Category Archives: News

hope for change:: a justice & international mission convention

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Scott

The Tasmanian Justice and International Mission Convention – “Hope for Change: Inspiring people to make a difference” – will be held on Saturday 22 September at the Bellerive Uniting Church in Hobart. The Uniting Church’s Justice and International Mission Unit … Continue reading →

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creating community

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Scott

This last weekend Uniting Church members and friends from around Tasmania gathered in residence at Port Sorell, in the state’s north. The occasion was an semi-annual  gathering, a time of learning and community building.  This year’s theme was Abundance (taking … Continue reading →

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58 movie comes to hobart

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Scott

58 is a new film from Compassion Australia exploring the challenges and opportunities in global extreme poverty.     The Tasmanian premier of 58 takes place Friday night June 1st in Hobart. Get along, see the film, find out how … Continue reading →

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uca tasmania gathers…

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Scott

The Uniting Church gathered from across Tasmania last week for one of it’s regular presbytery meetings. These gatherings are often filled with good news stories that we want to share. Here’s a magazine style newsletter capturing some of the highlights … Continue reading →

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LEGO Church: For Real!

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Scott

A while back I pondered what it might be like if your church was made of LEGO. Now somebody has really done it.  The life-sized LEGO style church called Abondantus Gigantus has been put up in the Netherlands for a … Continue reading →

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Kony 2012

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Scott

This film has gone viral on the internet in the last 48 hours – now seen (as I write) by over 10 million on youtube plus millions more on other forums.  At the current rate it will be seen by … Continue reading →

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the nativity

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Scott

Sometimes Christmas should be serious. And sometimes it should be fun. Have a great one this week….both in equal measure. Share this:FacebookEmailPrintShareRedditStumbleUponDigg

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Derwent UC go on-line

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Scott

We’re gradually ramping up the on-line presence of the Uniting Church in Tasmania. The Derwent Cluster of UCA congregations (northern part of Hobart including Claremont-Bagdad, Glenorchy, New Norfolk and Bridgewater-Gagebrook) have joined the fold with their new website at derwentcluster.unitingchurch.org.au. … Continue reading →

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Word Bible Designs | Jim LePage

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Scott

I just stumbled across an art project called “Word Bible Designs” by Jim LePage. Jim creates images that reflect each of the books of the bible (and a few other themes along the way). Beautiful, compelling, confronting. Check them all … Continue reading →

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uniting for change

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Scott

This week marks the launch of a new initiative by UnitingCare Australia (and with a bunch of other partners) under the name of Uniting For Change. The purpose of Uniting for Change is to motivate and resource the sleeping giant … Continue reading →

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