National Sorry Day and Reconciliation Week 2024

This year National Sorry Day falls on Sunday 26 May 2024 and is a day when we pause to remember the Stolen Generations of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It leads us into the Week of Prayer for Reconciliation and National Reconciliation Week which is held each year between 27 May and 3 June. These dates commemorate two significant milestones in the reconciliation journey: the successful 1967 Referendum and the High Court Mabo decision, respectively.

The theme for National Reconciliation Week 2024 is, Now More Than Ever.

And so we pray…

God of love and compassion, you are the creator of this land and of all good things. We pray for your strength and grace to forgive, accept and love one another and to see you in the faces of all those we meet. May the spirit of reconciliation fill our hearts, our minds and our deeds. We ask this through Jesus, our model and guide.  Amen.