Canberra Region Presbytery

19/08/2026

Please join us for Closure of Ministry Service for Pastor Hilary Berthon, Thursday 27 August from 6-7:15pm at Evelyn Scott School (carpark entrance off Bielski St, Denman Prospect. Follow the stairs or ramp down to the main administration entrance. We meet in a room just inside, on the left)
More info - https://molonglo.uca.org.au/thursday-church/

14/08/2026

The Uniting Church is updating its 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 to better support ministry agents in today’s changing contexts.

Following extensive consultation across the Church, the revised Code strengthens guidance around accountability, cultural safety, Safe Church practices, professional boundaries, technology and wellbeing. It also recognises the diverse settings in which ministry takes place and the Church’s commitment to being an intercultural Church.

Scheduled to take effect from 1 January 2027, the revised Code seeks to equip ministry agents to exercise their calling faithfully, safely and with confidence.

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: tinyurl.com/uca-revised-coe

13/08/2026

LAST CHANCE. Tomorrow, Friday 14 August, is your last chance to register for the inaugural meeting of the Southern Presbytery. Your invitation is below.

We look forward to joining together in worship, conversation and discernment.

12/08/2026

REMINDER: An induction service is a service of the Presbytery and all members of the Presbytery who can attend are encouraged to be there to offer their support to Myung and Woden Valley, as well as share in the celebration.

Members of the Presbytery - are requested to gather at 1:45pm so that we can pray together and process into the church as the Presbytery.

Ministers are requested to wear their albs – robing will take place in the Tidbinbilla Room, accessed by entering from the left-hand side of the building.

For those who cannot attend in person, it will be livestreamed on zoom. Below are the details:

https://uca-nswact.zoom.us/j/95370585929?pwd=N0FjT204QmlQY0NORTVjYnpoU1BtQT09
Meeting ID: 953 7058 5929
Passcode: 842483

We look forward to joining with you for this special service on Saturday.

12/08/2026

Massive gratitude to Salesi for working through old Presbytery papers ready for archiving. The evidence is below - have you ever seen a bigger pile of staples?

04/08/2026

04/08/2026

The Canberra Region Presbytery fb page will close at the end of August 2026 when we become the Southern Presbytery.

For information, news, resource ideas etc, please Follow Southern Presbytery UCA.

19/07/2026

The "Holiday Happenings" Primary-aged program this week at Kippax UC: Louise Ellery (r) and her mother June Ellery explain Louise's gold/silver/bronze shotput medal wins at the Paralympics and Commonwealth Games. Louise had a car accident that left her with an acquired brain injury, but medal winning strength and stamina.

17/07/2026

Reminder

13/07/2026

Please share this important information:

On 27 July 2026, the Australian Government will send an emergency test alert to every compatible mobile device in Australia, called AusAlert. This national warning system is designed to communicate to Australians in case of emergencies.

The alert will make your device (phone, tablet and smartwatch) vibrate, play a loud siren for 10 seconds, and turn the screen on automatically. The alert will be loud, and cannot be opted out of.

The alert system is aimed to keep Australians safe during emergency disasters, but for people who are experiencing domestic and family violence and use a hidden phone for safety planning, the alert could cause possible harm or increased danger.

For anyone who feels that receiving the AusAlert will make you or your family member feel unsafe you will need to turn your mobile phone off or switch them to aeroplane mode before the scheduled test time in your location, and leave from off for at least an hour.

For more information and to find the schedule time in your location visit: https://www.ausalert.gov.au/ . .

If you are concerned about your immediate safety, call 000.

The following Domestic and Family Violence support services are available:
1800 RESPECT National Helpline: 1800 737 732
Women’s Crisis Line: 1800 811 811
Men’s Referral Service: 1300 766 491
Lifeline (24 hour crisis line): 131 114
13 YARN (Aboriginal Mob): 13 92 76
Emergency: 000