Noelene Osora
NCCA Public Statement for Peace
The NCCA has released a Public Statement regarding the ongoing conflict in Palestine and Israel. We encourage our members to pray during the week of 16 - 22 September, the 2024 World Week of Prayer for Peace in Palestine and Israel.
“We need to re-focus our efforts in faith-filled prayer”. Rev John Gilmore, NCCA President.
Season of Creation
Season of Creation begins
TO HOPE AND ACT WITH CREATION
- Ecumenical Patriarch: opening message for Season of Creation
- Global Prayer: for Season of Creation 2024
Act for Peace
Gift in Wills
What legacy do you want to leave? It's a significant question to ponder as we celebrate Include a Charity Week from September 2-8, inspiring more Australians to leave a gift in their Will.
Gifts in Will can be your lasting legacy to continue supporting the causes you care deeply about.
First Nations
National Child Protection Week
Peak Body SNAICC calls on Federal Government to keep children safe.
Statistics prove that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are "10.5 times more likely to be in out-of-home care than non-Indigenous children,” Catherine Liddle, CEO of SNAICC.
Our Churches
Social Justice Statement 2024-25
Truth and Peace: A Gospel Word in a Violent World
The 2024-2025 Statement is available to download from the The Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Social Justice Office.
The Statement "...traces the links between the wars and violence in the world and the distrust and disinformation that characterises public conversation." Andrew Hamilton SJ.
World Council of Churches
Prayer for peace on the WCC anniversary 2024
On the 76th anniversary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, moderator of the WCC central committee, offers a Prayer for peace.
World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel 2024
16-23 September 2024
Theme for 2024: "Whatever you did…you did for me” (Matthew 25:40)
The World Council of Churches (WCC) invites people and churches all over the world to pray, advocate, and stand in solidarity with people in the Holy Land during the World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel.
Resources are now available.
Pacific Conference of Churches
Resources for Season of Creation 2024
The Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) team have been working to promote the 2024 Season of Creation by developing resources that resonate deeply with a unique Pacific context.
By embracing these materials, we enhance our collective impact and witness as stewards of God's creation.
International Day of Peace 2024
September 21 - Interfaith Prayer Service
You are warmly invited to the 21st Interfaith Prayer Service celebrating the International Day of Peace.
When: Saturday 21 September 2034 at 3:00 pm AEST
Where: Knox Grammar School, Wahroonga, SYDNEY NSW
NCCA Public Statement
2024 World Week of Prayer for Peace in Palestine and Israel
“We need to re-focus our efforts in faith-filled prayer”. Rev John Gilmore, NCCA President.