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ABOVE - Jean Dickson and Lesley Lyle show off the tile emblazoned with the emblem of the Uniting Church in Australia, presented to the church at Llanishen by Rev Denis and Robin Hawkey as a reminder of their time with us.
THE UNITING CHURCH IN AUSTRALIA
Rev Denis Hawkey writes - "The emblem of the Uniting Church in Australia shows the cross of Jesus Christ, in its light and love, standing over a darkened world - redeeming it through grace and truth.
The wide U at the bottom points to the fact that we are uniting, as a semicircle it also reminds us that the renewing of both church and world are as yet incomplete.
The
emblem symbolises something of the vision we have glimpsed and the hopes we
have for the future. In particular it reminds us
- that the gospel message is central in all
that we seek to do;
- of the need for constant reform and renewal;
- of our commitment to worship, witness and service."