Chance to help stop approvals of new coal and gas There is an important, time-sensitive political angle to work on. Minister Plibersek has agreed to reconsider whether climate impacts on Australia’s iconic species and environments need to be part of the assessment process for 18 new coal and gas proposals. Two of these are [...]
Ministry Team Ecumenical Neighbours Assembly President – Sharon ASWC CY&YA Committee Property Committee Millienials Group Hospitality Ministry Indigenous Hospitality House UCA Assembly Creatures of the air From the Assembly News Join us in prayer for Those who continue to battle ongoing flooding or the aftermath of floods and extreme weather, especially communities [...]
Read the Christmas Bowl story each week Got a Minute? Learn some First Nations Stuff #6 This week featuring: Who we were and who we can be Break the Silence Sunday Sophia’s Spring faith community at CERES is holding their annual ‘Break the [...]
Indigenous community leader, lawyer, academic and land rights activist Noel Pearson reflects on this question.
A reflection focussing on the contrasting prophesies in Isaiah 65 and Luke 21 https://youtu.be/Iseb_0m0NPc
On Friday 28 October, we held the 4th of a series of climate action prayer vigils. Organised by “Brunswick churches together for climate action”, we had also gathered for public prayer and witness on 6 October (outside BUC), 13 October (joining an ARRCC interfaith service at St Paul’s cathedral), and 21 October (outside BUC). [...]
Helen Burnham welcomed us to worship on 13th November. Our Bible readings tookus from one extreme to another. From Isaiah 65: 17-25 we heard about New Heavens and a New Earth, challenging us to find this “New Way” in a time of violence and unrest. From Luke 21: 5-19, we heard Jesus apocalyptic words of [...]
Prayers of Adoration & Confession Watch or 9:58 Let us bow together in Prayer and Praise. Holy One, Mother and Father, Creator of the song and dance of life. You sang our world into being, so from the dust, the soil, the stone, the rocks, the mountains, everything shouts a hymn of praise to God [...]
Got a Minute? Learn some First Nations Stuff #5 This week featuring: Risk of mis-information and what can be done about it. How to avoid soft plastics Where do I send soft plastics now that the Recycle option has gone. Find out more. Out and About [...]
Eco-anxiety and Pastoral Care Jessica Morthope, Director of the Five Leave Eco-Awards, invited Ian to make a video about our work on climate action for an online Climate Pastoral Care course. View the video here. Zoom Prayers & Meditation for Our Planet & COP27 ARRCC (Australian Religious Response to Climate Change) WA and Brahma Kumaris [...]
