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Another look at the FLC Silver Jubilee
Going through more records of the ACW National Archives, I came across a second report by Marie Price on the celebrations held in Manila...
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donnabryan
- Mar 6, 2022
- 3 min
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...
donnabryan
- Dec 7, 2021
- 5 min
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,...
donnabryan
- Nov 16, 2021
- 4 min
FLC Snippets
The newsletters of Australian Church Women (ACW) have often been employed to promote the Fellowship of the Least Coin (FLC), and to...
donnabryan
- Nov 8, 2021
- 6 min
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...
donnabryan
- Oct 25, 2021
- 5 min
Birth of the ACT Unit
I like to look at past minutes of Australian Church Women (ACW) because they are historical documents that record an on-the-spot view of...
donnabryan
- Sep 20, 2021
- 4 min
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...
donnabryan
- Aug 7, 2021
- 3 min
1971 FLC and WDP Drama
Shanti Solomon, founder of the Fellowship of the Least Coin (FLC), was the guest of Church Women United (CWU) USA in April/May 1971 when...
donnabryan
- Jul 4, 2021
- 4 min
‘Top End’ Challenges
The Northern Territory Unit of Australian Church Women (ACW) became inactive recently, after more than forty years of service. The unit...
donnabryan
- Jun 27, 2021
- 7 min
Reports at Ten Years
Staying with 1975 this week, we will look at annual reports for three of our Units of Australian Church Women (ACW). What was happening...
donnabryan
- Jun 13, 2021
- 3 min
The 'Circle of Prayer' mystery
As the Executive Secretary of the Asian Church Women’s Conference (ACWC), Shanti Solomon was responsible for promoting the program of the...
donnabryan
- May 2, 2021
- 2 min
Progress
My post this week has been prompted by the new website for the Fellowship of the Least Coin (FLC) prayer movement. This website is well...
donnabryan
- Mar 27, 2021
- 4 min
Progressive Church Women of Queensland
In this week's dive into the archives, I came across an interesting report that was featured in the working papers of the first national...
donnabryan
- Mar 13, 2021
- 3 min
The Fellowship of the Least Coin
The Fellowship of the Least Coin (FLC) is a worldwide ecumenical movement of prayer for peace, justice and reconciliation. Through this...
donnabryan
- Feb 27, 2021
- 3 min
Such a Disappointment!
All the members were looking forward to it. The special Interim Committee had laboured over crossing the t's and dotting the i's, but...
donnabryan
- Jan 24, 2021
- 5 min
Something to Report
In 1989 Shirin Samuel, Executive Secretary of the FLC (Fellowship of the Least Coin), issued a report to FLC members. The FLC had been...
donnabryan
- Nov 23, 2020
- 2 min
The Explosive Growth of the FLC
Even though the Fellowship of the Least Coin (FLC) prayer movement is not a fundraising body, it has witnessed not only miraculous...
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- Nov 7, 2020
- 3 min
Saints Alive!
Since its earliest days, Australian Church Women (ACW) has distributed and produced numerous non-denominational resources for women. Some...
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- Oct 31, 2020
- 3 min
ACW and Faith and Risk-taking – Part 2
Marjory Verco’s outline of the beginnings of Australian Church Women (ACW) continues this week with the progress made after the formation...
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- Oct 10, 2020
- 3 min
Encouraging FLC Report
I find it fascinating to look in the National Archive files of Australian Church Women (ACW) and see how our organisation developed over...
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