Mural mission
Glenorchy Mayor Alderman Kristie Johnston opening the mural with the students from Glenorchy Primary and Cosgrove High Schools, who painted the mural.
More than chattering
Congregation members from Hastings Uniting Church have created an installation protesting against the detention of refugee children.
Responding to the ravages of drought
By Deb Bennett Throughout the past month, the weather in Melbourne has lived up to the cliché ‘four seasons in one day’.
Heartache and Hope
By Penny Mulvey A small boy, in the arms of his father, responded to questioning by a French journalist asking how he was feeling after the Paris attacks last month. The little boy said he was scared.
December Synod Snaps
Synod snaps highlights photos from different Uniting Church events happening throughout the synod.
Christ is for life, not just for Christmas
A puzzle for you: why is Christmas Day like an iceberg? Because on Christmas Day we only see only one tenth of the Story! It’s a little like those gym memberships that some of us have taken out from time-to-time – you kn
Penguin on parade
By Nigel Tapp For almost 150 years the Penguin Uniting Church has worshipped on the same spot opposite the Bass Strait foreshore of the small north-west Tasmanian town.
Time and tide
As Christmas approaches again, it can sometimes seem as if nothing (no-thing) is newly created any more – particularly with the endless display of, so-called, ‘new-things’ appearing on-line and in retail stores.
New target for UnitingCare Christmas Appeal
Last month marked the launch of the 24th annual UnitingCare and Target Christmas Appeal, which has distributed more than 2 million gifts to local people who are doing it tough.
Bacchus Marsh birthday bash
Ross Adams (designer), Geoff Butler (Mr Leadlights craftsman), Barry Wilkins and Jayne Wilkins (donors) More than 120 people recently gathered to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the historic St Andrew’s Church at Bacc
A big year for NextGen
The synod’s NextGen youth have celebrated a year of milestones and achievements in 2015. This year marked 30 years since the Uniting Church declared itself a multicultural Church.
A man of many talents – Andrew Donnelly obituary
Rev Andrew Donnelly 13/09/1956 – 20/10/2015 The Uniting Church congregations of Bairnsdale, Paynesville and Lindenow are saddened by the death of their former minister, Rev Andrew Donnelly, on October 20 at Bright Hospit