Don Dowling's Blog

Don's Blog

Hi all.
On Monday along with Rev Viv Larkin and Catherine Czerw our curator, I visited two more artists to see their work for the Stations exhibition. Hans Arkwveld who draws body parts for the Biology Department of UWA has produced an amazing drawing around the theme of “Jesus meets his Mother” (Station No 4). I can promise you a very thought provoking piece of art that will stimulate many a conversation. Don’t get me wrong, it is not controversial. It just has so many fine and detail images in it that you may want to visit it several times in order to discover all its intricacies.

The second artist we visited is the indigenous artist, Norma McDonald who has completed a work on Station Number 12, “Jesus is Crucified”. Once again, (will you ever tire of me saying this) I was very moved. Norma has “fused” (her word) Aboriginal culture and Christian Culture. She stated that she is a Christian and her mother was one of the children in Mogumber Mission, so she has a real connection with us. She said that in her work she wants to bring together many of the Aboriginal perceptions of life and death with Christian understandings. You will see from her work that she achieves this rather well. She offers us a very reflective piece that for me brilliantly brings out the central theme of our faith that Christ died for us all.

Can I say once again? I think you will enjoy and be moved by this exhibition.

Thanks for Reading.
Don

Sunday 14th March. Sinners and Outcasts this week. So you are all invited. Just prior to my reflection we will be watching a presentation from “Make Poverty History”

Opening night for the Stations of the Cross Art Exhibition will be 6pm Friday 26th March.
Please let Kerri know on admin@ucic.org.au or 6103 4222 if you would like to attend.

Volunteers for Stations of the Cross Art Exhibition.

We are still interested in receiving expressions of interest from those who would like to act as volunteers, either just to ‘be there’ or to be ‘Tour Guides’. The Exhibition will be open from 9am till 5pm from Saturday 27th March through to Monday 5th April.
Please contact Revd. Lee Edwards at leerev@optusnet.com.au if you are interested.

For the ‘Tour Guides’ there will be an initial briefing at 4pm, Monday 22nd February and then the final briefing in the presence of the 2010 artworks at 5pm, Thursday 25th March.

8.30am Discussion Group.

A reminder for some that the 8.30 service is still happening. A small group gathers, we get a ‘good’ coffee from across the road and then sit together for 45 mins and talk about the Gospel reading for the day. It's really a ‘chat with the minister' or could be seen as 'minister's corner'. It a great time for me, not only because I get a coffee to get me going but we get to think more about the reading and discuss it’s impact on us. Please feel free to join us.

STATION OF THE CROSS Art Exhibition.

Go to http://www.perthunitingchurch.com.au/viewStory/Wesley to see a list of participating artists