Noelene Osora
The Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce (ACRT)
Current News on visa holders and asylum seekers:
- Refugee Council of Australia - NobodyLeftBehind
- Tasmania announces $3 million package to support visa holders
- Plants as Partners - encouraging story from Collins Street Baptist Church
Safe Church Program
Online Resources - COVID-19
The NCCA Safe Church Program has gathered resources from a variety of agencies and organisations. These links have been added to a single page on the website and is made available for easy access to this information.
New Primate for Australia's Anglican Church
Archbishop Geoffrey Smith
The Anglican Church of Australia has announced that Archbishop Geoffrey Smith of Adelaide has been elected as their new Primate. The new Primate took office on Tuesday 7 April 2020.
APMM Migration paper
In Defense of Migrants’ Rights to Health, Livelihood and Life Amidst the COVID-19 Crisis
Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants (APMM) has released this paper as a reflection on the crisis, it's impacts to migrants, challenges posed by the crisis to grassroots organisations and advocates, as well as migration beyond the Covid19 pandemic.
Speak out for those who cannot speak, for the rights of all the destitute. Speak out, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy. (Proverbs 31: 8-9)
Book review
Colossians: An Earth Bible Commentary, An Eco-Stoic Reading.
By: Vicky Balabanski, UCA Minister; Director,Biblical Studies - Adelaide College of Divinity & Uniting College for Leadership and Theology; Senior Lecturer, Biblical Studies, Flinders University, SA.
"Vicky Balabanski’s book is brilliant; well-crafted and outstanding in scholarship: biblical studies and philosophy." The Rev'd Dr John Littleton
Recent publications from the Greek Orthodox Church
Lord and Master of my life...
'His Eminence Archbishop Makarios prayerfully calls upon the faithful to repentance through his explanation of this truly Orthodox prayer, “the Prayer of Great Lent.”' His Grace Bishop Silouan of Sinope.
Special Commemorative Issue of PHRONEMA
The latest issue is dedicated to the blessed memory of Archbishop Stylianos (Harkianakis) of Australia (1935 – 2019).
The Ecumenical Review
The Ecumenical Review is a quarterly theological journal, founded at the same time as the World Council of Churches. This publication explores the potential and reality of Christian cooperation in faith and action.
Earth Day
Pastoral Letter from the Pacific Conference of Churches - 50th anniversary of Earth Day
Rev James Bhagwan, General Secretary, Pacific Conference of Churches reflects on International Mother Earth Day in the context of COVID-19.
Ecumenical News
World Council of Churches
Easter messages of hope from the World Council of Churches and the Jerusalem churches
Christ is risen! He is risen indeed!
Coronavirus & handwashing
Videos in 25 community languages
In recent weeks various agencies have published COVID-19 initiatives. Humans like us have collated all these initiatives, to present it in one single platform on their website.