Rev Dr Judy Redman

03/05/2023

This is a photo of me and Rev Dr Rod Pattenden at my final service at Jesmond Park Uniting Church.As of 1 May, I am officially retired. This means that will no longer be doing full-time ministry, but will doubtless still be doing things. I am not yet sure about the fate of this page. It was set up so I could have a FB presence that didn't create boundary issues with my congregation, so I may have no need of it now.

25/02/2023

Something I don't have time to go to, but which looks fascinating

Come and view

24/02/2023

This just appeared in my FB feed and I thought others might find it interesting:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7tg0SJ7Em8
Peter Blackwood is a retired Uniting Church minister who has painted icons 'in his spare time' for many years, and taught many others how to do it, too.

Peter Blackwood decorates a Paschal Candle with gold and egg tempera paint. The video was filmed over four days and reduces 3 hours work to 10 minutes.

15/11/2022

Others may be interested in signing this petition:

We can't afford $244 billion worth of tax cuts for the rich. We need to reverse the stage 3 tax cuts.

30/10/2022

Submissions for this are due by 3 November. You might like to add your voice to strengthen NSW EPA's climate plan.

We have a rare opportunity to call for strong climate protections in New South Wales. Use our handy form to build your own submission on the Climate Change Policy and Climate Change Action Plan 2022- 2025 in just 6 minutes.

24/08/2022

18/08/2022

It's been a while since I've posted, but this page from Rev Dr Rob McFarlane spoke to me about working with the other Abrahamic faiths.

Recovering faith in Faith at the Abraham Conferencewritten by Rev Dr Rob McFarlane, Presbytery Ministry Leader, Parramatta Nepean Presbytery “Religion for the 21st Century: Recovering faith in Faith”Abraham Conference, Sunday 14 August, 2022 It was a joy to have the annual Abrahamic Conference b...

05/07/2022

With thanks to Alison Gilchrist through https://www.facebook.com/groups/1567568940140097 (Makes You Wonder)

29/06/2022

I was going through my emails trying to cull unread ones, and I clicked the wrong thing and opened this one instead of deleting it. I am very glad I did. While it begins with a US-centric statement, it goes on to talk about faith and anxiety in ways that are relevant to almost anyone at the moment, I think.
https://thepurplefork932561209.wordpress.com/2022/06/26/always-anxiety-and-faith/

Breathing is important. Not the unconscious breathing that keeps us alive, but a conscious breathing that concentrates on the air entering and leaving our bodies. This anchors us in the present and helping us not to get stuck in a future that is creating anxiety. What we are imagining may never happen, and worrying about it rather than planning for it certainly won't help!

Always…We Begin Again is a place to rest, renew and maybe refresh for these complicated and arduous times we are living. It is also a place where I hope the words and images stir your imaginat…