Prayers of hope for Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran
Myuran Sukumaran has produced several haunting self-portraits in recent days after learning he and others will be executed this week.
Nepal Earthquake Emergency Relief
Image: ACT Alliance Uniting World is calling for donations to its Emergency Contingency Fund to help communities devastated by the recent Nepal earthquake. The 7.
Marriage the highlight of Max’s war experience
Ask Max Wells what his best memory of serving in World War Two is and the answer is pretty simple. “I am sure it was when you were given (a month’s) leave to get married (in May 1944),” his wife, Val, chimed in.
Anzac Day at Uniting Church schools
An Anzac Day installation at Ballarat Clarendon College (image: Ballarat Clarendon College) Uniting Church schools throughout the synod are commemorating Anzac Day with a variety of activities.
My name is CAV 020
“Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.
A picture paints a thousand words
Recognising the emotive power of images, Catchlight is a philanthropic media organisation that showcases the work of visual storytellers who bring to life issues of social justice throughout the world.
National Emergency
The latest research from the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) highlights successive government policy as having failed to address poverty and the growing disadvantage in many Australian communities.
The Justice Conference
The Justice Conference is one of the largest international gatherings on social and biblical justice. Originating in the United States in 2010, the Conference journeyed to Australia for the first time last weekend.
Poem – THE YEAST AND THE DOUGH
By Rev John Cranmer Welcome compatriots ALL to the ambivalent joy of being a bubbling-fermenting opening-up presence for the whole of life and human-civilization Come fly-wild on the wings of our frenetically-in-actio
Billanook College visits the synod office
Approximately 100 Year 9 students from Billanook College visited the synod office in Melbourne this week as part of their annual City9 program.
Call for contributions
The Uniting Church National Assembly is calling for contributions for the upcoming Assembly meeting’s worship book.
Are we still the lucky country?
A Deutsche Bank study released this week has found that Australia is the world’s most expensive country.