Jun 9, 2020 | COVID-19, EXPERIENCING FAITH
As we approach Easter, we realise that life as we know it has changed. The world is now a village, with all of us threatened with a deadly virus. What can we do with this situation? How can we use it well? To be clear, I do not believe that COVID-19 is God’s way of...
Jun 9, 2020 | EXPERIENCING FAITH, GROWING, MISSION
This year we have been unable to gather and share in a common learning opportunity face to face in Refresh (planned for May 2020). An alternative learning opportunity is to engage in a series of video inputs around the gospel of Matthew that Uniting Church minister...
Jun 9, 2020 | EXPERIENCING FAITH
Growing in the love and knowledge of Jesus Christ is transformational. It may be a long time since we have intentionally reflected on this and pondered our heart for God. When all the distractions and activities are removed, there is time to wonder, read, pray,...
May 26, 2020 | EXPERIENCING FAITH, GROWING, NEWS, Uncategorized
As Christian communities around Tasmania, the Uniting Church is committed to reconciliation and renewal – of the whole creation, of our relationships with palawa, the First Peoples of Tasmania, and in particular our growing relationship with Leprena, the Uniting...
Apr 27, 2020 | ACTIVITIES, EXPERIENCING FAITH, INSPIRING, MISSION, WORSHIP
In her Easter message, Moderator Rev Denise Liersch reminded us to look to Jesus for a way forward during this time of seismic upheaval. The congregations and faith communities in the Presbytery of Tasmania have many ways of being Church during this ‘non-contact’...
Apr 15, 2020 | EXPERIENCING FAITH, INSPIRING, NEWS, WORSHIP
“When the unexpected happens you begin to live.” I do not recall who first wrote that but it is essential truth. When our individual, daily lives follow a pattern with which we have become so familiar, then it is arguable whether we are living or just...
