace.
How do we decide who is a friend or can be a new friend? It involves much more than an intellectual analysis of suitability.
