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Urgent Action – another United Church of Christ member ‘disappears’

July 1, 2009 · 1 Comment 

Grave fears for the safety of a Member of United Church of Christ in the Philippines after ‘disappearing’ Dennis Paradero Rodinas, 35, an active member of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines, was reportedly arrested by a team of the Provincial Regional Mobile Unit (PRMU) of the Philippines National Police in barangay Villaba in Tangub City. He has subsequently ‘disappeared’ and there are grave fears for his safety. The United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) is a partner church... [Read the full story]

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Religious Tourism - “turning my people into beggars”

June 18, 2009 · 1 Comment 

Hey peeps here is a thought provoking article by Bob Lupton about OS mission trips, work parties and the like. Have read reflect and tell me what you think. (I have put the whole article up as the url points to all FCS articles) “They’re turning my people into beggars!” It was a painful accusation for Juan Ulloa to make. He was a churchman, after all. An elder. With loyalty to the household of faith. But when asked the question directly, he could not lie. I had pressed him on the relationship of his micro-lending... [Read the full story]

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Urgent Action – another United Church of Christ member ‘disappears’

July 1, 2009 · 1 Comment 

Grave fears for the safety of a Member of United Church of Christ in the Philippines after ‘disappearing’ Dennis Paradero Rodinas, 35, an active member of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines, was reportedly arrested by a team of the Provincial Regional Mobile Unit (PRMU) of the Philippines National Police in barangay Villaba in Tangub City. He has subsequently ‘disappeared’ and there are grave fears for his safety. The United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) is a partner church... [Read the full story]

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UpperRoom - Plan Be 2/4

July 2, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

Jul66:00 pm The upper room project meets the first Monday of each month (6:-8:30pm) to engage with spirituality and justice as struggled with and fought for by the Prophets and Jesus. We meet upstairs in the Shine Café/Bar (74 Kingsway Glen Waverley) with gallery space, discussion corners, opportunity for practical response and pondering space. We hope the upper room will be Space to rest/relax with your tribe Be challenged by the prophetic call of compassion Connect with heartbeats for living There will be food, wine... [Read the full story]

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morepraxis gathering 2009

SepSep1820 praxis09 - A Disturbing Peace Think, pray, play and meet with more of your tribe who long for a Christian spirituality that interconnects social action and theological... [Read more]


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Urgent Action – another United Church of Christ member ‘disappears’

Grave fears for the safety of a Member of United Church of Christ in the Philippines after ‘disappearing’ Dennis Paradero Rodinas, 35, an active member of the United... [Read more]


Quick Asylum Seeker Action

Dear friends Please drop everything and do two things that could raise $60,000 for asylum seekers in need of our help, and will certainly raise awareness of the harsh conditions... [Read more]


AI Action - Christmas Island is no place to detain children

Christmas Island is no place to detain children   This morning, dozens of children - under the watchful eye of the Australian Government - were escorted to school by guards.... [Read more]


Greenpeace Action - Amazon Rainforest

  In early June, the Brazilian Congress amended and approved a bill, originally introduced to grant land title rights to 300,000 properties that have been established illegally... [Read more]


Tear - Budget Action

The Federal Budget and the Global Poor Last night the Federal Budget was released, but with very little media attention on the aid budget. While Australia may feel the pinch from... [Read more]




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  • Age: One of the emails seems to bounce - try this one The Hon. Raul M. Gonzalez Secretary, Department of Justice...
  • Sally: You’ve probably all heard the ‘remember when we were kids’ argument, and that’s just...
  • Age: Yeah I really like it and the observational pondering style. It is one of those ‘I’ll just wait in...
  • Helen: An interesting article, especially when we all just decide that doing mission in these countries help people,...
  • Moore Tim: I’ve been enjoying this one too, and am looking forward to the release of her new CD soon! Someone...
  • Darren Wright: ive been listening to it a lot lately, i like it… thinking of writing it up for the hymnal next...
  • Age: Excellent! The tech hub idea may fly then. If you can bring a mob and spam the gathering that would be great....