Young at art
An upcoming exhibition hosted by UnitingCare Hotham Mission will showcase the artistic talents of local young people and challenge some of the stereotypes associated with today’s youth.
ReGen rejects ACL views on helping drug users
UnitingCare ReGen, the lead alcohol and other drug treatment and education agency of UnitingCare Victoria & Tasmania, has responded to claims made in last Friday’s Herald Sun that a change in the Victorian governme
Breaking the fast and building understanding
Subcommandante via Wikimedia Commons On Thursday St Thomas’ Uniting Church in Craigieburn will host an Iftar dinner, the traditional Islamic breaking of the fast meal held at sundown during the period of Ramadan.
Love and grace in a world of fear
REV DAVID WITHERS But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.
June 2017 Crosslight out now
Ross Uniting Church in Tasmania is taking part in Crossing, a modern-day pilgrimage along “a pathway of light” created by David Patman and Michelle Boyde as part of the Dark Mofo arts festival.
The ABC’s War on Religion
FRIDAY FORUM YOUR VIEWS ON THE NEWS MATT PULFORD The ABC is failing Australia’s faith communities with its contempt for religious programming.
John Cleary laments the ABC’s loss of belief
John Cleary says he looks back on his career as a religious broadcaster with a personal sense of fulfilment but fears his old employer has lost its sense of purpose.
Taylor-made message of resilience
PENNY MULVEY Undeterred by the sudden arrival of wintery weather, 80 people attended the UCA VicTas moderator’s luncheon panel at St Stephen’s Wodonga titled ‘Courage roars quietly’.
Young Muslim helps JIM conference build bridges
DENISSE SANDOVAL When Anam Javed from the Islamic Council of Victoria heard about the Manchester bombing last Monday, she braced herself for the deluge of hostile phone calls the organisation would inevitably receive.
Filipino churches speak out against martial law
The Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) has called for peace and interfaith unity following the declaration of martial law on the island of Mindanao in southern Philippines.
Stark vision of beauty
The side wall of the Uniting Church’s synod offices at 130 Lt Collins St is being turned into a visual meditation on what we see and what we don’t.
The Long Road to Reconciliation
STUART MCMILLAN It’s Reconciliation Week again. This year we’re remembering some big milestones. Fifty years since the referendum that included First Australians in the census.