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Week 5 - Blessing

As we conclude our Season of Creation we reflect on the way small actions of faith can achieve incredible change.

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Week 4 - Cosmos

Through prose and poetry, Tau’alofa Anga’aelangi challenges us to repent of our sense of separation from the Fonua, and to reconnect with the Earth family.

· by Mahala Grace

Week 3 - Storms

As record breaking storms threaten to become the new normal, Mahala Grace calls churches to preach about ecological ethics as we ‘follow the one who is our shelter from the heat and the storms.’

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Call to Prayer

Can you gather at a church near you and pray for Priya, Nades, Kopika and Tharunicaa tonight?

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Week 2 - Flora and Fauna

Since 1970, there has been a staggering 60% decline in mammal, bird, fish and reptile populations. Dr Byron Smith reflects on the extinction of the humble Bramble Cay melomys, an indistinct rat living on a tiny sand island in the Torres Strait, inviting us to notice, pause and grieve.

· by Allison Dawn Waterhouse

Happy Wattle Day!

Today is National Wattle Day! National Wattle Day has been celebrated across Australia on 1 September since 1992. To celebrate National Wattle Day we hear from Allison Dawn Waterhouse.

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Morrison Gov: Keep the Medevac law

As Jesus urged us to care for the abandoned neighbour through the parable of the Good Samaritan, Common Grace calls on the Morrison Government to show the same humanity and respect to the men and women on Manus and Nauru. Keep the Medevac law.

· by Nicola Fraser

Week 1 - Oceans

Through her research, Nicola Fraser has watched corals bleach and die, and kelp forests disappear as waters warm up. Fish are migrating to cooler waters, but where will the fish in the Antarctic go?

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An Invitation to Strike

On September 20th, students and young people, invite all of us to gather at the #ClimateStrike, calling on the Government to demand climate justice for all.

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Australia Waters Down Commitments

Australia’s recalcitrance at the Pacific Island Forum results in a strong declaration of the scope of the climate crisis, but a weakened commitment to respond.