29 July 2017

Harmony Begins At Home

A celebration of diversity with dinner, entertainment, lucky door prizes and more.

Come together with other women from diverse backgrounds to connect and celebrate family and community harmony.Talk, dance and discuss the issues affecting women in the communities they live in.

Since our last newsletter, our activity has been diverse and enriching.

During last week, I travelled to Chiang Mai, Thailand for a regional consultation organized by the Christian Conference of Asia. Towards Revitalising the Ecumenical Movement in Asia engaged the sixty participants.

A docudrama about Muslim-Christian Peacemaking, set in the midst of the conflict of the Fifth Crusade and narrated by Jeremy Irons. It centres on the remarkable encounter between St Francis of Assisi and the Sultan of Egypt, Malik al-Kamil.

Saturday 29 July 2017 from 7.00-9.00pm

Tickets $10.00 available online

Western Sydney University Parramatta South Campus 

NMYC is on again  

Sea World Resort, Gold Coast

9-11 October 2017

Early Bird Registrations available till the end of July. Register online.

Ruthann Richardson

Ruthann is the new Head of Fundraising for Act for Peace (AfP) and has been working in that role since June 2017. Ruthann and her team are responsible for raising the funds needed to support the Act for Peace programs around the world. This includes many different activities, including the mail and online appeals, and of course the Christmas Bowl which Ruthann and her team are busy planning for at this time of the year. 

ACU Public Lectures

Adelaide Annual Public Lecture - 24 July 7:30-9:00 pm special guest Professor Francis X Clooney SJ, Harvard University, USA From Theology to Worship in Inter-religious Studies  Public Lecture - 3 August 7:30-9:00 pm by Professor Massimo Faggioli Pope Francs’ Vision of the Church

October is National Mental Health Month  

• "Youth Mental Health Matters"  7th October 2020 1:00 PM AEST 
• Carers Mental Health Forum 28 October 2020- 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm AEST, on Zoom
• Mental Health Week - dates differ in States and Territories through October

The World Council of Churches (WCC) has welcomed the signing of two ecumenical statements by the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) in which it seeks to overcome divisions of the past and to work with other Christian communions for unity and common witness.

See the #StopAdani Documentary

Guarding the Galilee is a 30 minute documentary on the battle to stop the biggest coal mine in Australian history, Adani’s Carmichael project. The film is presented by Queensland born actor Michael Caton, and produced and directed by Nell Schofield.

There are screenings throughout the month of July in NSW, QLD, VIC and SA.