Resources for National Reconciliation Week 2024

National Reconciliation Week begins on 27 May 2024. The theme for 2024, Now More than Ever, encourages all Australians to be a voice for reconciliation in tangible ways in our everyday lives – where we live, work and socialise.

For more information, click here. Some prayer points will be included in the 2 June (Pentecost 2B) service on the Worship Planning Page.

National Reconciliation Week first started as the Week of Prayer for Reconciliation in 1993 (the International Year of the World’s Indigenous Peoples) and was supported by Australia’s major faith communities. In 1996, the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation launched Australia’s first National Reconciliation Week. In 2001, Reconciliation Australia was established to continue to provide national leadership on reconciliation.

Common Grace has developed a detailed National Reconciliation Week Church Resources Toolkit, which includes materials for worship, prayer, Bible readings, Acknowledgement of Country, action steps, and a video message. You may find some of the material helpful in preparing services. The toolkit can be obtained for free at National Reconciliation Week 2024 – Common Grace.

You may find these resources from TEAR Australia helpful when planning worship, Bible studies or other Reconciliation Week events:
Reconciliation Action Kit
Reconciliation Liturgy

You will find excellent resources around reconciliation on the LCA Reconciliation Action Plan website.