Called to be a Church for all The Transforming Worship Circle has created a liturgy that acknowledges both the experiences of exclusion and embrace for people with disabilities. Titled, Called to be a Church for All, the liturgy is the result of the 15th Assembly’s commitment to justice and inclusion regarding people with disabilities. A task group led […]
Day of MourningOn the Sunday before Australia Day, Uniting Church congregations across the country hold worship services to reflect upon and lament the effect of, the invasion and colonisation of this nation upon her First Peoples.The observance of a “Day of Mourning” was endorsed by the 15th Assembly at the request of members of the […]
Our Vision for a Just AustraliaRead below for the 2019 Vision for a Just Australia Statement. Read the latest updated version released in 2021 hereIn 2020, we published a new document, Build Back Better, highlighting new and emerging priorities and lessons learnt from the experience of the COVID-19 pandemic. It draws on our vision, as […]
Acknowledgement of Country in the UCAAn Acknowledgement of First Peoples is a way of paying respect to First Peoples whenever we gather together and an important expression of the covenant which the Uniting Church has with the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress (UAICC).This new resource offers an explanation for why the Assembly encourages the whole […]
The LectionaryThe Revised Common Lectionary (RCL) is a three year cycle of Bible readings. It follows the seasons of the Christian year and begins each year with the first Sunday in Advent (which usually falls on the last Sunday in November). The Lectionary offers congregations a balanced diet of readings and is used by many churches […]
The Day of Mourning Worship Resource invites all Uniting Church in Australia congregations to hold worship services that reflect on the effect of invasion and colonisation on Australia’s First Peoples and our identity as a nation. In the spirit of our Covenant relationship with the UAICC, we have declared the Sunday before Australia Day January […]
Rev. (Deacon) Andy Calder, Disability Inclusion Advocate, VIC/TAS Synod, offers this introduction and background. When preparing worship services, how much consideration is given to who will be there? Will all people find the liturgy accessible? What forms of communication are used? These are some of the questions which have been raised by people with disabilities, […]