Common Grace seeks to be a gracious public Christian voice that is both provocative and compassionate, and one that helps to reframe public attitudes toward Christianity.
Our congregation supports and partners with Common Grace in their work for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander justice, creation and climate justice, and justice for people seeking asylum. You can read some of our stories below.
Knit for Climate Action: Beautiful Gift – Serious Message.
What do nine Engadine Uniting Church women and their 10 scarves have to do with the Australian Parliament in Canberra?
Season of Creation 1
John gives us an overview of the prophet Jeremiah and compares that to the prophetic role of the church today, providing a voice of hope amidst destruction. Kathy presides over holy communion, and reminds us of our sacred duty to care for creation. Robyn welcomes our local federal MP and commissions him with a climate scarf.
Survival Day 2025
Kathy brings to us the voices from the Uniting Church’s Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress on this day, the 26th January that is also called Survival Day.
2025 Aboriginal Sunday/Day of Mourning
Using a range of prayers, music and video provided by Common Grace, Loraine leads us together in the Day of Mourning service which is being observed by Uniting Church and many other congregations across the country today.
NAIDOC Week 2024
Kathy leads us in worship and fellowship with her collection of prayers, readings and songs to bring us together and celebrate God’s love.
Aboriginal Sunday/Day of Mourning 2024
Event: Sunday 21st Jan, 2024, at 9am
Together we joined in recognising Aboriginal Sunday, hearing the voices from the past so together we can walk into the future. Each year the Uniting Church marks this Day of Mourning to reflect on the dispossession of Australia’s First Peoples, and the ongoing in justices faced by them in this land.
Seasons of Creation: Bushfoods Walk
Event: Saturday 7 October 2023
We discovered and explored local native bushfoods.
Seasons of Creation 2023
Every year during September, Christians around the world set aside time to celebrate God’s beautiful Earth and renew our shared commitment to preserving and restoring that beauty. Kathy leads us today in a beautiful service of both lament and thanksgiving, that rounds out the time we have been spending in nature, in prayer, in considering ways to inhabit our common home sustainably, and in lifting our voices in the public sphere.
Seasons of Creation: Wildflower Walk
Event: Saturday 16 September 2023
We went on a guided wildflower walk to enjoy the beauty of our natural world so close to home. It was great!
NAIDOC 2023: A Beautiful Day on God’s Country
Sarina reflects on her first experience at a NAIDOC event and how it affected her.
2023 National Reconciliation Week
Loraine leads us in the special service for national Reconciliation Week, with resources prepared by Aboriginal Christian leaders across Australia.