Investing in our future
The Commission for Mission’s InterCultural unit is asking congregations and individuals to help 30 young people from the synod’s diverse ethnic communities travel to China for a contextual learning experience.
Appeal for flood victims
The Vic/TAS Synod has launched an emergency appeal to assist people affected by severe flooding in Sri Lanka over the Christmas period.
February letters
To discover fresh expressions of church, the UCA needs to rediscover the lost art of sacred reading.
Joyce Irene McLeod (nee Trudinger) 6 June 1924 – 11 November 2014
Joyce Irene McLeod (nee Trudinger) 6 June 1924 – 11 November 2014 Joyce Irene Trudinger’s life was exceptional.
The Lord is my shepherd
In an age and society where the Christian voice appears less well regarded, laughed at, likened to a bygone era of fantasy and superstition, how do we achieve cut-through to defend and advocate for the issues important t
Royal Commission researches child abuse
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has commenced the year with much energy. The first public hearing into a Uniting Church institution was announced late last month.
Social justice update
The new Victorian Government has been willing to act on a number of social justice areas Uniting Church members have been actively involved with.
Tasmania hosts UAICC National Conference
Haileigh Childs (left), from Queensland, and Donna Champion, from South Australia, at the UAICC National Conference The week-long Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress’ 2015 National Conference began at Poat
The Challenge of Change
For many, Christmas is a time of celebration, reflection on the year that has passed and anticipation of a new year ahead. For others, the season can intensify loss, loneliness and isolation.
Mockingjay – Unexpected messages
Film | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 That’s an ugly set of punctuation marks. Some years ago film reviewers liked to poke fun at movie titles so overlong they needed their own clauses.
Every cent counts
Nicholas with a giving box Seven-year-old Nicholas Pyle has been saving five cent pieces for an entire year to buy a special Christmas gift for a child he has never met.