Posts by Louise Johnson
Girls can change the world – International Day of the Girl Child
You cannot succeed when half of us are held back – Malala Yousafzai Last Sunday Sophia’s Spring observed the International Day of the Girl Child. Since 2012, United Nations has…
Read MoreUniting Church joins National Redress Scheme
The President of the Uniting Church in Australia Stuart McMillan announced yesterday that the Uniting Church will opt in to the Federal Government’s National Redress Scheme for people who have…
Read MoreA breath of fresh care
What do a parachute, the Lectionary Text for the day and a model for pastoral care have in common? Quite a bit, it would seem. The theme for Sunday 27th…
Read MoreEarth Hour – 8.30pm this Saturday (March 24)
An Invitation: Wherever on the planet you are – turn your lights off from 8.30pm to 9.30pm (1 Hour), Saturday, March 24 – to unite with others in demonstrating our…
Read MoreDeep Ecology Ritual
Sunday, March 18, 2018 at 6:00 pm CERES Environment Park, Melbourne, Australia, 3057 – View Full Map A ritual to empower creative action for the environment. *Are you an activist…
Read MoreSophia’s Spring welcomes Jan and Kay
Last Sunday was the start of a three month Intentional Creative Ministry that Jan Sebastian and Kay Quisenberry will undertake with the Sophia’s Spring community. Jan and Kay are no…
Read MoreSophia’s Spring celebrates midsumma festival
Midsumma Festival is Victoria’s premier LGBTQIA+ cultural festival, made for and by communities who live with shared experiences around diverse gender and sexuality. At Sophia’s Spring we think diverse gender…
Read MoreBlessing of the Animals
Sunday, November 12, 2017 10am Learning Centre, CERES Bring your pet (or animal photo) for a blessing. The blessing ceremony will take place outside the Learning Centre at CERES…
Read MoreEarth Hour – Saturday, March 25 8.30-9.30pm (local time)
Earth Hour launched in Sydney in 2007, with 2.2 million people and 2,100 businesses participating in the ‘lights off’ event. Just one year later, Earth Hour became a global phenomenon…
Read MoreWorld Poetry Day
Poetry can break open locked chambers of possibility, restore numbed zones to feeling, recharge desire. ~ Adrienne Rich Held every year on 21 March, World Poetry Day celebrates one of…
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