Scarred Tree Indigenous Ministries

06/06/2026

🌏 While Pastor Ray Minniecon is in Canada this week attending the NAIITS Symposium, exploring this year’s thought-provoking theme, “How to Be a Good Ancestor?”, we’re excited to keep the conversation going here at home!

Pastor Ray will be back with us next week, but today we’re delighted that his daughter, Larissa Minniecon, will be sharing her reflections as we commemorate National Reconciliation Week.

🔥 Join us at 4:00pm at the Scarred Tree for an afternoon of storytelling, reflection, a warm fire, and pot-luck food. Bring a plate to share and come be part of the conversation.

Everyone is welcome!

27/04/2026

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11/04/2026

What a great night of kinship ❤

08/04/2026

This is an open invite to anyone who's interested in attending this month's Scarred Tree,
this Sat. 4pm & dinner
(bring a meal to share).
Uncle Raymond Minniecon is doing a series with different speakers this year on Indigenous Theology & Spirituality, called "Healing Country - Restoring Kinship" at St John's Glebe
This Sat. Piteeri Michail will be speaking about Restored Community.
• Jesus forms a new family
• Church as extended kin
• Healing broken bonds
• Blessing elders & families

18/08/2025

This Sunday Uncle Raymond Minniecon will be speaking on hospitality at Night Noodle Church. Everyone is welcome to come have a feed. You’re also very welcome to perform music or poetry.

This Sunday evening, we're having noodles ... and music ... and poetry.

05/08/2025

Sunday 5pm Paddington Uniting Church Join us to explore this powerful gospel story. Uncle Raymond Minniecon will help us unravel all the layers of race, ethnicity, culture and religion that are woven into the story. You won’t look at it the same way again!

09/07/2025

Hope everyone is having a great NAIDOC! This weekend Uncle will be speaking at Paddington Uniting Church again about all the blessings NAIDOC gifts to the community. It’s always an interesting chat. Come join in!

02/07/2025

This weekend and next weekend Uncle Ray will be giving reflections on NAIDOC at Paddington Uniting. Everyone is welcome.

Join us for the first of a two part series exploring the inspiration and celebration of NAIDOC with Pastor Raymond Minniecon at both our Saturday and Sunday services this weekend.

Newtown Mission Scarred Tree Indigenous Ministries

27/06/2025

Hi all, just letting you know about this rare opportunity to get a local perspective from on the ground in the Palestine region this Sunday night. All welcome. The night will be led by Uncle Ray.

This Sunday 7pm: Anglican Vicar of Nazareth, The Rev. Nael Abu Rahmoun will be our guest speaker. This is an in person event with the Vicar joining us via video call from Nazareth in Northern Israel. This is a rare opportunity to hear firsthand insights and witness from the region. Expect a time of deep connection, courageous conversation and shared prayers across cultures and continents.

You are also welcome to join our Sunday night service from 5pm.

Newtown Mission Scarred Tree Indigenous Ministries

02/06/2025

Scarred Tree Gathering is on this Saturday 7th June @ 4PM! 🌿🔥

Join us this Saturday for Scarred Tree Gathering at 4pm, where we’ll be diving deeper into our Creation Study series with a very special guest speaker – Rev Dr Michael Jensen, who will introduce us to the next theme: Jesus and Creation!

Last month, we were blessed to have Bishop Michael Stead speak so powerfully on Wisdom in Creation, exploring Job 38:4-18 and the humbling truth that creation’s wisdom surpasses human understanding. 🙏🌏

This weekend:
✨ Te Raina Watego will be leading our service
🎶 Music by the talented Knight Brothers
📖 Bible study with Eric Hatfield
🔥 And of course, our faithful fire lady, Carolyn Hatfield, will be tending the sacred flame

Please also join us in praying for the Minniecon and Schrieber families as they travel to Canada for the NAIITS Symposium on Women in Community and Matriarchy. May their journey be safe and spirit-led.

Come, yarn, worship, and learn together under the trees.
All are welcome. Bring food and Bring a friend!