Category Archives: Stories

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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matt is back….

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Scott

A few years ago Matt Harding starting filming himself dancing a crazy jig in front of whatever landmark he happened to be visiting on his travels. You might have seen the results, his film clips have been played millions of … Continue reading →

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campout…museum style?

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Scott

Last weekend the 8 year-old and I toddled off for a father-son campout. It wasn’t the usual beach, river, country or mountain style camping spot – we headed straight for Launceston’s Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery. Picking up the … 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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anatomy of team

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Scott

Over the summer, there’s been a music video that has gone “viral”, racking up well over 40 million youtube views in just four weeks, and collecting imitations, live performances on US television shows and more. It’s five people (a Canadian … Continue reading →

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advent-urous resources

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Scott

The team from the UCA Presbytery of Tasmania have put together a set of resources for those of you planning worship this advent season.  They’re liturgical in nature, and include some creative pieces, some drama and a host of supporting … Continue reading →

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what do we knead?

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Scott

15 years ago, or so, I got right into eating freshly baked bread. I loved the smell, the taste, and the convenience of baking bread whenever. We baked white bread, multi-grain, fruit bread, all sorts.  It was, I have to … Continue reading →

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unite north-west: a church gathered (the final story)

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Scott

The Uniting Church in Tassie finished off it’s month of Unite events last weekend as we gathered in the north-west of the state. Drawing people from Devonport in the east, through Smithton in the west and all points in between, … Continue reading →

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two things you should read

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Scott

There are two very powerful, and very different stories you should read today. The first is UnitingJustice Australia national director Elenie Poulos on border worship and the Malaysia “solution”.  Elenie is writing over at ABC’s Religion and Ethics portal. Go … Continue reading →

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