Churchmen no longer worlds apart
The
Uniting Church lived up to its name recently with
a South African minister swapping places with
his Canberra counterpart for a ten-week exchange.
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Mission is the glue
Presbyterians
worldwide are doing God's work. READ
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PM's political plea to church
In
a pre-emptive strike this election year, Prime
Minister John Howard has asked church leaders
not to favour political parties. READ
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Mel
Gibson's The Passion of the Christ
"A $32 million dollar gift to the Christian
church around the world." READ ON NCC-USA offers
reflection guide. READ ON And additional
resources. READ ON A selection
of links. READ ON
A Day Apart: Lay Ministries
Retreat Day
A
time of spiritual refreshment for people in lay
ministries. READ
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Christianity is outclassed
The
joyless ideology of cultural relativism. READ
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Church bans overnight prayer
meetings
"All
disturbing noises in the name of religion should
be stopped." READ
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Flynn's vision realised in
Birdsville - 80 years on
Uniting
Church Frontier Services has announced that it
would not continue to provide a nursing service
in Birdsville beyond 2004. READ
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Pancake Day (February 24) approaches!
Her Excellency, the Governor of New South
Wales, Professor Marie Bashir, will officially
launch Pancake Day 2004 on Tuesday, February
17, at a Pancake Breakfast to be held at
the Eddie Dickson Centre, Paddington Uniting
Church. READ ON Flat out fundraising.
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Church calls for funds to keep
aged facilities
Parts
of Australia's largest non-government supplier
of aged care facilities may only commit to keeping
beds open with increased government assistance.
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Warning
for elderly as Salvos sell.
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ON Grim
warning on aged care. READ
ON $500 million more a must for aged
care. READ
ON Push grows to extend bonds to
nursing homes. READ
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'I'm spiritual, not religious'
NCLS
is joining a team of international researchers
to map religiosity and wider spirituality in Australia,
United States and the United Kingdom next
year. READ
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Government
to pay chaplains’ salaries
The
New South Wales Government has agreed to subsidise
the salaries of chaplains across major faith groups
working in public hospitals. READ
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The
un-churches
Regardless of their ages, people turning
to emerging churches say they value honesty
and would rather struggle with tough issues
than be given easy answers. READ ON "What we're
doing is the e-mail, and the established
church has the postal routes." READ
ON C of E backs cafe churches.
READ ON But won't put
money where its mouth is. READ ON Food and drink
in church life. READ ON
Try TheOoze. READ
ON Or Emergent. READ
ON Or even Scumoftheearth. READ
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Membership,
ministry, sexuality
Full roundup with background, history, reports,
resources, letters and other comments on
the 10th Assembly decision. READ ON Official Assembly site
for Proposal 84. READ ON National Church
Life Survey on Homosexuality and Church
Leadership. READ ON Church rejects
gay poll. READ ON Reforming Alliance
survey results. READ ON
What's on: "The Future Is" - the second Multimedia, Internet and Ministry conference, April 23-25, Kippax Uniting Community Centre ACT. READ ON
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Stephen Webb Media Officer Communications Unit NSW Synod, Uniting Church in Australia Box A2178, Sydney South, NSW 1235, Australia email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: +61 2 8267 4308; Mobile: 0423 259 945; Fax: 9267 4716; Web: nsw.uca.org.au/cu/ & insights.uca.org.au/ ------------------ The Communications Unit publishes the monthly magazine Insights, conducts public relations for the NSW Synod of the Uniting Church, and provides a variety of communications services. These include writing, editing, web consultation and development, desktop publishing and graphic design, public relations and advertising. For a consultation or free estimate on your project call the Communications Unit at (02) 8267 4307.
