Urban Mission Network

What is the UMN?

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Bulletins

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Current News

Hi everyone

The Urban Mission Network Bulletin for May 2012 can be downloaded from the link above.

I hope you will encourage your Minister and Church Councillors to attend the Network Gathering at Morialta UC on Thursday 24^th May – details are in the Bulletin. As you know, Network Gatherings are the centrepiece of our networking and are a wonderful opportunity to catch up with friends of long standing and make new ones, hear stories from other congregations, encourage each other in our ministry and mission, and learn a bit about what’s happening in the wider church.

We’re looking forward to engaging with Rev Amel Manyon and the life of the newly established Dinka Speaking Faith Community and hearing from Rev Dave Williamson, the Presbytery’s Multicultural Ministries Officer, as he introduces his own area of Ministry, describes what a Faith Community is, and outlines his own response to Amel’s story and journey. [Click this link to read our news item on this Gathering.]

There will be opportunity, too, to financially contribute to Amel’s pioneering ministry.

For catering purposes, please make your booking with Helena at the Morialta Church office (8331 9344 or office@morialtauca.org.au). It will be lovely to see you.

Kind regards
Christine Secombe
Email: christine@urbannetwork.org.au

Looking ahead – dates for your diary

Network Gathering – Thursday 24th May 2012 at Morialta.
Network Gathering – Thursday 23rd August 2012 at Church of the Trinity.
Windows into the Text: Gospel According to John – Sunday 9th and Monday 10th September 2012.
Church on Mainstreet Workshop – Tuesday 25th and Wednesday 26th September 2012.
Ministers’ informal bar-b-que – Thursday 18th October 2012.
Network Gathering – Thursday 15th November 2012 at Bridgewater.

Contact

For further information about this group, please contact Wendy Norris or have a look at the Urban Mission Network website by clicking on this link.

What is the UMN?

Members from nineteen Uniting Church congregations meet about four times a year at different participating churches around Adelaide encouraging each other in ministry and mission, sharing resources and providing mutual support.

The participating churches are all of a similar size in their communities and located in prominent shopping precincts. The Urban Mission Network provides an opportunity to support each other and education on topics that will help us grow. It is important to find out what the other congregations are doing and offers the chance to share resources. It is organised to replace presbytery’s.

The Urban Mission Network Bulletin would like to highlight the following events:

Social Justice forums with Rev Elenie Poulos, National Director Uniting Justice Australia, at Morialta on Sunday 18th April and Wednesday 21st April

Art Exhibition at Blackwood 15th – 18th April

Gretta Vosper’s evening in Adelaide on Wednesday 20th April as part of her national tour

Informal gathering for paid Administrators hosted by Rev Alan Biglow and Ms Sharyn Dobroszczyk on Tuesday 23rd March, 10.30 am – 11.30 am, at Enfield UCA.

The purpose of this first get together is to provide an informal meeting place for conversations about establishing networks of mutual support where office and other resources can be shared with each other.

Planning is in the pipeline for these events

Get together for those congregations who have heritage listed properties at Wesley Kent Town in the second half of the year

Grant writing workshop in collaboration with the Community Outreach Mission Network in June

Get together for Chairs and Secretaries of Congregations and Church Councils in July.The Urban Mission Network Bulletin would like to highlight the following events: