This category contains COVID-19 news from the Uniting Church in Australia. Please also check out the website of the NSW & ACT Synod of the Uniting Church in Australia for more information.
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NSW Government letter to religious leaders, 14/08/2020. The NSW Gov letter 14/08/2020 particularly discusses COVID-19 clusters in churches, singing, mask wearing, physical distancing & completion of relevant safety plans.
Covid-19 Guidance Note 14 from the NSW/Act Synod of the Uniting Church in Australia.
Please see attached letter from NSW Chief Health Officer to places of worship dated 29 Jul 2020. Note that she asks all churches to register with the NSW Government as COVID-safe.
COVID-19 Synod Update 22/07/2020 from NSW/Act Synod, Uniting Church in Australia. Eastern Region of Riverina Presbytery. https://www.easternriverinauca.org
Bronwyn Murphy’s letter on the roadmap to re-gathering 02/06/2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Uniting Church in Australia.
COVID19 Guidance Note 19/05/2020 includes updated information on the use of premises for the NSW/ACT Synod of the Uniting Church in Australia. An embedded version of the file is included in the window below. If you wish to download the file, select the following link. Latest posts
See below for a copy of the COVID-19 Guidance Note 19/05/2020. To download or print the pdf of the file, select the link labelled ‘COVID19 Guidance Note – Use of premises – 18 May 2020’. Recents news posts you may want to check:
COVID-19 Information Update12/05/2020 by Presbytery & Synod representatives on the topic of worship & meeting in church buildings after the recent changes to state guidelines.
See the Newsletter, dated 17 April 2020, of the NSW/ACT Synod of the Uniting Church in Australia. It contains a mix of articles, including ‘How to create a sacred space in your home’, information on ‘Hope at home film festival’, as well as many others. For other Synod information go to: https://nswact.uca.org.au/covid-19-information-for-presbyteries-and-congregations/ministry-during-covid-19/
This is an update to the ‘Guidance Note 8: movement, gatherings and use of premises’, from the NSW/ACT Synod of the Uniting Church. It describes where each of us can go, who we can meet with, both in general and as a church, but has been amended to allow for the live steaming & recording…