On 3 July, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Victoria broke their daily Ramadan fast with High Street Uniting Church in Frankston. More than 90 people from various faiths came together to share an Iftar dinner and listen to guest speakers talk about their Muslim faith.
During the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims throughout the world fast from dawn until ...
The Chilcot report released on 6 July provided a scathing assessment of the British government’s involvement in the Iraq War.
It has also generated discussion in Australia, with former prime minister John Howard defending his decision to send troops to Iraq. However, his comments were criticised by ...
The NSW government announced on 7 July that it will ban greyhound racing in the state. Rev Barbara Allen, the synod’s Spirituality and Creation Project Worker, writes about the importance of caring for creation.
Today, 7 July 2016, will go down in Australian history as a momentous day for animal welfare.
Uniting Church President Stuart McMillan has called on Uniting Church congregations to pray for those affected by the floods in China.
Torrential downpours around China’s Yangtze River basin, which began in late June, have claimed the lives of at least 186 people. An estimated 33 million people are affected and more than 100 rivers throughout the country are on ...
Anyone passing by Queenscliff-Point Lonsdale Uniting Church still has a chance to contribute to the NAIDOC Week bigger picture.
People are invited to continue the work on a partially completed glass bead mosaic that represents this year’s NAIDOC Week theme of songlines.
The mosaic was a centrepiece of last Sunday’s “messy church” session, which also included other themed art projects, ...
Over the last few days our news has been full of stories of violent acts that have resulted in the deaths of many hundreds and suffering for innumerable people. Such acts of violence, while reported in graphic detail, can seem so far away, so enormous in impact, so overwhelming in their destruction and evil that ...
On Saturday evening while all about me were losing their heads about the 2016 Australian federal election, I was happily enjoying the afterglow of voting for the first time in seven years.
That was the second Lisbon referendum, held in Ireland in October 2009 and a do-over essentially, as the Irish public apparently made the wrong choice in June 2008.
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The only certain outcome from Saturday’s federal election is that the result is still uncertain – and it could be a month before we know who will govern.
Most pundits suggest a minority Coalition government that relies on independents and minor parties is the most likely end result, although Labor would consider itself a chance to stitch together a ...
Democracy is often touted as the ‘holy grail’ of international politics. It is the system those who live under fascist, communist or dictatorial regimes aspire to. People have died fighting for the right to have their say about who will make decisions affecting their nation’s future.
This year, a series ...
The UnitingCare Australia Aged Care Network has released independent modelling that reveals the full impact of the federal government’s proposed aged care cuts.
In the 2016-17 federal budget, the Turnbull government announced changes to the Aged Care Funding Instrument, which will result in $1.2 billion cut from aged care funding.
UnitingCare Australia engaged the services of Ansell Strategic to ...
Many Uniting Church members have gained some understanding of what it is like to survive on a refugee’s diet by spending a week on a ration pack the same as that received by an adult Syrian living in a refugee camp in Jordan.
Conducted by Act for Peace during Refugee Week (19-25 June), sponsored participants pledged to eat only what ...
NAIDOC Week is a time for First Peoples and non-Indigenous Australians to celebrate the culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
The Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress (UAICC) has prepared worship resources for congregations to use during NAIDOC Week, which takes place from 3-10 July this year. It contains an Acknowledgement of Country, recommended readings, ...
