Mardi Gras Fair Day – Sunday 19 Feb

Rainbow Christians Together are holding a stall for this event which attracts more than 50,000 people. It’s a great opportunity to present the Uniting Church as welcoming and inclusive. We are seeking volunteers who can join a roster for one to one-and-a-half hours – leaving plenty of time to enjoy everything that Fair Day has to offer. If you can help out on the day please let Warren know via wrtalbot@gmail.com

Mardi Gras Parade – Saturday 25 Feb

A float to be shared with Acceptance, MCC, Equal Voices and ABBI members. Numbers are restricted to 60. Twenty places have been allocated for Uniting Church people. If individuals would like to be part of the float, please send your name, local church, and email to wrtalbot@gmail.com not later than Monday 23 January.  

Pancake Pride Celebration –  Tuesday 21 Feb

Pitt Street Uniting is delighted to be hosting the Rainbow Christians Together Faith@WorldPride event on Shrove Tuesday (aka the original Mardi Gras) – with food, great music, wonderful speakers, worship and fabulous friends. From 6pm for about three hours. Just turn up. More info here.

We’ll be at other events too, including Pride March on Sunday 5 Feb in St. Kilda (Vic) and Carnival Day on Sunday 22 Jan in Melbourne. Stay up to date via our website and Facebook Page.

The third speaker to be announced is Kaye Bradshaw on ‘Inclusive Agencies, Inclusive Church – measuring cultural change one metric at a time’. There will be several speakers across the day from different backgrounds.

View some of the work Kaye has been involved with – Uniting: A future we believe in YouTube.

Join us on Saturday 11 June, online or at a local hub. Find out more on the Daring 2022 page and register via TryBooking to be part of the day.

Hubs

Join us online at home or meet with others at a local hub! More hubs have just been announced across Australia!

Please note: Lunch will not be provided. If you are attending a hub, please bring your own lunch or join some of the others and find lunch nearby.

When you book your ticket, indicate your interest in joining a hub.

*NEW
ACT
– Tuggeranong Uniting Church, Comrie Street, Wanniassa
Hub contact: Delia 0438 018 799

*NEW
New South Wales
– Neutral Bay Uniting Church, 49a Yeo Street, Neutral Bay – Access is via Barry Street
Hub contact: Alex 0411 566 135

South Australia
– Blackwood Uniting Church, 266 Main Road, Blackwood.
Hub contact: Melissa 0404046057

Tasmania
– Devonport Uniting Church, 12 Forbes Street, Devonport.
Hub contact: Susan 0438 452 445

Victoria
– St Kilda Uniting Church, 163 Chapel Street, St Kilda.
Hub contact: Laura 0474 077 249

Dinner

Whether you attend online or in person, you still have the option of joining the local group for dinner. To help with dinner reservations, please make sure to indicate your possible interest when booking your ticket. Come along and meet like minded folk.

Book your place via TryBooking.

The second speaker to be announced is 18-year old Elliot Nicholas who will be speaking on ‘Identity, Recovery and Spirituality’. There will be several speakers across the day from different backgrounds.

Join us on Saturday 11 June, online or at a local hub. Find out more on the Daring 2022 page and register via TryBooking to be part of the day.

As part of Daring you will hear from members of the task groups who are working on different projects.

Find out more on the Daring 2022 page and register via TryBooking to be part of the day.

Join us on Saturday 11 June, online or at a local hub, for Daring 2022. Our first Speaker has been announced with Robyn Whitaker presenting on ‘In the Bible, the Future looks Queer’. There will be several speakers across the day from different backgrounds. We look forward to connecting with you!

Find a draft program on the Daring 2022 page and register via TryBooking to be part of the day.

Dear siblings, friends and allies,
This week has been a difficult and painful week as the Religious Discrimination Bill was debated and our lives as LGBTQIA+ people and people of faith were challenged, questioned and degraded by media and those elected to represent us in the parliament. We are particularly aware of the impact this week has had on young people in schools and our trans and gender diverse community. Read more…

Midsumma Pride March 2022 will return to Fitzroy St, St Kilda on Sunday 6 Feb 2022. Once again marchers will colour Fitzroy St in a parade of solidarity. UNA will march, ensuring COVID-19 safety requirements are upheld, and we’d LOVE you to march with us!

Please register interest for a spot in our Midsumma Pride March group. A position in the march group is ticketed and allows each person into the after party in the Catani Gardens post march. More info will come from Nicole Mugford (UNA Co-convenor) regarding the march group.

Thank you for your ongoing interest and support.

Please read Uniting Network Australia’s submission here.