Pilgrim Uniting Church Launceston

24/06/2025

27/05/2025

This Reconciliation Week, we reflect on the journey so far—and the road still ahead.
The 2025 theme, Bridging Now to Next, speaks to the unbroken connection between past, present and future. It invites all Australians to walk forward together, grounded in truth and guided by the lessons of our shared history.

At Leprena UAICC, we honour the strength of our Ancestors and the legacy of resistance, resilience and renewal that continues today. We remember milestones like Corroboree 2000 and the generations of voices that called for justice and reconciliation—and we continue that work with unwavering commitment.

Reconciliation is not a moment in time. It’s an ongoing movement that requires truth-telling, listening, respect and action.

Now is the time to reflect, recommit, and take action—to bridge now to next, together.

27/05/2025

Today marks the start of National Reconciliation Week, an opportunity for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia.
The 2025 theme, 'Bridging Now to Next', reflects the ongoing connection between past, present and future, and calls on all Australians to step forward together, to look ahead and continue the push forward as past lessons guide us.
In conjunction with National Reconciliation Week, and for use throughout the year, the Synod's Justice and International Mission Unit has prepared a Covenanting Pathways Toolkit for congregations and faith communities.
The toolkit and its supporting resources have been designed for a Victorian and Tasmanian context to explore contemporary pathways to connect, or re-connect, with Covenanting.
Click on the first link to access the toolkit, and the second link to see the Reconciliation Australia website:
https://victas.uca.org.au/resources/covenanting/
https://www.reconciliation.org.au/our-work/national-reconciliation-week/

16/05/2025

"With humility and repentance, we confess that our voice has not been clear or courageous in naming the immense and disproportionate suffering of Palestine. We lament our silences and hesitation. We know we cannot claim peace as our prayer if we have not named the injustices we see."

In this season of Easter, Uniting Church President Rev Charissa Suli has released a public statement affirming the solidarity of the Uniting Church with the suffering people of Palestine.

Read: https://uniting.church/a-cry-too-great-to-ignore-statement-on-palestine-easter-2025/

16/05/2025

16/05/2025

A new video series produced by Dr Craig Mitchell for the Port Phillip East Presbytery has been released featuring indigenous theologian Rev Dr Garry Deverell exploring ‘Aboriginal Spirituality and Culture’. The series features three short movies and a discussion guide exploring ‘Living on Country’, ‘The Dreaming’, and ‘Country and Colonisation’.
Click on the link to explore the series:
https://craigmitchell.com.au/aboriginal-culture/

13/05/2025

Sign up to join our upcoming Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month Webinar ‘Crossroads: When Faith and Safety Seem in Conflict’.

📅 Thursday 29 May | 🕖 7–8:30pm AEST

For many Christian women experiencing domestic and family violence, the journey to safety is not only painful—it is spiritually complex.

This webinar will explore what it means to stand at the crossroads of faith and safety—and how instead, we can walk a path where a faith lived well promotes safety and flourishing. Join us as we unpack how theology, church culture, and pastoral care have contributed to this painful divide.

Sign up now to join this webinar hosted by Common Grace’s Domestic and Family Violence Justice Coordinator, Ellaina Welsman, in conversations with Erica Mandi Manga, Dr Jenny Richards, Todd Darvas, and Victoria.

🔗 www.commongrace.org.au/dfv_webinar_may_2025

Are you keen to engage in this conversation but can’t make it with us on Thursday 29th? Please still register to join us - we will be recording this conversation and making it available for everyone who has registered for this Webinar.

13/04/2025

13/04/2025

SCAM ALERT
We are aware that scammers are creating fake Uniting Church congregation pages and posing as No Interest Loans Scheme (NILS) providers.
Within the Uniting Church, Uniting Vic.Tas is a legitimate NILS provider and, as such, would never:
Ask you for sensitive financial information such as online banking passwords or codes
Ask for your sign-in to online banking through a link sent via text or email
Ask for your myGov sign-in and password details
Ask for you to download software
Ask for you to transfer money
Ask you to set up a bank account with a specific provider to have money transferred.
NILS provides access to fair and safe loans up to $5000, with no interest, fees, or charges. Loans may be accessed through approved community service providers.

09/04/2025

🌱 Online training on Legal Tools for Climate Justice: Hope for Children 🌍
📅 15 April 2025 | 14:00 CET
💻 Online – https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/0jdGhvstR7i3P9OUvFcvgA #/registration
Are you passionate about climate justice and protecting future generations? Join us for an inspiring online training introducing the new WCC resource:
“Hope for Children Through Climate Justice: Legal Tools to Hold Financiers Accountable”
Discover how legal tools can empower churches and communities to address the root causes of the climate crisis — and hold financial actors accountable. 💼⚖️
✅ Learn practical, context-adapted strategies
✅ Hear real-life stories and powerful examples
✅ Be part of a movement grounded in faith and intergenerational justice
🌍 Legal tools give you the power to make a difference – join us to learn more and take action to protect the future of next generations!
Learn more: https://www.oikoumene.org/events/online-training-on-the-legal-tools-for-climate-justice-hope-for-children