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Debbie’s gone, but we’re still here!

QLD Synod Webmaster — Wed, 02 Aug 2017 06:17:26 +0000

Cyclone Debbie may have vanished from the news but the work of rebuilding and strengthening local communities is gaining traction, thanks to Synod appeal funds from donors nationwide. Dianne Jensen reports. When Cyclone Debbie let loose its fury on the north Queensland town of Bowen, Uniting Church minister Rev Tevita Mone and his five children ...

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December 2016 Journey now available

QLD Synod Webmaster — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 03:14:45 +0000

As 2015 drew to a close if someone had told me that during the next 12 months I should brace myself for the United Kingdom voting to leave the European Union, Donald Trump winning the presidential election and, most shockingly, Leicester City taking out the English Premier League trophy in football, I would have checked ...

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Chaplaincy: Delivering hope during Christmas

QLD Synod Webmaster — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 04:41:33 +0000

Three chaplains working in the police force, the defence force and health care talk to Journey about bringing hope to others during the Christmas season and their own hopes for 2017. Rev Doug Foster Rev Doug Foster is a police chaplain for the Far North Police District incorporating north of Cardwell, Cairns, Cape York and ...

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Prepare to meet your maker

QLD Synod Webmaster — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 01:55:25 +0000

Are you prepared to die? New research shows Australians are dropping the ball and not planning ahead. Ashley Thompson explores the world of life before death. Twelve years ago a palliative care unit at Brisbane’s Wesley Hospital did not exist. Today, Ward 4A buzzes with nurses and chaplains committed to journeying with patients through the ...

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Volunteers share the chaplaincy load

QLD Synod Webmaster — Tue, 06 May 2014 06:28:48 +0000

May is the month of Chaplaincy Sunday and National Volunteer Week. Ashley Goetze speaks with two Uniting Church volunteer chaplains about their sector’s needs. Health care, aged care, education, police and emergency services, defence, tourism, human services and sport and recreation are the seven formal sectors of chaplaincy found within the Uniting Church. Need and ...

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Hospitals care with praying hands

QLD Synod Webmaster — Tue, 06 May 2014 04:17:57 +0000

Last month Brisbane’s Wesley Hospital launched a program that will enable all UnitingCare Health hospital staff to pray for patients, no matter their job. Ashley Goetze reports. Dubbed the Praying Hands initiative, staff identified by a green and yellow Praying Hands badge can now answer prayer requests from patients as they go about their daily ...

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