NCCA Newsletters (2357)
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New Guide available now: Forgiveness
Why forgive? What difference does it make?
The aim of these Studies is to help individuals and communities with healing and new beginnings.
SAVE THE DATE
Pray, listen, learn and act at the #ChangeTheHeart Prayer Service with Aunty Jean Phillips and Common Grace.
When: Tuesday 25 January 2022 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm (AEDT)
Where: Chapel at the Australian Centre for Christianity & Culture, 15 Blackall St Barton, ACT
Praying with the World Council of Churches
"I have been reflecting – what to name as our need and priority for prayer as Australians at this time and to do so in 5 minutes? Not everything could be included!" Rev John Gilmore
Have your say
The Australian Human Rights Commission is inviting submissions to inform the development of a National Anti-Racism Framework.
Submissions close: Friday 4 February, 2022 5:00 pm
The Christmas Bowl
- Share Christmas - Share food, shelter and lifesaving support with a refugee in Ethiopia this Christmas
- Christmas Bowl Advent Resources
- Australia yet to grant a single humanitarian visa for fleeing Afghans
- Help re-settle refugees from PNG and Nauru in Canada
- "The Shape of Hope": a book which describes how a group of Australian asylum seekers broke the barriers to quality education and good jobs. Pre-orders are being taken now.
Training and resources available
- CCYP Victoria – New Child Safe Standards Webinar – Mon 22 November, 1-2.30pm
- Recording of NCCA Professional Learning Webinar – Children & Youth Participation - now available online
2021 Dr Charles Perkins Memorial Oration
Why truth-telling and treaties are needed to reconcile Australia's past: was the topic of the keynote speech given by Tony McAvoy SC.
The Diocese of the Armenian Church of Australia and New Zealand invites you to an online lecture by Reverend Dr Ray Williamson OAM
Ecumenism: Its History and Relevance Now
When: Wednesday 24 November 2021, 7.00 pm (AEDT) - registrations by 22 November
“What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the human heart conceived, what God has prepared for those who love him”—1 Cor 2:9
It is with great joy that we announce that the Reverend John Gilmore, from the Churches of Christ in Australia, has been appointed as NCCA President after the decision of the NCCA Annual General Meeting on 27 October 2021.
With a long standing interest and passion for ecumenical leadership, we welcome him with prayerful gratitude.
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"...becoming the President of the NCCA is humbling and somewhat overwhelming. I express my appreciation to the Churches of Christ and the member churches of the NCCA for this privilege." Rev John Gilmore
Online Prayer Service
Pax Christi and friends invite you to remember Myanmar in A Day of Prayer for Myanmar.
When: Sunday 28th November 2021
Training and resources available
- National Office of Child Safety – translated resources
- Child Wise - Child safety training 2022
- QCT - Domestic Violence booklet
Advent 2021
Share God's love through the Christmas Bowl, the Christmas appeal of Act for Peace, the international aid agency of the NCCA.
