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Supporting International Partners
Kerry Povey, chair of the International Development and Partnerships Commission (IDPC), formerly known as UnitingWorld WA, presented the report to the 44th Annual Meeting of the Synod of WA on Saturday, 12 September at Wesley College. IDPC has active engagement with four key international partners and supports projects in West Papua, Timor Leste, West Timor […]
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Rev Steve Francis’ Farewell
Ex-Moderator, Rev Steve Francis, gave his final Moderator’s Report to the 44th Annual Meeting of the Synod of WA on Saturday 12 September at Wesley College. Steve has served as Moderator, the public leader and spokesperson, of the Uniting Church in Australia (UCA), Synod of Western Australia for two consecutive trienniums 2014 to 2020. Steve […]
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Members welcomed to the 44th Annual Meeting of the Synod of WA
The 44th Annual Meeting of the Synod of WA opened this morning at Wesley College with welcomes and devotions. The new Moderator of the Uniting Church WA, Susy Thomas, shared her hopes for the weekend. “We are a pilgrim people; it’s a journey to the promised land,” she said. “God has promised to feed us […]
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New Moderator overflows with hope
Susy Thomas was installed as the new Moderator, the public leader and spokesperson, of the Uniting Church in Australia (UCA), Synod of Western Australia for the triennium 2020 to 2023 at the opening worship of the 44th Synod last night, Friday 11 September in Wesley College Chapel. A small community gathered in a COVID safe […]
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Moderator’s Coronavirus Pandemic Prayer for the World
Holy and loving God, awesome Creator and marvelous Saviour, we thank you for your life-giving love. Jesus reminds us that such is your care for us that even the hairs on our head are numbered. We lament with you over the spread of the coronavirus around the WORLD. We are saddened by suffering and death […]
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COVID-19 – The importance of Community
The COVID-19 pandemic felt at first like a spanner in the works. Major parts of normal life seemed to grind to a halt from COVID-19. At times it all felt quite surreal, something out of a dystopian movie. This ugly virus has caused catastrophic medical, economic and social reverberations around the world. The global scale […]
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Why I am looking forward to attending School of Ministry’s Ministry in a Secular Age
It has only been five months since Anita and I packed up our camper trailer and headed on the long journey from Queensland to be taking up my new placement here in Western Australia. At times like this, we have our assumptions about ourselves and what it means to be a disciple [challenged]. We also […]
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Spirituality and Self-care
We’ve probably all heard, and even been challenged by, one of those quotes about a spiritual giant who prayed more the busier they were. So Martin Luther: In fact, I have so much to do that I shall spend the first three hours in prayer.” Or St Francis de Sales: Everyone of us needs half […]
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Work Engagement: being energised, dedicated and engaged in our ministries
Would you describe yourself as being energised, dedicated and engaged by and in your ministry? How have your experiences with COVID-19 and the different challenges that have come about in your ministry changed your energy and commitment and engagement in that ministry? It may be if you were struggling already this has either led to […]
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Our culture of busyness
“How has your week gone everybody?” This was a starter question in a small group in the ministers’ gathering. “Busy” is the response that rings around the [zoom break-out] room… The life of ministry is busy and there were all kinds of events that people mentioned that they were working towards that filled their heads […]