Relay For Life
A sea of purple will be engulfing Castle Hill Showground on Saturday, 19th May for the 17th Hills Relay For Life event. More than 105 teams, including nine high schools, have already signed up to take part in this year’s major community gathering which raises funds for cancer research and Cancer Council support programs. The […]
Local Breeders Open their Alpaca Studs
The first week of May has been designated as Australian Alpaca Week for the Australian Alpaca Association and its members. To celebrate, two local alpaca breeders will open their doors to the public and invite anyone interested in alpacas to come and learn about these fascinating creatures and how they are managed on small acreage. […]
Castle Hill Art Society “Landscape in Pastel” by Desley Stewart
Wednesday 6th June 7.30pm Desley will show us how to produce a beautiful landscape using the pastel underpainting technique. Desley is a very accomplished artist as can be seen from her website and she is one of the Arcadian Artists. Visitors are welcome to join with the Castle Hill Art Society 7.30pm at Castle Glen […]
Piano and Vocal Stars for Galston
The Galston Concerts will present globe-trotting piano virtuoso Bernard Walz on Sunday 3 June. After his full house success in Galston’s 2017 series he is back by public demand offering an all new program. Selections from West Side Story will honour Leonard Bernstein’s centenary, with an encore of Clair de Lune celebrating the ‘ton’ for […]
Glenorie Community Church
I’m sure you’d agree that this year is flying by very quickly. An old saying states that ‘time flies when you’re having fun’ but in 2018, time seems to be flying whether you’re having fun or not!! Our family enjoyed catching up with our wider network during the Christmas season and again at Easter time […]
The Power of Hope
Hope is essential to meaningful life. That principle is reflected in various sayings such as: ‘Hope springs eternal in the human breast.’ and ‘While there’s life, there’s hope.’ The reverse is also true. If you shatter a person’s dreams, if you take away an individual’s hopes, if you remove that element of anticipation from life, […]
Galston Uniting Church
Sunday Family Service 10am It’s not every day that you see a pony in church, even at Galston Uniting (although this has happened before). However, it did happen on Palm Sunday, the week before Easter, as Palm Sunday coincided with “Messy Church”! With the addition of some especially constructed ears, two ponies became donkeys (or […]
Choose extraordinary!
I’m not sure if it’s my age, a greater awareness, or a sign of the times … but I see so much brokenness. People consigned to just living out their life, as if this is acceptable. That a life without love, joy and peace are almost to be expected. There seems an overwhelming dissatisfaction across […]
Glenorie Mission Church
4. The Holy Spirit will develop Christ in us. The Holy Spirit comes to reproduce the character of Jesus Christ within us and to make the Lordship of Christ a reality in every area and experience of our lives. The apostle Paul often spoke of this particular work of the Spirit. He told the Galatians […]
Galston Garden Club
It always amazes me that there is still so much that you can learn about gardening and the variety of interests that are catered for, from the casual gardener to the professional nurseryman. Leanne Johnston, our Guest Speaker this month, is an Environmental Scientist with Hornsby Shire Council and her talk on how to make […]
