Beanie bonanza
By Ben Grundy The High Street Uniting Church in Frankston recently held its annual fete with a new addition to the festivities. This year’s fete included the inaugural ‘Great Frankston Beanie Challenge’ exhibition.
George Town uniting church at forefront of local ecumenism
Karina Zanchetta cannot hide a laugh when she explains that, while a member of the George Town Uniting Church she represents the Catholics on the local ecumenical body because her husband, Renato, is on the local Cathol
Celebrations at Grovedale
Stringed instruments, food and guided tours were all part of the festivities at the Grovedale Uniting Church recently, with the official opening of UnitingCare Geelong’s new operations centre on the grounds of the Grove
A church of many cultures
By DEVANANDAN ANANDARAJAN On 23 May the Glen Waverley Uniting Church was in full colour.
Synod snaps – July
“Taking pictures is savouring life intensely, every hundredth of a second” – Marc Riboud Each month Crosslight will showcase images from throughout the Church. Send your images to tim.lam@victas.uca.
Unscrambling Jesus
By Sean Winter This year marks the 30th anniversary of the formation of the Jesus Seminar.
National Ice Taskforce visits UnitingCare ReGen
Taskforce members Ken Lay (left) and Dr Sally McCarthy (2nd from right) with ReGen Chief Executive Laurence Alvis, Donna Ribton-Turner, Director Clinical Services, and Mark Johnston Acting Catalyst Programs Manage
UCAF committee commissioned
National UCAF committee (left to right) Barrie French, Dulcie French, Pam Grant, Margaret Pedler, Mary Dunnachie, Dot Teague, Rhonda Heather and Lenice Harding.
Two Men and a Church – Alex Gibney’s Going Clear
Film | Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief | M Review by EMMET O’CUANA Documentary maker Alex Gibney’s Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room was an acclaimed piece of film-making applauded for exposin
A Response to ‘Why Unite?’
By Rev Dr Lorraine Parkinson Rev Randall Prior’s article in June Crosslight (‘Why Unite?’) prompts me to respond to assertions he has made about the formation and future of the Uniting Church.
Hampton’s Pilgrim People
By CATHERINE MCNICOL When the Moorabbin-Highett churches closed at the end of 2013 and the properties were sold as part of Uniting our future, many of the congregation chose to join neighbouring Hampton.
Connections program unique in providing care
Connections CEO Angela Forbes and MacKillop Family Services CEO Micaela Cronin.