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Rev Carmel Sheraton elected President of the NSW Ecumenical Council (
We celebrate with Rev Carmel Sheraton, recently elected President of the NSW Ecumenical Council. I
Rebuilding Connection in the Digital Age: Baulkham Hills Uniting Church
As Baulkham Hills Uniting Church marks 50 years of ministry this November, the congregation is embracing new ways to connect and share faith — from live-streamed services and podcasts to long-standing ministries of care and inclusion.
Planted in Unity, Growing in Grace: The Story of Blacktown Regional Uniting Church
Just over two years ago, Blacktown Uniting and Grantham Heights Uniting came together to form Blacktown Regional Uniting Church — a vibrant, intergenerational, and intercultural community grounded in shared purpose and strong relationships. Since then, BRUC has flourished through joyful worship, creative discipleship, inclusive community activities, and service to the wider community. From multicultural services and Sunday School programs to refugee support, community gardening, and public celebrations, BRUC continues to grow as a welcoming congregation, grounded in Christ and shaped by connection.
Geoffs Reflections
To Dream the Impossible Dream - of God!
I read a story of a couple who went to the theatre – Tony Campolo and his wife. The show was The Man of La Mancha, and the enigmatic Don Quixote. As they sat in wonderful seats near the front, taking in the story and music, the man was distracted by the woman next to him. She was whispering to her husband, but the hushed tones grew louder: ‘Stop that. You’re embarrassing me. Stop it!’ The man surreptitiously leaned forward and glanced sideways to see a man dressed in a fine suite and tie, very respectable in every way.
A Hope on which to Build A Life…
A few years ago, there were a couple of different houses built in our street. I watched with fascination as they dug around 70 holes to provide deep and stable foundations. I remember one section where the hole digger (technical term for the large boring drill) kept going down deeper and deeper.
God's Grace Treats us Upwards - to become who we can be!
I had a child in the Scripture class I taught some years ago. He was quite hyperactive and quite smart. It was clear he was largely bored with Scripture, which was a combined year 6 Protestant group that 3 of us co-led.
When We Are Loved...
There’s a bloke that used to stand on a corner opposite Westfields Parramatta. There, at the lights, he spruiks his particular line of religious belief with passion and desperation. Occasionally someone will sidle up and engage him in a conversation that encourages and affirms his hard-line, narrow stance. Occasionally someone who had time and energy to take him on did so, but he gave no ground. His size and fierce, passionate manner was intimidating, and most people simply ignored him and couldn’t wait to cross the road.
Persistence, Prayer, and Love!
This morning, like all mornings, our 8 year-old Short-haired Border Collie X Cattle Dog was very keen to go for a walk. As soon as I am up and about, he is persistently nudging or licking me and then looks into the laundry where his lead is. He repeats this in the late afternoon as well, if I am around. Nico loves his daily walk(s)!
In the Borderlands, Grace!
Most of our lives are lived in the in-between places, what this week’s story will call the borderlands. This is the place between the places, the moment between the moments. It is the place or journey between the destinations. On the larger scale it might be the journey between our first and last breath. But along this way there are many ‘betwixts and betweens’ or borderland spaces – it is where life is mostly lived.