Gungahlin Uniting Church

ABC's #WarOnWaste is a great resource for families & households who want to think about how their daily choices affect the world around us.
Now with two seasons, War On Waste explores recycling, food waste, single use plastics, e-waste and how small changes can have big consequences.
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/programs/war-on- waste/

This month, along with churches from all over the world we'll be participating in the Season of Creation.
SoC is a time where we can reflect on the world around us, join in praise with the creation and engage in action to preserve and participate in the renewal of the whole creation.
Common Grace have put together a weekly reflection that will guide people through the Season of Creation, we'll link to their posts as they come through.
... This week's post comes from Brooke Prentis, a Waka Waka woman, Aboriginal Christian Leader, Aboriginal Spokesperson for Common Grace and Coordinator of the Grasstree Gathering.
"I listen deeply. I’ve always known that one listens with their whole body – ears, eyes, heart, mind, and spirit. This is the ancient Aboriginal practice of ‘dadirri’ – a word from the Ngan’gikurunggurr and Ngen’giwumirri languages. Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr-Baumann says:
“Dadirri is also used as a prayer, a prayer in the sense of you just feel the presence of the Great Creator. Aboriginal peoples have lived for thousands of years with Nature’s quietness. My people today, recognise and experience in this quietness, the great Life-Giving Spirit, the Father of us all.”"
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This month, along with churches from all over the world we'll be participating in the Season of Creation.
SoC is a time where we can reflect on the world around us, join in praise with the creation and engage in action to preserve and participate in the renewal of the whole creation.
How will you find time this week to engage with the creation, to till the soil, to roll up your sleeves and enjoy the garden?
... https://youtu.be/kknI6KtSWWc
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Just a reminder about tomorrows night boys' brigade night hike. Please don’t turn up to GUC, we will not be there! Remember to celebrate father’s day this weekend please bring your father, carer or significant male.
On other news, The video of the Boys Brigade Leadership course in Queensland has been released... To view it go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDAD7Pr5G 5g I’ve seen most of our participants in it.
Hope to see you tomorrow
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Last night's Australian Story featured Wayside Chapel, introducing the new Pastor & Chief Exec Jon Owen.
The episode is now on ABC iView, titled "Leading The Way" and is well worth catching if you've the time.
http://www.abc.net.au/…/changing-of-the -guard-at-w…/10132328

Rose-Mary Faulkner won the 2018 National Emerging Art Glass Prize for her work titled ‘Continuum,’ an exquisite 3-metre installation of two panels in kiln-formed glass.
Rose-Mary was awarded an all-expenses-paid trip to attend master classes at North Lands Creative Glass in Scotland, one of the world’s most renowned centres for the practice and development of art glass. Stay tuned and follow Rose-Mary on her journey…
https://neagp2018.blogspot.com

Girls’ Brigade in the ACT is celebrating 125 years of Girls Brigade worldwide. Shirley and Liz are representing our Girls’ Brigade.

Be Restored Everyday And Despite
... Obstacles Find
Life In Forgiving Each other
Last weekend we invited people to write an acrostic prayer using the words “Bread Of Life.”
Here are a few that have been sent in, perhaps your household can give it a go and add a prayer to this post?
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We'd like to send our prayers and congratulations to the Every Nation Canberra community that meets next door in the Salvation Army complex. Last weekend they celebrated their second anniversary as a worshipping community & witness.

"I'm proud to be a part of a church that thinks of the whole church, the whole community and not just part of it..."

Girls' Brigade collecting sanitary items for Share The Dignity during August. If you would like to donate any, please see Liz or Carrie. https://www.sharethedignity.com.au/