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Five things about Lent explained

QLD Synod Webmaster — Mon, 30 Jan 2017 01:13:01 +0000

Lent is a special time in the church’s calendar for prayer, reflection and repentance. Journey uncovers five things you may not have known about the period and its traditions. Why do we call it Lent? The term “Lent” has its roots in the Old English words lencten (spring season) and lenctentid (springtide) which also are ...

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Getting ready to get ready for Easter

QLD Synod Webmaster — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 20:30:22 +0000

Lent is a season binding Christians together no matter their church tradition, but it is observed very differently depending on where you go. What does it look like for the Uniting Church to observe Lent? Rohan Salmond explores. For more than 1000 years Christians everywhere have observed Lent, an annual 40-day time of fasting and ...

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A Destiny Together prayer vigil

QLD Synod Webmaster — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 01:12:52 +0000

The Destiny Together prayer vigil took place in front of Parliament House in Canberra yesterday and there are some really wonderful photos already coming from the attendees. We’ll be posting these photos and links to some of the statements made at the event as they become available. We’ll also cover the event in the upcoming edition of Journey, ...

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Fast track for prayer

QLD Synod Webmaster — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 23:00:16 +0000

A lady came to visit my office this week and told me about the work she was doing as a pastor in her community. She said that when things get tough they move into a time of fasting and prayer. They fasted for three days like Queen Esther. The police came past the church and ...

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Travel guides for the Lenten journey

QLD Synod Webmaster — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 07:00:05 +0000

For many Uniting Church members Lent is a time for spiritual reflection and for participating in Bible study. Lent gives us a special focus in the journey towards Easter as we observe the death of Christ and the celebration of resurrection, writes Neil Thorpe. In the early Church, Lent was a time of preparation for ...

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Confronting Indigenous injustice in the Northern Territory

QLD Synod Webmaster — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 00:31:57 +0000

The Intervention has caused controversy since its introduction, and Indigenous Australians are calling for genuine respect and partnership. Rohan Salmond explores. At the Uniting Church in Australia’s 13th Assembly, members of the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress (UAICC) told their stories about what it is like living under the Stronger Futures legislation in the ...

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A Destiny Together: Justice for First Peoples

QLD Synod Webmaster — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 06:30:31 +0000

Uniting Church members are invited to engage in the Week of Prayer and Fasting for Justice for First Peoples, writes Jennifer Whyte. One of the most poignant events of the 13th Assembly of the Uniting Church in 2012 was the silent walk of members through the streets of Adelaide to the South Australian Parliament. Prompted ...

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