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27 September 2022 – Rev Phil Court, Convener After a hiatus of three pandemic-restricted years, the Ministry Family Camp is scheduled to return! The PCV’s Health & Community Chaplaincy Committee has secured the old stamping ground Phillip Island Adventure Resort for the three days of: Wednesday 19 to Friday 21 April 2023 Here’s an opportunity for our pastors, wives and children to come …
Peter Phillips, Moderator 17 September 2022 Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced that Thursday 22nd of September, 2022, will be a public holiday, the “National Day of Mourning for Her Majesty The Queen”. He said, “I hope all Australians who wish to pay their respects can participate in the gatherings, commemorations and tributes that will be held, as well as share …
It was way back in July 1872, when a report came to the Presbytery of Castlemaine concerning Presbyterian worship in Sandhurst. The first Presbyterian Church in Bendigo (Snow St Andrew’s Uniting Church) had been established in 1854, and so this report, which came 18 years later, stated that worship services would still be well attended if a second Presbyterian Charge …
3rd May 2022 Rev Peter W Phillips, Moderator of the General Assembly, Presbyterian Church of VictoriaMrs Roslyn Brown, President of the Presbyterian Women’s Missionary Union, Victoria Three Australian missionaries from Victoria have been recognised by the government of the Republic of Korea for their outstanding contributions to independence and national foundation. They are Isabella (Belle) Menzies, founder of the Busanjin …
The New Dunesk Gap Year is an exciting opportunity for young people to grow in their faith while also building practical farm and ministry skills, allowing them to share in PIM’s vision to make disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ in remote and sparsely populated areas of Australia. Develop a whole range of useful farm skills, including fencing, driving and …
Easter is with us again, and it’s never been more relevant. Ukraine is devastated by war; our nation continues to move away from its ‘Christian’ past to neo-paganism. Christians and the Christian faith are being pushed more and more to the margins of society while hostility towards Christian teaching and practice, especially in the public square, is on the increase. …
The Health and Community Chaplaincy Committee’s Good Friday Appeal will be held on 15th April, 2022. Please view our appeal presentation here Please prayerfully consider giving financially to the work of the HCCC.
Three Australian missionaries from Victoria have been recognized by the government of the Republic of Korea for the independence movement in Korea in 1919 and awarded the Medal of Honour of the Republic of Korea. They are Isabella (Belle) Menzies, founder of the Busanjin Ilsin Girl’s school (now Dongrae Women’s High School), Margaret Davies, then principal of the school and …
REV PHILIP COURT Convener , Health & Community Chaplaincy Committee The Health & Community Chaplaincy Committee is delighted to announce the appointment of Kellie Davis as our Ministry Wives’ Chaplain. We selected Kellie from a strong field of applicants. She has a passion for ministering to women, an excellent mix of qualifications, and a robust life experience, including being a …
Many of us have been shocked at the unfolding events in Ukraine following the invasion of Russian military forces. This has resulted in thousands of refugees fleeing for their lives to neighbouring countries, including Hungary.APWM Associate missionary, and Presbyterian Church of Australia minister, The Rev Dr Granville Pillar and his wife Ibolya, live just 50km from the Hungarian-Ukrainian border. They …