SHARE hosted an afternoon tea at the synod office chapel in December to celebrate the ongoing work of the SHARE Ambassadors in championing SHARE’s programs and initiatives.
SHARE Ambassadors Jan and Peter Gilbertson (pictured) have a long-standing connection to the organisation. It began with the involvement of Mr Gilbertson’s father Jack, who was a former chairperson of SHARE.
Between 12 and 14 of November, the Centre for Theology and Ministry conducted its annual Preaching and Ministry conference, preparing ministers and worship leaders for working with the lectionary cycle for the approaching liturgical year.
This year’s conference had an extra edge to it as a considerable number of people took part by live-streaming. This meant that not all ...
Rev Siotame Paletu’a thought the worst was over when Cyclone Ian’s Tongan rampage seemed to come to an end after a couple of hours on 11 January. But, as quickly as the winds died down they sprung up again. Rev Paletu’a found himself in the midst of one of the most terrifying incidents of his life.
Members and friends, both past and present, celebrated 125 years of worship at the Montrose Uniting Church in November last year.
Starting as a home church in 1878, associated with the then United Methodist Free Church, the first worship in a church building took place in 1888.
In December, three poets of different faiths entertained and challenged synod staff over a special lunch to celebrate diversity through Slam Poetry. Slam Poetry is a competitive public performance where participants read or recite original poems and audience reaction determines the winner.
Organised by the Commission for Mission’s Uniting Through Faiths unit, the event included a Q&A facilitated by ...
By Bindy Taylor
The connection between clothing production and human trafficking has been one of the world’s best kept secrets. As a general rule of thumb, if you’re paying ‘not much’ for a piece of clothing, it’s likely someone has been trafficked ...
“Faith is a practical thing,” Julian Hamilton, of the Methodist Church of Ireland, preached on the third day of Yuróra. “We must perform the text, and when we do God turns up.”
With a week full of worship, song, dance and social justice, mixed in with a healthy dose of yuróra, how could we not be performing the word ...
Faith, Work and Witness, a history of the UCAF, was recently launched by Rev Alistair Macrae in Melbourne. Written by Joan Waters, Faith, Work and Witness documents the work of the UCAF while paying tribute to members past and present.
Speaking at the launch, Mr Macrae praised the longstanding commitment of UCAF members.
Last month Melbourne was enthralled by the Spring Racing Carnival – the festival bringing together racing delights, warming weather and brimming house sales. Added to the increasing fervour leading up to Christmas, remembering the less fortunate, particularly the 23,000 Victorians who are either ...
While for most people Christmas is a time of great joy, there are those within our community who find the festive season a real struggle.
The hurt and pain caused by the loss of a loved one – or other events which have caused stress – can be made even harder to handle because of the need to ‘grin and ...
Five Uniting Church ministerial candidates were joined by ministers in training and faculty staff at their valedictory service last month. Claire Dawe, Berlin Guerrero, Ross Pearce, Temukisa Vaeluaga and Bruce Watson have now completed their studies at the Centre for Theology and ...
