Blue Care Archives - JourneyOnline

Service recognised in Moderator’s Medals

QLD Synod Webmaster — Sun, 22 May 2016 06:11:18 +0000

Since 1999, the Queensland Synod has recognised the outstanding and invaluable commitment of volunteers to the Uniting Church’s mission in community services through the Moderator’s Community Service Medal. The medals are coordinated by UnitingCare Queensland and were today presented by CEO Anne Cross and moderator Rev David Baker. “This year we received 41 notable nominations—all ...

The post Service recognised in Moderator’s Medals appeared first on JourneyOnline.

Letters November 2015

QLD Synod Webmaster — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 21:30:05 +0000

Power of plain language I loved the moderator’s comment about needing the “power of the Spirit” to interpret some financial reports (“The Spirit is abroad in the world”, October 2015, page four). For example, the article on page 18 of the October edition tells me (as one who sits in the congregation) what the current ...

The post Letters November 2015 appeared first on JourneyOnline.

Blue Care honoured with grants, hall of fame

QLD Synod Webmaster — Mon, 09 Nov 2015 21:00:28 +0000

Not-for-profit service provider Blue Care will launch new programs to care for people with dementia. Journey reports. Blue Care has received $243 000 in grant funding to implement programs to care for people with dementia. The grant funding was awarded by a coalition of philanthropic groups: the Perpetual Foundation—John Thomas Wilson Endowment, the Gladys Myrtle ...

The post Blue Care honoured with grants, hall of fame appeared first on JourneyOnline.

Breaking open the word: Lay preachers in the Uniting Church

QLD Synod Webmaster — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 22:00:59 +0000

The ministry of lay preacher lies at the heart of the Uniting Church’s vision of a Christian community which celebrates the gifts of every member. Dianne Jensen reports. Caroline Holmes from Fitzroy North Rockhampton Uniting Church has clocked up 53 years of lay preaching, and she is busier than ever. She is one of an ...

The post Breaking open the word: Lay preachers in the Uniting Church appeared first on JourneyOnline.

Cyclone damage bill mounts

QLD Synod Webmaster — Sun, 05 Apr 2015 23:00:31 +0000

Uniting Church emergency aid and relief has begun to arrive in Central Queensland after Tropical Cyclone Marcia tore through the Capricorn Coast in February this year. Ashley Thompson reports. The Queensland Synod’s Risk and Insurance team has been contacted by 14 sites which sustained varying levels of insurable damage from Cyclone Marcia, totalling an estimated ...

The post Cyclone damage bill mounts appeared first on JourneyOnline.

Moderator’s medals recognise service

QLD Synod Webmaster — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 00:00:52 +0000

Every 18 months UnitingCare Queensland recognises significant contributions to the community made by volunteers. Journey reports. Twelve Queensland volunteers have been acknowledged for their outstanding contribution to the community by being awarded a 2014 Moderator’s Community Service Medal. Seven of the 12 recipients were presented their medals by Queensland Uniting Church Moderator Rev David Baker ...

The post Moderator’s medals recognise service appeared first on JourneyOnline.

UnitingCare takes up the challenge for growth

QLD Synod Webmaster — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 09:09:12 +0000

Community services provider UnitingCare Queensland is on track to meet the challenges thrown up in an era of unprecedented change. CEO Anne Cross told the 31st Synod meeting at Alexandra Park that the organisation must continue to adapt in order to respond to the pace and extent of reforms to health, aged and community care, ...

The post UnitingCare takes up the challenge for growth appeared first on JourneyOnline.

Put your hands together for our church!

QLD Synod Webmaster — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 04:47:48 +0000

The trouble with the Uniting Church is that we have taken too literally the biblical principle of not letting the right hand know what the left hand is doing. Not only that, we are not good at blowing our own trumpet in the community. On the one hand, in Blackall a part-time youth worker is ...

The post Put your hands together for our church! appeared first on JourneyOnline.

Give from God’s providence

QLD Synod Webmaster — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 04:00:10 +0000

I had a delightful conversation with a senior student from one of our Uniting Church schools. He is considering spending a gap year to support a community in a developing country. He thinks he would like the challenge of a cross-cultural experience. Together we chatted about options for volunteering with an Indigenous community, UnitingWorld or ...

The post Give from God’s providence appeared first on JourneyOnline.

Moderator’s Community Service Medal: the search is on

QLD Synod Webmaster — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 14:05:36 +0000

The search is on for nominations for the 2014 Moderator’s Community Service Medal. Successful nominees will have the opportunity to be presented with their medal during the Uniting Church in Queensland’s 31st Synod meeting at Alexandra Park Conference Centre 10-15 October. Colleen Geyer, Director of Mission, UnitingCare Queensland and member of the judging panel, said ...

The post Moderator’s Community Service Medal: the search is on appeared first on JourneyOnline.