By Sue Withers
“If our impulses were confined to hunger, thirst and desire, we might be nearly free, but now we are moved by every wind that blows and a chance word or scene that that word may convey to us.” – Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
Ocean Grove’s Uniting Church Adult Fellowship (UCAF) group has raised $1400 through a volunteer-led fashion parade for Share’s Winter Appeal.
More than 140 people flocked to Ocean Grove Uniting Church hall in June to watch pre-loved and donated clothing shown off in spectacular fashion.
Ocean Grove UCAF president, Judy Greer, said the church was overwhelmed with the ...
The 14th Assembly of the Uniting Church has demanded that the Australian Government adopt policies which genuinely seek to support rather than demonise asylum seekers and refugees.
In adopting a proposal from UnitingJustice, the Assembly has also called for:
As a direct result of global pressure from advocacy groups such as the Uniting Church, more than 200 companies have now signed the Bangladesh Fire and Building Safety Accord.
The Accord aims to ensure Bangladesh clothing factories are safe and that the tragic 2013 Rana Plaza collapse, which killed more than 1,100 people and injured thousands more, ...
Book | Guaranteed Pure | Timothy EW Gloege
Review by Emmet O’Cuana
Gloege’s Guaranteed Pure sets out to establish how American business culture in the late-19th century became an essential element of middle-class Protestantism. In effect, the author is tracing the roots of contemporary America’s religious identity.
Rev Deacon Jean Mayers has been a minister with the Uniting Church for 12 years, for the last five at Numurkah and Nathalia/Picola churches. While juggling commitments as a minister in three congregations with grandmother duties would be enough for most 77 year olds, Jean decided that she wanted more of a challenge.
UnitingCare Victoria and Tasmania early childhood consultant Joy Williams enjoyed a morning tea with her colleagues before she officially ended more than 20 years of service with the organisation.
More than 50 people gathered on 1 July to give Ms Williams a memorable send off as she embarked on life as a retiree.
The Korean Church in Melbourne, located in Malvern, is the oldest Korean church in Australia.
The congregation held its inaugural service at Burwood Presbyterian Church in 1973 and has since grown to become one of the largest Korean congregations in Melbourne.
James Chon worships at the Korean Church of Melbourne and appreciates being able ...
Allan Thompson
It’s been a good Assembly. There’s been very respectful listening. I think I experienced that particularly with the Indigenous members of Assembly who I think have played a very creative part in the life of this Assembly.
In terms of my own involvement with the Royal Commission issues, I think the Assembly appreciates the significance of the ...
Play | Death and the Maiden
Review by Penny Mulvey
“People can die from excessive doses of the truth.”
These words, uttered by Gerardo Escobar (Steve Mouzakis) in the Melbourne Theatre Company’s latest production, Death and the Maiden, speak into the very heart of the play.
Playwright Ariel Dorfman wrote this play as a tribute to those ...
The Commission for Mission (CFM) is encouraging support for the ‘Stop Australia being a Haven for Dirty Money’ postcard campaign. The campaign calls on the Australian Government to combat stolen money coming into Australia, in particular from developing countries.
The CFM has conducted an investigation into prominent businessmen and politicians from Papua New Guinea who have been convicted or ...
In her response to Randall Prior in July Crosslight, Lorraine Parkinson takes issue not only with the ecumenical impetus which saw the birth of the Uniting Church but more generally with Christian faith and its reading of the significance of the person of Jesus.
