The hope of spring
Narana Aboriginal Cultural Centre has welcomed six new spring arrivals – six emu chicks. Congress Resource Worker, Rev Vladimir Korotkov, said staff witnessed a role-reversal of parenting duties.
Star power
Burwood Uniting Church will once again be running their Follow the Star program this Christmas season. Now in its 13th year, the event was started with one idea – to teach children about the Christmas story.
Act for people of Iraq
The Uniting Church has joined the National Council of Churches and Amnesty International in calling on Australians to support a letter writing campaign advocating for communities displaced by the conflict in northern Ira
Answering the big questions of life
Veteran researcher, ordained Uniting Church minister and prolific author, Rev Dr Philip Hughes, is not deterred by the figures emanating out of the latest publication from the Christian Research Association, Life, Ethics
Still cooking
Book l PMWU Cookbook “It has been commonly said in the past: ‘No home in Victoria is without a PWMU Cookbook’,” Mairi Harman, editor of the new updated cookbook, wrote.
The Grinch who stole Christmas
Just after the Melbourne Cup weekend we’ll start to see decorations for Christmas appear in shopping centres, followed not too long after by playing of Christmas carols.
Rev Ric Holland awarded
Uniting Church minister and former synod staff member Rev Ric Holland (pictured) was recently awarded the St Michael’s Medallion in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the community as CEO of Melbourne City Mi
Celebrating a decade of Uniting AgeWell
October marked the 10th year since the foundation of Uniting Aged Care, renamed Uniting AgeWell last year. Events were held throughout Victoria and Tasmania to commemorate the occasion.
Wall of silence
On a tour that has taken her to congregations around Australia, Christian Palestinian, Arda Aghazarian (pictured) is working to share and raise awareness about the complexities of the Palestinian struggle.
A taste of country
The nature of being a candidate in formation for ministry leaves the question always hovering: what kind of minister will I be? What kind of place will I minister into? Part of a formation program is giving candidates th
November letters
In May 2009, with the support of St John’s Essendon Church Council, I established an outreach ministry at MIDC.
Faithful food
From Jesus sharing food with his disciples to modern-day community meals, eating and drinking have long provided fellowship in Christian communities.