St Andrews Christian College tour

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The Principal of St Andrews Christian College, Mrs Catriona Wansbrough, welcomed members of the PCV Commission for Church Institutions onto the Wantirna campus for a Reception and school tour. Mrs Wansbrough, together with members of her executive team, graciously received the PCV delegation with the purpose of building warmer and more productive relationships between church and school. The St Andrews story is …

John Knox and the Scottish Reformation of 1560

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  a reformation harder … less likely … but, in the end: DEEPER This talk was delivered by John P Wilson, Clerk of Assembly, at the Bundoora Presbyterian Church on 5th July 2017.  1. Pre-reformation Scotland – why reform was harder … and less likely   3 factors: geographical, political, ecclesiastical. a) Geographic isolation Both Renaissance and Reformation made spectacular advances …

Summary of the PYV OS17 Malawi trip

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Written by Savanna, one of the members of the PYV OS17 team “On Friday, June 23rd 2017, our months and months of preparation physically, spiritually and emotionally became a reality as we boarded our plane to Malawi. Our team was made up of ten people from Presbyterian churches across Victoria and together we spent 24 days in Blantyre, Malawi. Our …

Belgrave Heights Christian School tour

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Last week the Principal of Belgrave Heights Christian School, Mr Andy Callow, welcomed members of the PCV Commission for Church Institutions onto the campus for a Reception and school tour. Mr Callow, together with his executive team, graciously received the PCV delegation with the purpose of building warmer and more productive relationships between church and school. The Belgrave Heights Christian …

John Calvin – a 2nd generation reformer

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This talk was delivered by John P Wilson, Clerk of Assembly, at the Bundoora Presbyterian Church on 28th June 2017. I wonder if Gerard Cauvin knew he had a genius son? We’d all like to think our children are gifted. You know how many parents tell Paula at parent-teacher night: ‘our Johnny is quite gifted, you know’. [sub-text being: …………………] OK, …

Whites’ trip to Hungary and Romania

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  Sue and I will be flying to Hungary on Tuesday, August 1st to visit Laszlo and Eva Mihalyi and Joy Hill who are PCV supported missionaries working in Budapest. We will be staying with Laszlo and Eva while we are there and look forward to sharing with them the greetings and support of PCV and encouraging them in the …

Anne Harvey – HCCC Administrator & Camp Co-ordinator

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The Health & Community Chaplaincy Committee (HCCC) wishes to announce the recent appointment of Mrs Anne Harvey to the role of HCCC Administrator and Camp Co-ordinator. Anne commenced in the role last week and is undertaking a handover with Mrs Sandy Carroll, particularly in relation to administration for this year’s PCV Ministry Family Camp to be held in October and …