Archive - December, 2007

morefocus – venue change

28 December 2007 by , No Comments

[ December 29, 2007; 5:00 pm; ] morefocus on Saturday. (UCA regional youth service)

It’s now back at the CTM Building,

1 Morrison Close Parkville. The entrance is opposite the Melbourne Cemetery gates.

So ? just a quick reminder about all the other details:
Time: 5pm start for worship
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UCA President – Christmas Message for Peace

22 December 2007 by , No Comments

Making Peace
Rev. Gregor Henderson, President, Uniting Church in Australia
One of the best features of the Uniting Church is that we are very much a peace-making church. That?s the way it should be!
When John the Baptist?s father sang God?s praises at the news of Mary?s pregnancy he declared that Jesus was coming ?to guide our feet [...]

Sustainable Festive Season Guide

16 December 2007 by , 2 Comments

Hi Guys below is an email I got this week with some great links- Merry Christmas. – Age

Hi folks,
Christmas is almost upon us with its bells and whistles and the urge to ‘consume more’.
Georgie from Environment Victoria sent me their ‘Sustainable Festive Season Guide‘, which you can download via the link [...]

Job Vacancy – Tear Victoria Young Adults Development Officer

14 December 2007 by , No Comments

This looks like a fantastic opportunity for a praxiser, praxee, praxer…
Victoria Young Adults Development Officer
Applications close: 31 January 2008
TEAR Australia is seeking to grow a movement of young Christians in Australia who are committed to God’s work of justice and compassion, and keen to work out what this means for them in every aspect of [...]

No Way to the Inn

12 December 2007 by , 1 Comment

“No Way to the Inn – Bethlehem Behind the Wall” Campaign
Advent 2007
‘If [...]

Questions/wonderings from praxis07

10 December 2007 by , 1 Comment

Here are the few questions or ideas that people would like to chat about that appeared on the butchers paper around the space from our weekend away. (Raw and in no particular order other than down the page )
Feel free to post about an idea or make comment or give a link …. [...]

FairWear action alert – Sweat Free Christmas carols

6 December 2007 by , No Comments

[ December 14, 2007; 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm. ]
?Fashion stinks if it?s made under sweatshop conditions? – FairWear
Hello everyone ? it?s on again!
Just bring your cheer and your raw lung power at 5:30pm Friday 14 Dec (corner of Bourke and Swanston St) to belt out some Sweat Free Christmas Carols!
sweatshop-carols-flyer-2007.pdf
RSVP fairwear@fairwear.org.au
Check out this account from our Christmas action last year http://morepraxis.org.au/?p=530 where [...]

Kids ‘liberation’ Nativity

5 December 2007 by , 1 Comment

Last year our kids set up our nativity in a few different ways. This year their play and my pondering continues.
This year it appears we again have a focus on the animals but they are in chains. When asked about the chains Chlo? said “they can’t get out” Perhaps its a comment on animal [...]