The Moderator’s Diary: December 2017

In the last few months, I have been privileged to attend, with our Moderator Rev Steve Francis, the opening of three new aged care centres by Juniper. Juniper is an agency of the Uniting ChurchRead more

If you want to have an interesting conversation with a friend, try asking a worst and best question. They can go something like this: What was the worst holiday or meal or job you everRead more

L-R: The Hon Ken Wyatt MP, AM, Juniper Board Chair Fred Boshart, Juniper CEO Vaughan Harding, Uniting Church WA General Secretary Rev David de Kock and Uniting Church WA Moderator Rev Steve Francis at theRead more

(L-R) Uniting Church Western Australia (UCWA) Moderator Rev Steve Francis, Agnes (Aboriginal elder), UCWA General Secretary Rev David De Kock and Melissa Price MP, Federal Member for Durack, WA at the opening of Juniper GerdewoonemRead more

I was reflecting recently on the verse in 1 Peter 2:5 – “you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to GodRead more

A Safe Church Awareness Workshop will be held at All Saints Floreat Uniting Church, on two consecutive Tuesday evenings, 7 and 14 August from 7.00pm to 9.30pm. All Ministers, pastors, church leaders, volunteers, members ofRead more

Having once been on board a yacht that sank off Rottnest Island, I have a fascination with stories of boats that are lost at sea. One of the most tragic is the sinking of yacht,Read more

Dr. Holly Allen, author of the seminal Intergenerational Christian Formation, editor of the upcoming Intergenerate: Transforming Churches through Intergenerational Ministry and previously well known for Nurturing Children’s Spirituality will be in at the Centre forRead more