More about the 2020 conference
It is all about uniting women
UnitingWomen 2020 will be held at Club Tropical Resort in Lee Point, Darwin. The entire program will be held at the resort, and participants are encouraged to stay on site if possible (yes, even locals!) to maximise the community experience.
The four day program is being shaped around the process that women in Arnhem Land use to turn spiky pandanus leaves into beautiful mats and baskets. Using the metaphor of the pandanus process, we will engage with our own journey towards unity with Christ and with each other.
We will grow into a community of girls and women from a range of ages and cultures, and our connections will deepen as we take part in workshops, join in worship, pray, lament, celebrate, listen to each others’ stories, and experience God together.
More detailed information about the program and workshops will be available in the new year.
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Workshops
We are pulling together a range of workshops highlighting the skills, experiences and knowledge of women in the Northern Synod. Workshops may include: pandanus and string weaving , candle making, yarn bombing, song writers workshop, raypirri workshops, pop up choir, high school poster making, working for justice, vegans in the Uniting Church, being church at 15, faith conversations, bible study and worship.There are also beautiful bushwalks and beach walks and a half day tour of a special Darwin site included in the program.
Marketplace
The Marketplace is where you will have the chance to learn about the work we are doing in the world through our hardworking agencies. It will also give you the chance to squeeze in some shopping! Traditional and contemporary Aboriginal arts and crafts will be for sale alongside yapa skirts, earrings, books, resources and whatever treasures end up in our pop up op shop!