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The World Needs Our Prayers
The World Day of Prayer is over for another year, or is it? The service may be over, but the prayers must continue for the world, by the...
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Mar 6, 20223 min read


ACW and World Day of Prayer
In just under two weeks time, Christians around the globe will gather for the 2022 World Day of Prayer (WDP) service on Friday 4 March....
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Feb 20, 20222 min read


Rev. Winifred Kiek’s statement after the ACWC Assembly
Previously, I published the greater part of Rev. Winifred Kiek’s report to Australian Church Women (ACW) after she attended the third...
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Jan 31, 20222 min read


Renewal through Trust
‘The New Year is still in its infancy. It is unknown territory to all of us. We do not know what it may hold of joy or pain. For some it...
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Jan 16, 20223 min read


A Quiet Achiever
Doris Mabel Mitchell was born in Victoria, in 1908, but spent most of her life in New South Wales (NSW). She attended Petersham Primary...
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Dec 17, 20215 min read


Remembering the Advent Service
We are now in the season of Advent as Christmas approaches with its message of hope for the world because of the birth of Jesus Christ,...
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Dec 7, 20215 min read


A Gift for ACW
This week Australian Church Women (ACW) received a generous gift from a relative of Maisie McKenzie, the woman who began the Northern...
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Nov 28, 20211 min read


Looking back at the Vic Unit
The Victorian Unit of Australian Church Women (ACW) continued to be known as the Women’s Inter-Church Council (WICC) of Victoria until...
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Nov 24, 20213 min read


FLC Snippets
The newsletters of Australian Church Women (ACW) have often been employed to promote the Fellowship of the Least Coin (FLC), and to...
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Nov 16, 20214 min read


Revisiting the 1978 ACWC Assembly
Last year, on 3 October 2020, I posted a blog on the 6th Assembly of the Asian Church Women’s Conference (ACWC) held at the Tozanso YMCA...
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Nov 8, 20216 min read


Second things first
A couple of ‘second’ things have occurred lately for Australian Church Women (ACW) as we continue the journey through the second year of...
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Nov 2, 20213 min read


Birth of the ACT Unit
Old Parliament House, Canberra I like to look at past minutes of Australian Church Women (ACW) because they are historical documents that...
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Oct 25, 20215 min read


'4 Corners' and an ACW decision
The television programme Four Corners influenced the choice of project for Australian Church Women’s 1972 World Community Day. According...
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Oct 18, 20213 min read


Mrs Kao visits the Vic Unit
I’m always surprised at what I encounter in the National records of Australian Church Women (ACW). Even though the report in today’s blog...
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Oct 11, 20214 min read


From Australia to India
In the month of October, Australian Church Women (ACW) hold a service for the second of their two annual special days. This event is...
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Oct 4, 20214 min read


100 Blog Posts
This blog post is number 100 for our ACW Herstory Blog, which means our blog will celebrate its 2nd birthday in four weeks. How quickly...
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Sep 25, 20213 min read


From ‘snail mail’ to video conferencing
It is always interesting to look back and see what resources have been used over the years for the various ministries and programs of...
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Sep 20, 20214 min read


A Mystery Page
This week, I’m puzzled by another mystery page in our ACW National Archives. It concerns the 4th Assembly of the Asian Church Women’s...
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Sep 12, 20214 min read


Quiet Day
Last Wednesday, in the Pause for Thought segment of our website, we were reminded of God’s ‘life-giving water’ in the Gospel of John,...
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Sep 5, 20213 min read


Even the Queen Commented
We’re travelling to Adelaide this week and going back to 1986 when South Australia celebrated their 150-year Jubilee. In that same year...
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Aug 29, 20213 min read
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