Thank you for your feature on volunteering in the May edition.
It is an old adage but true that you get out of life what you put in.
In the case of giving your time, energy and spirit to something, whether as an individual or collective project the rewards are huge.
Our congregation, Willunga Uniting Church, is in progress with an art exhibition run over three months, entitled Spirit & Place.
This exhibition has been running to coincide with the time of Lent through to Pentecost, Sunday on May 27th.
It is open each Saturday morning with many guests having been through the doors, this time coincides with the local markets.
Last Saturday was a hive of activity as a group called the Gateway group from Morialta Uniting Church came to visit.
This group does road trips and biannual trips away. The Willunga quilters were also gracious hosts to the visitors as they toured the art exhibition.
The working bee folk were also cohabitating. So all it all it was a very busy setting.With other members of the public popping in too.
Have heard many favourable comments about the art works and the messages from the artists on their work.
In my time as a guide at the art exhibition I have had some great conversations with people on the topic of spirit and place and many other things.
I know other guides have also. It has been a rewarding way to connect with many others in the community.
Connecting is what it is all about, with our spirit, place and our neighbours.
Monday, May 7, 2012
Sunday, May 6, 2012
One hundred years of intersecting events are celebrated in the Sunday Mail (5.5.12).
A living form of history.
Whether it is the letters of complaint, which it seems echo along similar lines across the decades.
Or the human interest stories of lives torn apart.
Thanks to all the journo's who stir the pot(!)
A newspapers role is not only to reflect but to challenge the times we find ourselves in.
A living form of history.
Whether it is the letters of complaint, which it seems echo along similar lines across the decades.
Or the human interest stories of lives torn apart.
Thanks to all the journo's who stir the pot(!)
A newspapers role is not only to reflect but to challenge the times we find ourselves in.
Where was my invite?
I confess to initially resisting the lure of the Sunday Mail when I moved to S.A. 25 years ago.
I now greedily lap up the comments, articles and what not to wear sections.
The giveaways and request noticeboard and footy score cards.
Plus of course your Hot and Nots.
My only quibble is where was the invite to the 100th anniversary party?
I now greedily lap up the comments, articles and what not to wear sections.
The giveaways and request noticeboard and footy score cards.
Plus of course your Hot and Nots.
My only quibble is where was the invite to the 100th anniversary party?
What Gina Wants
What Gina wants sounds a lot like total domination.
In business and relationships.
Exposed to the riches and wealth of her father's empire since she could walk and talk.
She embodies his legacy of a land to be plundered unmercifully.
One of the noticeable perils of being a billionaire seems to be the marked bitterness
and hostility when dividing up the spoils of someone's life.
Gina is on track with this.
The business empire may scream invincibility but in reality this is never the case.
Fascinating portrayal by Nick Bryant non the less.
Thank you to all concerned.
In business and relationships.
Exposed to the riches and wealth of her father's empire since she could walk and talk.
She embodies his legacy of a land to be plundered unmercifully.
One of the noticeable perils of being a billionaire seems to be the marked bitterness
and hostility when dividing up the spoils of someone's life.
Gina is on track with this.
The business empire may scream invincibility but in reality this is never the case.
Fascinating portrayal by Nick Bryant non the less.
Thank you to all concerned.
Now the drugs don't work
I've found love many times over.
The euphoric high of living many lives with my children.
The true love of faithful friends.
The soul mate that was living 800 kilometres from me, but we still found each other.
The many, many people that have come into my life, who give something back.
My biggest regret is the feeling of powerlessness in something I could do nothing about.
Not being able to protect my parents from illnesses that overtook them.
Why did things happen the way they did, leaving them feeble and weak.
Where no medicine or therapeutic measures could assist.
These are the questions that I try and answer, but can't.
The euphoric high of living many lives with my children.
The true love of faithful friends.
The soul mate that was living 800 kilometres from me, but we still found each other.
The many, many people that have come into my life, who give something back.
My biggest regret is the feeling of powerlessness in something I could do nothing about.
Not being able to protect my parents from illnesses that overtook them.
Why did things happen the way they did, leaving them feeble and weak.
Where no medicine or therapeutic measures could assist.
These are the questions that I try and answer, but can't.
Spirit & Place
Spirit & Place.
This exhibition has been running to coincide with the time of Lent through to Pentecost, Sunday on May 27th.
It is open each Saturday morning with many guests having been through the doors.
Last Saturday was a hive of activity as a group called the Gateway group from Morialta Uniting Church came to visit. This group does road trips and biannual trips away. The Willunga quilters were also gracious hosts to the visitors as they toured the art exhibition.
The working bee folk were also cohabitating. So all it all it was a very busy setting.
With other members of the public popping in too.
Have heard many favourable comments about the art works and the messages.
Putting on my Public Encounters hat the church is looking in to getting a sandwich board to put out to better advertise events. Another notice board may also be converted to provide additional outside advertising. So keep your eyes out for those.
In my time as a guide at the art exhibition I have had some great conversations with people on the topic of spirit and place and many other things. I know other guides have also. It has been a rewarding way to connect with many others in the community.
This exhibition has been running to coincide with the time of Lent through to Pentecost, Sunday on May 27th.
It is open each Saturday morning with many guests having been through the doors.
Last Saturday was a hive of activity as a group called the Gateway group from Morialta Uniting Church came to visit. This group does road trips and biannual trips away. The Willunga quilters were also gracious hosts to the visitors as they toured the art exhibition.
The working bee folk were also cohabitating. So all it all it was a very busy setting.
With other members of the public popping in too.
Have heard many favourable comments about the art works and the messages.
Putting on my Public Encounters hat the church is looking in to getting a sandwich board to put out to better advertise events. Another notice board may also be converted to provide additional outside advertising. So keep your eyes out for those.
In my time as a guide at the art exhibition I have had some great conversations with people on the topic of spirit and place and many other things. I know other guides have also. It has been a rewarding way to connect with many others in the community.
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