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Mental health: family carers carry long-term cost

on 14 May 2012 by

Wesley Mission on May 14 released an eight-point plan to help support people caring for relatives with mental health issues after its study of more than 1,000 Australians revealed that caring comes at a profound personal cost. The Wesley Report, Keeping minds well: Caring till it hurts shows that almost 90 per cent of people [...]

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Roundup: Environment day, volunteer week, marriage, Kirby at St Ives

on 14 May 2012 by

World Environment Day worship resources World Environment Day (Tuesday, June 5) worship resources are now available here.  ’Shift in public morality’ Same-sex marriage support shows pace of social change accelerating. Unions that divide Churches split over gay marriage. Michael Kirby guest speaker at St Ives Uniting Church Former High Court judge Michael Kirby is giving [...]

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Reformed church gathering to focus on Christian unity, finances

on 11 May 2012 by

Church unity, justice, peace, and financial issues are at the heart of discussions as the senior decision making body of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) opened its annual meeting on May 10 in Berastagi, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Members of the Executive Committee are meeting until May 17 to plan the Geneva-based organisation’s future [...]

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Roundup: Cobar, spirituality outside church, Obama, same-sex marriage, Sendak, pilgrimage

on 10 May 2012 by

Church’s makeover revealed Cobar’s Uniting Church has thrown its doors open to community groups in need of a meeting place, following a $70,000 makeover. Growing demand for spiritual directors Here, as across the nation, spiritual directors find more seeking counsel, solace outside church walls. Mind, body and spirit: it’s the de-reformation of religion Church attendance [...]

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Aid deferral has huge cost

on 09 May 2012 by

When the Treasurer delivered the Federal Budget on May 8 he broke a promise as unnecessary as it was damaging, says UnitingWorld. The Budget contained the news that the Government has decided not to increase the aid budget in the coming year from 0.35% to 0.38% of Australia’s Gross National Income (GNI) as promised. The [...]

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What’s happening at Uniting Creative

on 09 May 2012 by

May Insights — Milk of human kindness: It’s good to share “Be kind to one another,” the Bible admonishes Christians in Ephesians 4. A single act of kindness can truly help others and transform us. By living more kindly we might even change the world. Jasmine Edwards writes about how hard it can be to [...]

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Roundup: Climate change, same-sex marriage, theological directory, online prayer room

on 09 May 2012 by

Climate scepticism threatens people, planet – IPCC chief Continuing scepticism about climate change in some parts of the world threatens the planet and the people on it, according to Rajendra K. Pachauri, chief of the Nobel-prize winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Same-sex marriage, gay clergy Why the US United Methodist Church cancelled votes. Online [...]

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Christmas card design competition

on 09 May 2012 by

Though it is only May, the UnitingCare NSW.ACT Christmas card design competition is now well and truly under way. All UnitingCare NSW.ACT clients and service users are eligible to enter and design a Christmas card that represents “what Christmas means to them.” UnitingCare is encouraging people to be creative! “We want them to paint, sketch, [...]

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Budget delivers for low waged families

on 09 May 2012 by

UnitingCare Australia said the May 8 Federal Budget was fiscally responsible and fair overall. It will deliver a decent chance at a decent life for more Australians. National Director, Lin Hatfield Dodds said the suite of Budget initiatives promises a brighter future for families and unemployed Australians. “Reducing executive tax perks and golden hand-shakes, better [...]

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Wesley Mission: Commonwealth Budget reaction

on 09 May 2012 by

The Government has delivered on a range of income measures and key community and aged care initiatives but has failed to sustain some of Australia’s most vulnerable families in the 2012-13 Commonwealth Budget, according to Wesley Mission. The budget will be good news to many low income families. The revamped education tax rebate will help [...]