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About Face 2012

29 April 2011 by , 1 Comment
About Face 2012

[ January 7, 2012 to January 27, 2012. ] “If you have come to help me, you are wasting your time. If you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together” Aunty Lila Watson

 

About FACE is a unique program of Faith And Cultural Exchange for young adults.

This is an exciting opportunity to spend time living alongside some of Australia’s indigenous communities. [...]

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International Mission Facilitation Grants

23 March 2011 by , 1 Comment

The International Mission Facilitation Fund is to provide grants to congregations and Uniting Church bodies and communities within the Synod of Victoria and Tasmania to assist in furthering the relationships between such bodies and parts of overseas partner churches. The fund can be used to provide grants for the following purposes:
· Travel that will [...]

about face 2010 applications close soon

12 February 2010 by , No Comments

Applications for the About FACE 2010 program close in 2 weeks ? Friday 26th February, 2010!
About FACE 2010 is a?Faith?And?Cultural?Exchange for young adults between 18 and 30 years, to take place from 26th June to 17th July, 2010.? Participants will elect to spend two weeks in a placement with either an Aboriginal community in [...]

Anti-Poverty Week My Arse

14 October 2009 by , No Comments

From Diane’s blog:
Alright so, anger and sadness have filled my thoughts for the last couple of days as I had big plans for this week.?Anti-poverty Week was suppose to be a time where people bridge the gap, get to know and maybe make?a difference in the lives of some people in poverty. There is [...]

Apply Now: WCC Intership Programme 2010

31 July 2009 by , No Comments

The World Council of Churches (WCC) will welcome five young people (aged 18-30 years) to serve as interns in its Geneva offices from February 2010 to January 2011. Interns bring valuable experiences to the WCC at the same time as they undertake several modules of ecumenical learning.
The next 12 months’ internship period begins in February [...]

Religious Tourism – “turning my people into beggars”

18 June 2009 by , 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 [...]

Community Orientation Course 2009 (two weeks twice a year)

5 May 2009 by , 3 Comments

Hi guys below are the detail to what used to be know as Christ in the Community course, living up with Dave Andrews and other friends in west end Qld for a couple of weeks. ?There are a number of people around our networks who have done this and I would recommend it as the [...]

The Big Year Out

24 October 2008 by , No Comments

Hi Guys, I am having some chats about this program/idea and Vic/Tas next week. Any comments,thoughts or interest off the bat? Age
Are you feeling the need for ?time out??
A change of direction?
Space to breathe?
Have you been challenged to get serious about your faith? To make a difference? Be an agent of change?
The Big Year Out [...]