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Without songs, worship would B–flat

QLD Synod Webmaster — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 03:02:09 +0000

The music flowed at Indooroopilly Uniting Church over the Australia Day long weekend with the 2018 Songwrite conference hitting all the right notes for creativity, collaboration and encouragement. David Busch reports. Sponsored by the National Assembly’s Working Group on Worship, the Songwrite conference is now in its third iteration and this year saw 25 composers ...

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32nd Synod closes reflecting on beauty

QLD Synod Webmaster — Tue, 24 May 2016 04:54:58 +0000

The 32nd Synod of the Uniting Church in Queensland has closed how it begun, in a celebration of the rich cultural diversity of the church. Rev David MacGregor opened closing worship by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which the Synod gathered, the Gubbi Gubbi people. Stillness descended over the meeting as members ...

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Presbytery Q&A stimulates discussion

QLD Synod Webmaster — Sat, 21 May 2016 07:48:09 +0000

In a new style of engaging with Queensland Synod presbytery reports, South Moreton Presbytery multicultural officer David Busch facilitated a Q&A panel discussion between 32nd Synod members and presbytery representatives. Available on the Queensland Synod YouTube channel, members were encouraged to watch presbytery reports and submit their questions for discussion. Identified by the moderator as ...

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Redlands hospitality leads the way

QLD Synod Webmaster — Mon, 07 Sep 2015 22:00:03 +0000

Sometimes life really is a picnic. Dianne Jensen finds out why Redlands for Refugees is bringing asylum seekers and ordinary Aussies together over sausages, salad and plenty of cake. It’s hard to imagine a better place to escape the city than Moreton Bay. And among those enjoying a Sunday afternoon of food and conversation are ...

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Multiculturalism: Are we there yet?

QLD Synod Webmaster — Sun, 07 Jun 2015 22:00:46 +0000

The upcoming Assembly in Perth marks 30 years since the Uniting Church committed to being a multicultural church. Rohan Salmond explores how far we’ve come and where we are going. Thirty years ago Calvin and Hobbes first appeared in newspapers, the Nintendo Entertainment System was launched in the United States, the wreck of the RMS ...

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Christians protest “state sanctioned child abuse”

QLD Synod Webmaster — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 06:18:36 +0000

An ecumenical group which held a peaceful prayer vigil in federal Health Minister Peter Dutton’s office in September was removed by police. Journey reports. Eleven priests, nuns, ministers and Christian lay leaders were removed by police from the Strathpine office of federal Health Minister, the Hon Peter Dutton on 9 September. The ecumenical group was ...

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