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School’s in for discipleship
Younger Generations team member Kelly Woods is hoping to recruit 20 young adults to attend the annual School of Discipleship in New South Wales in June.
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Bowl filled with compassion
By Aimée Keay For 75 years, church communities have been uniting through the Christmas Bowl to give hope to families ...
Sharing wealth promotes goodwill
By Mark Zirnsak With Advent upon us, I have been reflecting on Charles Dickens’ 1843 ‘A Christmas Carol’ and its ...
Advent and a call for peace
Advent marks the beginning of a new year in the Christian liturgical calendar. We begin with the world waiting, wondering ...
Pilgrim students complete studies
At its Valedictory Service on Thursday, hosted by Wesley Church, the community of Pilgrim Theological College said farewell to 17 ...
Funeral service for Rev Dr Michelle Cook
Final arrangements are now in place for the funeral service for Northern Synod Moderator-elect Rev Dr Michelle Cook, who tragically ...
Faith and hope in focus
By Rev Colin Gurteen and Rev Carol Bennett What possible connection could there be between isolated Uniting Church communities scattered ...
Treaty logo now available
As part of its commitment to walking together with Victoria’s First Peoples, the email signatures of Victorian-based staff of Synod ...
Generosity reaches great heights
By Andrew Humphries As a member of the Burwood Heights congregation since the Uniting Church formed in 1977, Len Trotter ...
Staff share stories of support
Across the national life of the Uniting Church, numerous Sundays are earmarked for focused learning, celebration, prayer and fundraising activities, ...
Bayswater’s beacon of hope
By Marina Williams In the heart of Bayswater, a small but mighty group of volunteers is making a big difference ...
Poles promote peace message
By Andrew Humphries Nearly 80 years after it began as a response to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima during World ...
Duty calls us on care
I write this just after Share Sunday, celebrating the community work of Uniting Church agencies, congregations and parish missions. When ...
Cookbook success tastes sweet
By Andrew Humphries What springs to mind when we think of great Australian traditions? Cricket in summer and footy in ...
Pastoral letter on Treaty
Pastoral letter re: Statement in Support of the Treaty Process in Victoria Dear friends in Christ, I recently wrote a ...
Pastoral letter on Yoorrook
Dear friends in Christ, In March this year, the Uniting Church Synod of Victoria and Tasmania was formally approached by ...
Pen to paper seals deal
By Rev Caro Field Whoa, Wednesday's church council meeting was probably the wildest and most exciting I’ve experienced in a ...
Mission flies at Airport West
By Andrew Humphries Ken Baker says while the Airport West Uniting Church congregation may be an ageing one, that doesn’t ...
Sharon returns to a new role
Describing a “deep sense of joy in coming home”, Rev Sharon Hollis was last week inducted into the role of ...
Climate right for action
By Andrew Humphries Warragul Uniting Church member David Morison only has to listen to the sound of children playing at ...
Small in number, big in heart
By Talitha Fraser At East Gippsland’s Johnsonville Uniting Church, a small congregation is showing a big commitment towards lifesaving health ...
Long journey for President
By Rebecca Beisler For Rev Charissa Suli it was an “Emmaus Walk” moment. On the short road between Collaroy and ...
God’s stories worth exploring
The Bible opens with a wonderful, big-picture view of God and the whole universe – the biggest picture view that ...
Sean to step down at Pilgrim
The Synod of Victoria and Tasmania, Uniting Church in Australia, has sadly received the resignation of Rev Associate Professor Sean ...
Service pays tribute to Andy
Family, friends and colleagues gathered yesterday to send Rev Deacon Dr Andy Calder into retirement with much love and appreciation ...
That’s a wrap for Assembly
The 17th National Assembly wrapped up this week, with a new President and General Secretary ready to guide the Uniting ...
Covenant date celebrated
By Andrew Humphries As today marks the 30th anniversary of the Covenant between the UCA and Uniting Aboriginal and Islander ...
Covenant journey explored
As we prepare to mark the 30th anniversary of the Covenant between the UCA and Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian ...
Narana change announced
After 30 years, a decision has been made by the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress to return indigenous cultural ...
Chapter closed on camping
When the Synod of Victoria and Tasmania made the difficult decision last year to sell its camping sites, it signalled ...
Congregation powers on
By Andrew Humphries As a long-time member of the Queenscliff-Point Lonsdale Uniting Church, Richard Allen has seen plenty of change ...
Monica welcomes colleague
Pilgrim Theological College faculty member Monica Melanchthon had the opportunity recently to catch up with an old friend and respected ...
Commitment and community
By Andrew Humphries Warrnambool Uniting Church minister Rev Malcolm Frazer reckons there could be a pretty good book written about ...
Faith and family to fore
By Marina Williams For 150 years Scoresby Uniting Church has witnessed much change in a neighbourhood that has evolved from ...
Democracy in the spotlight
Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their ...
Bush chaplains go extra mile
By Jacqui Simpson Have you ever travelled through the outback, or seen those vast sprawling maps, and got a sense ...
Uniting Church members honoured
A number of Uniting Church members throughout Victoria, and formerly Tasmania, have been recognised in this year’s King’s Birthday Honours ...
Spread warmth this winter
By Meg Hocking For over 30 years, Hartley’s Community Meals has provided community, connection and a hearty meal to the ...
Focus on content accessibility
Ministers, Lay Leaders and Church Council members are invited to attend workshops in September exploring how best to prepare content ...
Action stations on Act2 report
By Bethany Broadstock When the National Assembly meets next month, members will be asked to consider the most significant piece ...
Working towards a just future
I am writing this article (in early May) the day before travelling to Bendigo for a regional meeting of the ...
Jessica’s on a mission
By Aileen Muldoon About 60 people attended a service at Northcote Uniting Church recently for the commissioning of congregation member ...
Science, faith and lots of fun
By Rev Sandy Brodine The Younger Generations team had the pleasure of welcoming Dr Dave Gregory to Melbourne recently as ...
Pomonal rises from the ashes
By Damien Tann Fire and Pomonal are not uncommon associates. In 1939 on Black Friday, the orchards and tobacco plantations ...
Moderator calls for healing
By Andrew Humphries The Moderator, Rev David Fotheringham, yesterday formally acknowledged the harm that the churches in Victoria which historically ...
Churches to appear at Yoorrook
Moderator Rev David Fotheringham will represent the Synod of Victoria and Tasmania at the Yoorrook Justice Commission on May 1. ...
Congregation gives generously
By Talitha Fraser Koonung Heights Uniting Church Minister Rev Heather Hon considers herself extremely fortunate to be part of such ...
Faith in the public square
By Robyn Whitaker This month, Christians around the world will celebrate Easter, a time of year when we reflect on ...
Easter invokes grand themes
The Easter period, moving from Good Friday to Easter Sunday, takes us through the grand themes of death and resurrection, ...
Pilgrim drives deep discussion
By Andrew Humphries Pilgrim Theological College staff and students kicked off the academic year yesterday with a deep question to ...
Leading the fight against leprosy
By Andrew Newmarch and Andrew Humphries Out she came, clothed completely in protective gear: goggles, mask, gloves, and disposable gown, ...
Digging deep to help others
By Andrew Humphries In Mount Waverley in Melbourne’s south-east, one Uniting Church congregation continues to faithfully live out the Christian ...
Pray that peace prevails
In a week we will be moving into the season of Lent, with Ash Wednesday on February 14. Lent is ...
Helen leads list of honours
By Andrew Humphries Tasmanian Australia Day Honours recipient Helen Geard’s first congratulatory call came at 6.45am on Australia Day. Her ...
Moderator’s Christmas message
The grace and peace of God be with you! At the moment I’m on Wurundjeri land, and I offer this ...
Uniting continues to care
By Meg Hocking This year, many Australian families are dreading the countdown to Christmas. Forced to make devastating decisions between ...
That’s a wrap for Synod 2023
By Andrew Humphries How a future Uniting Church will look at both a national and state level, the announcement of ...
Listen for the call from God
“O that you would tear up the heavens and come down.” So begins one of the passages from Isaiah that ...
Synod 2023 day four recap
By Andrew Humphries Synod 2023 has wrapped up after four fruitful days of discernment and discussion around matters of importance ...
Synod 2023 day three recap
By Andrew Humphries Robust discussion exploring important proposals in great detail was an important part of day three of Synod ...
Synod 2023 day two recap
By Andrew Humphries Day two of Synod 2023 featured the announcement of Rev Salesi Faupula as Moderator-elect, a diverse range ...
Moderator-elect announced
Rev Salesi Faupula has today been named Moderator-elect of the Synod of Victoria and Tasmania. Moderator Rev David Fotheringham this ...
Synod 2023 day one recap
By Andrew Humphries Synod 2023 is officially under way, with Opening Worship at the Salvation Army Hall in Box Hill ...
Service calls for peace
Moderator Rev David Fotheringham participated in an ecumenical and interfaith service at St Paul’s Cathedral in Melbourne on Friday, organised ...
Environment right for change
By Andrew Humphries In her four years as Minister at Koonung Heights Uniting Church, Heather Hon has come to appreciate ...
Opening the door to faith
By Andrew Humphries When Anne Pate is asked what her role as Missional Spirituality Pastor with Northcote Uniting Church involves, ...
Statement on the Voice
The Uniting Church in Australia and the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress (UAICC) acknowledge the deep disappointment for many ...
Prayer on the Voice
Uniting Church President Rev Sharon Hollis has offered a prayer for use in worship on Sunday 15 October and beyond ...
Future in focus at Synod 2023
By Andrew Humphries As the National Assembly considers the Uniting Church’s long-term future through the Act2 Project, Victorian and Tasmanian ...
Speaking up for the Voice
As the referendum on an indigenous Voice to Parliament draws closer, the Synod of Victoria and Tasmania is affirming its ...
Church thrives in regions
The weekly Bible readings in the lectionary recently included the Matthew 10 story of Jesus calling together a groups of ...
Nia embraces youth role
It’s a fair change from sunny Queensland to the depths of a Melbourne winter, but it’s one Nia Lavaki is ...
The science of song
By Rev Dr Peter Blackwood I sing in choirs and have sung oratorios and masses, operas and requiems, Bach, Mozart, ...
Honours for UC members
Victorian Uniting Church member Kate Jenkins has been honoured for her extensive work in human rights by being made an ...
Putting faith into action
By Meg Hocking They say the eyes are a window to the soul and the smile a front door to ...
Break down the barriers
One of the things that I enjoy about celebrations of Pentecost is that they often involve congregations stepping out of ...
Moderator’s Easter message
Three years ago, many of us were in lockdown for Easter. Many churches were closed. In a mirror of the ...
Reflections on Easter
Rev Bob Thomas As a born scientist, “but that I can’t believe!” has been my usual response to so many ...
Word’s out on worship
By Andrew Humphries Sometimes in the midst of chaos, drama and uncertainty it is a simple idea that resonates and ...
Cries ring out for justice
The fourth chapter of Genesis gives us the powerfully important story of Cain and Abel. It’s the story in which ...
Uniting Church supports Voice
As Australians prepare to vote on the issue later this year, the Uniting Church in Australia's National Assembly has thrown ...
Statement from the Moderator
In response to the anti-trans rally in front of the Victorian State Parliament on March 18, Moderator David Fotheringham has ...
New roles celebrated
The Centre for Theology and Ministry in Parkville was the setting yesterday for a celebration of ministry as five Uniting ...
Warm welcome for refugees
By Donald Moss Imagine entering Australia as a refugee from Afghanistan more than a decade ago, leaving behind your wife ...
Project is right as rain
North-east of Melbourne, the village of Warrandyte is a well-known tourist attraction filled with galleries, art and craft shops, restaurants, ...
Awards honour long service
Eaglehawk resident Judith Richards’ many years of commitment to the town’s Uniting Church has been recognised with an Australia Day ...
Moderator’s Christmas message
A child taking flesh is a wonderful and slightly terrifying thing! I know it as a parent, and we all ...
Christmas blessings
By Rev Jennie Gordon Christmas, they say, is a ‘family time’. In most families there will be at least one ...
Moderator’s flood letter
As Victoria and Tasmania have been hit hard by flooding, Moderator David Fotheringham has written a pastoral letter expressing the ...
The Lord/Force be with you
By Peter Malone Where is that text in Matthew’s Gospel about not calling anyone Master or Rabbi? It is there ...
Questions on the Bible
By Adelaide Morse The thread of Christianity weaves itself throughout history – frayed in some time periods, bound intricately with ...
The meet of the matter
About 200 members of the Uniting Church gathered at Box Hill Town Hall last month for Synod 2022. The three-day ...
Synod 2022 day three recap
Day 3 was largely devoted to working through proposals still outstanding and hear from the Facilitation Group, which reported on ...
Synod 2022 day two recap
The major item on today’s agenda was considering a response to Tasmania’s End-Of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) legislation. Members moved ...
Synod 2022 day one recap
The first in-person Synod Meeting since 2019 got under way at Box Hill Town Hall today, with those present relishing ...
New Moderator installed
A changing of the guard took place in Melbourne last night, with Rev David Fotheringham installed as Synod of Victoria ...
Fond farewell to Denise
By Andrew Humphries When Rev Denise Liersch passes the baton to incoming Moderator Rev David Fotheringham tomorrow night, it will ...
Building on faith
By Andrew Humphries Ask Lockwood Uniting Church member Sue Bewsell what the building means to the community and her reply ...
Reconciliation on right track
By Andrew Humphries As our First Nations people mark two important dates on their calendar this week, Tasmanian indigenous spokesperson ...
Home is where the art is
By Andrew Humphries When a two-bedroom property at Sulphur Creek in Tasmania went on the market recently, keen buyers would ...
Safe space to speak up
By Andrew Humphries While some organisations pay lip service to the concepts of inclusion and diversity, one regional congregation is ...
Good Friday story challenges us
By John Evans During Lent, my congregation is reflecting on the stations of the cross as seen through the eyes ...
Focus on heads and tales
By Andrew Humphries In the modern fast-paced world of 24-hour news cycles, opinion shaped by social media, and seemingly endless ...
Sylvia relishes new role
By Andrew Humphries When Rev Sylvia 'Akau'ola Tongotongo talks about the importance of multiculturalism and developing an intercultural framework within ...
Indigenous link honoured with renaming
By Andrew Humphries The focus has been on indigenous issues at the Centre for Theology and Ministry this week, with ...
Synod 2022 offers the chance to have a say
By Andrew Humphries As the countdown begins to Synod 2022, Uniting Church members from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds are ...
Australia Day honours for UC members
By Andrew Humphries Uniting Vic.Tas CEO Bronwyn Pike’s outstanding contribution to the community in a number of fields has been ...
Faith to the fore in Tonga after tsunami
By Andrew Humphries Ten days after the South Pacific Island nation of Tonga was devastated by a tsunami, the ripple ...
Call to prayer after tsunami devastates Tonga
Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) President, Rev Sharon Hollis, and Chair of the Uniting Church’s Tongan National Conference (TNC), Rev ...
COVID-19 warning for congregations
To ensure the health and wellbeing of Uniting Church members, every Church Council is reminded of their obligations around COVID-19 ...
Peace of mind in music
By Cathy Withiel Sunsets lost their beauty for David Ross-Smith when they were replaced by sundowners. Sundowning is the term ...
Members urged to speak up
As next year’s Synod Meeting draws closer, Uniting Church members are being invited to have their say. Younger members and ...
How do we reopen doors?
By Andrew Humphries As Victorians emerged from the sixth, and hopefully last, COVID-19 lockdown in late October, they were confronted ...
Pastoral letter from the Moderator
Vaccination and Reopening: face to face worship and COVID requirements Dear Friends, Over past weeks, questions around vaccination and reopening ...
Good food for a good cause
By Andrew Humphries Summer is the time our bathers come out, our sprinklers come out, the kids’ cricket bats come ...
It’s time to act on climate
By Donald Moss As leaders and environmentalists gather in Glasgow at the end of this month for the UN Climate ...
Hope shines in dark times
Dear Friends, Greetings to you all in these times of change. As a Church and in our wider communities, we’re ...
An open letter of sincere gratitude and encouragement
From the Chairs of Uniting Vic.Tas, Uniting AgeWell, U Ethical Investors, and the Moderator of the Uniting Church in Australia ...
Ton of joy as Eve celebrates special day
Rev Sani Vaeluaga has done many wonderful things in his time as a Minister, but one of the most memorable ...
Sharon Hollis installed as President
The first-ever online meeting for the Assembly of the Uniting Church in Australia took place over the weekend, with former ...
Narana pastoral letter from Moderator
Last Friday, I had the chance to visit Narana Aboriginal Cultural Centre. Narana is a significant centre of ministry of ...
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