Church of all Nations to continue relief support
For decades, Carlton’s Church of All Nations (CAN) has delivered emergency relief to those in need.
The Dove and the Uniting Church Logo
By Rev Dr Randall Prior (With help from Rev Dr D’Arcy Wood) The dove has a significant place on the logo of the Uniting Church in Australia as a symbol of the Holy Spirit.
Leading church figure remembered
By Nigel Tapp One of Australia’s most respected religious leaders and Christian media pioneers, Rev Dr Gordon Moyes AC, passed away peacefully last month surrounded by his family.
Relief cuts endanger Tasmania’s most vulnerable
UnitingCare Tasmania’s emergency relief operations in southern Tasmania will be reduced from four half days a week to about 10 hours a week in the wake of a 30 per cent funding cut by the Federal Government.
Welfare reform should involve greater investment
By Lin Hatfield Dodds National Director of UnitingCare Australia People in politics like to quote an old German Chancellor, Otto von Bismarck, who famously said that laws are like sausages.
The Road to Paris – A crucial time in history
By Marguerite Marshall This December representatives from 192 countries will meet in Paris to try and solve perhaps the greatest challenge humanity has ever faced – climate change.
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.