Vicar's News - 25.01.26
- Fr Ian
- 5 minutes ago
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Australia Day weekend
On Monday we celebrate our country and our own citizenship. January 26 was chosen as Australia Day for a specific reason: it marks the day we gained independence from British rule. On January 26, 1949, Australia became a sovereign nation, and everyone living here, including Aboriginal peoples, was recognised as Australian citizens under the Nationality and Citizenship Act 1948.
On Sunday at 9.30am we have a special service for Australia Day - remembering the past, celebrating the present and looking positively to the future. Join us for refreshments afterwards - Tim Tams, lamingtons, ANZAC biscuits, and sandwiches.
Music for Australia Day
SUNDAY 25 JANUARY 2026
Lay Clerk EUCHARIST @ 9.30AM
LAY CLERK Phoebe Paine ORGANIST Chris Cook
Prelude: Les enfants de Dieu – Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)
National Anthem - Peter Dodds McCormack 1887 (arr. Christopher Gordon)
Hymns: Processional Where wide skies roll down - Elizabeth Smith (1956- )
Gradual A blessing hymn for Australia – Michael Herry fms 2010
Thanksgiving Lord of Earth and all Creation -
Michael Rayner Thwaites (1915–2005) &
Honor Thwaites (1914-93)
Post Communion ‘God bless Australia’ – Jack O’Hagan (1898-1987)
(arr Marie Cowan)
Video: 'I still call Australia Home - Peter Allen 1980 (arr. Qantas 2022)
Setting: Christ Church Mass – Philip Matthias (b. 1954)
Psalm: 19.1-6
Anthem: Priez pour paix – Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Motet: Hear ye, Israel! from Elijah – Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Postlude: Imperial March – Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Vale
With much sorry I report the death of
Jill Bentley
long-standing member of our Wednesday service, who died this morning.
Requiescat in pace
Next Sunday
Our services resume at the usual times - 8am and 10am.
At 10am, our choir returns and so does our Director of Music, Dr Mario Dobernig. We look forward to welcoming them all back and hearing them again. This Sunday we have the annual choir photograph after the service and refreshments provided by SACPA -
the St Andrew's Choir Parents Association.
At the 10am service there will be a blessing of the school backpacks.
We also have our first Kids' Church for the year at 11.30am. Bring your backpack too.
Rosters
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