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Taize
 

Taize style prayer services are held at several Melbourne and Regional Churches read on>>

  
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WCC Prayer Cycle
 

This week we pray for Ireland, United Kingdom
See the WCC Website for prayers.

  
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Emergencies Ministry
  An update on the work of Emergencies Ministry is available.  
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Vic Unity Newsletter
 

To read the latest edition of the Newsletter of the VCC
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VCC Regional Assembly
  Keynote address by the Rev Dr John Davis, given at the 2009 Assembly in Echuca.  
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Petition
 

See attached petition to stop EU fishery exploitation of Western Sahara.

 
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Book Launch
  Order form for new book 'This is What We Said' on NT Intervention.  
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  Act for Peace Haiti Appeal  
2010 Bushfire Ecumenical Service
 

Act for Peace is the international aid agency of the National Council of Churches in Australia.

Act for Peace - NCCA is responding to the catastrophic earthquake that has crippled Haiti.

Act for Peace's church partners on the ground describe the situation as "very chaotic" and a disaster of "huge dimensions".

To read more on the work of Act for Peace or to give to this urgent appeal click here.

  

The Victorian Council of Churches and Chair of the Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction and Recovery Authority writes to inform you of a service being held to remember the people and communities impacted by the Victorian bushfires of early 2009.
12 Noon Sunday 7 February
St Paul's Cathedral
Cnr Flinders and Swanston Sts
The multi-faith service is open to all Victorians and timed to show support for recovering communities.
Please email Paul Thorn paul.thorn@dpc.vic.gov.au if you plan to attend.

  Road Trauma Memorial Project  
  WCC
 

Consultation

Wednesday March 10, 2010, 6pm
Uniting Church Centre, 130 Lt Collins Street, Melbourne

A series of consultations is taking place with affected groups and individuals to learn about what people believe should be incorporated in a permanent memorial.

If you would like to attend please rsvp to vcc@vcc.org.au

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WCC calls for Haiti's foreign debt to be cancelled.
The World Council of Churches General Secretary the Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit has called on the international community to cancel Haiti's foreign debt.

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JCMA Act for Peace WCC
  Climate Change

JCMA Women's Conference

Act for Peace and help build Peace in the World

World Council of Churches

JCMA presents its 4th Australian Residential Conference of Jewish, Christian & Muslim Women.
Daughters of Faith
"Women, Faith and Ethics"

28th February to 2nd March 2010
at the Edmund Rice Centre.

Applications are receivable immediately. Early application is advised as the Conference is limited to approx. 45 places.

Participants may include lay people and clergy who are active in congregational life and who are interested in interfaith dialogue and relationships.

2010 Conference Brochure
2010 Application to register

 

Act for Peace empowers war-torn communities to protect refugees, reduce poverty, prevent conflicts and manage disasters. Our project partners are currently assisting over one million people in 15 of the world's worst conflict areas, including Sudan, Horn of Africa, Zimbabwe, the Middle East, Burma and Sri Lanka.

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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.

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Religious Leaders Meet with Penny Wong.

A single prophetic stance unified leaders from six different religious traditions when they met with Penny Wong on October 27th. With the negotiations in Copenhagen around the corner, they advocated that Australia adopt courageous, ambitious targets for the sake of the world's poor and for future generations>>.

Development Officer Position
Location: Melbourne
Act for Peace is seeking someone to help fundraise and promote Act for Peace projects, the Christmas Bowl, emergency appeals.
See position description for more details.