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Welcome to St Peter's Eastern Hill, Melbourne Australia
Parish church of the City since 1847
St Peter's is a place of soul-stirring liturgy, challenging preaching, fine music,
concern for issues of justice and peace - and it is a place of warm care
and welcome: a community gathered in the name of the Lord.
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Prayer of the week

Almighty God,
in Christ you make all things new:
transform the poverty of our nature
    by the riches of your grace,
and in the renewal of our lives
    make known your heavenly glory;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

Collect for the Fourth Sunday in Lent, A Prayer Book for Australia


Recent Sermons at St Peter's

Engaging with the Scriptures: Click for the Vicar's sermon for Lent 3, March 7
Temptation: Click for Bishop Graeme's sermon for Lent 1, February 21
Religious experience — Transfiguration: Click for Bishop Graeme's sermon for Ordinary Sunday 6, February 14
Being part of a wonderful catch: Click for the Vicar's sermon for Ordinary Sunday 5, February 7


New on the St Peter's website

Click here to download the pewsheet for
Lent 4 (420 Kb)....

The Vicar's report to the 2009 AGM has belatedly been added to the website. Go here to read this report.

The Bookroom page has listed some new releases, a new list of recently published books, some Books at Reduced Prices, and Books appropriate for Lent. A new range of embossed art cards is also available: Click to view....

A new page has been established to give news about Youth Ministries in the parish. Go here to view the page. Young people can also download a response form from this page.


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Blog spot
A blog has been set up to provide friends of St Peter's with regular updates on services, events and sermons. Go to St Peter's Blogspot where you can make comments if you so wish.

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Coming Events

Special Services in March

Annunciation – Thursday 25 March;
High Mass with Procession at 6.15 pm.
Palm Sunday – Sunday 28 March;
Blessing of palms, Procession and High Mass at 10.30 am.

Click here for further details...


Institute for Spiritual Studies

Franciscan 'bare feet' spiritualitySaturday 20 February
St Francis identified with the poor and vowed extreme poverty for himself. Bishop Graeme Rutherford will conduct a pre-Lenten quiet day in which we will reflect on Benedictine and Franciscan spirituality.

Rublev's IconographyWednesday 10 March
Bishop John Bayton will conduct a two-part seminar on the iconography of Andrei Rublev, the Russian Master and Saint. St Peter's hall at 7.30 pm.

Further details about the ISS can be obtained here...

Phone: +61 3 9662 2391, Fax: +61 3 9662 2400.

St Peter's Eastern Hill,
15 Gisborne Street,
Melbourne VIC 3002, AUSTRALIA

The church is open daily from 7 am to 6 pm for prayer, rest and quiet.

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