A job vacancy currently exists at United Theological College for the position of College Secretary (full-time) at the Centre for Ministry, North Parramatta.
The successful candidate will work closely with the Principal/Head of School in areas including human resource management, event and communications management as well as providing administrative support to members of Faculty.
Applications close 12 noon 1 Feb, 2012.
Please direct enquiries to Joanne Stokes via email joannes@nsw.uca.org.au or phone 02 8838 8914.
9 Dec 2011
Accolades, Graduation & Dr Sheridan!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
To Bec Lindsay recipient of the 2011 University Medal!
What a fantastic achievement!
To Aimee Kent receipient of 2009 Deans Award for outstanding grades.
To all our Graduands attending the Ceremony in Canberra this Saturday the 10th of December, congratulations for completing your studies and we wish you a wonderful day of celebration with family and friends!
NEW PEOPLE
We are happy to announce that Dr Ruth Sheridan will be taking up a joint faculty position with UTC/CSU as a post doctoral fellow in 2012. The appointment is for two years.
THANKS
We'd also like to thank Heidi Wright for all her help over the past few weeks. Heidi worked on Mondays at UTC assisting with the Course Administration role. Her assistance was greatly appreciated and we wish her all the best with her future endeavours.
UPCOMING EVENTS
- Christmas Service 2011 - Mon 19 December, 11am St Andrews Chapel, UTC 16 Masons Drive, North Parramatta (free BBQ lunch to follow) - RSVP David Roper for catering purposes davidr@nsw.uca.org.au
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5 Dec 2011
ALTERNATIVE GIFT IDEAS FOR CHRISTMAS!
If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.
1 John 3:17-18
If you’re looking to escape the Christmas shopping merry-go-round of consumerism and commercialised materialistic gift giving, then brace yourselves for a new type of gifting. One that gives the gift of giving to those around you.
Below we've listed alternative ways which you can give gifts that truly change people's lives for the better and also raises social awareness about the needs of others.
1 John 3:17-18
If you’re looking to escape the Christmas shopping merry-go-round of consumerism and commercialised materialistic gift giving, then brace yourselves for a new type of gifting. One that gives the gift of giving to those around you.
It's a simple concept called Charity Gifting and the way it works is you purchase a gift or make a donation to a charity on behalf of someone else. The nature of these gifts vary from a goat or chicken bought on behalf of a family overseas, to hand crafted gifts made by organisations providing gainful employment to those in need.
The significance of charity gifts is three fold, firstly you get to satisfy the Christmas convention of gift giving, second the money used to purchase your gift directly benefits some of the world's poorest and third you are given the opportunity to raise social awareness amongst your loved ones of the world wide importance of such a gift.
At times it may seem to your giftee's that there is 'nothing in it for them' but here's what makes the charity gift a truly life changing concept when the giftee realises that the gift you are giving them is the gift of 'giving' to others.
The significance of charity gifts is three fold, firstly you get to satisfy the Christmas convention of gift giving, second the money used to purchase your gift directly benefits some of the world's poorest and third you are given the opportunity to raise social awareness amongst your loved ones of the world wide importance of such a gift.
At times it may seem to your giftee's that there is 'nothing in it for them' but here's what makes the charity gift a truly life changing concept when the giftee realises that the gift you are giving them is the gift of 'giving' to others.
Below we've listed alternative ways which you can give gifts that truly change people's lives for the better and also raises social awareness about the needs of others.
Uniting World 'everything in common' browse the catalogue to purchase gifts that assist with relief development projects from West Papua to Zimbabwe https://www.everythingincommon.com.au/uwrd/catalogue/19
TEAR Australia 'useful gifts' you can purchase gifts including livestock, seeds, small business start up, school packs etc http://www.usefulgifts.org/
Tribes & Nations have a great range of fair trade gift ideas from earrings to handbags and homewares. http://www.tribesandnations.com.au/store.aspx
TEAR Australia 'useful gifts' you can purchase gifts including livestock, seeds, small business start up, school packs etc http://www.usefulgifts.org/
Tribes & Nations have a great range of fair trade gift ideas from earrings to handbags and homewares. http://www.tribesandnations.com.au/store.aspx
Care Australia 'Life changing gifts' buy a gift that changes a person's life. These include clean drinking water, live stock, setting up savings accounts http://caregifts.org.au/
Oxfam Unwrapped gives you the opportunity to purchase goats on behalf of your loved ones for families and villages overseas dependant on livestock for survival. http://www.oxfamunwrapped.com.au/Product.php?productid=94
Oxfam Unwrapped gives you the opportunity to purchase goats on behalf of your loved ones for families and villages overseas dependant on livestock for survival. http://www.oxfamunwrapped.com.au/Product.php?productid=94
Fred Hollows 'Gift of Sight' why not purchase a gift of sight card on behalf of your loved ones which pays for specialist eye surgery for those unable to afford or access eye care https://www.hollows.org.au/donate/gift-of-sight
Toms Shoes 'One for One' for every pair of shoes you purchase, Tom's gives a pair to a child in need http://www.toms.com/international/
Water Aid Australia 'give the gift of water' - when you buy a gift from wateraid you'll be helping some of the world's poorest gain access to safe, clean water, sanitary toilets and basic hygene https://shop.wateraidaustralia.org/
Royal Flying Doctor Service - dontate to the RFDS on behalf of a friend and provide much needed medical services to rural communities http://www.flyingdoctor.org.au/How-You-Can-Help/
There are so many other charity gift examples out there but we hope these at least gives you some idea of alternative ways to spend your Christmas dollars which can give light, life and hope to those most in need.
"The generous man enriches himself by giving; the miser hoards himself poor" Dutch proverb
Til next time!
Water Aid Australia 'give the gift of water' - when you buy a gift from wateraid you'll be helping some of the world's poorest gain access to safe, clean water, sanitary toilets and basic hygene https://shop.wateraidaustralia.org/
Royal Flying Doctor Service - dontate to the RFDS on behalf of a friend and provide much needed medical services to rural communities http://www.flyingdoctor.org.au/How-You-Can-Help/
There are so many other charity gift examples out there but we hope these at least gives you some idea of alternative ways to spend your Christmas dollars which can give light, life and hope to those most in need.
"The generous man enriches himself by giving; the miser hoards himself poor" Dutch proverb
Til next time!
7 Nov 2011
201160 Week Oct 31st - Nov 6
A BIG CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations are in order for William Emilsen and team that ran the Questioning God Conference.
There was much lauding of the quality of the papers, the mood of the participants, the openness of the discussions and the quality of the conference dinner.
The dinner speech by Kristina Keneally can be found on the ABC website ..
FROM THE ACADEMIC DESK
Evaluation of subjects. Don’t forget that there will be an online evaluation form for you to fill in regarding each of your subjects.
PUBLICATIONS
Keep a look out for the collection of faculty sermons I believe in God, edited by William Emilsen and recently launched by Ben at the conference on belief.
Ben's address at the recent ACC National Conference has been printed in the new edition of ACC Catalyst: "The Basis of Union: A Manifesto for Evangelism". (Copies are available in the atrium.)
Gerard has had published “Receiving the Revised Translation of the Roman Missal” in Australasian Catholic Record 88(3/2011): 325-336.
NEXT YEAR’S TIMETABLE
A revised timetable is out and will go up on the website. The link is :
Remember also that we are now able to offer on site the study skills subject COM120 Reasoning, Values and Communication (8 cr pts). Keep your eyes on the timetable, or contact Gerard for details. Students should be encouraged to enrol for first semester 2012 subjects now as this helps us with our planning for classroom bookings, teaching resources and timetable considerations.
UPCOMING EVENTS
- The
Uniting Church inAustralia
KEEPING IN TOUCH
Our weekly eNewsletter is also posted on our utcnews blog. To follow or subscribe go to http://utcnews.blogspot.com/
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24 Oct 2011
201160 Oct 18th
UTC eNews 201160 week Oct 17th
A BIG THANKS
Thank you to all students and faculty who contributed to such a wonderful celebration last night under the organisation of Suzie Stanton. Thank you for your time, ideas, food, and presence. Thank you also to their families who support their involvement at UTC.
2011 has been a great year for the College, and we look forward to seeing everyone back next year. For those students who are leaving, we wish you all the very best for the new opportunities that are in store for you.
We'd also like to acknowledge the out-going chairperson, Bec Lindsay , and all the office bearers of the 2011 Student Association. Thank you for your hard work in helping make UTC such a welcoming and fun student community.
Rest well, and take care.
FROM THE ACADEMIC DESK
Evaluation of subjects. Don’t forget that there will be an online evaluation form for you to fill in regarding each of your subjects.
Keep a look out for the collection of faculty sermons I believe in God, edited by William Emilsen and due to be launched at the upcoming conference on belief.
NEXT YEAR’S TIMETABLE
There will be some tweaks to the draft timetable, hopefully finalized by the end of this week. As well, we are now able to offer on site the study skills subject COM120 Reasoning, Values and Communication (8 cr pts). Keep your eyes on the timetable, or contact Gerard for details.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Charles Sturt Foundation Scholarship
OPEN TO: | Any year of study |
CAMPUS: | Any Campus |
VALUE: | $2,500 - $5,000 |
TENURE: | One Year |
ELIGIBILITY: | Any Course |
CONDITIONS: | Applicant to provide evidence of: • Community Involvement • Achievement • Goals and Motivation • Sound academic record |
NOTE: | The full value of the scholarship will be presented to the recipient at the scholarship ceremony. The recipient must report to the donor once Semester 1 grades are released, to inform the donor of their results showing they are achieving satisfactorily and their enrolment is ongoing. Only one on-line Scholarship Application Form should be completed. During submission of your on-line application you should select all the scholarships that you wish to apply for and for which you meet the selection criteria and include copies of relevant supporting documents. |
Scholarships
http://www.csu.edu.au/student/scholarships/foundation/canberra.htm
QUESTIONING GOD: Faith and Atheism in Australia
The Conference will be held on Oct 21-23: featuring David Ferguson (Uni Edinburgh) and a host of others.
Register now! Places filling rapidly.
For further details see the brochures in the lobby or speak with William.
Look out for a collection of faculty sermons I believe in God, edited by William Emilsen and due to be launched at the upcoming conference.
UPCOMING EVENTS
- The
Uniting Church inAustralia
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10 Oct 2011
UTC eNews 201160 Week 12
UTC eNews 201160week12
Semester’s end is nigh. Our hope is that all members of our learning community have had a semester of thought provoking and insightful reading, learning, discussing and writing. And of course the close of classes would be incomplete without a reminder that assessment tasks are due in on time, or an extension request must be completed. Of course, lecturers should have essays returned within the specified time: see your subject outline for details.
All students, faculty and staff are invited to the UTC End of Year Celebration!
UTC End of Year Celebration Presiding Minister: Rev Dr Chairperson, Ministerial Education Board Preacher: Rev Dr Principal DATE: Monday 17th October 2011 TIME: Service commencing at 7:30pm VENUE: Chapel of St Andrew, UTC RSVP: 10 October 2011 A light Supper will be held in the Dining Room following the Service. For further details or to rsvp for catering purposes, please contact Phone: 8838 8927 Email: davidr@nsw.uca.org.au |
FROM THE ACADEMIC DESK
Evaluation of subjects. Don’t forget that there will be an online evaluation form for you to fill in regarding each of your subjects.
PhD student Ian Packer has an essay titled "What does it mean to be human? Some biblical and theological reflections on vocation", in the new issue of St Luke's Journal, the journal of the Christian Medical and Dental Fellowship of Australia
Ben Myers has an essay on art and resurrection, titled "Ed Knippers y la resurrección del
Clive Pearson is back from a conference in Singapore
Keep a look out for the collection of faculty sermons I believe in God, edited by William Emilsen and due to be launched at the upcoming conference on belief.
NEXT YEAR’S TIMETABLE
There will be some tweaks to the draft timetable, hopefully finalized by the end of this week. As well, we are now able to offer on site the study skills subject COM120 Reasoning, Values and Communication (8 cr pts). Keep your eyes on the timetable, or contact Gerard for details.
QUESTIONING GOD: Faith and Atheism in Australia
The Conference will be held on Oct 21-23: featuring David Ferguson (Uni Edinburgh) and a host of others.
Register now! Places filling rapidly.
For further details see the brochures in the lobby or speak with William.
Look out for a collection of faculty sermons I believe in God, edited by William Emilsen and due to be launched at the upcoming conference.
CHRISTIAN MEDITATION
Our series of meditations continues. Each session commences with some breathing exercises, followed by a guided meditation. At present we are learning Ignation meditation, a form of prayer using imagination and the Gospels. The dates and times are
Thursday during semester 12.50-1.30
Venue: Usually G1 or G2 – check the boards for the latest
UPCOMING EVENTS
- The
Uniting Church inAustralia
KEEPING IN TOUCH
Our weekly eNewsletter is also posted on our utcnews blog. To follow or subscribe go to http://utcnews.blogspot.com/
The newsletter is from the desk of News items to him by 3.00 pm each Friday |
4 Oct 2011
UTC eNews 201160 Week 11
REMINDER
A reminder that tasks are due in on time, or an extension request must be completed. As well, lecturers should have essays returned within the specified time: see you subject outline for details.
WORSHIP
UTC End of Year Celebration Presiding Minister: Rev Dr Chris Budden Chairperson, Ministerial Education Board Preacher: Rev Dr Clive Pearson Principal, United Theological College DATE: Monday 17th October 2011 TIME: Service commencing at 7:30pm VENUE: Centre for Ministry, Chapel of St Andrew RSVP: 10 October 2011 A light Supper will be held in the Dining Room following the Service. For further details or to rsvp for catering purposes, please contact David Roper – UTC Student Administration Phone: 8838 8927 Email: davidr@nsw.uca.org.au |
FROM THE ACADEMIC DESK
Evaluation of subjects. Don’t forget that there will be an online evaluation form for you to fill in regarding each of your subjects.
And on the research front, congratulations to PhD student Cristina Gomez, whose paper on the metaphor of the church as mother has been accepted for an international ecumenical theological conference at Assisi
As for publications, keep a look out for a collection of faculty sermons I believe in God, edited by William Emilsen and due to be launched at the upcoming conference on belief.
CONFERENCE
QUESTIONING GOD: Faith and Atheism in Australia
Oct 21-23: featuring David Ferguson (Uni Edinburgh) and a host of others.
Register now! Places filling rapidly.
For further details see the brochures in the lobby or speak with William.
Worth a second reminder
DISABILITY LIAISON OFFICER
Due to a redistribution of work load within the Disability Service, Lynn Furze who is the Disability Liaison Officer (DLO) for our Albury-Wodonga campus, will now be supporting students with a disability at theology teaching sites. Lynn
Phone/Fax + 61 2 6051 9867. Email: lfurze@csu.edu.au
Although students are allocated a DLO based on administrative home campus, if a student’s nominated contact is unavailable, students and staff can contact any of the DLO’s if urgent assistance is needed. http://www.csu.edu.au/division/studserv/my-support/disability/dlocontacts
Thank you for your support. FROM Rose Shaw
Disability Liaison Officer | Office of StudentServices Panorama Avenue Bathurst , NSW 2795. Tel/Fax +61 2 63384531 Email: roshaw@csu.edu.au Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday. www.csu.edu.au/division/studserv/my-support/disability/home
Disability Liaison Officer | Office of Student
CHRISTIAN MEDITATION
Our series of meditations continues. Each session commences with some breathing exercises, followed by a guided meditation. At present we are learning Ignation meditation, a form of prayer using imagination and the Gospels. The dates and times are
Thursday during semester 12.50-1.30
Venue: Usually G1 or G2 – check the boards for the latest
UPCOMING EVENTS
- The
Uniting Church inAustralia
KEEPING IN TOUCH
Our weekly eNewsletter is also posted on our utcnews blog. To follow or subscribe go to http://utcnews.blogspot.com/
The newsletter is from the desk of Gerard Moore News items to him by 3.00 pm each Friday |
27 Sept 2011
UTC eNews 201160 Week10
A reminder that tasks are due in on time, or an extension request must be completed. As well, lecturers should have essays returned within the specified time: see you subject outline for details.
PUBLIC HOLIDAY UPCOMING!
Monday next is a public holiday: no classes and library is closed.
SYNOD
Many of the faculty and students have taken part in the NSW ACT Synod. Welcome back to the College, and our prayers that it has been a success for the church and an act of grace for all concerned from the college. For the Synod webpage see http://nsw.uca.org.au/synodmeeting/media.htm .
FOR FREE
Interested in a free pre-loved ink jet printer? See David Holden or register your interest with him at davidh@nsw.uca.org.au
STRICTLY FOOD: THINGS AFRICAN
Students with an African heritage are hosting community morning tea on Friday this week!
DISABILITY LIAISON OFFICER
Due to a redistribution of work load within the Disability Service, Lynn Furze who is the Disability Liaison Officer (DLO) for our Albury-Wodonga campus, will now be supporting students with a disability at theology teaching sites. Lynn
Phone/Fax + 61 2 6051 9867. Email: lfurze@csu.edu.au
Although students are allocated a DLO based on administrative home campus, if a student’s nominated contact is unavailable, students and staff can contact any of the DLO’s if urgent assistance is needed. http://www.csu.edu.au/division/studserv/my-support/disability/dlocontacts
Thank you for your support. FROM Rose Shaw
Disability Liaison Officer | Office of StudentServices Panorama Avenue Bathurst , NSW 2795. Tel/Fax +61 2 63384531 Email: roshaw@csu.edu.au Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday. www.csu.edu.au/division/studserv/my-support/disability/home
Disability Liaison Officer | Office of Student
FROM THE ACADEMIC DESK
Evaluation of subjects. A first notice that there will be an online evaluation form for you to fill in regarding each of your subjects. More on this as the end of semester closes in!
Some more publications. Gerard has contributed commentaries on the opening collects for the Sundays of Advent and Christmas as part of a series in Canadian liturgical journal Celebrate!
JUSTICE CORNER
Building Bridges, Not Walls: Prisons and the justice system , the 2011 Social Justice Statement of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has just been released. There is a statement, prayer cards posters and a website. To download the statement call up http://www.catholic.org.au/ and look to the page for the link to the Social Justice Statement.
CHRISTIAN MEDITATION
Our series of meditations continues. Each session commences with some breathing exercises, followed by a guided meditation. At present we are learning Ignation meditation, a form of prayer using imagination and the Gospels. The dates and times are
Thursday during semester 12.50-1.30
Venue: Usually G1 or G2 – check the boards for the latest
UPCOMING EVENTS
- The conference on Atheism is on later in October: See William Emilsen for details.
- The
Uniting Church inAustralia
KEEPING IN TOUCH
Our weekly eNewsletter is also posted on our utcnews blog. To follow or subscribe go to http://utcnews.blogspot.com/
The newsletter is from the desk of Gerard Moore News items to him by 3.00 pm each Friday |
UTC eNews 201160 Week 9
Four weeks of classes left! A reminder that tasks are due in on time, or an extension request must be completed. As well, lecturers should have essays returned within the specified time: see you subject outline for details.
WELCOME TO VISITORS
Two highly distinguished international authors and academics will be present on Tuesday as part of the Climate Conference. Up to you to get the autographs of South African Ernst Conradie and Australia
The Climate Crisis and the Crisis of Humanity conference with Ernst Conradie and Clive Hamilton: Tuesday 20th September. |
FROM THE ACADEMIC DESK
Publications aplenty this week, including three from our doctoral students.
Ben Myers discusses Rob Bell's new book, Love Wins, in this week's edition of the Christian newspaper, Eternity (copies available in the atrium)
PhD student Ian Packer has published the essay "An immodest proposal for the practice of the Lord's table" in the volume, Beyond 400: Exploring Baptist Futures, edited by David Cohen and Michael Parsons (Pickwick Publications).
PhD student Steve Wright has a new article in one of the world's most prestigious theology journals, The Heythrop Journal. His article is titled "The Creator Sings: A Wesleyan Rethinking of Transcendence with Robert Jenson" - it's available online through the library's journal databases.
PhD student Damian Palmer has an article in the new special issue of Uniting Church Studies, titled "Learning from 'Eminent Pagans': Calvin and the Secular Authors".
THE SYNOD
Every blessing to all those participating in the Synod of the New South Wales and ACT Uniting Church, running from Friday 23rd till Tuesday 27th. For details see http://nsw.uca.org.au/synodmeeting/media.htm . Many of our faculty and students are engaged with the Synod.
JUSTICE CORNER
Building Bridges, Not Walls: Prisons and the justice system , the 2011 Social Justice Statement of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has just been released. There is a statement, prayer cards posters and a website. To download the statement call up http://www.catholic.org.au/ and look to the page for the link to the Social Justice Statement.
CHRISTIAN MEDITATION
Our series of meditations continues. Each session commences with some breathing exercises, followed by a guided meditation. At present we are learning Ignation meditation, a form of prayer using imagination and the Gospels. The dates and times are
Thursday during semester 12.50-1.30
Venue: Usually G1 or G2 – check the boards for the latest
UPCOMING EVENTS
- The conference on Atheism is on later in October: See William Emilsen for details.
- The
Uniting Church inAustralia
KEEPING IN TOUCH
Our weekly eNewsletter is also posted on our utcnews blog. To follow or subscribe go to http://utcnews.blogspot.com/
The newsletter is from the desk of Gerard Moore News items to him by 3.00 pm each Friday |
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