Category Archives: Special days

World Rivers Day – 4th Sunday in Sept

Posted on September 17, 2018 by admin

World Rivers Day is observed globally every year on the 4th Sunday in September. Rivers may make up only about 0.2 percent of all the fresh water worldwide but their importance is priceless. This day encourages citizens to get actively … Continue reading →

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World Alzheimer’s Day – Sept 21

Posted on September 17, 2018 by admin

World Alzheimer’s Day, September 21st of each year, is a day on which Alzheimer’s organizations around the world concentrate their efforts on raising awareness about Alzheimer’s and dementia. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, a group of … Continue reading →

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World Down Syndrome Day 21 March each year

Posted on March 22, 2018 by admin

  Let us celebrate World Down Syndrome Day, and thank God for all the beautiful DS people, for parents who welcomed DS children into the world, and for the wonderful film “Praying with Lior” (about a Jewish boy with DS). … Continue reading →

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Valentine’s Day 14th February

Posted on January 7, 2018 by admin

Valentine of Rome (d. 269)A Christian priest in Rome, Valentine was known for assisting Christians persecuted under Claudius II. After being caught marrying Christian -couples and helping Christians escape the persecution, Valentine was arrested and imprisoned. Although Emperor Claudius originally … Continue reading →

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International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day

Posted on October 7, 2016 by admin

October 15th is International Pregnancy & Infant Loss Day, where bereaved parents from Australia and around the world pause to remember their babies who’ve died. This annual day of remembrance is a significant one, honouring the approximately 106,000 thousand babies … Continue reading →

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UN International Day of Peace (Sept 21)

Posted on September 19, 2016 by admin

Each year the UN International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. Here’s the link to a Wikipedia article with some of the history. Here’s a link to Decade to Overcome Violence and a link to … Continue reading →

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Micah Challenge

Posted on April 22, 2015 by admin

What does the LORD require of you? To do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God. (Micah 6.8) Pilgrim Uniting Church has included four specific Micah Challenge services on the worship plan in 2015. Please … Continue reading →

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Compilation Calendar of Commemorations (UCA)

Posted on November 21, 2014 by admin

This calendar of commemorations has been prepared for use in the Uniting Church in Australia. It’s not the feast days or saints days as such, and includes some more contemporary people in the life of the wider church. Compilation Calendar … Continue reading →

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World Toilet Day – Nov 19th

Posted on November 19, 2014 by admin

19 November is World Toilet Day. This international day of action aims to break the taboo around toilets and draw attention to the global sanitation challenge. Can you imagine not having a toilet? Can you imagine not having privacy when … Continue reading →

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Abolitionist Sunday – last Sunday in November

Posted on November 21, 2013 by admin

Abolitionist Sunday is organised by World Vision Australia. It seeks to pick up the same spirit by which the Church in another century supported William Wilberforce in the abolition of slavery and channel it toward the abolition of slavery in … Continue reading →

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