Refugee Week 2016
A Service of Prayer and Reflection
organised by The Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture with Faith-Based
Working Group of the Canberra Refugee Action Committee
5pm Sunday 26 June
at Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture
15 Blackall St Barton
followed by a shared meal
Guest Speaker: Clara Khayat-Nordblom Born in Aleppo, Syria, Clara Came to Australia with her husband and two children in 1989,
and lives in Wagga. While working in the social welfare sector, Clara followed her interest
in reading on Islamic studies, Philosophy and other subjects earning a Master of Arts
(public and contextual theology) from Charles Sturt university in 2013. She has a loves
exploring the scriptures of the three Abrahamic faiths. While working with the Wagga
Wagga multicultural council and Centacare Clara assisted the settlement of refugees from
different faiths and backgrounds and witnessed the refugees' courage and faith carrying
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them through their journey in adjusting to their new home
musicians include: African Gospel Choir, Don Nordblom on Oud, and
Daniel Cotton on Piano.