OAM for Clem Furphy
Crosslight would like to acknowledge the achievements of Clem Furphy, who was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in this year’s Australia Day Honours list.
Crosslight would like to acknowledge the achievements of Clem Furphy, who was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in this year’s Australia Day Honours list.
Rev Robin Pryor was a great believer in the power of a labyrinth to invite Christians to encounter the Spirit’s presence of the risen Lord as the two followers did on the road to Emmaus, outlined in the Gospel of John.
Students from Uniting Church schools Billanook College, Penleigh and Essendon Grammar and Kingswood College came together on 3 March to enjoy an interactive day on the theme of ‘sustainability’.
Late last month Uniting Church President Rev Prof Andrew Dutney attended the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse hearing on redress and civil litigation.
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A delegation of NextGen Youth travelled to Swan Hill last year to celebrate Harmony Day.
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Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s comment that people living in remote Indigenous communities cannot be “endlessly subsidised” for their “lifestyle choices” has sparked nationwide debate.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has suggested that Indigenous Australians who live in remote communities should move to towns and cities if they want to access basic health and welfare services.
Women from around Australia gathered in Sydney last September to “Share the Deeper Story” at the Uniting Church of Australia women’s conference (pictured).