STRYDA for RYDA
Robert de Castella claims that humans have evolved to run marathons. He believes that of all God’s creatures, we are the only ones with the genetic disposition to maintain a constant run over 42.2 kilometres.
Whishing Alison well
After six years as the Presbytery Minister-Leadership Development in Tasmania Rev Alison Whish (pictured) is moving to South Australia.
Conference unites women
In September, 500 women from all around Australia gathered for a weekend in Sydney to “Share the Deeper Sto
Love and Power
Every day there is a horrifying roll call of destruction and threat in the news. We risk being backed into a defensive corner by loud shouts of ‘Danger!’, or overwhelmed and numbed by images of suffering.
Taking care in business
As the voices in the public square become more strident, our media reflects growing hate and intolerance and our parliamentary Question Time is polarising and self-serving.
Christians from the rubble in Gaza and the West Bank
Co-convenor of the Parliamentary Friends of Palestine, Maria Vamvakinou with speaker Arda Arghazharian At the memorial service for 70-year-old Jalila Ayyad, killed when an Israeli missile hit her home in Gaza, Archbishop
October letters
Church council members of Pomonal Uniting Church are struggling with the massive amounts of communications we receive via email, particularly from the synod office.
Hidden talents
Kathy Van Essen (right) keeps a close eye on the work of fellow member Sue Stubbs When Kathy Van Essen was invited to the weekly art and craft group at the Ulverstone Uniting Church, on Tasmania’s North-West Coast, she d
New theological college unveiled
The new face in theological education, the Pilgrim Theological College, has been launched at the current gathering of the Uniting Church in Australia’s Victoria and Tasmania Synod.
Frontier Services celebrates 102 years in the bush
Media Release – Friday, 26 September, marks the 102nd anniversary of Rev John Flynn being commissioned to head the Australian Inland Mission.
Synod gathering to debate a range of issues
The 11th meeting of the Uniting Church’s Synod of Victoria and Tasmania will be held at La Trobe University, in Bundoora, from September 19-24.