Vicars News - 17 May 2026
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Ascension window, Pioneer Chapel
Artists: Petra Reece, Martin Osendarp Snr, Ruth Turner 1985
The Feast of Christ's Ascension
The key to appreciating Ascension Day is knowing that, when Jesus ascends, he
accomplishes both his glory and our good. His glory is his seating at the right hand of God from where his intercessions (his prayers for the saints and us) are directly to the Father. In other words, Jesus is now invested with the highest possible authority, and he uses his authority to pray for you and me.
I am back from holidays and looking forward to seeing you over the weekend.
Next Sunday is the Feast of Pentecost, and incense will be used at 10am.
Music on Sunday
SUNDAY 17 MAY CHORAL EUCHARIST @ 10 AM
Prelude: Christ lag in Todesbanden - Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
Hymns: Processional Immortal, invisible, God only wise
Gradual The head that once was crowned with thorns
Thanksgiving Hail, thou source of every blessing
Post Communion Alleluia, sing to Jesus
Setting: St. Andrew’s Mass – Timothy Mallis (b.1996)
Psalm: 68.1-10 (NPCW)
Anthem: Jesu, grant me this I pray – Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)
Motet: The Lord ascendeth up on high – Wittenberg, arr. Alan Bullard
Postlude: 'Allegro assai' from Divertimento in F minor – Georg Christoph Wagenseil (1715-1777)
Concerts at St Andrew's
Phoebe Daisy Paine presents an afternoon recital of some of opera's most exciting coloratura roles, including music from "Les Contes d'Hoffman", "Die Zauberflöte", "Giulio Cesare" and "Romeo et Juliette." She will also be premiering music from her original work "The Yellow Wallpaper", a project she was recently awarded a composition mentorship for with Fluxus Opera. Joining Phoebe are special guests pianist Isaac Mouskovias, mezzo Maria Woolford, tenor Alastair Cooper-Golec and baritone Darcy Carroll. It is an afternoon of operatic acrobatics not to be missed.
Glen Eira City Choir joins with Bendigo Chorale along with guest soloists to present Mozart's Requiem and other works by Mozart.
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The Interlude Series welcomes the award-winning, Melbourne-based Partridge String Quartet for a compelling afternoon of chamber music. The program features the Victorian premiere of a newly commissioned work by Sydney composer Holly Harrison, presented ahead of the quartet’s national tour with Musica Viva. The program will also include Claude Debussy’s luminous String Quartet in G minor. This special performance offers audiences a rare opportunity to experience the new work’s debut in Victoria, paired with one of the most celebrated works in the chamber repertoire.
THE GESUALDO SIX
Tuesday 23 June 2026 at 7:00pm
The Australian Boys Choral Institute is thrilled to present The Gesualdo Six (UK) as part of their 2026 Australian Tour. Collaborating with the outstanding young singers of the ABCI, modern and ancient classics from the ensemble's repertoire feature alongside exciting contemporary choral works for massed voices. This is the exclusive Melbourne performance by the Gesualdo Six this year - don't miss it! More information here.
Housekeeping
The new glass doors have been installed at the entrance to the Parish Hall, and the unisex toilet in this entrance foyer is to be upgraded. Similarly new doors from the narthex into the Eastern Courtyard are being installed this week, necessitated by the prevailing fire safety requirements.
A new garbage bin facility is to be created on St Andrew's Street between the Op Shop and the café so that all the bins can be relocated away from our main driveway, which is being damaged by the garbage trucks. This relocation will enable works to be done behind the Op Shop and café to level this area and redirect the surface water to our planned storage tank as part of 'The Greening Project'. This will prevent flooding into the Café in heavy rain. This area will then be repaved and become our disabled parking spaces with level acess to the café and the Church.
The new gates across the driveway near 230A New Street are being redesigned to enable automatic locking and unlocking during nominated hours. Many thanks again to all those who contributed to fund this work, partly through the Silent Auction.
Tree lopping - a tree in the Eastern Courtyard has died due to the piling of mulch at its base. The tree will be removed and the excessive mulch relocated to the graveyard. Permission is also being sought to remove a tree on New St which is interfereing with the stability of the large Moreton Bay fig tree on the corner of the site.
Diocesan changes
The Archbishop has announced that the Episcopate will be extended to 4 area bishops in September (rather than the current 3), to even up the number of Parishes within each bishop's area. Bishop Paul currently has 72 parishes in his area. These changes will reduce that number to around 55 for each Bishop. There will be consequent changes to the division of Parishes into Deaneries within these new 4 episcopal areas, apparently based on local government areas. The names of the new Episcopates and the composition of the deaneries are yet to be finalised. Both Bishops Kate and Genieve are to retire, and Bishop Brad is now the Archbishop of Adelaide, and so it is likely that three new bishops to be consecrated in September. Watch this space.
This week
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