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National Child Protection Week 3-9 September
Many activities have been planned across Australia to give opportunities for communities to think about how we can all work together to keep all children safe.
This is a great opportunity to highlight within your church community ways that you are protecting children and keeping them safe.
Coptic Orthodox Church
The Diocese of Sydney and affiliated regions and Diocese of Melbourne and affiliated regions
Our thoughts and prayers are with our Coptic friends this month.
This September, we rejoice with the Coptics as they welcome their leader, His Holiness Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St Mark, Egypt to Australia.
An extraordinary chance for hope
World Council of Churches (WCC) General Secretary reflects at the Wittenberg Ecumenical Assembly.
In his speech on 25 August, Rev Dr Olav Fyske Tveit talks of signs of hope shown in parts of the world where hope would seem impossible. Rev Tveit reviewed the work of the ecumenical movement in 2017, describing the present as “an extraordinary ecumenical chance at this point in history.”
| September | |
| 1 | World Day of Prayer for Care of Creation |
| 4 | National Child Protection Week begins |
| 14 | Are you OK day |
| 20 | Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) |
Dear friends
Each Monday morning at our National Council of Churches in Australia office, a number of staff gather for prayer. We reflect on the readings from the liturgy of the previous day, include in our intentions one of our member churches and one of our state councils or WCC or the Christian Conference of Asia.
Burkina Faso and Spain
Let us pray for the people in these places, ther lives in tumult after the recent terrorist attacks.
The Churches of Papua
Let us pray for the Churches of Papua with the recent report of police arrests at protests in Papua.
#StopAdani
After the recent news in relation to the Commonwealth Bank what are the next steps in this campaign?
Urban refugees
Jordan is home to 600,000 Syrian refugees. Most live in urban areas on the outskirts of the city. Without the opportunity to earn an income, many are struggling to pay for even the most basic necessities, like food and rent.
Code of Conduct
A Code of Conduct can be described as a set of statements that set out what your church considers to be acceptable, expected and unacceptable behaviour by leaders.
Anglican Church of Australia
Pray for the General Synod 2017
The Anglican Church will shortly be holding its 17th session of the General Synod, which will take place from 3- 8 September 2017 in Maroochydore Queensland.
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You are invited to an event at the Cardinal Knox Centre 383 Albert Street, East Melbourne, Victoria.
Tuesday 22 September 2017, 6:30pm for a 7:30 start.
Archbishop Michael L. Fitzgerald and Assoc. Prof. Salih Yucel in conversation with Dr Zuleyha Keskin.
It is the 500 years since Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of Wittenberg Cathedral in 1517.
Come and celebrate the event. Sing hymns composed by Martin Luther and other Reformation hymn writers.
Thursday 21 September 2017, 7:30 - 9:30pm St Finbar’s Church, Glenbrook NSW
Together be the Light in Dark Times: Sparking an Interfaith Movement of Hope
Come together this weekend. Join with other young people from diverse faith backgrounds at Youth PoWR (Parliament of the World's Religions) to have a voice in shaping our multi-religious, multicultural society.
When: Sunday, August 20, 2017 14:00 17:00
Where: Santa Sabina College, 90 The Boulevarde Strathfield, NSW
Pray for:
Families in Syria
This basic unit of Syrian society, which had previously saved its country in crisis, has lost its identity.
Zimbabwe Council of Churches Peacebuilding Program
The Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) has a unique role in Zimbabwean society.
