• Australia yet to grant a single humanitarian visa for fleeing Afghans  
  
  
• Help re-settle refugees from PNG and Nauru in Canada 
  
  
• "The Shape of Hope": a book which describes how a group of Australian asylum seekers broke the barriers to quality education and good jobs. Pre-orders are being taken now.

Training and resources available

• CCYP Victoria – New Child Safe Standards Webinar – Mon 22 November, 1-2.30pm
  
  
• Recording of NCCA Professional Learning Webinar – Children & Youth Participation - now available online 

2021 Dr Charles Perkins Memorial Oration

Why truth-telling and treaties are needed to reconcile Australia's past: was the topic of the keynote speech given by Tony McAvoy SC.

“What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the human heart conceived, what God has prepared for those who love him”—1 Cor 2:9

It is with great joy that we announce that the Reverend John Gilmore, from the Churches of Christ in Australia, has been appointed as NCCA President after the decision of the NCCA Annual General Meeting on 27 October 2021.

With a long standing interest and passion for ecumenical leadership, we welcome him with prayerful gratitude. 

"...becoming the President of the NCCA is humbling and somewhat overwhelming. I express my appreciation to the Churches of Christ and the member churches of the NCCA for this privilege." Rev John Gilmore

Online Prayer Service

Pax Christi and friends invite you to remember Myanmar in A Day of Prayer for Myanmar.

When: Sunday 28th November 2021

Training and resources available

• National Office of Child Safety – translated resources
• Child Wise - Child safety training 2022
• QCT - Domestic Violence booklet

Advent 2021

Share God's love through the Christmas Bowl, the Christmas appeal of Act for Peace, the international aid agency of the NCCA. 

Break The Silence Sunday 

A time for churches to speak out. Join communities around the Pacific. Celebrate Women, call for and end to violence.

When: Sunday 21 November 2021

World Council of Churches

• Thursdays in Black Ambassadors: Fellowship grows with new members from the Uniting Church in Australia, Colleen Geyer and Sharon Hollis 
  
  
• 16 Day Study: Activism against Gender Violence -"Mary's Song" Luke 1:46-55.