Dear Friends,

As Greater Melbourne is placed under lockdown, our daily prayers continue for the people of our state, especially our leaders, and those working in healthcare, laboratory and other frontline services to contain the spread of this pandemic, and all infected and affected by Covid19.

In line with the Victorian Government’s Coronavirus restrictions for Greater Melbourne  St Paul’s Cathedral will remain closed for visiting and in-person worship for the time being.

In the meantime, we continue to provide our worship, teaching and fellowship online, via our Facebook page and Youtube channel and Members’ Zoom. Please stay in touch with us via social media, or email, and stay safe and well at this challenging time.

For those without easy access to the internet and our live streamed services, we are pleased to partner with Channel 31 (Melbourne & Geelong) to broadcast Choral Evensong on Mondays at 2.30pm beginning on Monday 20th July. This service will be streamed on our Facebook and Youtube Channel on Tuesdays at 5.10pm.

Weekdays 
Tuesday
5.10pm: Choral Evensong (beginning 21st July)

Wednesday & Friday:
12.15pm Lunchtime Eucharist

Weekly Bible Talks, monthly Virtual Concerts and other services and content will also be available via our website and social media channels. Other prayer resources are available on our Worship at Home page as well.

We look forward to being able to welcome you back in person for prayer at St Paul’s when it is safe to do so. 

A Prayer for during the COVID-19 Pandemic:
God of compassion, be close to those who are ill, afraid or in isolation. In their loneliness, be their consolation; in their anxiety, be their hope; in their darkness, be their light; through him who suffered alone on the cross, but reigns with you in glory, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

From the Church of England

Dean Andreas.

Tips for joining in Worship at home:

• Be ready to go 10 minutes before the service is starting with your computer, iPad or TV set up and connected and volume turned up. The livestream will appear a few minutes before the service is scheduled to begin.
• If you have a printer, you may want to print the Order of Service in advance and have it ready for Sunday Morning, otherwise you can follow along on another device. Do join in the responses and hymns as you normally would.
• If there is problem with the Livestream technology, don't worry! We will record all our services and make them available as soon as possible after.
• You can contribute as part of the offertory by giving online via www.cathedral.org.au/donate

Tips for joining our Zoom Gatherings

• To access the Zoom meetings/gatherings just click the links around the time the session is to begin (9.15 and 11.15am)
• Make sure your volume is turned up on your computer so you can hear everyone.

1. Dail 7018 2005 on your phone
2. You will be prompted to enter the meeting ID, which is:
   9.00am Sunday Morning Tea: 663 993 9845
   11.15am Sunday Bible Study: 980 7402 3877
   7.00pm Thursday Gathering: 982 2762 2919
3. If the meeting has not already started, press # to wait.
4. You will be prompted to enter your unique participant ID. Press # to skip.

The following commands can be entered via using your phone's dial pad while in a Zoom meeting:

• * 6 - Toggle mute/unmute
• * 9 - Raise hand

Online Resources

Read the Bible With Us

The ministry team of St Paul’s Cathedral has been meeting electronically for morning prayer, during which they remember each member of our electoral roll and other parishioners by name over the course of the week. Know that we are holding each and every one of you in our prayers.

Prayer Points for the Week

The World
Political will in our country to address the issues facing our First Nations people, and act for the benefit of all Australians; meaningful response to the outcry against racism in the US; protection of and provision for refugees around the world as many are exposed to second waves of COVID-19 infections; peaceful and just resolution of the political tensions in Hong Kong, and safety for protesters; wisdom for those responsible for determining our community's response to COVID-19.

The Anglican Communion
Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea (Abp Allan Migi)

The Australian Anglican Church
Mission Agencies of the Anglican Church of Australia

The Diocese of Melbourne
Hospital Chaplaincy (Stephen Delbridge, Co-ordinator and Chaplains); St Dunstan’s Camberwell (Roberta Hamilton)

Those in Sickness or Need
Joan Woodhouse, Simon, Beryl Coombe, Robyn & David Forbes, Judy and Frank Clift, Andrew, Lucilia & Carlota Soares, Janet Marsden, Pam Sullivan, Martin Devine, John, Evonne Paddison, Mark Rostoks, Henri-Felix Vinson, Sum Vita, Maria Vonn, Brian, Rose, Kathleen & Samuel Hodgson, Nancy Paterson,  Paul Jeya Sorga Kumar, David Ormerod, Helen, Graeme Giles, Eleanor Peeler, Murray Seiffert, Jennie Carolane-Balks, Simon, Christopher Ellis, Pasty King.

Year’s Minds
12         Robert Potter (Canon) 1908
15         Ormond Victor Dimmitt (Congregation) 1987