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Advent Resources 2021
Prayers & Reflections from our ecumenical community
As we prepare for the Feast of the Nativity we offer you some reflections and resources from our members and their networks.
Our Churches - Lutheran Church of Australia
Bishop-elect announced
The Lutheran Church of Australia and New Zealand at its recent 20th General Synod meeting has elected Pastor Paul Smith as the next Bishop. His instalment will take place in early 2022.
The NCCA congratulates Pastor Paul on his election to the leadership of the Lutheran community. We also bid a fond farewell to Bishop John Henderson.
Advent resources 2021
Prayers & Reflections from our ecumenical community
As we prepare for the Feast of the Nativity we offer you some reflections and resources from our members and their networks.
January Calendar 2022
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1 | 1994: Commencement of Native Title Act |
6 | Epiphany - Christian |
7 | Feast of the Nativity - Orthodox Christian |
14 | Orthodox Christian New Year |
26 | Invasion Day/Survival Day (Australia Day) |
26 | 1972: Establishment of Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra |
Ethical Fashion Report 2021
Baptist World Aid Australia release report
Find out which major Australia fashion brands have received a poor report card.
In Memoriam
Alan Matheson
24 August, 1937 – 12 September, 2021
Alan was a friend to many, a man of deep faith, and he loved his family and its growth. He embraced, people, life and faith, and an enduring commitment to ecumenism.
Community Sponsorship of Refugees
Community Refugee Sponsorship Australia- CSRA |
January 2022 New program commencing July 2022 In December, the federal government announced two important new measures that herald a new era for community sponsorship of refugees in Australia.
While these programs won't expand the size of Australia's humanitarian migration quota in the short term, this remains an important goal to achieve in future years, building on these new foundations. Thank you to the church groups and individual Australians across the country who rallied to help trail-blaze this new approach by signing up to be a part of the Group Mentorship Program for newly arrived refugees (most, but not all, being Afghan evacuees). Mentor groups are providing much needed welcome, orientation, friendship and practical support, supplementing the role of government-funded settlement services. Groups have hosted dozens of welcome picnics and other events in communities around Australia and provided families with donated laptops, phones, scooters, toys and household goods to help fill gaps. Mentor groups are helping evacuees inspect and secure suitable housing in a very challenging housing market (with some successfully negotiating significant discounts with landlords), sort out hiccups with the registration of families with Medicare and Centrelink, provide advice on employment and educational opportunities and advise on the steps that people need to take to have overseas qualifications recognised here. For more information about joining with the groups involved in a new era of refugee protection in Australia, contact Community Refugee Sponsorship Australia (CRSA).
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The State of the Climate in the Pacific
Pacific Island countries need urgent action
- Te Mana o te Moana: Greenpeace Report on Pacific Island Countries
- Fiji calls on Australia to adopt more ambitious emissions targets
- Urgent climate action: prayers ahead of UN COP26
Request for commitment for Afghan refugees
NCCA-ACRT Letter to the Prime Minister |
17 August 2021
The NCCA-ACRT request commitment for Afghan refugees Like us, you must be feeling desperate about the situation in Afghanistan. We have heard reports from many of our Afghan people who have family in Afghanistan or worrying about the related issues they see as emerging in Pakistan Therefore we are all praying for a generous response from Australia to the situation of the Afghan people, in-country and in Australia, at this time. As part of ACRT, The Brigidine Asylum Seekers Project (BASP) is writing letters as are Taskforce members separately and severally to their supporters with the asks below. The NCCA-ACRT letter to the Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison can be downloaded here - pdf 210817 NCCA ACRT PM AFG (193 KB) The NCCA-ACRT have also sent one to Minister Hawke and Trent Zimmerman MP for North Sydney, Dave Sharma MP for Wentworth.
We give what comfort we can to those who are so traumatised by what is happening and we extend our love and support to them.
You can help too Please consider writing to the Prime Minister, the Minister for Immigration, the Labor Leader (addresses below) and your own MP. You may include the three asks below from The Brigidine Asylum Seekers Project (BASP) Dear ..., We ask that Australia:
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Climate Action – Awareness Campaign
Making your voice heard is key to help save the planet.
The Anglican Diocese of Melbourne has launched a climate action awareness campaign that will run across all media platforms. We must both take action and demand action be taken by governments to stop climate change.