Week 1 Going Deeper into the Wilderness
Week 1: Going Deeper into the WildernessFrom the Walking Together as First and Second Peoples CircleThe Colonial wilderness; waranta muylatina (strength within)READINGLuke 4: 1-13 (NRSV)4 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, 2 where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. […]
Going Deeper Assembly Circles Lenten Bible Study
GOING DEEPER Assembly Circles Lenten Bible Study IntroductionGoing deeper this Lent with our Circles of InterestThe Assembly Circles of Interest will be sharing a Lenten Bible Study series over the weeks leading up Easter using the theme “Going Deeper”.The studies will encourage us to ‘go deeper’ into our relationship with God, our community and our world.Each week, […]
Prayer for Brazil
Prayer for Brazil In recent weeks there has been unprecedented rain north of the city of Rio de Janeiro, in Petrópolis Brazil. This has caused disruption to this centre of Brazilian culture and colonial history, including landslides that have claimed the lives of over 170 people and more than 100 people are missing. The Ibero-Latino […]
A Prayer in the Spirit of the Lunar New Year
A Prayer in the Spirit of the Lunar New YearWritten by Rev Ji ZhangAssembly Theologian In ResidenceLoving GodWe give thanks for the changing season,the spirit of Chinese New Year.We pray for resetting our bodily clockbrushing away the dust of the pastand welcoming a new future.O gracious God,send your spirit of renewal to all peoplein this […]
Levon Kardashian
Levon KardashianLevon was born in Beirut, Lebanon and is of Armenian descent. He has studied engineering, marketing & management, IT and was trained as a Minister of the Word in his home church in Lebanon where he received his M.Div. After moving to Australia Levon did further theological studies and got involved in cross-cultural ministry.Levon […]
Richard Arnold
Richard ArnoldCurrently a member of Brunswick Uniting Church in Melbourne, Richard is active in a number of programs including climate change action and the Olive Way drop-in centre.Now retired from paid employment, he serves as a Deacon at Bacchus Marsh, Werribee, Brunswick and Broadmeadows.Before ordination in 1999 he worked in occupational health and safety, industrial […]
Rev John Jegasothy
Rev John JegasothyAfter serving for the last six years of his ministry in Srilanka as Chair of the Human Rights organization in Trincomalee and settlement of victim of war John came to Australia on special Humanitarian Vida in 1986, he served in the Uniting Church beginning from Parkes and Shellharbour, Dulwich Hill – Hurlstone Park and […]
Geoff Bice
Geoff BiceGeoff Bice is the Executive Officer: Social Justice for the Uniting Church Synod of Western Australia. He has worked in the Synod’s Social Justice Unit for more than eight years advocating for justice in areas like climate, refugees, First People’s and justice reinvestment. Our Panel
Doug Hewitt
Doug HewittDoug Hewitt AM is a member of Hamilton Wesley Uniting Church in Newcastle. He has been active in the Hunter Presbytery, previously chairing its committee for Youth and Tertiary Ministry and a member of its Social Justice Committee for 15 years.He coordinates Christians for Peace Newcastle and the Ecumenical and Interfaith Concerns for the […]