The National Apology to Victims and Survivors of Institutional Child Sexual Abuse was delivered by the Prime Minister in the House of Representatives in Parliament House, Canberra, Monday, 22 October 2018.

Our friends at The Freedom Partnership have advised us of the progress of the Modern Slavery Bill 2018. NCCA also received an update on the Joint Letter to the Prime Minister from leaders of civil society, business, investors, academics and faith-based organisations, in support of the Bill.

Celebrating 70 Years of the World Council of Churches

When: Sunday, 18 November 2018 6:00 pm
Where: St John’s Anglican Cathedral,373 Ann Street, Brisbane
An Ecumenical Evensong service with guest preacher Rev Dr David Gill 

You are invited to hear Professor Joseph Stiglitz’s City of Sydney Peace Prize Lecture, and to celebrate the awarding of the Prize.
Date: Thursday 25 November 2018
Time: Doors open 5.30pm for a  6.30pm start
Place: Centennial Hall, Town Hall, Sydney NSW

Professor Joseph Stiglitz, renowned economist and Nobel-laureate, has won the 2018 Sydney Peace Prize for leading a global conversation about crisis caused by economic inequality.

ACU academic appointed to the Anglican- Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC)

Australian, Dr Emmanuel Nathan has been formally appointed by the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity to the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC).

Ecumenical Facilitator/Executive Officer

Applications are invited for this role, based in Adelaide, South Australia.

Applications close: midday (SA time) Tuesday 30 October 2018.

Update Information and Appeal from the Communion of Churches in Indonesia (PGI)

As our prayers continue for Sulawesi and the people of Indonesia, the churches of Indonesia also express their solidarity with the people in Palu, Donggala and Sigi. Rev. Gomar Gultom, General Secretary, Communion of Churches in Indonesia, provides further information for the churches in Indonesia and it's global partners.

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Think you know how to recycle? 

Take the Planet Ark and the Boomerang Alliance quiz. Test your knowledge of recycling. 

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.

Genesis 21:8-21 "Hagar's Journey/Pilgrimage", by Jennifer Martin

World Council of Churches

Prayers and action to overcome hunger
The WCC has released resources for the Churches Week of Action on Food - 15 - 22 October 2018

WCC General Secretary 'Poverty and Inequality in a Time of Climate Change'
Rev. Dr Olave Fyske Tveit speaks at the Community of Sant'Egidio in Bologna, Italy.