Journey Online Blog » Uncategorized http://blog.journeyonline.com.au Share your thoughts, passions and dreams for the Uniting Church in Queensland Thu, 29 Dec 2011 01:00:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Quote of the Week http://blog.journeyonline.com.au/2010/10/05/quote-of-the-week-46/ http://blog.journeyonline.com.au/2010/10/05/quote-of-the-week-46/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 01:00:29 +0000 journeyonline http://blog.journeyonline.com.au/?p=686 “Until one has loved an animal, part of their soul remains unawakened.”

- Anonymous

]]> http://blog.journeyonline.com.au/2010/10/05/quote-of-the-week-46/feed/ 0 Make Poverty History policy report card http://blog.journeyonline.com.au/2010/08/16/make-poverty-history-policy-report-card/ http://blog.journeyonline.com.au/2010/08/16/make-poverty-history-policy-report-card/#comments Mon, 16 Aug 2010 03:51:06 +0000 journeyonline http://blog.journeyonline.com.au/?p=644 See how the ALP, LNP, and the Greens stack up when it comes to policies relating to reducing global poverty and achieving the UN’s Millennium Development Goals here!

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For more information on GobBlock, click on the link below;

http://godblock.com/

]]> http://blog.journeyonline.com.au/2010/08/05/godblock/feed/ 1 Lifeline Stress Down Day! http://blog.journeyonline.com.au/2010/07/23/lifeline-stress-down-day/ http://blog.journeyonline.com.au/2010/07/23/lifeline-stress-down-day/#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:18 +0000 journeyonline http://blog.journeyonline.com.au/?p=639 Happy Lifeline Stress Down Day! De-stress by maybe taking a long lunch :)

]]> http://blog.journeyonline.com.au/2010/07/23/lifeline-stress-down-day/feed/ 0 Happy 33rd Birthday UCA! http://blog.journeyonline.com.au/2010/06/22/happy-33rd-birthday-uca/ http://blog.journeyonline.com.au/2010/06/22/happy-33rd-birthday-uca/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 04:08:50 +0000 journeyonline http://blog.journeyonline.com.au/2010/06/22/happy-33rd-birthday-uca/ The UCA is in its ‘resurrection’ year – it turns 33 today!
On the 22nd June 1977, The Uniting Church in Australia was formed.
Almost 3000 people participated in a ceremony at Sydney’s Town Hall to celebrate the birth of the new church.
So – what do you want to see happen for the Uniting Church in its resurrection year?

]]> http://blog.journeyonline.com.au/2010/06/22/happy-33rd-birthday-uca/feed/ 0 Quote of the week http://blog.journeyonline.com.au/2010/06/08/quote-of-the-week-9/ http://blog.journeyonline.com.au/2010/06/08/quote-of-the-week-9/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:00:46 +0000 journeyonline http://blog.journeyonline.com.au/?p=578 “Give to others as you would want them to give to you.”

-         Anonymous

]]> http://blog.journeyonline.com.au/2010/06/08/quote-of-the-week-9/feed/ 0 28th Qld Synod video wrap-up http://blog.journeyonline.com.au/2010/06/04/28th-qld-synod-video-wrap-up/ http://blog.journeyonline.com.au/2010/06/04/28th-qld-synod-video-wrap-up/#comments Fri, 04 Jun 2010 01:16:41 +0000 journeyonline http://blog.journeyonline.com.au/?p=617 See a brief wrap-up of all the action of the 28th Synod meeting of the Uniting Church in Australia, Queensland Synod.

Click here: Video wrap-up of the 28th Queensland Synod meeting of the Uniting Church in Australia

]]> http://blog.journeyonline.com.au/2010/06/04/28th-qld-synod-video-wrap-up/feed/ 0 New Synod Gen Sec and Moderator Elect announced http://blog.journeyonline.com.au/2010/05/23/new-synod-gen-sec-and-moderator-elect-announced/ http://blog.journeyonline.com.au/2010/05/23/new-synod-gen-sec-and-moderator-elect-announced/#comments Sun, 23 May 2010 06:30:14 +0000 journeyonline http://blog.journeyonline.com.au/2010/05/23/new-synod-gen-sec-and-moderator-elect-announced/ Rev Kaye Ronalds has been elected as Moderator Elect of the Uniting Church in Queensland, beginning her role as Moderator at the next Synod meeting.

Ms Ronalds will be the first woman to hold the role in Queensland.

The Synod members overwhelmingly supported the nomination of Shirley Coulson as the next Queensland Synod General Secretary, beginning her role after the retirement of Rev Douglas Jones.

Read more at www.journeyonline.com.au

]]> http://blog.journeyonline.com.au/2010/05/23/new-synod-gen-sec-and-moderator-elect-announced/feed/ 0 UnitingJustice helps Amnesty protect refugges http://blog.journeyonline.com.au/2010/04/29/unitingjustice-helps-amnesty-protect-refugges/ http://blog.journeyonline.com.au/2010/04/29/unitingjustice-helps-amnesty-protect-refugges/#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2010 01:50:31 +0000 journeyonline http://blog.journeyonline.com.au/?p=560 After the spate of very disappointing announcements from the government regarding people seeking amnesty, on Saturday 8 May, people around the country are gathering to form a giant human life ring, and show our politicians on all sides that they’ve got it wrong – Australians do care about saving lives and we won’t accept punishment of people to win votes.

Events are taking place in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide, organised by Amnesty International Australia and supported by UnitingJustice Australia alongside many other organisations.

When: Saturday May 8 2010 1pm-3pm.
Where: King George Square, Brisbane, QLD

 Click here for more information.

]]> http://blog.journeyonline.com.au/2010/04/29/unitingjustice-helps-amnesty-protect-refugges/feed/ 0 UCA President and QLD Moderator’s video Easter messages http://blog.journeyonline.com.au/2010/03/31/uca-president-and-qld-moderators-video-easter-messages/ http://blog.journeyonline.com.au/2010/03/31/uca-president-and-qld-moderators-video-easter-messages/#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 07:08:15 +0000 journeyonline http://blog.journeyonline.com.au/?p=544 Both Uniting Church in Australia President, Rev Alistair Macrae, and Queensland Moderator, Rev Bruce Johnson, have released video Easter messages.

To see Mr Macrae’s message click here.

To see Mr Johnson’s message click here.

Enjoy and have a wonderful Easter!

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