Child Protection Week 1-7 September 2024

1-7 September, marks National Child Protection Week across Australia. The first Sunday in September is recognised in the Uniting Church as Child Safe Sunday. No matter whether your congregation formally celebrates on this date, or witnesses through other programs, we encourage everyone to reflect on how we can be a safe church for all people.

 

As a whole church and as communities of faith, the Uniting Church in Australia has a deep commitment to creating safe environments so that all people, including children and vulnerable people, may live life in all its fullness.

 

The Uniting Church Assembly and National Safe Church Unit have released a new poster inspired by this year’s theme, ‘Every conversation matters’ – an encouragement to speak up and speak together about what needs to happen so that every child in every community can safely grow and flourish.

 

We invite Uniting Church communities to display the poster as a reminder of our commitments and a prompt for conversations. We also invite you to set aside a time that works for your community to remember and recommit to our shared call to be a safe church for all. Download your 2024 National Safe Church Poster now.