Final public events - Sunday 21 April 2024 

Mercy Aiken has been speaking about her experiences in Bethlehem and of her book 'Yet in the Dark Streets Shining: A Palestinian Story of Hope and Resilience in Bethlehem'

On the final leg of her tour, organised by the Palestine Israel Ecumenical Network (PIEN), Mercy will be speaking in Melbourne.

May 19-26 2024    

Get ready for Laudato Si' week! 

• Earthcare resources: from Jesuit Care for our Common Home Team
• Online screening: 'Queen of the Sun' - Tuesday 30 April 2024
• Online retreat: Song of the Senses -  Jesuit and Ignatian Spirituality Australia 5-9 May 2024

World Environment Day - 5 June

The Uniting Church in Australia Synod of Victoria and Tasmania has created a resource on the World Environment Day 2024 theme: Journey to a greener future and land restoration, desertification and drought resilience.

The resource is available for Church community use for congregations wishing to acknowledge this day in their Church life.

Spiritus Short Film Prize 

Do you know anyone interested in film-making?

The Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture 2024 Spiritus Short Film Prize aims to contribute to a vision of hope and the common good for Australia.

Entries close: 31 August 2024 

16 April 2024 

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

John 14:27

Certificate of Philosophical Competency  

Pasifika 'Whole of Life' Philosophies for a New Development Consciousness.

A two week intensive course designed for Pasifika scholars from doctoral candidates to early career researchers embarking on research with Pasifika communities.

When: 20 July - 2 August 2024

Where: Pacific Theological College, Suva, Fiji Islands

Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbour, for we are all members of one body. 

Ephesians 4:25  

 It can take courage to name matters as we see them. In declaring our honest opinion as to how we see or understand something we risk offence, and can create disagreement. 

Public Lectures -Save the Dates

June 2024

Rev Prof Jerry Pillay, General Secretary of the World Council of Churches will be in Australia in late June 2024 and will be visiting Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney.

Migration (‘Deportation’) Bill 

The Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce (ACRT) met recently to discuss concerns from various refugee advocates, organisations, and churches on the impact the 'Deportation' Bill will have on asylum seekers and any future visa applicants, if it becomes law. 

Gaza - 6 months on

7 April 2024 marks six months since the conflict in Gaza began. 

The human cost of this tragedy is enormous, with tens of thousands of lives lost and over 1.7 million people forcibly displaced.