COVID-19
All you need to know: answers to your frequently asked questions
To help you get the answers you need, our Coronavirus Crisis Team has listed your FAQs. This page will be updated regularly and we hope it will satisfy most of your queries, saving you from having to pick up a phone or send an email.
Read MoreLockdown pastoral letter from Moderator
Moderator Denise Liersch has penned a pastoral letter reminding us of Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians. “Sometimes when we are in the midst of tough life experiences we can be more deeply in touch with our hearts than when life is running smoothly.”
Read MoreComparing Victoria and Tasmania’s different pandemic experiences
Little separates Victoria and Tasmania geographically, but thanks to the pandemic they have been worlds apart for most of this year.
Read MorePastoral letter from the Moderator
Moderator Denise Liersch reflects on how different the lives of Victorians and Tasmanians are at the moment and how Jesus calls us to be one community together.
Read MoreCoping with COVID-19: Lindsay Oates
Victorian Local Men’s Health Hero Award recipient Lindsay Oates talks about the life-saving work of the Men’s Sheds.
Read MoreCoping with COVID-19: Ilaisaane Pongi
Ilaisaane Pongi says lockdown has given her “ample opportunity for deep reflection on my life”. She also shares a Bible passage that has provided much comfort during these “challenging times”.
Read MoreHoly Communion: what to consider
Professor Stephen Burns and Reverend Fran Barber explore practises of sharing communion which reflect our theology and minimise the risk of infection.
Read MoreSwitched on knitters and Lego builders
Digital church was on for young and old last weekend with knitters and Lego builders strutting their stuff online.
Read MoreCoping with COVID-19: Jamie Cameron
Lockdown restrictions have made Uniting Ballarat Social Enterprise Coordinator Jamie Cameron realise just how important community is. “I have been reminded of how … we contribute to each other’s lives,” he says.
Read MoreSeeking a more just post-pandemic path
When the lockdown is lifted, will we return to what we knew, or will a ‘new normal’ emerge, one that embraces the poor, lonely, marginalised, disadvantaged and vulnerable?
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