Galston Early Learning Centre

The Early Childhood National Conference for 2018 is being held in Sydney this year! We are delighted to announce that we have been able to offer this great opportunity to Amy Kosilo and Kathryn Smee, who have worked very hard together over the past year to improve our educational program. Amy and Kathryn have shared […]

Galston Gala

The Galston Gala on Sunday 18 November in Galston Uniting Church will conclude The Galston Concerts 2018 series. This follows the success of a wonderful recital on 16 September by Hornsby resident and internationally acclaimed pianist Tonya Lemoh. Tonya’s program of works by great pianists Liszt, Debussy and Beethoven plus Mussorgsky’s virtuoso Pictures at an […]

CHICAGO – Musical by Bob Fosse and Fred EBB

Broadway’s longest-running American musical, Chicago is a dazzling and satirical look at fame, justice, and the media machine. Set in 1920s Chicago and based on real-life murders and trials, Chicago follows Roxie Hart, a wannabe vaudevillian star who murders her lover and is arrested, despite her attempts to convince her pushover husband, Amos, to lie […]

Budding Musician

“Learning music should not be a grind. Sure, back in the 50’s and 60’s when I was growing up, it was a daily grind of scales, obscure classical pieces which were mandatory for one’s education and progression, and heaps of theory. Ugh! Yes, it worked well: the really driven and committed students followed this regime […]

CASTLE HILL ART SOCIETY Inc.

WORKSHOP – Desley Stewart “Pastels” Sunday 28th October Desley will show us how to produce a beautiful seascape using her 5 stage pastel underpainting technique. The fee for this workshop is $90 and a materials list will be issued when you make your booking. Please ring Gayl Finocchiaro on 0409 321 588 to register your […]

Galston Uniting Church turns 30

Hey everyone – we’re 30! It’s time for us to celebrate and we’ll be doing just that on the weekend of 26 – 28 October – and there’ll be something for everyone. We’ve been 30 years at Galston, but in fact we have a heritage that goes back over 176 years to the early settlers of […]

Christian like a Secret

So what is a Christian? It’s more than a label, like a clothing brand. It’s more than a concealer, like make up. In fact Christianity is a lifestyle, all encompassing. Why then, does it so often appear that Christianity seems like a secret society, an “in club” or cult. For many Christians it seems that […]

News from St Benedict’s Church

In 2016 St Benedict’s parish helped raise funds to support two of our young parishioners, Luke Neely and Karen Brown, on their pilgrimage to World Youth Day in Krakow Poland. While in Krakow Luke met Chrissy from Gladesville and in August this year, to our delight, Luke and Chrissy were married. The wedding was celebrated […]

NO PERSON IS AN ISLAND

During his lifetime Howard Hughes was one of the richest men in the world. He had influence in the corridors of power and many beautiful women were attracted to him. Yet despite all theses apparent assets he died a lonely and isolated man, who was despised by those who had dealings with him. Why was […]

Glenorie Community Church

“ Now son, simply tell me the truth. Did you take some money out of my purse?” “No,” Mike replied. “Then where did you get the money to buy these lollies?” “I forget.” Mike’s mum patiently explained, “Listen son. What is important here is that you tell me the truth. If you honestly say that […]