Jul 1, 2019 | EXPERIENCING FAITH, GROWING
Why on earth do we have to fill out a Keeping Children Safe Progress Report? Why on earth do we need to obtain Working with Vulnerable People registrations? One of my many areas of volunteer work is with The Helping Hand Association Inc. in Longford, which is a local...
Apr 1, 2019 | EXPERIENCING FAITH
A few weeks ago I was privileged, along with some 60 others, to attend a day with Padraig O’Tuama, “Spirituality in a Changing World”. Padraig’s soft Irish accent was good listening – and memorably, I stayed awake, even after lunch! There were many memorable moments...
Feb 20, 2019 | EXPERIENCING FAITH
This feminine cross is made from copper wire and real amber and is made in the image of a Tongan Lady. With beads mimicking the bracelets and crowns of flowers that women wear on important celebrations. Around the waist of the cross is the traditional kiekie for...
Feb 4, 2019 | EXPERIENCING FAITH
When I was growing up in Castlemaine and Maldon there were a lot of hippies everywhere. On the news and “A Current Affair” and “60 Minutes” there was always a story about a cult or a new age thing community or an Eastern religion where people were devotees, not just...
Jan 31, 2019 | ACTIVITIES, EXPERIENCING FAITH, GROWING
The 2019 Presbytery Youth Camp was a fun, relaxed and enjoyable event for the 12 campers who attended. It fostered a positive community of young people open to exploring questions about God. Camp Director Bobbe Solager wrote that PYC was. . . “a ton of fun,...
Jan 18, 2019 | EXPERIENCING FAITH
Not that long ago Denise Savage and myself found ourselves unexpectedly on the same flight home to Tasmania after a day of Uniting Church meetings in Melbourne. We were on the last flight and outside the weather was dark and gloomy. When we finally boarded our plane...
