Students speak up on justice
Claudia McSwain and Emily Hill “If you had to leave home, for fear of being killed, what would you take with you?” This was the question asked by Mohammed from Lentara Uniting Care when he spoke to 50 school students fro
From Mooroolbark to Kampala
DEB BENNETT In the early morning hours of 27 April 1996, a weary Australian educator and a disheartened social worker from Africa met at the breakfast bar of a café on 500 West Broadway, San Diego.
Commitment to safety
Brunswick Uniting Church recently became the latest church to be presented with the Safe Church Recognition program certificate.
Kiwi adventure with heart
Hunt for the Wilderpeople | Film | PG Review by GARTH JONES Hunt for the Wilderpeople is New Zealand writer/director Taika Waititi’s (Eagle vs Shark) fourth feature film.
Visit of Prof Musa Dube
DEV ANANDARAJAN In July Professor Musa Dube will visit Melbourne at the invitation of the Centre for Theology and Ministry and the synod’s Intercultural unit.
Mending fences
The Benalla Uniting Church Emergency Fencing Team celebrated the handover of a Polaris All Terrain Vehicle, trailer and much-needed tractor equipment at Thoona in April.
Baristas, beans and blessings at Hoppers Crossing’s Playdate Café
Fiona Adams (right) with Truly Welgemoed from True Care Gardening Werribee ROS MARSDEN In a happy atmosphere of anticipation, the Playdate Café at Hoppers Crossing Uniting Church launched a new community destination for
Empowering future leaders
Young people from congregations throughout Australia will gather at the Gold Coast in July for the National Young Adult Leaders Conference (NYALC).
Family fun
Book | Angry Birds: The Movie | G Reviewed by: JAMES NEL, 10 years old (with help from his mum). Do you ever feel like you don’t fit in when everyone else around you seems to be happy? Then you know how Red feels.
Songs for children
CD | I Am Loved: Community Songs for Children and Children’s Ministry Review by ROB HANKS (Youth Worker) I Am Loved is a crowd-funded children’s ministry music project produced by collaborators and friends, Heather Pric
Finding the balance
Balancing Act– Australia Between Recession and Renewal | Quarterly Essay 61 | George Megalogenis Review by GARTH JONES Expanding on themes briefly explored in 2015’s Australia’s Second Chance, journalist George Megalogen