The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) must acknowledge the importance of spirituality if it is to foster the “entire range of human capabilities”, a conference organised by the Uniting Church heard this week.
Approximately 150 people from around Australia and from overseas have attended the three-day Exclusion and Embrace: Disability, Justice and Spirituality conference, which has been chiefly organised by ...
The UnitingCare Aged Care Network has released case studies showing the full impact of the federal government’s proposed $2 billion cuts to aged care.
The Aged Care Funding Instrument (ACFI) determines the amount of funding aged care providers receive per resident. Under the proposed cuts, funding for a resident’s complex health care needs will be significantly reduced, resulting in ...
Uniting Church President Stuart McMillan has signed a historic partnership agreement with the Methodist Church in Fiji at their annual conference in Suva, Fiji.
The Methodist Church is the largest Christian denomination in Fiji, representing more than 36 per cent of the total population. The agreement affirms the two churches’ shared Methodist heritage and expresses their commitment to work together ...
The Uniting Church has demanded the immediate closure of Australia’s offshore detention centres following the publication of leaked documents from the Nauru facility. More than 2000 reports detailing harrowing incidents of physical, sexual and psychological abuse were collated and published by the Guardian Australia last month. Over half of the documents involve incidents with children.
DAVID SOUTHWELL
With three foster children, two adult offspring of her own still in residence, a husband and a multitude of drop-ins who stay for varying amounts of time, Maree Armitt might be excused for looking for a simpler life. What she is actually looking for is a bigger house.
Approximately 150 people from around Australia and overseas attended a conference on spirituality and disability organised by the Uniting Church in Melbourne last month.
Rev Andy Calder, synod disability inclusion officer and convenor of the Exclusion and Embrace: Disability, Justice and Spirituality conference, said the feedback from the three-day event had been very positive.
Experienced public sector and community services professional Paul Linossier has been appointed the inaugural Chief Executive Officer of the new Uniting Church community services organisation due to come into operation on 1 October.
The new organisation will be formed from the merger of 20 UnitingCare agencies and Wesley Mission Victoria (WMV). It will be one of the largest community ...
The rapidly changing nature of work will be the focus of the Justice and International Mission (JIM) unit’s annual convention this month.
Held at the Centre for Theology and Ministry in Parkville on Saturday 17 September, this year’s convention, ‘Making Working Lives Better’, will explore the intersection between social justice and the future of work.
When is an alcove a home? Sadly, it is more often than any of us would like to imagine as we enjoy the comfort of four walls and a cosy bed.
Hosier Lane, which features on the Crosslight cover, is a famous Melbourne laneway. Tourists flock there to take selfies among the colourful street art adorning the ...
DAVID SOUTHWELL
Focusing on mission is helping congregations make decisions about church property to adapt to changing circumstances and manage a process that can be both exciting and daunting.
Manningham Uniting Church and the Banyule Network of churches, both in Melbourne’s north-east, have reached important milestones as they participate in the Asset Strategy Program (ASP), which helps congregations with complex ...
Seniors Week, celebrated on 2-9 October in Victoria and 10-16 October in Tasmania, is a time to recognise the contributions the elderly have made to the Church and wider community.
Uniting AgeWell has developed a Sunday Worship Resource guide to help congregations prepare for Seniors Week celebrations.
It contains sample services, recommended scriptures and prayers that can be adapted ...
An image of a little boy, bloodied and covered from head-to-toe in dust, has come to symbolise the suffering endured by a whole generation of Syrian children.
The boy, later identified as five-year-old Omran Daqneesh, did not cry or shed any tears. His eyes stared blankly into space.
