Events of Interest
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LENTEN STUDIES 2018
Jesus: God unveiled in human suffering
Four studies on Mark’s story of the
suffering and death of Jesus of Nazareth
Four Study Groups – all starting during the week
commencing Monday 19 February.
Pilgrim Uniting Church - 12 Flinders Street, Adelaide 5.30–7.00pm on Mondays 19 & 26 February, and 5 & 19 March 2018
For other locations and times contact our office.
Printed copies of the study resources will be available from the Church Offce, or downloaded here . . . .
Latecomers welcome or you may use the study resource privately
Support for Tonga
- Community Announcement -
Tropical Cyclone Gita hit Tonga hard on Monday night, 12 February, ripping roofs from houses and causing widespread flooding. It is estimated that the category 4 cyclone destroyed 75% of homes in the country's capital, Nuku’alofa. With winds exceeding 230 km/hour, TC Gita is the strongest storm to hit Tonga in 60 years and early reports indicate that it has caused substantial damage to many communities.
“We are watching, praying and hoping with the Methodist Church in Fiji that their island nation is spared from another severe cyclone so soon after Cyclone Winston," says UnitingWorld National Director Dr Sureka Goringe.
UnitingWorld has launched an appeal to support communities affected by TC Gita.
Find out more, or give online, here.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Tonga and those who have connections to the country.
Seminary of the 3rd Age – Launch and Curriculum
- Community Announcement -Launch – Thursday 22 February at 7.30pm
At the Effective Living Centre,
26 King William Road, Wayville.
4 seminar topics of 4 weeks each,
Thursday evenings in March, May, August and October.
— Re-thinking Faith in The 21st Century —
An invitation
You are invited to participate in the inaugural
program of the Seminary of the 3rd Age.
The program, conducted by respected
theological scholars and leaders, offers persons
young and old, of any faith or no faith, the
opportunity to explore and reflect on questions
of faith and spirituality relevant in the 21st
Century.
The launch of the Seminary of the 3rd Age will take place at 7.30pm on February 22 at ELC, launched by Lynn Arnold and with wine and cheese and a taste of the Year’s menu. This is a free event. All welcome. RSVP essential: book your seat online using www.trybooking.com/SBHO or ring the office for assistance 82710329.
What is the cost?
Each session is $15 ($12 concession/ELC
members) or $50 for a topic of four sessions.
Who can attend?
Any person can attend, young or old, of faith or
no faith. Each seminar will be respectful of the
diversity of backgrounds and views of
participants.
Do I need to join at the beginning?
Participants can join at any time during the
year, and attend occasional seminars or groups
of topics.
How do I enrol?
Bookings can be made online using
Trybookings. If you require assistance, please
ring the Effective Living Centre office:
Ph:(08)82710329
Curriculum
March – The God Factor: Re-thinking the
Mystery called God
March 1 – The Indigenous God of Abraham –
Norm Habel
March 8 – The Gods of Abraham, Moses and Joshua
– Norm Habel
March 15 – The Personal God of Jesus
– Michael Trainor
March 22 – The Ordinary Power of God –
Andrew Dutney
May – The Interpretation Factor:
Re-thinking How to Read the Bible
May 3 – ‘In front of, inside and
behind’
the Text – Norm Habel
May 10 – An Eco-Reading of Luke –
Michael Trainor
May 17 – A Gnostic Reading of John –
Robert Crotty
May 24 – A Counter-Empire Reading of Romans
– Bruce Grindlay
August – The Jesus Factor:
Re-thinking the Bloke Called Jesus
August 2 – Rabbi Jesus - Radical or Heretical?
– Vicky Balabanski
August 9 – Jesus, the Stoic Sage –
Vicky Balabanski
August 16 – Theo-political Reading of Parables of
Jesus – Bruce Grindlay
August 23 – Findings from the Jesus’ Seminar
– Don Hopgood
October – The Soul Factor:
Re-thinking Spirituality
October 4 – Doing Theology as a Spiritual Adventure
– Bob Kempe
October 11 – The Spirituality of Aboriginal Peoples
– Ivan Copley
October 18 – The Innate Spirituality of Affection
– Sean Gilbert
October 25 – Earth Spirituality
– Jana Norman
More information at
http://effectiveliving.ucasa.org.au/events/seminar
y-
of-the-3rd-age/.
These seminars will form the basis for discussions at Pilgrim Pathways during the year.
Free Lunchtime Recitals at Pilgrim
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1.00pm in the Church Thursday March 8th |
Urban Mission Network February Gathering
- Community Announcement -Thursday 22 February, 6.00 for 6.30 – 9.00
pm
Clayton Wesley Uniting Church,
Cnr Portrush Road and The Parade, Beulah Park
Urban Mission Network Reference Group is looking forward to welcoming you to the February Gathering next Thursday 22 February, when we will be begin to build the 2018 theme of Community Connections, and how we are church in the neighbourhood.
We are fortunate in being able to hear the experiences of Brett Manuel who has conducted 45 community workshops in preparation to apply for funding through the Fund My Neighbourhood project. Brett heard firsthand what is happening with local community groups as they sought funding to enliven their local communities. From this experience, he has interesting observations regarding local churches and their buildings, and how they continue the legacy of congregations who have served their local areas.
If you have not already done so, please register your intention to come, to , and indicate any dietary requests.
A donation of $10 is suggested to cover the cost of the meal. However, as we would not want cost to exclude attendance we invite you to pay what you can.
FRINGE CHURCH – Trinity @ The Fringe
- Community Announcement -
February 25th @ 10ish
Church of the Trinity
318 Goodwood Road, Clarence Park
Church of the Trinity and Trinity Sessions presents Fringe Church, raising money for the homeless in our community, and Orange Sky Laundry which provides a free mobile laundry service for the homeless.
Fringe Church will feature music from Adelaide's Tara Carragher, Richard Coates, Snooks La Vie, Courtney Robb, Cosmo Thundercat, and from Ireland The Young Folk, at the regular 10ish Sunday service. BBQ and children's activities available.
There have been some memorable music services previously where people from all walks of life have shared their songs, stories, and prayers. Whether you have never stepped foot in a church in your life, or are a regular church goer (or somewhere in between), this will be a morning for you. Some original songs, some covers, some Gospel - be prepared for an unforgettable morning.
Doors open 9:30ish (Church starts @ 10ish) Be there earlyish if you want a seat.
Music on Flinders – Free performances
Eclectic music on Monday lunchtimes, 12.30-1 pm, held in front of Pilgrim Church, out on Flinders Street. Come along and enjoy a wide range of music genres from talented performers from rock to acapella. Music includes school performers as well as seasoned veterans in the music industry and everything in between!
There is no cost, so make the most of this brilliant opportunity. Plan to leave the computer and work place for an enjoyable lunchtime break. Bring your lunch, grab a coffee from a local caf, and enjoy 30 minutes of brilliant music - a gift to workers, residents and visitors to the CBD.
Click for Music On Flinders: Facebook and Here
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Monday February 26th, 12.30 - 1pm
Jacob Arthur
Jacob Arthur is a young musician from the south of Adelaide who spent his formative years traveling with his family playing shows and doing schoolwork on the back of songwriting sessions. Releasing his first EP's at the age of 6 and several since, he has just released a new full-length record 'Spark the Fire' in 2017. Playing melodic finger style instrumentals through to acoustic rock originals, come check him out!
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Monday March 5th, 12.30 - 1pm
Chloe Warrick
Chloe Warrick is a singer/songwriter from the Riverland in South Australia, currently commuting to Adelaide for music studies. She plays the guitar as well as sings her original songs and popular covers. Chloe particularly enjoys listening to Missy Higgins, Ed Sherran, The Beatles, Taylor Swift and playing various instruments including guitar, keyboard, bass, ukulele, and trumpet. She has performed at events including the Adelaide Fringe Festival, Adelaide Oval, Riverstock Music Festival, Tamworth Country Music Festival and Riverland Wine & Food Festival.
Chloe has won Awards in the South Australian Young Composers Awards in 2012, 2015 and 2016 and is a successful applicant of the 2017 Adelaide Cabaret Festival “Class of Cabaret”. Chloe has won various vocal and songwriting awards at SCALA FOOM Awards, Francis Folk Festival, Music Festivals and Port Pirie Harnessing Young Talent Quest
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Monday March 19th, 12.30 - 1pm
Rustflower
A little bit country, a little bit rock and a lot of heart and passion, that’s the sound of Alt Country Rock duo, Rustflower. A rare pairing of male and female lead vocals and song writing, Pete’s earthy voice complimented by Kerrie’s warm, smooth vocals and strong harmonies, create and engaging sound. With songs that tell the small stories from our large landscape, you will find yourself inside their music on a road trip together. A Rustflower performance is both personal and energetic. With your foot tapping and your heart singing you will leave as friends on life’s journey.
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Monday March 26th, 12.30 - 1pm
Kirbanu
Adelaide born, German based songwriter Kirbanu, has a special charisma, and an intimate, sensitive manner, that give her a uniqueness. This, combined with her unmistakable style, a beautifully mixture of folk/pop, allows her to capture audiences from the first sound. Kirbanu developed herself and her craft “on the road,” over years spent travelling the world. The result is music that is as colourful and honest as she is, combined with lyrics that directly express her impressions of life. Through her skilled guitar play and melodic quirkiness, one can hear traces of the great 1960’s American songwriters. However, it is her strong and expressive voice that carries her listeners away. Warm, emotional and vocally atmospheric, Kirbanu’s music goes under the skin, connecting deeply with her audience and giving them a musical experience that they can journey and dream within. Intimate, thoughtful and refreshingly natural, this is music that goes form the heart, to the heart.
Looking ahead ...
| Monday March 26th | Kirbanu | |
| Monday April 9th | Nice Verdes | |
| Monday April 16th | David Robinson | |
| Monday April 23rd | Forte | |
| Monday April 30th | OperationFirehat |
An initiative of Pilgrim Uniting Church. Email:
"Food for Thought" - pre-election event
27 February 2018, 6.30-8.30pm
Venue: Pilgrim Uniting Church, 12 Flinders Street,
Adelaide
Place: Pilgrim plaza at the rear of the church, and
Pilgrim Centre.
Pilgrim is hosting a pre-election event for the upcoming elections to be held in March. Promoted as "Food for Thought", the Pilgrim event will give inner city residents, and other South Australians conscious of the key role the central city plays in the state’s civic life, the chance to meet candidates standing for the seat of Adelaide.
We are inviting the four candidates standing for Labor, Liberal, the Greens, and SA-BEST to participate. Unlike the usual Q&A forums, this event will enable candidates and voters to engage in informal conversation around tables, to get to know candidates and what they stand for. There will be opportunity to canvas issues of greatest importance to SA voters such as homelessness, health services, energy security, and options for the old Royal Adelaide Hospital site.
The evening will begin with a light meal (sausage sizzle and salad) in the Pilgrim plaza area, and ‘something soft’ or a glass of wine. This will be followed by conversation in the hall with candidates who rotate between four tables and respond to questions. At the close, time will be available for candidates to briefly sum up.
Further information contact office 9am - 3pm
weekdays. 8212 3295
RSVP would be helpful for catering but not essential
Living Water tour - save the date!
- Community Announcement -Tuesday 11 to Friday 14 September, 2018
Registrations close Friday 13th April
The Moderator, Rev Sue Ellis, has communicated in her "Message from the Mod" that later in 2018 she will be leading a four-day tour along the Murray River. The Living Water tour will take place from Tuesday 11 to Friday 14 September. It will focus on discipleship and Ngarrindjeri spirituality, and will include a Coorong boat cruise.
Living Water is geared towards the "Baby Boomer" generation, but people of all ages are invited to register their interest by emailing Tim Molineux at . Registrations of interest must be sent by Friday 13 April.
Understanding Culture – Cross-cultural workshop
Saturday 10th March 2018, 10am - 3pm
13 Hutt St, Adelaide
WHO ARE WE?
In collaboration with
Chinese (SA) Christian Church & Pilgrim Uniting
Church.
UNDERSTANDING CULTURE
Speaker: Sam Chan
(Founder of RED / Multicultural Project Officer)
(Lunch provided)
Pilgrim Choir – Evensong
Saturday 17th March, 2018 at 5.00pm
Pilgrim Uniting Church, 12 Flinders Street, Adelaide.
Pilgrim Uniting Church Choir will be presenting a series of special Evensong services. Having just returned from a tour of the UK, where they sang Evensong at several cathedrals, they are keen to continue this great Choral tradition here in Adelaide.
Evensong will be held on the third Saturday of the
month,
during March, April & May –
17th March, 21st April, 19th May.
Care Considerations for the Frail Elderly at the End of Life
- Community Announcement -Monday 19 March 2018, 6pm - 7.15pm
Allan Scott Auditorium, Hawke Building,
UniSA City West Campus, North Terrace, Adelaide
Presented by Professor Ken Hillman, Professor of Intensive Care and Foundation Director of the Simpson Centre for Health Services Research at the SWS Clinical School, University of New South Wales, which is affiliated with the Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research. He is an actively practising clinician in Intensive Care at Liverpool and Campbelltown Hospitals.
"It is well known that the population is ageing, that admissions to the ED, acute hospitals and the ICU are increasing. The majority of patients in acute hospitals are now elderly with multiple age-related chronic conditions. [...] It is time to demedicalise care of the elderly frail and design systems around their own goals of care."
Register here (free, general admission)
Walk for Justice for Refugees – Palm Sunday 2018
- Community Announcement -Sunday March 25th 2018, 2pm
Meet at Victoria Square, walk to Parliament House,
Adelaide
Speakers to be confirmed.
Approximately 30,000 refugees are living on temporary visas in our community with their futures in limbo. Many families are separated by the harsh system, and people despair of ever being reunited. Many lack access to education and citizenship and fear being deported to danger.
Refugees on Manus and Nauru are approaching their fifth year languishing offshore.
The refugee movement is shifting public opinion. A majority of Australians are now opposed to the continuing detention of refugees on Manus and Nauru and believe they should be brought to Australia
We are calling for:
- An end to offshore detention.
- Replacement of temporary visas with a pathway to citizenship and family reunion.
- An increase in Australia’s humanitarian intake.
- The appointment of an independent Children’s advocate.
Join us and show your support for:
- An Australia that treats people seeking asylum humanely and in accordance with Australia’s international obligations ensuring access to a fair application process irrespective of mode or date of arrival.
- An Australia where people are free to live in the community while their claims are transparently processed.
- An Australia that expands alternative migration pathways for refugees, increases access to family reunion and creates opportunities for increased community involvement in the refugee resettlement program.
- An Australia that shows leadership in working
with governments and people in the Asia-Pacific to
address the causes of refugee displacement and
increase access to sustainable humanitarian solutions
that include aid, active diplomacy and
resettlement.
Organ Recital: Olivier Latry & Shin-Young Lee
Wednesday April 18, 7:30pm
Pilgrim Church
Pilgrim presents two of the world's most outstanding organists as part of its International Organist Series. Olivier Latry, titular organist of Notre Dame de Paris & Shin-Young Lee, noted concert and recording artist.
Tickets $45 / $40
Booking: https://www.trybooking.com/TLXK
Retreat – Seeds of Hope in Troubled Times
- Community Announcement -27 - 29 April — Nunyara, 5 Burnell Drive,
Belair SA
30 April - 2 May — Sevenhill, SA
Stillpoint Spirituality and Loyola Ignatian Spirituality will present events featuring Margaret Silf, an engaging spiritual explorer, writer and thinker.
A retreat will be held at Nunyara from 7pm on Friday 27 April until 5pm on Sunday 29 April, with day sessions commencing at 9am. Day registrations will be available for open conversations at Nunyara between 10.30am-4.30pm during the retreat.
A second retreat will be held at Sevenhill from 6pm on Monday 30 April to 4pm on Wednesday 2 May.
For more information, please email .
15th Uniting Church Assembly – "Abundant Grace, Liberating Hope"
July 8 - 14, 2018
Dr Deidre Palmer, the President-Elect of the Uniting Church in Australia and the Ex-Moderator of the Uniting Church SA, recently announced the theme for the 15th Assembly – Abundant Grace, Liberating Hope. Deidre explains why she chose this theme for the 15th Triennial Assembly meeting and her three year term as President.
Read Deidre's announcement here:
http://sa.uca.org.au/new-times/assembly-theme-
announced
The 15th Assembly of the Uniting Church will take place at Box Hill Town Hall, Melbourne from July 8 - 14, 2018.
For Assembly News go here: http://assembly.uca.org.au
Ministry of Silence
- Community Announcement -1st and 3rd Tuesday of each
month, 7.30 - 9.30 pm
Christ Church UCA, 26 King William Road, Wayville
A small group meets as above to practice silent prayer together, inspired by the prayer of Jesus and the desert mothers and fathers of the hesychast tradition.
All are welcome to this ecumenical group as we pray as we can, not as we cant.
Please contact Rev Nicholas Rundle for more details.
ph 0406 011 152.
#BringThemHere Vigil
Every Friday, 4.30 - 7 pm
Parliament House steps
Bring them here weekly vigil
(supporting refugees
and asylum seekers)
Each Friday, a gathering takes place on the steps of Parliament House, North Terrace, from 4.30-7pm to raise awareness of the plight of refugees and asylum seekers, particularly those on Manus and Nauru.
Participants come from church and community groups. The organisers encourage you to ‘come when you can, leave when you must’. Feel free to bring banners and battery operated candles.
Like the Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/bringthemherevigil/
Act for Peace: Rohingya Crisis Appeal
- Community Announcement -
Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya families need your help.
Family homes, neighbourhoods and entire villages have been torched to the ground. People are being killed as they desperately try to flee for safety. Already, more than 400,000 people are estimated to have crossed the border in Bangladesh seeking refuge from the violence. With the number of people seeking sanctuary in Bangladesh set to increase to over 500,000 over the coming days, your support is URGENTLY needed.
Show the Rohingya people that you care. Donate today www.actforpeace.org.au
Act for Peace - Urgent Appeal
- Community Announcement -
Famine in East Africa continues to worsen. Babies and children are dying of starvation every day. All agencies are finding that each day more and more people need basic food to feed their children. Already many of them go without themselves in an effort to just feed their children. A doctor in one of the hospitals has predicted that unless help arrives NOW a whole generation may be lost.
Visit www.actforpeace.org.au to make a donation and hear more stories.
Africa Famine Appeal – Uniting World
- Community Announcement -
The world can prevent famine in South Sudan
– if we’re fast enough
$1 today is worth more than $1 in two months
Tropical Cyclone Debbie Appeal
- Community Announcement -The President of the Uniting Church in Australia, Stuart McMillan, has asked church members to lend their support for communities suffering in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Debbie.
"Our Church will be there to support people in need and help Queensland and northern NSW recover. Please continue to pray for the safety and the welfare of all affected communities, as they come to terms with their losses. I ask all UCA members to please try to support our appeals, which go to support ministry in these communities."
The Assembly's National Disaster Relief Fund remains open to receive donations, with funds to be drawn on by Uniting Churches and agencies supporting recovery in affected areas.
Donations of $2 and over are tax deductible.
https://assembly.uca.org.au/na
onal-disaster-relief-fund/
OP Shop at Scots Church Adelaide
- Community Announcement -Goodies 2U is a new op shop located on Level 1 at Scots Church Adelaide (237 North Terrace Adelaide).
It is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10am - 4pm.
Donations for Goodies 2U and Goodies Op Shop will only be received at Clayton Wesley Uniting Church (entry to Goodies is from Union Street, Beulah Park).
Oasis in a Busy Week
Tuesday morning 8am and Thursday afternoon 12.15pm services – come along and bring your friends. Each service is a wonderful oasis in a busy week, and a great opportunity for those living and working in the city.
Events of Interest
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LENTEN STUDIES 2018
commencing Monday 19 February. -
Support for Tonga
12 February, ripping roofs from houses and causing -
Seminary of the 3rd Age – Launch and Curriculum
Launch – Thursday 22 February at 7.30pm -
Free Lunchtime Recitals at Pilgrim
Thursday March 8th -
Urban Mission Network February Gathering
Thursday 22 February, 6.00 for 6.30 – 9.00 -
FRINGE CHURCH – Trinity @ The Fringe
February 25th @ 10ish -
Music on Flinders – Free performances
Monday February 26th, 12.30 - 1pm -
"Food for Thought" - pre-election event
27 February 2018, 6.30-8.30pm -
Living Water tour - save the date!
Tuesday 11 to Friday 14 September, 2018 -
Understanding Culture – Cross-cultural workshop
Saturday 10th March 2018, 10am - 3pm -
Pilgrim Choir – Evensong
Saturday 17th March, 2018 at 5.00pm -
Care Considerations for the Frail Elderly at the End of Life
Monday 19 March 2018, 6pm - 7.15pm -
Walk for Justice for Refugees – Palm Sunday 2018
Sunday March 25th 2018, 2pm -
Organ Recital: Olivier Latry & Shin-Young Lee
Wednesday April 18, 7:30pm -
Retreat – Seeds of Hope in Troubled Times
27 - 29 April — Nunyara, 5 Burnell Drive, -
15th Uniting Church Assembly – "Abundant Grace, Liberating Hope"
July 8 - 14, 2018 -
Ministry of Silence
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#BringThemHere Vigil
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Act for Peace: Rohingya Crisis Appeal
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Act for Peace - Urgent Appeal
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Africa Famine Appeal – Uniting World
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Tropical Cyclone Debbie Appeal
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OP Shop at Scots Church Adelaide
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Oasis in a Busy Week
Events of Interest – Disclaimers
The events posted on this page include Community Announcements of events that will be neither held at Pilgrim nor sponsored by Pilgrim Uniting Church. Such events as posted may be of interest to Pilgrim members but are not necessarily supported by Pilgrim Uniting Church and are placed solely as a community service.
Pilgrim Uniting Church also hosts a number of groups who have information about their activities posted here and on other Pilgrim Uniting Church webpages. Any views expressed or implied on their pages are not necessarily those of Pilgrim Uniting Church.
The Pilgrim website disclaimer can be read here . . .
