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Sue Ash awarded Order of Australia

Post author By revivewa
Post date August 19, 2014

UnitingCare West CEO, Sue Ash, was recently awarded an Officer of the Order of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. The Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) is awarded for distinguished service of a high degree to Australia or humanity at large. Sue’s award recognises her “distinguished service to the community, particularly in the area of social policy development, reform and implementation, and to the provision of services to people in need”.

As CEO of UnitingCare West, Sue brings a deep and passionate commitment to UnitingCare West’s mission. This commitment has been shaped over a lifetime by Sue’s strong Christian ethos, and by her desire to ensure people are heard and provided with access to life-enhancing opportunities. Sue has been a part of the community sector for over 45 years and is passionate about building a civil society for future generations.

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UnitingCare West celebrates 8 years

Post author By revivewa
Post date June 29, 2014

Robert Watson presents at last year's ERIIC Awards.

On 1 July 2014, UnitingCare West will celebrate its Founding Day and 8th Anniversary with an all staff and volunteer day. The event is a chance for all of those involved with UnitingCare West to reflect on the work that has been achieved over the last year, and to celebrate the progress and growth the organisation has experienced since it commenced operations as a newly formed community service agency of the Uniting Church in Western Australia back in 2006.

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Love nudges, but will not let us go

Post author By revivewa
Post date June 17, 2014

The Uniting Church in WA welcomes its newest minister of the Word with the ordination of Corina van Oostende at Fremantle Wesley Uniting Church last Friday.

Rev Corina has had a long journey towards fulfilling her call to ordination and has always felt that she wanted to work with people. Coming to Australia in 1994 from the Netherlands, she became a member at Fremantle Wesley and took up roles in hospital chaplaincy; at Shenton Park Rehab Hospital and Fremantle Hospital in the Mental Health and Outpatients wards.

She has also worked with UnitingCare West’s Rainbow Project, a service that provides connection, friendship and support for people living with a mental illness.

Corina said that the people she’s met over the last ten years have confirmed her call to ministry.

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Farewell and blessings

Post author By revivewa
Post date June 11, 2014

Rev Ian Pearse and Rev Marie Wilson breaking the ties.

On Sunday 8 June the Uniting Church in Australia congregation in Mandurah held a special Breaking of the Ties service as they said farewell to Rev Ian Pearse. Ian has accepted a call to Bacchus Marsh in Victoria.

Ian and his wife Bev have been in placement in Mandurah for 5 years serving the community. Ian was a member of the Interagency Group who organise the annual Christmas Hamper distribution, Youthcare who support the Chaplains in schools, Peel Homelessness Night shelter group and Rotary. He supported the Mandurah Rainbow lunches providing a range of care for those who attended.

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Celebrating a ministy of care

Post author By revivewa
Post date February 4, 2014

Celebrating a ministry of care Rev Isobelle Shortreed organised a retirement service for Rev Tom Wilson last November at Noranda Uniting Church.

After many years in congregational ministry, including as a home missioner, Tom served at the Wasley Centre from 1980 providing counselling and training in the field. However when the centre moved outside the Uniting Church – to the Wasley Institute – his role was no longer officially a church placement. Tom has been of great service to the church throughout his ministry, and his work is appreciated by many.

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Uniting Church mourns passing

Post author By revivewa
Post date February 4, 2014

The Uniting Church in Australia is saddened to announce the death of the late Rev Ian Tanner who passed away Friday 27 December 2013.

Ian was a past President of the Uniting Church in Australia Assembly from 1985 to 1988 and served as the first Moderator of the Synod of South Australia from 1977-1979.

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Betty marks a milestone

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Post date February 4, 2014

Rev Betty Matthews, the first person to be ordained as a deacon in the Uniting Church, will be celebrating 60 years since she was ‘set apart’ as a deaconess with the Presbyterian Church in 1954.

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A life of love and hospitality

Post author By revivewa
Post date February 4, 2014

A celebration of the life of Errol Ruth Phillipson was held recently, after her passing in January.

Errol was born in England in 1933 to an English father and an Australian mother. The family returned to Perth when Errol was 14 months old. In 1949, John Phillipson was appointed assistant minister to Victoria Park, Carlisle and Welshpool as a home missioner. Errol and John became friends and that friendship developed into a lifelong partnership of marriage.

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