After Anzac Day
BILL PUGH Sometimes unavoidable experiences bring us face to face with vulnerability and reality. As 18 year-olds, we arrived at Puckapunyal in 1953 to begin national service training.
Truly we shall remember them
By Penny Mulvey As thousands upon thousands converged in the centre of Melbourne to either participate in the Anzac Day march or to line Swanston Street and St Kilda Rd in support, a contemplative service for peace took
Prince. Slave. Artist.
“If you don’t own your masters, your master owns you,” Prince interviewed by Rolling Stone in 1996. Prince has died aged 57.
Castles in the Sky – Publishing opportunities for students
The Crosslight team are welcoming submissions from students in Year 9 who are interested in writing, illustration and photography.
Stop foreign aid cuts
Church leaders from 12 denominations, including Uniting Church President Stuart McMillan, have called on Treasurer Scott Morrison to stop further cuts to Australia’s aid budget.
Planning approval ensures preservation of Victoria’s earliest intact neo-gothic church complex
An exciting step that assures Wesley Church’s future as a place of worship and community gathering was announced yesterday.
Forest Hill twins have 99 reasons to celebrate
For almost 100 years, Uniting AgeWell residents Mary Mullarvey and Catherine Zimmer have done just about everything together.
The servant community
DEB BENNETT Last month we spoke with four Uniting Church volunteers who devote countless hours to serving their congregations and communities.
Place-to-place placement
DEB BENNETT Mobile ministry, an innovative placement idea, hopes it can soon offer support to country churches throughout the Loddon Mallee region.
Neomad takes the Gold
EMMET O’CUANA A few years ago Crosslight profiled Australian online comic and multimedia project Neomad.
Singing for social justice
TIM LAM Uniting Church members in the Warrnambool region are using the power of song to bring about social change.
Justice for Timor-Leste
TIM LAM Australia played an instrumental role restoring peace to Timor-Leste following the 1999 independence referendum.