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WCC Prayer Cycle |
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This week we pray for American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, New Caledonia, Niue, PNG, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga .....
See the WCC Website for prayers.
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Vic Unity Newsletter |
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To read the latest edition of the Newsletter of the VCC
click here >>
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VCC Regional Assembly |
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Keynote address by the Rev Dr John Davis, given at the 2009 Assembly in Echuca. |
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Festival of Refugees |
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Sunday 5th September 2010
Box Hill Town Hall,
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Sunday 5th September, 2010
Box Hill town Hall,
1022 Whitehorse Road,
Box Hill
3.00pm to 5.30pm
Performances from Burma, Sudan, Congo, Vietnam, West Papua, Sri Lanka and more!
Featuring award-winning singer Kavisha Mazzella and Muslim author Hanifa Deen, with performances followed by a Middle Eastern and West African Dinner.
Aboriginal Elder Reg Blow will welcome the refugees to the festival and acknowledge the traditional owners of this land.
$10 admission. Children under 12 free.
Tickets and enquiries - 9650 4511 or email
Organised in partnership with City of Whitehorse, Victorian Council of Churches and Act for Peace.
Photo: Chin Bamboo Dance
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Text of 2010 Ecumenical Oration |
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Being ecumenical: being partial and Practical
The first Oration was given at The Welsh Church on 22nd July.
The 2010 Orator was the Revd Dr Charles Sherlock, an Anglican theologian with a long involvement in ecumenical dialogue including the Faith and Order Commission of the VCC, the Faith and Unity Commission of the NCCA and especially as a member of the Anglican, Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC).
Read the text of the oration here.
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| Cycle Against the Traffik |
Act for Peace |
WCC |
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NCCA Media Release |
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Cycle Against the Traffick Tour 2010 |
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Act for Peace and help build Peace in the World |
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World Council of Churches |
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| Help put an end to slavery ...
With an estimated 27 million people held as slaves in the world today and human trafficking being the fastest growing means by which people are enslaved, Cycle Against the Traffik is an initiative that uses the love of cycling to raise awareness of human trafficking and provide opportunities for people to join the fight against slavery.
The Cycle Against the Traffick Tour 2010 will take in 1038km along the scenic route of the Princes Highway between Sydney and Melbourne.
There are numerous opportunities for individuals and groups to become involved in fighting human trafficking, through the ride itself, joining them at one of the Celebration of Freedom events in Sydney, Dandenong & Melbourne, or through ongoing anti-trafficking campaigns of partner organisations.
For more information see their website.
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Pakistan Floods: Act for Peace Launches Emergency Appeal.
Act for Peace, the international aid agency of the National Council of Churches in Australia, is responding immediately to assist the flood ravaged people of Pakistan with emergency assistance as the death toll soars beyond 1,100 and disease outbreaks emerge.
Act for Peace’s partners on the ground are providing life-saving assistance to those affected by the disaster. The United Nations reports that 13.8 million people have been affected by the floods and the situation grows tense with minimal access to clean water supplies.
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World Council of Churches - News Release
HOW THEOLOGY CAN HELP SAVE THE WORLD FROM CLIMATE CHANGE
What does the Bible say about climate change? What are the theological insights churches can offer to a world facing an unprecedented ecological crisis?
These questions, addressed at a public seminar on "Creation and the climate crisis" attended by church representatives to the UN climate summit in Copenhagen on 15 December, seem even more urgent after the summit’s failure to reach the fair, ambitious and legally binding agreement that millions around the world had hoped for.
Read on>>
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