#ThursdaysinBlack and the UN 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence

In every country, gender-based violence is a tragic reality.

We all have a responsibility to speak out against violence, to ensure that women and men, boys and girls, are safe from rape and violence in homes, schools, work, streets - in all places in our societies. 

Financial Representatives of Australian National Churches (FRANC)

On the 17th and 18th of October 43 participants from around Australia participated in the third FRANC summit in Melbourne. This was launched with a dinner featuring Professor Patrick Parkinson speaking on religious freedom.

VIC - Holding the Light – a service to remember those impacted by domestic violence
When: Sunday 2 December 2:30 -3:30 pm
Where: St Peter’s Anglican Church, 315 Gisborne Street, East Melbourne 

NSW - Shared lunch and forum with Sister Patricia Fox SND and religious and faith groups
When: Saturday December 1, 2018 from 12:30 – 3:30 pm
Where: St Mary's Church Erskineville, 21 Swanson St, Erskineville

Queensland Scholarship

The scholarship is available to people aged 17-30 who have expressed an interest in the World Day of Prayer.
Applications will be received until 15 January 2019.

Knapsack for the Journey of Faith: Pilgrimage Bible Studies

World Council of Churches - Theological Study Group

You are invited to reflect on the diverse stories of these pilgrimages in the Bible and connect the dialogue between biblical contexts and contemporary contexts.

Jonah 1:1-16 "Many Cultures, One Goal – Life", by Guido Dotti 

World Council of Churches

Job Vacancy - Programme Executive for Ecumenical Relations

Work with the General Secretary, Deputy General Secretary for Unity and Mission, the Director of Faith and Order, Christian World Communions and ecumenical organisations.

Stationed: Geneva, Switzerland
Start: 1 March 2019
Application deadline: 30 November 2018

Myanmar Church Leader Rev Dr Yam Kho Pay mourned
The Rev. Dr. Yam Kho Pau passed away on Sunday 25 November 2018 in Yangon. He was a member of the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the immediate past General Secretary of the Myanmar Baptist Convention (MBC).

CCA Consultation - Empowering Asian Women to Combat Gender Based Violence
A three-day Consultation focused on the theme ‘Transforming the World and Building Peace’ was part of a new programme initiative – Ecumenical Women’s Action against Violence (EWAAV).

Launch of 'Our Stories- Empathy and Education Leading to Action.'

'Our Stories' is about discovering and exploring the stories of refugees building a new life in Australia.

When: Tuesday 11 December 2018 6:00pm - 7:00pm 
Where: 10 Kingston Street, Richmond VIC

As we enter the final month of spring and prepare for summer we are reminded of the joys and challenges that the coming season will bring. We are buoyed with the expectation of summer holidays, lazy days at the beach and the joyous season of Advent but we also prepare for harsh summer sun and the threat of bushfires.

Bishop Huggins retired from his position as Assistant Bishop in the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne in mid October 2018.

He was farewelled with much love and affection by the people of his Diocese, including Archbishop Philip Freier, Archbishop of Melbourne and national leader of the Anglican Church of Australia.