NCCA Newsletters (2357)
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'Reframing climate and creation care communications for Christians’
The Brisbane and Grafton Anglican Deans are co-hosting an online workshop. All interested clergy, lay people, communications staff and key church advocates are invited to join this workshop.
When: Wednesday 29 September 2021
“Jesus Have Mercy”
Our prayer takes us into the compassionate heart of God.
From August through to December 2021 let us pray this prayer, as best we are able, as often as possible.
Sunday 22 August 2021
"Our eyes look to the Lord our God till He shows us His mercy" Ps 123:2
‘JESUS HAVE MERCY’ - Across all our services on Sunday 22 August, Australia's Churches are invited to pray for our local, national and global communities experiencing great need and distress caused by COVID-19. We encourage our member Churches to join in this National Prayer Day.
Safer Churches: sharing online resources
- Webinar recordings - Grooming Awareness and Managing High Risk Individuals
- National Child Safety Framework - NCCA Online Resource Hub
New Australian Government regulations will impose unprecedented red tape on Australia’s 59,000 charities.
Speaking out on behalf of the communities that our Churches serve may result in a real threat of Charity deregistration by the ACNC Commissioner.
On Thursday 29 July 2021 the NCCA held an Assembly Roundtable where we looked at how Australian Churches can hold and energise 'The Statement from the Heart'?
Our discussions focused on the importance of relationship building, yarning and why they are central to our churches.
Mental Health Foundation Australia (MHFA) runs free, non-judgmental peer to peer mental health support groups.
Four groups are meeting in the last week of August.
- World Day against Trafficking in Persons - CCA General Secretary’s Statement
- Regional Symposium - ‘Family Life and Family Values: Transition from Tradition to Modernity’
Forgive - The Way Forward
Further insights and resources for local conversations as we of the NCCA family encourage a more loving, forgiving and understanding culture: Our Conversations continue.
8 Years of incarceration
19 July: the anniversary of the start of the policy of diverting all refugee boats away from Australian territory.
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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’.
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.
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
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.
