Our education ministry team, the Commission for Education for Discipleship and Leadership (CEDAL) recently held our End of Year Celebration Service to celebrate key milestones in 2019 and also to give thanks to its people. The service was marked by celebration and joy. Joy for the future working together, helping to make new ways forwardRead more
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By admin | Education, Presbytery, Uncategorized, Uniting Church | Comments are Closed | 17 December, 2019 | 0
Uniting Church Western Australia Moderator Rev Steve Francis shares his 2019 Christmas greetings reflecting on why small does not mean insignificant. The story of Christmas is a love story of smallness. The birth of Jesus Christ, one of the most miraculous events in history, took place in a small stable. But if you look backRead more
By admin | Christmas and New Year, Uncategorized, Uniting Church | Comments are Closed | 8 December, 2019 | 0
We’re in the change from spring to a hot summer; from football to cricket; with presentation nights and seemingly endless parties culminating in Christmas and New Year celebrations; so it’s no wonder we call this “the silly season”! We can be swamped by all these overwhelming demands on our time OR it can be aRead more
It’s happened again. The news has been painful and hard to bear. Someone has died. Over the past four weeks by word of mouth or by email, I have discovered the news we rarely want to hear, someone we care for has passed away. On four separate occasions in the last month, four people dearRead more
You’re invited to attend the Worship and the Arts with Rev Dr Rod Pattenden talk on Thursday 21 November. This is a free event that starts at 6.30 to 7.30pm at Victoria Park & Districts Star Street Uniting Church. Rod Pattenden is an artist, art historian and educational facilitator interested in the connection between spirituality andRead more
By jamesm | Education, Recent Posts, Safe Church, Training, Uncategorized, Uniting Church | Comments are Closed | 13 November, 2019 | 0
An Ethical Ministry Workshop facilitated via Zoom will be held on Tuesday 3 December, 1.00 to 3.45pm. We will be conducting the Zoom session from the Ron Wilson room at the Uniting Church Office, 85/89 Edward St Perth, and there is room for about 15 people to attend in person. Recent communication to all those whoRead more
By jamesm | Education, Events, Safe Church, Uniting Church | Comments are Closed | 6 November, 2019 | 0
An Ethical Ministry Workshop will be held on Monday 11 November from 10.30am sharp at the Pinjarra Uniting Church, Cnr Pinjarra Rd and George St, Pinjarra. Anyone else in the district and who usually attends is more than welcome to join. Please RSVP to Trevor Thomas as soon as possible at jentrev4@bigpond.com or 95359896 and 0418906843.Read more
By jamesm | Education, Events, Safe Church, Uniting Church | Comments are Closed | 29 October, 2019 | 0
An Ethical Ministry Workshop will be held on Friday 8 November, 9.00am to 12.00pm at Maylands Mt Lawley Uniting Church, 165 Railway Pde, Mount Lawley. Recent communication to all those who usually participate in Ethical Ministry Workshops outlined a change in how these will now be delivered. This face to face Workshop provides the inRead more
Which comes first mission or ministry? Does it matter? Given the opportunity to write this blog post, I thought I’d talk about my confusion with our church’s talking about the big ideas of mission and ministry. Is the mission of the church to care for the least and the last in our society? Is theRead more
Welcome to my first blog post of the year. It is a brand new month, season and I hope everyone has been well. For this post, I will be focusing on our upcoming WA elections. Every day in this pre-election phase we are being bombarded with messages about who to vote for and why. ForRead more
