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Glenorie Mission Church – Will it be a Christmas to remember?

His birth was for one purpose; the road ahead of him led to one place, and that place was the cross. Jesus Christ was born to die on the cross, a perfect sacrifice, so that through him we might have forgiveness for our sin and be brought back into a relationship with God, cleansed and […]

News from St Benedict’s

Happy revellers at the St Benedicts Christmas celebration

Family Christmas Party On Friday 16 November we had a family Christmas celebration at the St Benedict’s Parish Centre with dancing, prizes, food and festivities. Thank to organisers Paula and Sandra and all the kind people who helped with this successful and happy event. New pews St Benedict’s has had a makeover with the installation […]

THE FORGOTTEN MAN OF CHRISTMAS

Joseph is the forgotten man of Christmas. Other characters in the Christmas story such as the shepherds and the wise men tend to get more attention; in fact, there are probably more songs or carols about the donkey than there are about Joseph! Yet his part in the Christmas story was vital, and he provides […]

GALSTON UNITING CHURCH

Our 30th Anniversary Thirty years ago, Uniting Churches from Arcadia, Dural and Glenorie came together to form a new church at Galston, and our Anniversary celebrations were held over the last weekend of October. Wow, what a weekend! There was something for everyone to celebrate. Children and their families enjoyed the pirate ship, jumping castle […]

Glenorie Community Church

Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift would be curiosity.” Have you ever considered that curiosity is a gift? We like to observe what’s going on around us, looking outside ourselves with a desire […]

The Hills Shire Libraries present An Evening with Kerry O’Brien

Kerry O’Brien is one of Australia’s most respected journalists, with six Walkley awards including the Gold Walkley and the Walkley for Outstanding Leadership in journalism. He has borne witness to many of the life-changing milestones of our lives, interviewed the great and good, and explained the intricacies of the world to millions of Australians as […]

Still Creek Landcare

Dragon Flies With the weather warming up and the recent rains that filled our empty dam and my frog pond, I have noticed that the dragonflies are back. Dragonflies and Damselflies are large, conspicuous insects generally found near freshwater habitats. They are an ancient and successful group that was around long before the dinosaurs evolved. […]

Warrah Society

In updating the community on the goings on at our Biodynamic Farm and Farm Shop it would be remiss not to mention the Spring weather! Many people have asked if we were happy with the October rain and of course, it was quite novel and a great benefit, but it does have its problems when […]

THE GIFT OF PLEASURE

Over the last couple of months we have looked at two simple but significant principles that wise and wealthy King Solomon discovered were important in enjoying a satisfying and meaningful life: (1) Enjoy the present, and (2) Enjoy people. The third principle he discovered is equally simple yet profound: Enjoy pleasure. The word pleasure can […]

Galston Uniting Church

Ladies Choir In August 2005, fourteen ladies came together at GUC to form a choir. The men’s choir had been singing together for some years and the ladies decided they would also like to worship in this way. Six of the ladies who turned up that night are still singing with the choir. You don’t […]