Many faiths, one people
By Tim Lam Sri Lankan Harmony Day looks set to become an annual fixture in the local Sri Lankan community calendar.
Lifetime of service
Rev John Gardiner’s recent 90th birthday celebration also served as a retirement celebration of sorts. Although officially retired decades ago, Mr Gardiner has remained very active in the Springvale community.
It’s a conspiracy
By Jennifer Byrnes It’s a conspiracy! Every Sunday, and at many other times in the week, the people of God conspire. The word conspire derives from ‘con’ meaning together and ‘inspire’ meaning to breathe in.
Testament of Youth review
Review by Emmet O’Cuana Film| Testament of Youth| M Vera Brittain’s Testament of Youth, the first of a series of lengthy memoirs, is a classic appeal to pacifism inspired by the horrors of the First World War.
Opening Day: St Margaret Hall
By Doug Williams Imagine bringing together 285 teenagers, a DJ with sound desk and four speaker stacks that would bring down Sydney Opera House.
National role for Dandenong minister
Dandenong Uniting Church minister Rev Dr Apwee Ting believes there is a desperate need for churches to re-discover the art of cross cultural ministry in order to fully engage with their missional mandate.
A life of faith in action
Jean McKendry-Paterson 19/1/1928 – 9/3/2015 North Melbourne has lost a much loved and respected senior citizen in Jean McKendry-Paterson.
Devonport looks to a new future
By Nigel Tapp “We love our church but we love our God more.” – Marie Beluch.
When disaster strikes
Book | Working with Disaster – Clergy & Bushfires Review by Ros Marsden “The people I met that very first night. Their faces still haunt me; burnt, covered in ash. A local family. Going up the mountain the next week.
May Letters
Concerned Ferntree Gully Uniting Church members are standing against the death penalty.
Threat to the Great Barrier Reef
The synod Commission for Mission wants Australian banks to rule out funding Indian business tycoon Gutram Adani’s Carmichael coal mine and expansion of the Abbot Point coal terminal in Queensland.