Noelene Osora
Message from the President
A LENTEN EXERCISE
Lent gives us an opportunity to renew our faith, refocusing on what we most deeply desire and long for.
We place our lives again before God.
NCCA March Assembly 2019
Selection, training and screening for ordination candidates and church workers, including best practice in psychological testing.
When: Thursday 21 March 2019 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Venue: Ferguson Hall, St Stephen's Uniting Church, 197 Macquarie St, Sydney (downstairs)
NCCA Ecumenical Funding
The Glenburnie Program
This funding program takes its name from a property in Western Australia. Funding from this 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 2019.
Lenten Resources
Jesus Is Tested in the Wilderness
Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry. Luke 4:1-2 (NIV)
Earth Hour 2019
30 March 2019 8:30pm
The fight for our planet’s future is on!
Switch off for Earth Hour on Saturday 30 March and help make a difference against climate change.
Asia Sunday 2019
‘Stateless and Trafficked People: Our Co-Pilgrims’.
Asia Sunday is observed every year on the Sunday before Pentecost. This year it will be observed on 2 June.
Cultural Diversity Week - Victoria
16-24 March 2019
'Proud to Belong - Your Generation'.
The Week is held annually in March to coincide with the United Nations Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and Harmony Day on 21 March. It brings together Victorians to promote community harmony and celebrate the richness of cultural diversity.
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March Calendar 2019
| March | |
| 1 | World Day of Prayer |
| 6 | Ash Wednesday - Lent Begins (Western Christian) |
| 8 | International Women's Day |
| 11 | Great Lent begins (Orthodox Christian) |
| 20 | International Day of Happiness |
| 21 | National Harmony Day |
| 22 | World Water Day |
Churches call for humane treatment
Media Statement released 15th February 2019
The National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA) together with the Australian Churches’ Refugee Taskforce (ACRT) call for an end to the demonising of refugees and asylum seekers and a humane approach to their care and support.
