Noelene Osora
Pilgrimage Bible Studies
Knapsack for the Journey of Faith: Pilgrimage Bible Studies
World Council of Churches - Theological Study Group
You are invited to reflect on the diverse stories of these pilgrimages in the Bible and connect the dialogue between biblical contexts and contemporary contexts.
Jonah 1:4-5 "Jonah and his Selective Ecological Concern", by Liz Vuadi Vibila
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December Calendar 2018
| December | |
| 1 | World AIDS Day |
| 2 | Advent begins - Western Christian |
| 2 | Hanukkah begins - Jewish festival of lights |
| 3 | International Day of People with Disability |
| 5 | International Volunteer Day |
| 10 | International Human Rights Day |
| 18 | International Migrants Day |
Thursdays in Black
#ThursdaysinBlack
In every country, gender-based violence is a tragic reality:
- One in three women today experience physical or sexual violence, mostly by an intimate partner.
- Globally, more than eight out of ten girls experience street harassment before they are 17.
- Women and girls represent 70 percent of human trafficking victims.
- One in four children under the age of five lives in a household experiencing domestic violence*.
People of faith must speak out against sexual and gender based violence.
This violence is frequently hidden, and victims are often silent, fearing stigma and further violence.
We all have a responsibility to speak out against violence, to ensure that women and men, boys and girls, are safe from rape and violence in homes, schools, work, streets - in all places in our societies.
The National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA) is a proud promoter of the global ecumenical campaign 'Thursdays in Black'. A campaign that grew out of the World Council of Churches' Decade of Churches in Solidarity with Women (1988 - 1998), in which stories of rape as a weapon of war, gender injustice, abuse, violence, and many tragedies that grow outward from such violence became all the more visible.
Thursdays in Black: Resistance and Resilience - https://www.oikoumene.org/en/get-involved/thursdays-in-black
The campaign is simple but profound.
- Wear black on Thursdays.
- Wear a pin to declare you are part of the global movement resisting attitudes and practices that permit rape and violence.
- Show your respect for women who are resilience in the face of injustice and violence.
- Encourage others to join you.
UN 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence Prayers
This year, the NCCA is observing the UN 16 Days of Action against Gender Based Violence. The campaign has been run every year since 1991 from 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to 10 December, Human Rights Day. Each day of the campaign, you are encouraged to pray with prayers supplied by the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne. Daily prayers will be posted on the NCCA Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/NCCA.Au/
Please pray with us ‘towards a world without rape and violence’.
*Statistics from UN Women and UNICEF
NB: Our NCCA ThursdaysinBlack badges are currently out of stock.
Badge templates for printing can be found on the World Council of Churches website
- Thursdays in Black badges with WCC logo, print-ready pdf file with crop-marks
- Thursdays in Black badges (generic), print-ready pdf file with crop-marks.
The following prayers were posted on our Facebook page between 25 November - 10 December 2018
NCCA President's reflection
Bishop Philip Huggins delivered a theological reflection on the first day of the Regional Consultation on Migration, Trafficking in Persons and the Asian Diaspora held in Bangkok, Thailand. The Consultation, held on 12 - 14 November 2018, was organised by the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) of which the NCCA is a member.
Thursdays in Black
#ThursdaysinBlack and the UN 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence
In every country, gender-based violence is a tragic reality.
We all have a responsibility to speak out against violence, to ensure that women and men, boys and girls, are safe from rape and violence in homes, schools, work, streets - in all places in our societies.
FRANC Summit report
Financial Representatives of Australian National Churches (FRANC)
On the 17th and 18th of October 43 participants from around Australia participated in the third FRANC summit in Melbourne. This was launched with a dinner featuring Professor Patrick Parkinson speaking on religious freedom.
Coming Events
VIC - Holding the Light – a service to remember those impacted by domestic violence
When: Sunday 2 December 2:30 -3:30 pm
Where: St Peter’s Anglican Church, 315 Gisborne Street, East Melbourne
NSW - Shared lunch and forum with Sister Patricia Fox SND and religious and faith groups
When: Saturday December 1, 2018 from 12:30 – 3:30 pm
Where: St Mary's Church Erskineville, 21 Swanson St, Erskineville
World Day of Prayer 2019
Queensland Scholarship
The scholarship is available to people aged 17-30 who have expressed an interest in the World Day of Prayer.
Applications will be received until 15 January 2019.
Pilgrimage Bible Studies
Knapsack for the Journey of Faith: Pilgrimage Bible Studies
World Council of Churches - Theological Study Group
You are invited to reflect on the diverse stories of these pilgrimages in the Bible and connect the dialogue between biblical contexts and contemporary contexts.
Jonah 1:1-16 "Many Cultures, One Goal – Life", by Guido Dotti
