What does Walking Together look like in practice?To mark National Reconciliation Week 2022 which takes place from 27 May – 3 June, members of the Walking Together as First and Second peoples Circle Panel are hosting an online conversation.All members of the Circle and the wider Uniting Church are invited to listen in, join in, […]
Week 1: Going Deeper into the WildernessFrom the Walking Together as First and Second Peoples CircleThe Colonial wilderness; waranta muylatina (strength within)READINGLuke 4: 1-13 (NRSV)4 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, 2 where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. […]
GOING DEEPER Assembly Circles Lenten Bible Study IntroductionGoing deeper this Lent with our Circles of InterestThe Assembly Circles of Interest will be sharing a Lenten Bible Study series over the weeks leading up Easter using the theme “Going Deeper”.The studies will encourage us to ‘go deeper’ into our relationship with God, our community and our world.Each week, […]
‘Yes we celebrate, but things must change’Sunday 13 February 2022 marks the 14th Anniversary of the National Apology to the Stolen Generations.On 13 February 2008, then-Prime Minister Kevin Rudd publically apologised on behalf of the Federal Government to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children forcibly removed from their families, communities, culture and country under […]
Churches mark a Day of MourningUniting Church members marked a Day of Mourning on Sunday 23 January 2022 holding worship services which invited people to reflect on the effects of invasion and colonisation on Australia’s First Peoples.More than 60 congregations and communities registered for the Day of Mourning. We share some reflections from UCA members on […]
The call to put First Peoples firstAs part of a wide consultation process taking place through the Act2 project, the Assembly President and General Secretary held a series of conversations with the Assembly Circles. Nathan Tyson, Anaiwon and Gomeroi man and Manager, First Peoples Strategy and Engagement with the Synod of NSW and the ACT, […]
The Advent gift on Day 24 of Sharing the Joy comes from the Walking Together as First and Second Peoples Circle.Be inspired by these examples from across our church of what it means to walk together as First and Second Peoples. Take part in the Day of Mourning on 23 January 2023. Synod of Victoria and […]
Telling the story of “Fanny’s Church”Written by Ayla Williams, Community & Cultural Resource Officer, Leprena UAICC TasmaniaIt is with great honour and total adoration that we announce a new segment on “The Orb” around Fanny Cochrane-Smith, our ancestral matriarch, our familial warrior woman, cultural compass.It is hard to put in to words the strength, story and […]
Congress seek wider consultation In a joint submission to the Australian Government, the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress and the Northern Regional Council of Congress have urged more robust consultation with First Peoples about a suite of proposed reforms to the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act currently before the Senate. The submission expresses […]