VCC - Making Connections Fiji Tour
August 5, 2008
| September 27, 2008 1:00 pm | to | October 11, 2008 1:00 pm |
A fourteen day tour with ten people to observe, learn participate, question, make the connections. Be part of something bigger. Some places still available. Applications closing soon.
For a copy of the brochure click here.
Background:
Christian World Service, the international aid and development agency of the National Council of Churches in Australia gives financial support to “Just Peace” programs in Fiji focusing on the pursuit of social justice through economic justice, faith and society, peace, social empowerment and youth training.
Expectations:
To consider coming, you need to be 18 or over.
You need to be relatively fit and in good health, and able to carry your own
For the application form contact:
Jeff Wild
jwild@vcc.org.au
Upperroom - Exposure
July 6, 2008
| July 7, 2008 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 9:00 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 in the S Bar (Shop 18, Village Walk, O’Sullivan Road, 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 and friends plus
- a gallery space for photos and other art.
- activist space - activities, information and people deeply into that topic to meet
- conversational space - multimedia and communally led (an interview, music, texts, a place to chat)
Please bring your friends - all are welcome
This month we will be thinking about internships, partnership, work parties, exposures and other experiences that help us see a wider world. There will be a dv of Ringwood UCA work party with their partner church in India.(They are returning in Jan09) Jen & Austin will be with us to chat about that time. Plus, Niki will be with us to sharing her expereince of being a nurse in Africa. So, make sure you chat with them on the night. (hint, hint) Plus, info on groups and all our combined expereices in this area.
Anbar Province Suicide Bombing - Zoriah
July 1, 2008
I received the good news from Zoriah, (the photojournalist who took the picture for our AIDS and Love, Hope, Peace, Joy series) that he survived the suicide attack in Anbar. He was down the street when the blast occurred. Zoriah posted his story of the aftermath including photographs of the scene today on his blog: www.zoriah.net
“My hands still shake and my heart pounds despite my fatigue. A combination of depression, fear, and adrenaline makes my thoughts race with the realization that a simple decision was the only thing that seperated me from a body count that grows daily. I look at the images I took on the 26th of June, and realize they do nothing to capture the emotion of being an eyewitness to the aftermath of the Al-Qaeda suicide attack in Karmah/Garma… the smell… the sound of screams and crying.” Continue reading here
It is really sobering to think how close war is to each of us. I guess that’s why we try not to think like that. But reality is - it is happening and it is real and we are all interconnected. I feel like I should write ‘The images in the link are confronting’ but what would we expect from a suicide attack.
Zoriah - thanks for opening our eyes.
Ched Myers in Melbourne
June 28, 2008
| July 9, 2008 |
Call to Discipleship - Ched Myers
binding, releasing, restoring: reflections on contemporary discipleship
A gathering to encourage inspire and equip Christians for socially engaged discipleship.
Ched has written and engaged with restorative justice, peace-making, biblical economics and socio-political nature of the good news. His most influential work being his commentary on Mark “Binding the Strong Man” Not to be missed!
9am-5pm @ CTM - 1 Morrison Close Parkville - 9340 8815
Buy the DVD resources from the day here at idearipple.com
(Heads up! The Online rego for call2discipleship will disappear tonight. (This will help with organising and feeding) So if you still haven’t registered and want to register during Tuesday 8th you will need to phone in. 9340 8815)
3 Sessions with Ched + Panels
- Money & Discipleship
- Justice & Discipleship
- Consumption & Discipleship
- Poverty & Discipleship
- Sustaining the Journey
BTW- he will also be at the ‘School of Discipleship’ in Canberra 10-13 July.
Brand New Christian Music Being Recorded this Saturday!
June 26, 2008
Hi Guys and Gals! - Hope you are having an AWESOME week!
Just wanting to let you know that on Saturday night (28th June) the UCA will be doing a LIVE RECORDING of the music that will be used at the National Christian Youth Convention in January 2009 (ncyc.org.au). I have heard a selection of the music being recorded on Saturday and it sounds very cool indeed!
On the night we will not only be recording a CD but also a DVD! So if you have ever wanted to make a CD/DVD then this is your chance! Come on down to Glen Waverley Uniting Church, cnr Bogong Ave and Kingsway, Glen Waverley (Mel Ref 71 C3). You can come and learn the songs, meet some of the writers and have a ball from 2pm, $5 dinner is at 6pm and at 7pm the recording button is hit and we will be on our way to creating one of the best CD/DVDs going around!
So come and be a part of it! Bring all your friends and families! More info at ncyc.org.au and morefocus.org.au! NCYC Live Recording Video
SPCA3 - NZ
June 24, 2008
| July 11, 2008 | to | July 13, 2008 |
3rd Annual South Pacific Christianity & Anarchism Conference-Christchurch, NZ
all the info is here http://anz.jesusradicals.com/conf08.html
Sorry guys, for the late posting of this one I thought I had done it ages ago.
As you know I wont be there this year, it clashed with School of Discipleship and we have a large mob going up to it. All the best for this years gathering I already feel like I miss out.
Scared Space/CafePraxis @SYG
June 14, 2008
So if your interested in seeing and reading about what we got up to at the State Youth Games check out Christop’s blog
NCYC09 - Live Recording Concert
June 7, 2008
| June 28, 2008 | ||
| 2:00 pm |
For the first time ever, NCYC is holding a concert with hundreds of people to record the official NCYC09 Music Album - LIVE!! Learn the music, listen to the lyrics, then mix it up with the artists and audience to create the live music album and video experience. And it’s a pretty good taster of what you’ll get at NCYC09 as well!
From 2pm, we’ll be learning all the great new NCYC09 worship songs - the tune, the words, harmonies, and getting to know the band.
We’ll have a break for dinner, then the lights go down, the band warms up, and we hit the record button… This is the first time NCYC has ever produced a live concert album, and it’s your chance to be on it!
We’d love to see as many of you as possible. If you’re travelling down to Melbourne, give Merryn in the Youth Ministry office a call on (03) 9340 8815 if we need to find you a place to stay overnight.
where: Glen Waverley Uniting Church, cnr Bogong Ave and Kingsway, Glen Waverley (Mel Ref 71 C3)
Vicmanian’s @ SOD
June 3, 2008
Hi guys, I thought we could see who is coming up to SOD from Vicmania. Maybe think about travel buddies 
I know the brunswick UCA mob is thinking about a bus/ car pool road trip thing.
James is the contact person.
Fantastically we have lots traveling up.
and it goes a little something like this…..
Job - Asylum Seeker Community Liason (Hotham)
June 3, 2008
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Employer: Hotham Mission Asylum Seeker Project
Responsible To: Project Director
Responsible For:
The coordination community awareness with key ASP stakeholders, such as churches, schools, community organisations, and the general community. Coordinating the ASP Women’s Group social support program, and working with the Project Director on community advocacy initiatives. Community Development SACs Award Class IIa (Year 5) $20.56 per hour. Salary packaging available. Hours of work: 0.4 EFT or 0.6 EFT position, flexibility available.
Position details:
The position is to begin June 25th, 2008 and is a 9 month part-time maternity leave position. Application closes mid June. For more details about our work, please see our website: www.hothammission.org.au or Contact: Caz Coleman (Project Director) on (03) 9326 8343 or via e-mail at asp@sub.net.au
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