Meet the President
By MATT PULFORD Six weeks after being interviewed in Sydney for an accountant position at the UCA’s Northern Synod, Stuart McMillan found himself standing alone with his swag on the edge of a dirt airstrip at Ram
Golden brush relay
Primary school students will once again take part in the ‘Golden Brush’ painting relay held at St Andrew’s Uniting Church, Stratford. Teams of four to six children are each given a topic to paint.
The cost of family violence
By NIGEL TAPP Family violence is no longer an issue to be kept ‘behind closed doors’.
Humanity Remade by Kindness
The ‘Emerging Man’, a series of statues in Prague, by Olbram Zoubek, depict humanity being re-made to ‘fullness’ after the end of the de-humanisation of communism.
Fashion on show at Ocean Grove
Ocean Grove’s Uniting Church Adult Fellowship (UCAF) group has raised $1400 through a volunteer-led fashion parade for Share’s Winter Appeal.
Asylum seeker support
The 14th Assembly of the Uniting Church has demanded that the Australian Government adopt policies which genuinely seek to support rather than demonise asylum seekers and refugees.
Progress on clothing industry
As a direct result of global pressure from advocacy groups such as the Uniting Church, more than 200 companies have now signed the Bangladesh Fire and Building Safety Accord.
Joy Williams farewells UnitingCare
UnitingCare Victoria and Tasmania early childhood consultant Joy Williams enjoyed a morning tea with her colleagues before she officially ended more than 20 years of service with the organisation.
VicTas voices at Assembly
Allan Thompson It’s been a good Assembly. There’s been very respectful listening.
Cleaning up on dirty money
The Commission for Mission (CFM) is encouraging support for the ‘Stop Australia being a Haven for Dirty Money’ postcard campaign.
Ethics and the gospel
By Rev Dr Craig Thompson In her response to Randall Prior in July Crosslight, Lorraine Parkinson takes issue not only with the ecumenical impetus which saw the birth of the Uniting Church but more generally with Christi
Challenge of Assembly
By Dan Wootton In his retiring address to the Assembly in Perth, former president Rev Dr Andrew Dutney quoted philosopher John Dewey who said, “We do not learn from experience, we learn from reflecting on experience.