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Notices & Events

8 December, 2019
Second Sunday of Advent

This Sunday’s Services

8:00am BCP Eucharist
Preacher: The Very Revd Dr Andreas Loewe, Dean

9:00am Family Style Eucharist
Preacher: The Dean

10:30am Choral Eucharist
Preacher: The Dean

1:00pm Mandarin Worship 華語崇拜
Preacher: The Revd Canon Robert Vun, Canon Missioner

6:00pm Choral Evensong
Preacher: The Revd Emily Fraser


Copies of Orders of Service can be found here.

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Notices  

Christmas Carol Service
Next Sunday 15 December at 4pm, all are welcome to join us for this special service sung by the full Cathedral Choir. A great opportunity to invite family and friends to celebrate Christmas with you. The Preacher will be the Dean. There will be no service at 6pm.

Come and Help!
Next Saturday 14 December from 9.30am-12pm and 1pm-3pm we will gather for our pre-Christmas cleaning working bee. Do join us for some festive cleaning and polishing, and let us know when you will be here, either by emailing Andrew Victorsen or signing up on the clipboard on the welcome table, or speak to Laurie Mahoney, our organiser.

Bonhoeffer Book
Journeying with Bonhoeffer: Six Steps on the Path of Discipleship by the Dean and Dr Katherine Firth is available for purchase from the Cathedral Shop. Cost $20.

Pray with us
Each Wednesday between 8 and 10am, some members of our congregation have committed to spend some time, wherever they are, to pray for the Cathedral’s ministry and congregation. If you would like to join us and receive a monthly prayer list, please contact the Precentor.

 

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Christmas Service Times

Sunday 15 December
4pm    Christmas Carol Service. Preacher: The Dean
 
Christmas Eve
Tuesday 24 December

3pm Children’s Christmas Service.
6pm Christmas Carol Service. Preacher: The Dean
8pm A Mandarin Christmas.  Preacher: The Canon Missioner
10pm First Eucharist of Christmas. Preacher: The Dean
11.45pm Midnight Mass. Preacher: The Dean
 
Christmas Day
Wednesday 25 December

8am Eucharist with Hymns. Preacher: The Precentor
10am Choral Eucharist. Preacher: The Archbishop
1.00pm A Mandarin Eucharist. Preacher: Bishop John Harrower

This Week

Monday 9 December
12:15pm Midday Eucharist
1:00pm Stories Under the Windows
5:10pm Evening Prayer
7:00pm Penleigh and Essendon Grammar Carols Service

Tuesday 10 December
12:15pm Midday Eucharist
5:10pm Choral Evensong
7:30pm Mentone Grammar Carols Service

Wednesday 11 December
12:15pm Midday Eucharist
5:10pm Choral Evensong
8:00pm Camberwell Grammar Carols Service

Thursday 12 December
12:15pm Midday Eucharist
5:10pm Choral Evensong

Friday 13 December
12:15pm Midday Eucharist
5:10pm Choral Evensong

Saturday 14 December
12:15pm Midday Eucharist
4:00pm Wedding

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Next Sunday’s Services 
Advent 3
15 December, 2019

8:00am BCP Eucharist
Preacher: The Revd Canon Christopher Carolane, Canon Pastor 

9:00am Family Style Eucharist
Preacher: The Canon Pastor

10:30am Choral Eucharist
Preacher: The Canon Pastor

1:00pm Mandarin Worship 華語崇拜
Preacher: The Revd Canon Robert Vun, Canon Missioner

4:00pm Christmas Carol Service
Preacher: The Very Revd Dr Andreas Loewe, Dean

No Choral Evensong
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Please Pray With Us For

The World
Continue to pray for those affected by bushfires and drought in Australia; peace to return to Hong Kong following months of unrest; Yemen, Iraq, Afghanistan, Ukraine and Lybia in ongoing conflict; Zimbabwe suffering from severe drought with two million at risk of starvation and spiralling economy; places where people are starving daily including Central African Republic, Yeman, Chad, Madagascar, Zambia, Liberia, Haiti and Timor-Leste.

The Anglican Communion
Mothers’ Union around the world (Sheran Harper, Bev Jullien).


The Australian Anglican Church
Diocese of Bathurst (Bp Mark Calder, Clergy & People).

The Diocese of Melbourne
Archdeaconry of Frankston (Helen Phillips); St Matthew's Ashburton (Kurian Peter).

Our Cathedral
Our Precentor, the Ven. Canon Heather Patacca; our Director of Music, Mr Philip Nicholls; Cathedral Organists, Mr Siegfried Franke, Mr Lachlan Redd, Mrs Roslyn Carolane, Mr Mark Slavec; the Cathedral Choir; the St Paul’s Cathedral Music Foundation.

Those in sickness or need
Joan Woodhouse, Beryl Coombe, Robyn & David Forbes, Judy and Frank Clift, Andrew, Lucilia & Carlota Soares, David Blake, Janet Marsden, Pam Sullivan, Martin Devine, John, Evonne Paddison, Seila, Mark Rostoks, Geoffrey Cox, Henri-Felix Vinson, Sum Vita, Maria Vonn.

Refugees in detention
Mohammad Reza Golpour Chehrkohi, Matiullah Matiullah, Sasikaran Arumaithurai, Omid Sorousheh.

Year's Minds
8        Amy Brandon Young (Congregation) 1983
10      Nicholas Garlick (Congregation) 2009
14      Ronald Carter Dunn (former Cathedral Treasurer) 1999         
          Lance Arthur Adamson (Lay Canon) 1932

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Read the Bible With Us

You may like to use these readings, which we use at the Cathedral for daily prayer, as part of your personal devotions throughout the week

Monday: Ps 85.8-13; Luke 5.17-26

Tuesday: Ps 96.7-13; Matt 18.12-14
Wednesday: Ps 103.1-5; Matt 11.28-30
Thursday: Ps 145.8-13Matt 11.11-15
Friday: Ps 1; Matt 11.16-19
Saturday: Ps 80.14-19; Matt 17.10-13


An order for Morning and Evening Prayer can be found here
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