Events for the Heart and Mind 17th February
In this edition: Clear Minds leadership workshops and World Council of Churches Youth Stewardships. Continue reading ‘Events for the Heart and Mind 17th February’
Liturgical resources for the Bushfire
The Liturgy Office of the Archdiocese of Brisbane has put together a Liturgy for the Victims of the Bushfire, and has made it available to the NCCA and its networks. Please feel free to useand adapt as wanted. Continue reading ‘Liturgical resources for the Bushfire’
Bushfires in Victoria – Floods in Queensland
The NCCA prays for the victims and the emergency personnel; for all those who have lost loved ones, livelihood and property. The death and destruction continue to shock people across Australia and around the world. We remember that God is with us all in every situation, and ask for strength and courage to pick up our broken lives. Continue reading ‘Bushfires in Victoria – Floods in Queensland’
Prayer for those affected by the Victorian bushfire
From Rod Benson, (Ethicist and Director of Public Theology, Tinsley Institute, Morling College, NSW.
For our losses
Today, Lord God, we join together with all Victorians,
and with all Australians,
to pray for the victims of these tragic bushfires,
and for the families of those who perished. Continue reading ‘Prayer for those affected by the Victorian bushfire’
Brother Matthew from Taize comes to Perth
The Council of Churches of WA invites everyone to join in worship in the manner of Taize, on Thursday the 19th February 2009 at 7pm at St Hilda’s Anglican Church in North Perth.
We will be delighted to have one of the brothers from Taize to assist us in the worship.
Musicians are invited to attend the church at 6:30pmto practice the music. Continue reading ‘Brother Matthew from Taize comes to Perth’
In Memoriam
From the Bishop of the North West, David Mulready we have learned that a former member of the Council of Churches’ Executive, Archdeacon Bill Warburton went to be with the Lord on Monday February 2 at 10am in Geraldton following a stroke on December 30 in Perth. Continue reading ‘In Memoriam’
Churches Putting Sticks Together for Reconciliation
Reconciliation in the midst of brokenness is the practical theme which thousands of Australia’s Christians are seeking to explore here, and with others across the world, as part of this year’s global Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (WPCU).
The theme for the 2009 WPCU has been developed by Korean churches, choosing Ezekiel 37:15-28 and the prayer that “they shall be one in my hand. … They will be my people and I shall be their God”. Just as the prophet Ezekiel saw a vision of the uniting of two pieces of wood, symbolising the two kingdoms into which Israel had been divided, so today’s Churches are seeking God’s grace to reconcile the divided sticks and strands of our lives, peoples and world. Continue reading ‘Churches Putting Sticks Together for Reconciliation’
Pope Shenouda receives Anglican primates in Alexandria
Following a private meeting with the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams, His Holiness Pope Shenouda III, the Coptic Pope, received the Primates of the Anglican Communion at the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate in Alexandria on Saturday evening, 31 January. The Primates are meeting in Alexandria in the latest of their series of regular meetings. Continue reading ‘Pope Shenouda receives Anglican primates in Alexandria’
Events for the Heart and Mind – 10th February
In This Issue: Christian Meditation Community (WA) Community Day; Buy Fair Trade Chocolate for Valentine’s Day; World Day of Prayer services. Continue reading ‘Events for the Heart and Mind – 10th February’
