WCC challenges rich
countries at Climate Change Conference in The Hague. [read]
Violence against Jews
in NSW is un-Australian, says council. [read]
"Welfare"
penalties – the ultimate oxymoron, says UnitingCare. [read]
National leadership
needed to reduce gambling harm say SA churches. [read]
NSW Moderator launches
‘Families for Families’ Christmas gift appeal. [read]
The 9th
annual Families for Families Christmas Gift Appeal gets under way today.
[read]
Palestinian ecumenical
delegation calls for action and prayer. [read]
Special Council of
Christians and Jews bulletin.[read]
New direction for
church leadership - Advertiser article on Jan Trengrove, SA Moderator-elect.
[read]
A modern approach
to a tradition - Advertiser editorial on election of Jan Trengrove
as SA moderator-elect. [read]
Lay woman will be
Uniting Church’s next leader in SA. [read]
Catholic Bishops pleased
the High Court will hear their application on IVF. [read]
Communion of Churches
in Indonesia calls for support from authorities and an end to violence.
[read]
Independent gambling
authority needed, says SA church task group on gambling. [read]
Freeze poker machine
numbers, says SA church task group on gambling. [read]
Sir Ronald Wilson's
address to Victorian Synod 2000 on the theme, The role of the church
in contemporary society, along with other papers and press releases
are now online. [read]
Future jobs growth
depends on upping R&D - Adelaide Central Mission's challenge to business.
[read]
UnitingCare Australia
has released the position paper, Principles for a Fair and Equitable
Social Security System in Australia. [read]
UnitingCare Australia
has questioned the findings of the recently published report of the Centre
for Independent Studies, Churches, welfare services and government
contracts. [read]
Jan Trengove is "pretty
proud" of the Uniting Church. Jan chaired the business committee
for the recent national assembly. [read]
On the day Youth at
Assembly (YatA) asked the Assembly to focus more on "community building"
and the children of KUCA-A called the church to "involve all ages
in all aspects of church life", three young people were elected as
members of assembly standing committee. [read]
Children are the church
today, but they also have a vital interest in the church of the future.
[read]
The Theology and Discipleship
(T&D) report to Assembly modelled a new networking approach, with
agencies working together to engage with issues before the church. [read]
If in doubt, don’t
- UCA nuclear fuel policy. [read]
Rev Gregor Henderson
presented his final report as general secretary to Assembly 2000, while
Rev Terence Corkin was elected his successor. He will start on January
1. [read]
Quite a few challenges
will arise for Uniting Church congregations in the next 10 to 15 years,
and the church’s national assembly last month encouraged them to take
some steps toward meeting these challenges.[read]
The Uniting Church’s
national assembly has decided that the church’s "sexuality journey"
will go on for some years. But it has approved a new Statement on Unity
and Diversity. [read]
The role of elders
and the role and nature of the Church Council will come under scrutiny
following decisions of the Assembly last month. [read]
Congregations of the
Uniting Church may face pressure to take on many new responsibilities
and programs following a range of decisions by the church’s national assembly,
which met in Adelaide last month. [read]
The issue is clear:
"The church is not the church without the Bible," declared the
report of the Assembly task group on the understanding and use of the
Bible. Recovering it for the church couldn’t start too soon. [read]
Australian Christians
must support Christians who are suffering persecution because of their
faith, Rev Professor James Haire said in Adelaide after the assembly meeting.
[read]
Assembly 2000 will
be remembered as a mission Assembly — particularly an overseas mission
assembly, Rev Professor James Haire said. [read]
Stories
above have been published post Assembly
Stories
below published Saturday, July 22, 2000
hemline - day eight.
Have a look at the daily news sheet produced for Assembly 2000 members
and visitors. [read]
Stories
below published Friday, July 21, 2000
hemline - day seven.
Have a look at the daily news sheet produced for Assembly 2000 members
and visitors. [read]
Stories
below published Thursday, July 20, 2000
hemline - day six.
Have a look at the daily news sheet produced for Assembly 2000 members
and visitors. [read]
Uniting Church endorses
indigenous treaty idea. [read]
Stories
below published Wednesday, July 19, 2000
The tenth president
of the Uniting Church in Australia will be Rev Dr Dean Drayton. [read]
hemline - day five.
Have a look at the daily news sheet produced for Assembly 2000 members
and visitors. [read]
Stories
below published Tuesday, July 18, 2000
Fijian church leader
reacts to announcement of Australian sanctions. [read]
Uniting Church tackles
demon of terra nullius; considers treaty. [read]
hemline - day four.
Have a look at the daily news sheet produced for Assembly 2000 members
and visitors. [read]
Stories
below published Monday, July 17, 2000
hemline - day three.
Have a look at the daily news sheet produced for Assembly 2000 members
and visitors. [read]
Stories
below published Sunday, July 16, 2000
‘Sexuality not a rights
issue for the church’. [read]
New church leader’s
presidential priorities:
Faith in reconciliation.
Faith in communities.
Less faith in economics. [read]
Church leader warns
‘humanitarian disaster greater than Kosovo now unfolding in Malukus’.
[read]
hemline - day two.
Have a look at the daily news sheet produced for Assembly 2000 members
and visitors. [read]
Stories
below published Saturday, July 15, 2000
New Uniting Church
President installed tonight. [read]
hemline - day one.
Have a look at the daily news sheet produced for Assembly 2000 members
and visitors. [read]
Stories
below published pre-Assembly
Tax rules for religious
practitioners. [read]
Geneva 2000: WCC General
Secretary writes to UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan. [read]
NGOs Call on the UN
to Withdraw Endorsement of A Better World For All. [read]
July 2: Day of Prayer
and Fasting for Indonesia (Ambon and the Maluku Islands). [read]
The National Council
of Churches in Australia has released a statement on Ambon. [read]
Ambon burns....no-one
knows how more people will die. [read]
Terror continues in
Ambon - it's time to act! [read]
Child care costs -
study supported. [read]
Child care stats -
picture not as it seems. [read]
Fiji Council of Churches'
statement. [read]
Assembly 2000 will
have a strong emphasis on the role of congregations, according to assembly
president-elect, Rev Professor James Haire. [read]
Indigenous church
leader says, ‘Don’t lose heart’ [read]
Sir Ronald says our
"callous" government should consider a treaty with Indigenous
people. [read]
The next step towards
reconciliation, according to the NSW Ecumenical Council. [read]
Mid-June is the deadline
for state-coloured contributions to the hem of God's garment. See the
colours and find out more about the hem. [read]
Details of the opening
service for Assembly 2000 have been announced. [read]
Some may be disappointed
by the report from the task group on the understanding and use of the
Bible. [read]
Deaconess wins apology
from Uniting Church. [read]
A story on overseas
guests attending Assembly. [read]
UN Human Rights Commission
adopts resolution on HR in Sudan.[read]
UnitingCare claims
a welcome win for tax equity. [read]
Churches Step up Pressure
on PM over GST Mess. [read]
Sir Ronald Wilson
to remind us of our nation's need for healing at a public lecture in Sydney.
[read]
Howard's taken "giants
steps backwards" according to Victoria's Moderator, Pam Kerr. [read]
Death knell for reconciliation?
[read]
Action speaks louder
than words - UnitingCare speaks out on mandatory sentencing. [read]
Senate advice should
be heeded immediately on mandatory sentencing. [read]
Uniting Church announces
location of Medically Supervised Injecting Centre in NSW. [read]
Northern Territory
laws in breach of UN convention says Uniting Church. [read]
Government could have
‘blood on its hands’ over mandatory sentencing, says Uniting Church. [read]
