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President on schools, formation and hope
Five reflections on Rev Charissa Suli’s address to the Uniting Connections National Schools Conference, on belonging, dignity and forming young people for lives of wisdom and hope.
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Coping with COVID-19: Robyn Nandan
Hobart mother/grandmother Robyn Nandan is feeling acutely the isolating effects of the current lockdowns. The 72-year-old says the fact she can’t see her eldest three children is “challenging”. “I’m finding this most stressful,” she says.
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Focus on human rights, disability and ethics
Experts list five groups of people most at risk from the COVID-19 pandemic and give a six-point plan to ensure they are not discriminated against, as has happened overseas.
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Is it OK to have Holy Communion online?
Absence makes the heart grow tender in these days of social isolation. And it also prompts the question: Is it OK to have Holy Communion online? Rev Dr Sally Douglas shares her thoughts.
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Now I understand what Lent is all about
Ellaine Downie has always resisted participating in the spiritually nourishing sacrifices that precede Easter. But this year is different. “Unwillingly, I am experiencing what the disciples must have felt,” she says.
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What does trusting yourself to God look like right now?
St Andrew’s Gardiner UC minister Rev Ajub Jahja reflects on the function of faith during this pandemic. “Faith is important, but so is reason,” he says.
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Coping with COVID-19: Rev Alex Sangster
Rev Alex Sangster shares how St Andrews UC, Fairfield, a normally “low tech” congregation, has adjusted to church online and why she’s swapped the church building for her living room.
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Coping with COVID-19: Jo Austin
Children’s support worker Jo Austin talks about her weekly Sunday FEASTs, which provide nourishment of a different kind for families, and what is the most challenging part of her job now that people are house-bound.
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Moderator shares an Easter reflection
Moderator Rev Denise Liersch reminds us to look to Jesus for a way forward during this time of seismic upheaval.
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Coping with COVID-19: Rev Beth Bear
What’s a “Chapel bite”? It’s one of school chaplain Rev Beth Bear’s clever innovations to help her keep in touch with the students at The Scots School, Albury.
