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25.01.2022 UC National News - 12-19 June 2020 - UCA stands against racism, advocating for a just recovery, Refugee Week and more - https://mailchi.mp/nat/2020week19

25.01.2022 Returning to Begin Together Again God of new beginnings, Gift us again and again with love and grace As we join together as a community of common purpose,... Resource us anew with inspiration and the way into passion, That we may help to serve all in this place work to bring out each other's best selves. May we enjoy that is put joy into our work of relationships, Celebrating with those who celebrate, Mourning with those who mourn Supporting those who struggle and suffer. May we be quick to understand and careful to judge. May compassion undergird our respect for every individual. May we engage hope and optimism in all that we do, Acknowledging problems and difficulties, But striving always towards better things with courage, persistence and determination, This I pray in the name of the Christ. Amen - Jon

21.01.2022 If a roomful of people given the ability to speak foreign languages sounds electrifying, try imagining a churchful of prophets: The visible and audible signs of... the Spirit receive nearly all the attention in Pentecost liturgy, art, and wonder. But Acts 2 speaks of another Pentecost sign. Relatively understated in the text, it has the most powerful and long-term effects. It is prophecy. Peter does not speak of prophecy as predicting the future. Instead, prophecy is truth-telling. It is naming the places and ways where God intervenes or initiates in the world. It is a component of proclaiming the word of God and identifying God's salvation at work. The foreign languages are not an instance of trickery or mass hysteria. God is at work here, equipping people to communicate about God. The Spirit prompts them to engage in prophecy. The community of faith is a community of prophets. Prophecy carries a lot of semantic baggage among us, thanks to 'prophecy seminars', documentaries about Nostradamus, and other dumb ideas. Another word that captures what Peter describes and does in Acts 2 is 'interpretation'. He makes sense of the crowd's experience. He offers a theological basis for what the crowd is experiencing, and for what they must do to share in the salvation God has prepared. Peter also refers to a community full of visionaries and dreamers. He is not the only one equipped to make meaning. That work belongs to all who receive the Spirit, both then and now. Acts 2:1-21 Text: facebook.com/matthewlskinner via WorkingPreacher.org Image: https://www.bibleodyssey.org//image-gall/h/he-qi-pentecost#

20.01.2022 The Uniting Church prides itself on how it embraces women in positions of leadership, including ministry. Three female ministers, from Victoria and Tasmania, share their stories of being 'women in ministry'. https://crosslight.org.au/2021/03/31/women-of-the-word/

20.01.2022 Images and words to reflect on the Psalm in the context of racism

20.01.2022 We created this visual reading of resurrection morning for our Echunga Uniting online service last year - feel free to use it if helpful for your group. It foll...ows Mark's account and the location is the historic gold diggings at Jupiter Creek, SA. Download link with and without the voiceover now in the comments See more

20.01.2022 A short article and podcast conversation about mother language/images for God - from Luther Seminary Faculty. A useful resource generally, and worth checking out in prep for Trinity Sunday.

17.01.2022 Come and join us for the Virtual Seniors Expo! The expo is a fantastic opportunity to continue to connect and be informed, all from the comfort and safety of yo...ur own home. Entry is FREE! The expo will be held on an easy-to-use platform with in-built text and video chat providing a live and interactive experience. The expo will feature seniors specific product and service providers as well as program of interactive and informative talks, workshops and entertainment.

16.01.2022 150 million people are at risk of returning to extreme poverty due to the impact of COVID-19. You can help stop the slide.

12.01.2022 For Uniting Church celebrating 43rd anniversary, I wrote this piece for our 40th, but I think it still applies well. wwwstaff.murdoch.edu.au/~loader/TingandTed

11.01.2022 I commend this worship to you from Cowes this morning!

09.01.2022 Today is the final day of Refugee Week. We'd love to hear how you celebrated this week in your community. Please share in the comments. One thing you can do to...day is sign on to the #NoChildLeftBehind campaign calling for COVID-19 support to extend to the 16,000 children in families seeking protection in Australia. Find out more here: https://www.refugeecouncil.org.au/no-child-left-behind/ See more

07.01.2022 Zoom Link Please click the link below to join the webinar.: (The password is embedded in this link) https://zoom.us/j/210664737... Or by telephone: 03 7018 2005 Webinar ID: 210 664 737 Password: 199314

03.01.2022 https://youtu.be/jUfYKBk9VWc