Here we are already in March – what on earth happened to January and February? I vaguely remember doing a whole lot of cleaning up in January, you have to admit that the first couple of weeks of the year is the perfect time for tidying and getting ready for the year to come.
Then February [...]
The Y Event is a youth event that is open to all young people (and those who are young at heart) who would like to come along. It will run from Friday 30th October to Sunday 1st November 2009 at High Street Uniting Church (16-18 High Street Frankston).
The Y Event will begin on Friday 30th [...]
Early in July a large number of Uni students, chaplains, and other interested people gather for the School of Discipleship. We meet in Canberra and share 3 or 4 days of study, reflection, social gatherings and usually a public liturgy somewhere in the city.
This year the School of Discipleship (or SOD as it is more [...]
For the last 5 or so weeks Wednesday mornings have begun a little earlier than usual for me. I arrive at the Uni around 7.30am, open up our building and start getting ready to serve pancakes to a group of around 100 students and staff.
We are developing a ‘regular’ clientele and it’s great to [...]
On the last Friday of April a group of 10 young people (plus some parents) headed up to Oakleigh to test our skills at Go-Cart racing. The competition was fast and furious with Tian being the fastest around the track, and his dad William following closely not wanting to be beaten. Now that we know [...]
With students and staff at the University until close of business on Maundy Thursday, I thought it would be great to create a space for reflection around the events of Holy Week.
My first challenge was in finding a space – which just happened to the open room next to the Health Wellbeing and Development [...]
As I said – January was a pretty big month.
During NCYC I was ordained as a Minister of the Word in the Uniting Church in Australia. It was an amazing experience, at times a little surreal, but when it came to the actual ordination and the laying on of hands there was the invitation for [...]
January 2009 was quite a month! NCYC was on, I got ordained and my second year of ministry began.
One of the speakers at NCYC was Shane Claiborne. Shane is one of the founders of The SImple Way and a pretty cool radical disciple. He was great to be around and shared some [...]
On Sunday 21st December at High Street Uniting Church we will begin the Christmas journey that will end on Christmas Eve.
From 7pm we will gather at the church, share some supper and then together follow the journey of Mary and Joseph as they head towards Bethlehem and the birth of the Christ child.
The [...]
