No longer worlds apart
When Gemma MacMillan, a 24-year-old marketing specialist from Barwon Heads, met Dr Alma Ram, a 67-year-old community health leader from Amritsar, in northwest India, she realised something was lacking in her demanding c
Anzac stories
JOHN H SMITH An ecumenical service of lament, repentance and hope will be held at St Paul’s Cathedral on Anzac Day. The service is based around the following three stories.
Carol ends on a high note
Carol Bennett (left) with VicTas moderator Rev Sharon Hollis and General Secretary Rev Dr Mark Lawrence.
Sexuality debates not new for the Church
NIGEL TAPP Sexuality debates within the Uniting Church have been around almost as long as the institution itself.
Treble tones
The Treble Tones Ladies Choir is set to light up Burwood Uniting Church when they perform their annual concert ‘Don’t Stop the Music’ on Saturday 27 May.
Carol’s legacy of listening and leadership
NIGEL TAPP Carol Bennett may not be a Tasmanian by birth or upbringing, but she has certainly established herself as an ardent advocate for the Church in the island state during her eight years as the synod liaison mini
Heavenly needlework
Whether it was a match made in heaven or merely a stitch in time, an upcoming exhibit will celebrate the long-running partnership between The Embroiderers Guild, Victoria, and an ‘incorrigible’ collector of ceremonial c
Peter’s kind farewell
When you mention the name Rev Peter Cook to locals in the Hamilton area, the first thing that often comes to mind is his generous support for people in need.
Home values
BILL PUGH Our little weatherboard home was built by a wise man and his wife in the 1950s.
Time to refresh the Soap Box
Consider this article a bit of a ‘taster plate’. There are 16 candidates for ordained ministry within the Synod of Victoria and Tasmania at the moment.
Understanding Pope Francis’ (and Andrew Garfield’s) spirituality
What do Pope Francis, and actor Andrew Garfield, who plays a lead role as a Jesuit priest in Martin Scorsese’s latest film, Silence, have in common? Answer: they have both undergone the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius o
Free to believe
Review by Nick Mattiske BOOK | FAITH AND FREEDOM | TERESA FORCADES Faith and freedom may be thought of as opposites by those critical of religion.