Christians in Palestine 

7:00pm, Monday 16 October 2017. 

Gawler Cinema, 11 Murray St, Gawler SA.

Christianity was born in Palestine 2,000 years ago, yet many are unaware Christians still live there.

An invitation to an Evening Prayer

7:00pm, 28 October 2017

St Johns Lutheran Church, 20 City Road, Southbank Victoria.

A special commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation featuring messages from Archbishop Denis Hart and Bishop Lester Priebbenow.

Panel discussion 

You are invited to attend this discussion on Voluntary Assisted Dying, presented by the Council of Christians and Jews (Victoria).

3:00pm, Sunday 29 October 2017.  

Eva Besen Centre at the National Council of Jewish Women of Australia (Vic)

JCMA Friendship Walk 2017

Sunday 22 October. 2.00pm- 4.30pm Melbourne, VIC.

Come and spend the afternoon walking together in friendship and goodwill.

Presented by The Jewish Christian Muslim Association of Australia. 

Religious Short Film Prize

Entries invited for 2018

Australia's unique religious short film prize is again calling for entries from filmmakers from around Australia and from religious or non-religious traditions. 

Unite in Support of Adult Survivors of Childhood Trauma

Monday 16 October 2017

Blue Knot Day is the Blue Knot Foundation's national awareness day celebrated in October every year. On this day, all Australians are asked to unite in support of the 5 million Australian adult survivors of childhood trauma and abuse.

World Council of Churches

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2018 Theme Announced

"Your Right Hand, O Lord, Glorious in Power" (Exodus 15:6)

Churches to provide support to refugees to prevent them being forced back to danger

Text from Media Press Conference Tuesday 29 August 2017 

The Very Reverend Peter Catt, Anglican Dean of Brisbane has called on Australians to support a network of agencies who will provide necessary shelter and support to refugees whose income support and accommodation has been removed by the Turnbull government.
 

The full Media Release follows.

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.”

Australian Partnership of Religious Organisations

APRO is a peak body established in 2003 to help build interfaith harmony and understanding in Australia.

Among its member organisations are the peak bodies for Australian Christians, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, Sikhs and Baha’is.

APRO is unique in that it comprises representatives of major religious bodies as well as national-level multicultural and interfaith community organisations and academics with expertise in inter-faith and intercultural relations.