Brunswick Uniting Church recently became the latest church to be presented with the Safe Church Recognition program certificate. Moderator Dan Wootton joined the congregation for worship to celebrate the achievement, which came after two years of work by a group of dedicated members.
They facilitated Safe Church training and developed a Code of Conduct for all volunteers. Recognising the ...
Heart too full of grief for sleeping
I lay my head on a rock hard pillow
without hope of rest
These are the opening lines to ‘The Dream’ a poem written by Rev Christine MacDowall as part of her collection Lightly on the Earth. Featuring a mixture of poetry and images, including the photography of Jeannette Cossio, the ...
John and Margaret Williams celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary on 20 March with a large gathering of family and friends.
The couple are members of Mountview Uniting Church in Mitcham. They first met at a Methodist Central youth council, when Rev Bob Uren suggested to John that he drive Margaret home after her first meeting as council ...
Approximately 60 people came together at Mortlake Uniting Church for Lorraine Tonzing’s final service as lay preacher. Visitors from Derrinallum, Terang, Mepunga and Warrnambool attended the service on 13 March, along with friends from the Anglican Church and Lorraine’s family.
Lorraine’s journey began in Kangaroo Flat Methodist Church, where she was baptised and confirmed as a teenager ...
In June 1956, a group of young couples at the South Oakleigh Methodist congregation came together to form the Young Marrieds group. The idea was initiated by Rev Ron Williams, who suggested starting a social evening once a month for members to meet outside their busy work and family commitments.
Valentine’s Day was a day of loving and a service day of release for Rev James Stewart Murray who retired on 29 February. Pastor Jim, as we fondly call him, became the Minister of the Word at St Albans and Sydenham/Caroline Springs congregations in September 2011.
When Jenny Holden and her husband Arthur retired, they felt they finally had time to give something back to the community.
Twelve months ago, they enquired about becoming foster carers through Wesley Mission Victoria. But Ms Holden, who recently celebrated her 70th birthday, wondered if she was too old.
The March long weekend is traditionally a time of camping in the Uniting Church.
The Synod Social Justice Family camp at Adekate is in its sixth year. This year approximately 70 people (16 families) with ages ranging from four through to 18 explored the theme of ‘the personal is political’, looking at prayer and social justice.
Friends and family helped Rev Ken Blackwell celebrate his 100th birthday in January at a party in Hobart which also recognised 74 years since ordination.
He received a book on his life as well as greetings from the Queen, the Prime Minister, the Governor General, the Department of Veteran Affairs, many friends and members of his family.
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When the team at Crosslight read the results of the survey our readers completed at the end of 2015, we were moved by the nature and diversity of volunteering that everyone accomplishes. Not only do people help with church and church-related activities (heaps of them!), they also put their hands up for community volunteering across a range of ...
Tasmania’s unpredictable weather did not keep Uniting AgeWell’s Lillian Martin residents from donning their sneakers and participating in their Relay For Life marathon on Monday.
Inspired by staff who entered a team in the Cancer Council fundraising event, residents decided they would also do their part for cancer research, forming a team of their own and doing laps around ...
People with a shared love of music gathered together on Valentine’s Day last month for the Rutherglen Big Sing. MC for the day was Zelma Eltringham, one of 60 people who met in the Uniting Church in Rutherglen.
“Folk travelled from Benalla, Albury, Cohuna and Melbourne to join with clergy and members of the Anglican, Catholic and Uniting churches ...
