Mental Health Week

By Ros Marsden This week, Mental Health Week, I happened upon a story in the Huffington Post highlighting a photo of fans greeting the cast of the movie Black Mass at Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline, Massachusetts.

Blooming marvellous

Helen McLaughlin, Pilgrim UC Launceston By Ros Marsden If you thought Mary Poppins and her finger-snapping solutions were just the fantasy of P L Travers and Walt Disney, think again.

Safety launch

By Ros Marsden National Child Protection Week (6-12 September) was chosen by the VicTas Synod as an appropriate time to launch the Keeping Children Safe Policy in Victoria.

‘Out Into the Cold – Where to Now? ’

“Our concern centres on the fact that the apparent rehabilitation of Mr Chan and Mr Sukumaran was not taken into account. Rehabilitation is a fundamental aspect of successful prison systems.

Faith to Facebook

By Ros Marsden The eulogy delivered by granddaughter Rachel Fraser at the March State Funeral for Malcolm Fraser provided a warm glimpse into the private family life of Australia’s 22nd prime minister.

When disaster strikes

Book | Working with Disaster – Clergy & Bushfires Review by Ros Marsden “The people I met that very first night. Their faces still haunt me; burnt, covered in ash. A local family. Going up the mountain the next week.

Harvesting Hope

By Ros Marsden Embracing, nurturing, exploring – these are the words shared daily around the churches that make up the Port Phillip West presbytery.

Chappie – A far off future?

Review by Ros Marsden Movie l Chappie l MA It’s not too long ago that the cruise control in our cars, the phones in our pockets and the ability to extract money out of a wall were concepts of fantasy.

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