# Church leaders issue pastoral letter

> The Moderator and General Secretary of the Synod of New South Wales and the ACT have issued a pastoral letter to congregations regarding the national Assembly meeting in Adelaide in July, with particular reference to deliberations on proposals relating to same-gender marriage.

15 June 2012 · News

Canonical: https://insights1.uca.org.au/articles/church-leaders-issue-pastoral-letter/

The Moderator and General Secretary of the Synod of New South Wales and the ACT have issued a pastoral letter to congregations regarding the national Assembly meeting in Adelaide in July, with particular reference to deliberations on proposals relating to same-gender marriage.

The letter asks for prayer for the Assembly and its members, noting that, “while the Uniting Church position clearly states that marriage is between a man and a woman, we are being asked, cognisant of the public debate and our own experience as a church community, to discern the leading of the Holy Spirit as we engage in the public discourse, seek to order our own life and empower the church to fulfil its mission in 21st century Australia.”

Read the pastoral letter [here](https://www.insights.uca.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Pastoral-Letter-to-Congregations-of-the-Synod-of-NSW-the-ACT.pdf).