Noelene Osora
April Calendar 2023
April | |
2 | World Autism Awareness Day |
7 | World Health Day |
6-13 | Pesach/Passover (Judaism) |
9 | Easter (Christianity) |
16 | Easter/Pascha (Orthodox Christianity) |
President's reflection
For everything there is a season and a time for every matter under heaven.
Ecclesiastes 3:1 (NRSV)
We have moved into the period of Lent. This season of repentance, reflection and preparation shapes us as people as we look ahead to Easter.
Care of Creation
SAVE THE DATE
NCCA Roundtable - ACET
When: Friday 24 March 2023 in Melbourne
Details: are being finalised. Please add this date to your diary
First Nations
News and updates
- Open Letter from Religious Leaders: NCCA President, joint signatory
- Statements from the Soul: new book launched
- Melbourne dialogue: Australian and Canadian First Nations leaders yarn in Melbourne
Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce
Latest news
ACRT welcomes new co-chairs: Major Karen Elkington and Rev Sandy Boyce
Announcement from the NSW Government: refugee settlement strategy
Refugee Support Fund Grant: applications close 10 March
Safe Church Program
News and updates
- Culturally safe responses to First Nations children
- NCCA SCP Presenter Training WA and Victoria
- NCCA WA workbook
- Pope dedicates March as month of prayer for victims of abuse
Art and reflection walk
Walking the Way of the HeART Retreat
A Lenten Ignatian Walk with Art at the Art Gallery of NSW
When: various dates from Thursday 16 March 2023 - Saturday 25 March 2023
Where: St Mary's Cathedral to Art Gallery of NSW.
Palestine/Israel reflections
PIEN 2023 Lenten Guide
Take a walk in the footsteps of an Ecumenical Accompanier (EA).
The Winifred Kiek Memorial Scholarship
Applications for the 2024 year are now open
The Winifred Kiek Memorial Scholarship for 2024 will be awarded to a woman who is a resident of Australia.
Applications for the 2024 Winifred Kiek Memorial Scholarship are open now and must be received by 31 May 2023.
Church women's voices
Virtual Book launch: In her Voice - Raising Women's Voices in Preaching the Gospel - 9 March 2023
Book review: Beguiled by Beauty by Wendy Farley, reviewed by Sarah Agnew