THE Anglican Church of Canada in May entered a new round of dialogue with the United Church of Canada, aiming to explore ways in which the two churches can work together for more effective ministry and mission. "Much of the impetus for these conversations is coming from the grassroots of our two churches," said Archdeacon Bruce Myers, the Anglican church's ...

THIS month we are celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Uniting Church in Australia. In May we launched the Side by Side study resource and are happy to say the additional resources are all now online at http://ucaqld.com.au/about-us/about-the-uniting-church-in-queensland/together-on-the-way-enriching-community Additional online resources can accompany the study and include four videos looking at different partnerships, music selections and potential prayers. We'd love ...

Lion Hudson, 2012 RRP $7.99 Linda Hanson worships at Tewantin Uniting Church and has three children who all enjoy sticker books. My Very First Story of Jesus Sticker Book is a great book with lovely bright pictures on good quality paper.  The book follows Jesus’ life starting with his birth and the calling of the disciples. Then the book looks ...

FAITH-based and civil relief groups are providing aid to more than 4,000 victims left homeless by an earthquake that struck the northern Italian region of Emilia Romagna on 20 May, killing at least seven people and wounding dozens. The Italian news agency ANSA said a number of historic churches and castles were destroyed or damaged by the quake, which measured ...

ONE hundred and fifty Uniting Church members gathered in Mt Louisa House of Praise in Townsville for worship over the Easter weekend. Congregation minister, Rev Anne Harley, said this year’s Easter Call was a success and attendees were changed, inspired, healed, and more equipped to serve. “We believe God has far more for us in the Uniting Church in North ...

IT is with great excitement and enthusiasm that we share with you the Side by Side study resource this month. A product stemming from Together on the way, enriching community, the resource has been developed by a team from the Uniting Church in Queensland to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Uniting Church in Australia. It is based on the ...

TENS of thousands of people visited Toowoomba over the Easter long weekend to celebrate Easterfest, the largest Christian event and largest drug and alcohol-free festival in Australia. Festival director David Schenk said that after shock floods at Easterfest in 2011, this year the event ran smoothly and was a complete success. "All the challenges that we had with the weather ...

HAVE you ever competed in a three-legged race? You won’t see it on the program for the Olympic Games but you might get to see it at a church family picnic. I wonder who came up with the idea that one body should be shackled to another racing against a whole lot of other awkward pairs. Put the stop watch ...

WHEN Rev Bob Harriman, Mary Burnett Presbytery Minister and former Chaplain for UnitingCare Community (formerly Lifeline), looks at church communities he doesn’t focus on who is there. Mr Harriman is always on the lookout for the people who aren’t there. It is about ensuring our churches are inclusive worship communities where different people feel that they belong. He said inclusive ...

IT’S a number of f rsts for Adelaide’s Amel Manyon. She is the first South Sudanese woman to be ordained into the Uniting Church in Australia. Ms Manyon will also become minister of the newest Uniting Church community in South Australia, the Uniting Church Northern Suburbs Dinka Speaking Faith Community, located at St. Stephen’s Uniting Church, Elizabeth North. She was ordained ...