Fighting the good fight – Mark Zirnsak Q&A
Plenty, it seems, particularly in the social justice sphere, which is why Mark Zirnsak does an 11-hour JIM workout fives days a week.
Australia Day honours for UCA people
A number of people connected with the UCA Synod of Victoria and Tasmania have received Australia Day honours.
Faiths call for compassionate Australia
Leading up to Australia Day, Christian, Islamic and Jewish representatives have issued a common call for the nation to adopt compassion as its guiding principle.
Commission is ‘an opportunity’
As the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety gets underway UnitingCare Australia has welcomed the focus on creating a system of aged care that provides quality, compassionate care and a safe environment.
UCA President’s 2018 Christmas message
Uniting Church in Australia President Dr Deidre Palmer has released a message for Christmas. Read more.
Moderator’s 2018 Christmas message
Uniting Church in Australia Synod of Victoria and Tasmania Moderator Rev Sharon Hollis presents her 2018 Christmas message.
Nick’s picks of the year’s books
Regular Crosslight reviewer Nick Mattiske chooses five of his best reads of 2018. Read more.
Robyn writing Bible studies for Lambeth Conference
Rev Dr Robyn Whitaker is the first Uniting Church minister to be appointed as a Bible study convenor for the peak international conference of Anglicans. Read more.
Looking to Jesus with a sense of Advent-ure
Moderator Sharon Hollis welcomes the upcoming season of Advent.
RYDA outta the oven
RYDA is a non-government organisation in Uganda that seeks to increase life skills, opportunity and education for its young people. Read more.
Di dalam palungan (Away in a manger)
The Christmas nativity story was given a unique Indonesian style at the Glen Waverley Uniting Church on the first Sunday of Advent.
UCA to observe Day of Mourning
This January Uniting Church congregations will be asked to provide worship services that reflect the impact of invasion and colonisation on Australia’s First Peoples.