Noelene Osora
Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce
8 Years of incarceration
19 July: the anniversary of the start of the policy of diverting all refugee boats away from Australian territory.
Group Mentorship Program
Australian Community Sponsorship
Community Refugee Sponsorship Australia (CRSA), are looking for groups for their Mentorship Program. There will be an intake of new mentor groups and refugee mentees in August 2021 under the ‘Group Mentorship Program’.
First Nations
Bell ringing
Looking at the next steps in connection & solidarity with our First Nation people in the wake of the most recent "death in custody”, the 480th since the Royal Commission of 1987.
The NCCA are encouraging churches to 'ring out' their bells for any further deaths in custody.
Act for Peace
Updates on AfP activities
- Report on an Agenda for a Dignified and Sustainable Rohingya Refugee Response in Bangladesh
- That's a wrap: Act for Peace Ration Challenge 2021
National Christian Council of Sri Lanka
Please join us in praying for the concerns of the NCCSL
The Heads of Churches of the National Christian Council of Sri Lanka (NCCSL) have issued a statement on the current situation listing a host of issues of concern requiring urgent Government action.
Looking to UNCOP-26
THE CULTURE OF UNCOP 25 AND LOOKING NOW TO UNCOP 26:
Bishop Philip Huggins reflects on his experience as part of the International Liaison Committee (ILC) to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in 2019 and looks forward to the upcoming meeting later in 2021.
September Calendar 2021
| Season of Creation | |
| 1 | Indigenous Literacy Day |
| 2 | 1991: Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation Act passed by Parliament |
| 7-13 | National Child Protection Week |
| 7 | National Threatened Species Day |
| 9 | R U OK Day |
Our Churches - Uniting Church in Australia
UCA 16th Assembly
The Rev Sharon Hollis, from Victoria, was installed as the President at the Assembly meeting of The Uniting Church in Australia which took place online for the first time. The Assembly meeting was livestreamed from Brisbane on 17 and 18 July.
The NCCA welcomes Rev Hollis and looks forward to working with her during her term over next three years, 2021-2024.
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