International Day of Peace - Interfaith Peace Service
Occassional Address by Rev Simon Hansford, Moderator Uniting Chuch in Australia NSW and ACT Synod.
When: Friday 21 September 2018, 2.00pm
Where: Fellowship Centre, Parramatta Mission (next to Leigh Memorial Uniting Church) 119 Macquarie St, Parramatta

Shared Table Project
Food, conversation, dancing and preparing 'birthing kits' for women in the developing world
When: Thursday 30 August 2018, 11.30 am to 1.30pm
Where: Parramatta Synagogue, 116 Victoria Road, North Parramatta

Conversation: DIY Spirituality
Spirituality means different things to different people.
When: Wednesday 12 September 2018 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Where: Trinity College, Old Warden's Lodge, 100 Royal Pde, Parkville VIC

JMCA Women only event - Tour the Jewish Women’s Mikvah and Jewish Museum (Grandmothers exhibition)
When: Thursday 27 September 2018 11am to 3pm
Where: The Jewish Mikvah, St Kilda Synagogue 38 Empress Road, East St Kilda

PRAYERS FOR THE DROUGHT

Prolonged drought is severely affecting rural NSW and Queensland. Farmers and graziers are hardest hit. Drought quenching rain is needed.

 “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.” (1 John 5:14)

A Christian Vision of Compassion and Hospitality

The Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce (ACRT) has developed a pamphlet which outlines the ways in which we can advocate for the dignity of refugees and asylum seekers. It contains practical ways to make a difference. 

Financial Representatives of Australian National Churches (FRANC)

Date grabber: 17th and 18th of October 2018

The next FRANC gathering will be held in Melbourne. A dinner will be held on the 17 October 2018. The 18 October 2018 will be a daytime event. Please place this in your diaries and plan to be there!

Public Lecture - Sydney
Good evidence, bad politics: Overcoming the noise in climate change and migration policy
Date: 23 August 2018
Time: 6.00-7.30pm
Venue: Allens, Deutsche Bank Place 126 Phillip St, Sydney NSW 

Invitation to join the Season of Creation

2018 theme: Walking Together

1 September was proclaimed a Day of Prayer for Creation by the Orthodox in 1989 and repeated by Pope Francis in 2015.

The season takes us through to the feast of St. Francis on 4 October. Christians of all denominations and locations are invited to participate in an ecumenical Season of Creation. 

14 - 20 October 2018 

Reduce poverty and hardship by taking part in an activity organised by others or organize an activity yourself.

Activities such as conferences, seminars, forums, performances, media events etc are always great. Maybe even invite your local MP or Mayor to attend.

Act for Peace Board seeks non-executive Directors

The international aid and development agency of the NCCA is looking to build a skills based Board. People are sought with specific skills and experience in business development, fundraising strategy, and finance and risk. 

Share our passion for our cause and become part of our future. 

World Council of Churches

Catholic-Lutheran dialogue yields fruits for reflection 
A nine-year long process by a Lutheran-Roman Catholic Study Commission on Unity has closed its work... 

WCC offers condolences in wake of Indonesia earthquakes
The World Council of Churches (WCC) reached out with condolences to people who have lost loved ones after the earthquakes that rocked the Indonesian island of Lombok.