# Roundup: Kippax, Philippines typhoon appeal, the departing young, frankincense on the way out, Egypt

> ACT Chief Minister Katy Gallagher has lent a hand to UnitingCare Kippax to distribute Christmas food hampers and toys to members of the Canberra community experiencing financial difficulties.

22 December 2011 · News

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## [Christmas giving at UnitingCare Kippax](https://www.chiefminister.act.gov.au/media.php?v=11255)

ACT Chief Minister Katy Gallagher has lent a hand to UnitingCare Kippax to distribute Christmas food hampers and toys to members of the Canberra community experiencing financial difficulties.

## [Uniting Church launches Typhoon Washi Appeal](https://www.unitingworld.org.au/typhoon-washi-mindanao-philippines-appeal)

The Uniting Church in Australia has launched an emergency appeal in response to the devastating impact of Typhoon Sendong (Washi) that stuck southern Philippines on Friday, December 17, 2011.

## [Millennials to the Church: Wake Up or We’re Outta Here](https://www.sojo.net/blogs/2011/12/20/millennials-church-wake-or-were-outta-here)

Research indicates younger people are not only departing from their elders on “social issues,” such as same-sex marriage and abortion, but on wealth distribution and care for the environment, as well.

## [Frankincense production is doomed, scientists warn](https://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/2011/12/21/frankincense-production-is-doomed-scientists-warn/)

Trees that produce frankincense, a fragrant resin used in incense and perfumes and a central part of the Christmas story, are declining so fast that production could be halved over the next 15 years.

## [Egypt’s Christian minority wary of too much foreign support](https://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/2011/12/21/egypts-christian-minority-wary-of-too-much-foreign-support/)

“It’s not to our benefit to have loud voices overseas talking about Christians,” said Ramez Atallah, general secretary of the Bible Society of Egypt. “It’s a great benefit to us to have loud voices abroad talking about a more universal bill of rights for all Egyptians.”