“We saw the star in the East, and we came to worship him”  (cf Matthew 2:2)

29 May - 5 June 2022, in the week between Ascension and Pentecost.

Australian resources are now available from the NCCA website.

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.     1 Peter 1:3

Messages from our churches speak to our Australian and world context in this year’s Easter Sunday celebration of Jesus Christ’s resurrection or rising from the dead after being crucified or put to death on the day called Good Friday.

The 14 messages follow. 

The Glenburnie Program

This funding program is intended to “provide resources for the churches and the community on issues relating to a just, participatory and sustainable society."

Closing date for applications: 30 April 2022. 

Together, we are achieving incredible things.

Thank you - for your continued support of the work of Act for Peace.

With local leaders and long-term partners, our Act for Peace teams are creating a world where everyone has a safe place to belong. 

• Preparation for 11th General Assembly:  WCC Bible Study – Lent
  
  
• Job opening: Director of Commission on World Mission and Evangelism  Application deadline: 30 April 2022 for all applicants.

Please keep the people of Tonga in your prayers

Act for Peace works closely with the Tonga National Council of Churches (TNCC), their local partner on the ground, to help communities prepare and respond to disasters, just like this one – we hope and pray that this training has saved lives.

The Most Revd Dr. Desmond Tutu

We mourn with the world the death of an outstanding person of faith and courage, a champion of truth and reconciliation, who took seriously the radical challenge of the good news of Jesus.

Proposed date: Sunday 6 March 2022, St James’ Anglican Church, King Street Sydney. More details to be provided at a later date.

Pray, listen, learn and act

• #ChangeTheHeart Prayer Service with Aunty Jean Phillips and Common Grace. When: Tuesday 25 January 2022 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm (AEDT) Where: Chapel at the Australian Centre for Christianity & Culture, 15 Blackall St Barton, ACT
• An Australian Eucharist for Lament and Hope - Author: Rev Glenn Loughrey

2021 Survey extended

The National Church Life Survey (NCLS) has begun and will continue until the end of February 2022

The survey period has been extended due to COVID

Sign your church up now- it's not too late. 

Religious freedom, discrimination, and living well together

You are invited to join in this virtual lecture delivered by Professor Douglas Ezzy, University of Tasmania.

When: Tuesday 1 February, 2022.

Time: 7:00pm (Can/Syd/Mel/Hob), 6:30pm (SA), 6:00pm (QLD). 5:30pm (NT), 4:00pm (WA)