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		<title>The Gift that Keeps on Giving</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This year marks the 60th year of Australians giving and sharing through the Christmas Bowl. Over the past 60 years, it has delivered critical assistance to people around the world affected by poverty and ongoing conflict.  The Christmas Bowl has become an important symbol of people helping people.
After the end of World War 2, the [...]<hr /><small>Copyright &#169; 2008<br /> This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. <br /> The use of this feed on other websites breaches copyright. If this content is not in your news reader, it makes the page you are viewing an infringement of the copyright. Please contact <a href="mailto:&#97;&#x64;&#109;&#105;&#x6e;&#x69;&#x73;&#x74;&#x72;&#97;&#x74;&#111;&#x72;&#x40;&#x63;&#104;&#117;&#114;&#x63;&#104;&#101;&#x73;&#x77;&#x61;&#x2e;&#99;&#x6f;&#x6d;&#x2e;&#x61;&#x75;">the Author</a> if you see this.(Digital Fingerprint:<br /> 112939130c07dc121bcaec339f0b8503)</small>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.churcheswa.com.au/2008/11/the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving/</link>
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		<title>Events for the Heart and Soul - 12 November</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In This edition: Walk against Warming; Restorative Justice Seminar; Shadows and Sounds Book Launch; Into Great Silence at Wollaston; Public Forum on Global Crisis; Australian Citizenship Test Training Course; Non-Violent Direct action Intensive; Coffee, Prayers and Spirituality at St George&#8217;s Cathedral; Wardarnji Aboriginal Cultural Festival; 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence; Just Music 2008
Saturday [...]<hr /><small>Copyright &#169; 2008<br /> This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. <br /> The use of this feed on other websites breaches copyright. If this content is not in your news reader, it makes the page you are viewing an infringement of the copyright. Please contact <a href="mailto:&#97;&#x64;&#109;&#105;&#x6e;&#x69;&#x73;&#x74;&#x72;&#97;&#x74;&#111;&#x72;&#x40;&#x63;&#104;&#117;&#114;&#x63;&#104;&#101;&#x73;&#x77;&#x61;&#x2e;&#99;&#x6f;&#x6d;&#x2e;&#x61;&#x75;">the Author</a> if you see this.(Digital Fingerprint:<br /> 112939130c07dc121bcaec339f0b8503)</small>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.churcheswa.com.au/2008/11/events-for-the-heart-and-soul-12-november/</link>
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		<title>UN advisor says churches can help reduce climate change impact</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The chairperson of a UN Climate Change panel has siad that churches can contribue to reducing the impact of global warming by proposing new lifestyles.Professor Jean-Pascal van Ypersele of the UN&#8217;s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said &#8220;There are ways to reduce emissions, and churches can contribute to solutions by proposing changes in lifestyle and [...]<hr /><small>Copyright &#169; 2008<br /> This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. <br /> The use of this feed on other websites breaches copyright. If this content is not in your news reader, it makes the page you are viewing an infringement of the copyright. Please contact <a href="mailto:&#97;&#x64;&#109;&#105;&#x6e;&#x69;&#x73;&#x74;&#x72;&#97;&#x74;&#111;&#x72;&#x40;&#x63;&#104;&#117;&#114;&#x63;&#104;&#101;&#x73;&#x77;&#x61;&#x2e;&#99;&#x6f;&#x6d;&#x2e;&#x61;&#x75;">the Author</a> if you see this.(Digital Fingerprint:<br /> 112939130c07dc121bcaec339f0b8503)</small>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.churcheswa.com.au/2008/11/un-advisor-says-churches-can-help-reduce-climate-change-impact/</link>
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		<title>Crisis escalates for Christians in Iraq</title>
		<description><![CDATA[7 November 2008
A statement from the National Council of Churches in Australia
The following statement was adopted by the Executive of the National Council of Churches in Australia at its meeting on 6 November 2008.
CRISIS ESCALATES FOR CHRISTIANS IN IRAQ
Violence and persecution against minority groups in Iraq continues, including communities of Christians which have been in [...]<hr /><small>Copyright &#169; 2008<br /> This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. <br /> The use of this feed on other websites breaches copyright. If this content is not in your news reader, it makes the page you are viewing an infringement of the copyright. Please contact <a href="mailto:&#97;&#x64;&#109;&#105;&#x6e;&#x69;&#x73;&#x74;&#x72;&#97;&#x74;&#111;&#x72;&#x40;&#x63;&#104;&#117;&#114;&#x63;&#104;&#101;&#x73;&#x77;&#x61;&#x2e;&#99;&#x6f;&#x6d;&#x2e;&#x61;&#x75;">the Author</a> if you see this.(Digital Fingerprint:<br /> 112939130c07dc121bcaec339f0b8503)</small>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.churcheswa.com.au/2008/11/crisis-escalates-for-christians-in-iraq/</link>
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		<title>Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[24-31 MAY 2009
Australian Worship resources for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and throughout 2009 will be available in the next few weeks (for more information contact Revd Dr Jonathan Inkpin on (02) 9299 2215 or email jinkpin@ncca.org.au)The theme is &#8220;That they may become one in your hand&#8221;  (Ezek 37: 17)
The Annual global brochure [...]<hr /><small>Copyright &#169; 2008<br /> This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. <br /> The use of this feed on other websites breaches copyright. If this content is not in your news reader, it makes the page you are viewing an infringement of the copyright. Please contact <a href="mailto:&#97;&#x64;&#109;&#105;&#x6e;&#x69;&#x73;&#x74;&#x72;&#97;&#x74;&#111;&#x72;&#x40;&#x63;&#104;&#117;&#114;&#x63;&#104;&#101;&#x73;&#x77;&#x61;&#x2e;&#99;&#x6f;&#x6d;&#x2e;&#x61;&#x75;">the Author</a> if you see this.(Digital Fingerprint:<br /> 112939130c07dc121bcaec339f0b8503)</small>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.churcheswa.com.au/2008/11/week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity-2009/</link>
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		<title>Clinical Pastoral Education Training</title>
		<description><![CDATA[EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
The Association of Clinical Pastoral Education in Western Australia (Inc.) Advise that
Supervisor in Training
Clinical Pastoral Education
Summer of 2008-2009
Will be offered by ACPEWA
Enquiries and application forms are available from:
Mrs Michelle Benjamin
A/C Administrator of CPE
Royal Perth Hospital
Phone 9224 2482
Applications should be directed to:
Rev’d David Larsen
8 Cleary St
TOOWOOMBA  QLD  4350
Phone  (07) 4636 6550
djlarsen@bigpond.com
to reach Rev’d Larsen [...]<hr /><small>Copyright &#169; 2008<br /> This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. <br /> The use of this feed on other websites breaches copyright. If this content is not in your news reader, it makes the page you are viewing an infringement of the copyright. Please contact <a href="mailto:&#97;&#x64;&#109;&#105;&#x6e;&#x69;&#x73;&#x74;&#x72;&#97;&#x74;&#111;&#x72;&#x40;&#x63;&#104;&#117;&#114;&#x63;&#104;&#101;&#x73;&#x77;&#x61;&#x2e;&#99;&#x6f;&#x6d;&#x2e;&#x61;&#x75;">the Author</a> if you see this.(Digital Fingerprint:<br /> 112939130c07dc121bcaec339f0b8503)</small>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.churcheswa.com.au/2008/10/clinical-pastoral-education-training/</link>
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		<title>Cry for Assistance for Christians in Iraq</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Below is extracts from a speech by His Grace Bishop Mar Meelis Zaia&#8217;s recent speech at the NSW Ecumenical Council-act for peace Iraq seminar (together with the NSWEC briefing paper for this years&#8217;s Refugee &#38; Migrant Sunday)
Extracts from the speech by His Grace Bishop Mar Meelis Zaia AM
Public forum Unheard Voices: Australia’s role in Iraq’s [...]<hr /><small>Copyright &#169; 2008<br /> This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. <br /> The use of this feed on other websites breaches copyright. If this content is not in your news reader, it makes the page you are viewing an infringement of the copyright. Please contact <a href="mailto:&#97;&#x64;&#109;&#105;&#x6e;&#x69;&#x73;&#x74;&#x72;&#97;&#x74;&#111;&#x72;&#x40;&#x63;&#104;&#117;&#114;&#x63;&#104;&#101;&#x73;&#x77;&#x61;&#x2e;&#99;&#x6f;&#x6d;&#x2e;&#x61;&#x75;">the Author</a> if you see this.(Digital Fingerprint:<br /> 112939130c07dc121bcaec339f0b8503)</small>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.churcheswa.com.au/2008/10/cry-for-assistance-for-christians-in-iraq/</link>
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		<title>Events for Heart and Mind - 22 October</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In This Week&#8217;s Edition:
Labyrinth Workshops presented by Dayspring and Nathaniel&#8217;s Rest; &#8220;Development Models as Imported ‘Wisdom’: Finding Space for African Thought&#8221; a one day intensive from the Edmund Rice Institute for Social Justice
LABYRINTH WORKSHOPS
Half -Day Workshop
Tuesday October 28
9.30am-1pm (Half Day)
Cost: $60
Venue: Dayspring Centre, 68 Waverley St, Dianella
“Patterns- origins and meanings”
This workshop will consist of lectures [...]<hr /><small>Copyright &#169; 2008<br /> This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. <br /> The use of this feed on other websites breaches copyright. If this content is not in your news reader, it makes the page you are viewing an infringement of the copyright. Please contact <a href="mailto:&#97;&#x64;&#109;&#105;&#x6e;&#x69;&#x73;&#x74;&#x72;&#97;&#x74;&#111;&#x72;&#x40;&#x63;&#104;&#117;&#114;&#x63;&#104;&#101;&#x73;&#x77;&#x61;&#x2e;&#99;&#x6f;&#x6d;&#x2e;&#x61;&#x75;">the Author</a> if you see this.(Digital Fingerprint:<br /> 112939130c07dc121bcaec339f0b8503)</small>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.churcheswa.com.au/2008/10/events-for-heart-and-mind-22-october/</link>
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		<title>Recalibrate our Relationship to Eradicate Indigenous Poverty</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ecumenical Commission (NATSIEC) marked the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty by urging all Australians to examine and put right their relationship with Indigenous Australians.
Executive Secretary of NATSIEC, Mr Graeme Mundine said, “Indigenous Australians should not be living in poverty. Australia has the resources, but we have [...]<hr /><small>Copyright &#169; 2008<br /> This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. <br /> The use of this feed on other websites breaches copyright. If this content is not in your news reader, it makes the page you are viewing an infringement of the copyright. Please contact <a href="mailto:&#97;&#x64;&#109;&#105;&#x6e;&#x69;&#x73;&#x74;&#x72;&#97;&#x74;&#111;&#x72;&#x40;&#x63;&#104;&#117;&#114;&#x63;&#104;&#101;&#x73;&#x77;&#x61;&#x2e;&#99;&#x6f;&#x6d;&#x2e;&#x61;&#x75;">the Author</a> if you see this.(Digital Fingerprint:<br /> 112939130c07dc121bcaec339f0b8503)</small>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.churcheswa.com.au/2008/10/recalibrate-our-relationship-to-eradicate-indigenous-poverty/</link>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t forget poorest in global credit crisis</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Geneva (ENI). Leaders of churches and related organizations warned on World Food Day that the global financial crisis may have even more drastic consequences for the world&#8217;s poorest people than for its major economic centres.
&#8220;The global credit crisis will have dramatic consequences for the poorest, because those who fund them are hit by the breakdown,&#8221; [...]<hr /><small>Copyright &#169; 2008<br /> This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. <br /> The use of this feed on other websites breaches copyright. If this content is not in your news reader, it makes the page you are viewing an infringement of the copyright. Please contact <a href="mailto:&#97;&#x64;&#109;&#105;&#x6e;&#x69;&#x73;&#x74;&#x72;&#97;&#x74;&#111;&#x72;&#x40;&#x63;&#104;&#117;&#114;&#x63;&#104;&#101;&#x73;&#x77;&#x61;&#x2e;&#99;&#x6f;&#x6d;&#x2e;&#x61;&#x75;">the Author</a> if you see this.(Digital Fingerprint:<br /> 112939130c07dc121bcaec339f0b8503)</small>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.churcheswa.com.au/2008/10/dont-forget-poorest-in-global-credit-crisis/</link>
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