Noelene Osora
February Calendar 2020
February | |
1 | World Interfaith Harmony Week begins |
2 | World Wetlands Day |
4 | 1939: Walk-off by Aboriginal people at Cumeragunja Mission |
6 | World Day of Prayer |
6 | International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation |
8 | International Day of Prayer and Awarenss Against Human Trafficking - Feast Day of St Josephine Bakhita - Catholic Church |
The Way Forward on Climate Change Policy
Media Statement
Bishop Philip Huggins, NCCA President, together with Bishop Stephen Pickard, Executive Director of the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture have invited Australia’s Ambassador for the Environment, Mr Jamie Isbister, to speak at a Canberra seminar on 6 February 2020 to better inform the way forward on climate change policy.
“In charity, let us assume we are all learning together about climate change..."
Prayers for this Land Australia
Creator God,
We pray for this land, our culture, our customs,
our languages, our people and our nation....
January 26 Prayer Services 2020
#ChangeTheHeart this January 26
This January, Australian Christians are being called upon to change the heart through truth telling, action and justice.
Aboriginal Christian leader Aunty Jean Phillips, in partnership with Common Grace, has invited churches to prayer services leading up to January 26.
Climate Change Seminar and Media Statement
“Think globally; Act locally: Next Steps for Climate- Change Policy in Australia".
An evening Seminar with Mr Jamie Isbister, Australia’s Ambassador for the Environment and Bishop Philip Huggins. Followed by a question and answer session.
Date: Thursday 6 February 2020
Time: 6.00-8.00pm
Venue: Chapel of the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture, cnr Blackall Street & Kings Avenue, Barton ACT
Climate Change Petition
Make Fossil Fuel Producers Pay Climate Disaster Levy
Climate change is making natural disasters like fires, floods, heatwaves and drought more frequent and more extreme.
The Australia Institute is asking support for this petition to Federal Parliament....Add your signature to the petition!
Act for Peace
International aid partners express concern
This summer has been one of the most painful seasons on record for Australians as our drought affected land is ravaged by fire. The NCCA and Act for Peace are standing with you and pray that you and your loved ones are safe.
Over the years, many of you have supported the Act for Peace projects that offer aid to people around the world affected by conflict and disaster. Many of these project partners are now expressing their concern for you. We share a message from OfERR, our partner in India and Sri Lanka who together we have been supporting for over 30 years.
Ecumenical book released
Leaning into the Spirit: Ecumenical Perspectives on Discernment and Decision making in the Church
Part of a series on Pathways for Ecumenical and Interreligious Dialogue from the Charles Sturt University, Public and Contextual Theology Research Centre (PaCT)
Edited by: Dr Virginia Miller, Rt Rev'd Professor Stephen Pickard and The Most Rev'd David Moxon
Published by: Palgrave Macmillan
Peace, a journey of ecological conversion
Message for the Celebration of 53rd World Day of Peace
Pope Francis delivered a Message of Peace on the first of January 2020 - Peace as a Journey of Hope: Dialogue, Reconciliation and Ecological Conversion.
We share the fourth section on ecological conversion with you.
Sustainable choices for a better world
Steps to erase the palm oil problem and tips for going plastic free
Together, we can make positive changes that will benefit our planet - a better world for all of us.