Greetings, Over the last four weeks we have shared themes of Plant Earth, Humanity, Sky and Mountain as we have journeyed through the Season of Creation and been reminded of the continuing gifts of creation, and the responsibility that we have to live in kinship with all creation. During my leave I was able to…

Greetings,Thank you for every brand new morning Thank you for all that I can do Thank you my friends and family love me And God loves me too! (Sung to the tune of Thank you for giving me the morning) We sang these words over toddler zoom last Sunday, as we reflected on the story…

Greetings, R U OK?  This is one of those questions that we need to be asking all the time, but at the moment when life is not the way we believe it should be, it’s a question that we need to be engaged with even more.  Thursday 9 September is R U OK? Day and…

Greetings, This Sunday (5 September) is the day that we celebrate Father’s Day, so for those Dads among us I should probably say Happy Father’s Day!  This is a day that can be marked in different ways, but it is often one where families get together, say ‘thanks’, spoil Dad and make him feel special.…

Greetings, The Epistle reading that we have for this coming Sunday is from the letter of James and when you see what’s been going on with the protests in Melbourne it seems that we might need to be reminded these words – “… let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger…

Greetings, Following an invitation from the National Council of Churches in Australia, churches in Australia are marking Sunday 22 August as a National Day of Prayer.  Rev Sharon Hollis, UCA President, is encouraging all members to join in this day as we pray for all who are experiencing the ongoing impacts of the pandemic.  Sharon’s…

Greetings, Lockdown 6.0 … did we ever think we would get to this number?  I’m not sure that I did.  I remember writing the first Something to make you smile back on 29 March 2020 and thinking to myself ‘I can do this for the next six weeks’.  It is easy once you start something…

Greetings, Over the last couple of months we have been focusing on the story of David as told in the books of Isaiah, 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel.  I think this has been valuable as we don’t often look in depth at the Hebrew Scriptures.  It can be easy to make the mistake of thinking…

Greetings, It has been wonderful in the last week to have a shift in focus towards the sporting prowess of nations as we have been watching the Olympic Games.  Whether it was enjoying the opening ceremony, hearing the stories of athletes  who have given us so much to compete and their families who have supported…

Greetings, It has been wonderful in the last week to have a shift in focus towards the sporting prowess of nations as we have been watching the Olympic Games.  Whether it was enjoying the opening ceremony, hearing the stories of athletes  who have given us so much to compete and their families who have supported…