March coming events
Warrandyte Uniting 50th Celebration 28 April, 10.15 am. Warrandyte Uniting Church, Melway 35C1. The Warrandyte church is celebrating 50 years of the present building.
V for victory
One Billion Rising is a global campaign so named because one in three women throughout the world will be raped or beaten in their lifetime – a staggering one billion women.
Serving with love
It’s so dry. For weeks many communities have been living with the reality and uncertainty of fires. The grass is crackling dry and smoke hangs heavily.
The spirit of friendship
Photo above, taken on the steps of Ormond College, 1960: L to R. Back row: Janice Brown, Jean Shadforth, Olive Howell, Mary Moodie. Centre: Margaret Lochhead, Joan Burnup.
Journey of love
Moderator Isabel Thomas Dobson The cross I wear around my neck every day has a twist in it, so that both the crosspiece and upright form the infinity symbol.
Voices for justice
UC supporters highlighting Australia’s commitment to contribute 0.5% to halving poverty by 2015, through the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals.
The Call to Create Space
People from different cultural backgrounds may have different comfort zones on ‘space’ – some like more distance, some like to get closer.
The power of words
By Penny Mulvey Growing up, the old nursery rhyme, ‘sticks and stones will break your bones but names will never hurt you’, was regularly repeated to me by my parents.
School’s out
Philippa Foot, (left) and Emma Grigg (right) with Mutitjulu resident Elsie Mumu Aka Intjpartyi While most Year 12 students celebrated the end of their school days at beach resorts throughout Australia, two students from
Daniel sets up camp
With more than 30 years’ experience in outdoor education and small business, Daniel Murray brings a wealth of practical knowledge to his new position as Uniting Church Camping’s (UCC) General Manager-Business Development