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This page contains news, views and opinions from St Peter's.
The main resource is an archive of sermons from the Vicar Fr Hugh Kempster, Assistant Priests Bishop Graeme Rutherford, Fr Craig D'Alton, and Fr Colin Holden, as well as other associated clergy and visitors. These sermons are indexed in what is
essentially date order for each preacher. There are also archives of the Vicar's Musings from the wekly pew sheet. These are separately indexed.
The final section of these pages contains some more general articles, papers and addresses. These are separately indexed and are intermingled with links to other related material, both on the St Peter's site and elsewhere on the web.
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Sermons by Fr Hugh Kempster
- The Will to Embrace. Lent 3: March 3, 2013
- Repent or Die. Lent 2: February 24, 2013
- Drawn into the Future. Transfiguration: February 10, 2013
- Acting on our dreams. Ordinary Sunday 3 : January 27, 2013
- Christmas 2012. Christmas Eve : December 24, 2012
- All Saints, All Souls and a Taxi Driver. Ordinary Sunday 31 : November 4, 2012
- The Gift that Changes Lives. Ordinary Sunday 25 : September 23, 2012
- Truth and Reconciliation. Ordinary Sunday 23 : September 9, 2012
- Stone Soup and Full Baskets. Ordinary Sunday 17 : July 29, 2012
- Would the real Mary Magdalene please step forward?. Mary Magdalene : July 22, 2012
- Strength in Weakness. Ordinary Sunday 14 : July 8, 2012
- Calming the Storm. Ordinary Sunday 12 : June 24, 2012
- Ship of Fools. Ordinary Sunday 10 : June 10, 2012
- We are the Body of Christ. Corpus Christi : June 7, 2012
- God is love. Easter 6 : May 13, 2012
- On Learning How to be a Good Shepherd. Easter 4 : April 29, 2012
- Vices and Virtues. Easter 3 : April 22, 2012
- An Easter Poem. Easter sermon preached at Geelong Grammar School: April, 2012
Vicar's Musings from the pew sheet
- Pentecost, May 19, 2013.
- Easter 7, May 12, 2013.
- Easter 6, May 5, 2013.
- Easter 5, April 28, 2013.
- Easter 4, April 21, 2013.
- Easter 3, April 14, 2013.
- Easter Day, March 31, 2013.
- Palm Sunday, March 24, 2013.
- Lent 5, March 17, 2013.
- Lent 4, March 10, 2013.
- Lent 3, March 3, 2013.
- Lent 2, February 24, 2013.
- Lent 1, February 17, 2013.
- Transfiguration, February 10, 2013.
- Ordinary Sunday 3, January 27, 2013.
2012 Musings
- Christmas Day, December 25, 2012.
- Advent 4, December 23, 2012.
- Advent 3, December 16, 2012.
- Advent 2, December 9, 2012.
- Advent 1, December 2, 2012.
- Christ the King, November 25, 2012.
- Ordinary Sunday 33, November 18, 2012.
- Ordinary Sunday 32, November 11, 2012.
- Ordinary Sunday 31, November 4, 2012.
- Ordinary Sunday 30, October 28, 2012.
- Ordinary Sunday 29, October 21, 2012.
- Ordinary Sunday 28, October 14, 2012.
- Ordinary Sunday 27, October 7, 2012.
- Michaelmas, September 30, 2012.
- Ordinary Sunday 25, September 23, 2012.
- Ordinary Sunday 24, September 16, 2012.
- Ordinary Sunday 23, September 9, 2012.
- New Guinea Martyrs, September 2, 2012.
- Ordinary Sunday 21, August 26, 2012.
- Ordinary Sunday 20, August 19, 2012.
- Ordinary Sunday 19, August 12, 2012.
- Dedication Sunday (OS 18), August 5, 2012.
- Ordinary Sunday 17, July 29, 2012.
- Ordinary Sunday 16, July 22, 2012.
- Ordinary Sunday 15, July 15, 2012.
- Ordinary Sunday 14, July 8, 2012.
- Octave of St Peter, July 1, 2012.
- Ordinary Sunday 12, June 24, 2012.
- Ordinary Sunday 11, June 17, 2012.
- Ordinary Sunday 10, June 10, 2012.
- Trinity Sunday, June 3, 2012.
- Pentecost, May 27, 2012.
- Easter 7, May 20, 2012.
- Easter 6, May 13, 2012.
- Easter 5, May 6, 2012.
- Easter 4, April 29, 2012.
- Easter 3, April 22, 2012.
Sermons by Bishop Graeme Rutherford
- All Saints—the Church's hall of fame. All Saints' Day: October 31, 2010
- The rich man and Lazarus: Socio-economic discrepancies. Ordinary Sunday 26: September 26, 2010
- Two lost sons: both wrong: both loved. Ordinary Sunday 24: September 12, 2010
- The Narrow Door. Ordinary Sunday 21: August 22, 2010
- The Prayer of the Kingdom. Ordinary Sunday 17: July 25, 2010
- The Butterfly Effect. Sunday in the Octave of St Peter: July 4, 2010
- Friend of whores. Ordinary Sunday 11: June 13, 2010
- Maintaining mystery and unity. Trinity Sunday: May 30, 2010
- Promise of the Paraclete. Easter 6: May 9, 2010
- Pastoral care. Easter 4: April 25, 2010
- For me, to live, is Christ. Easter Day: April 4, 2010
- The woman caught in audultery. Lent 5: March 21, 2010
- Temptation. Lent 1: February 21, 2010
- Religious experience — Transfiguration. Ordinary Sunday 6: February 14, 2010
- The Wedding in Cana. Ordinary Sunday 2: January 17, 2010
- Revelation in the prologue of John. Seconday Sunday of Christmas: January 3, 2010
- The Word became flesh. Midnight Mass: December 24, 2009
- Mary's Song. Fourth Sunday in Advent: December 20, 2009
- Commissioning of Lay Ministries. Advent Sunday: November 29, 2009
- Midwifery for Anglicans. Ordinary Sunday 33: November 15, 2009
- On Repentance. Bishop Graeme Rutherford, Acting Vicar, St Peter's Eastern Hill. First Sunday in Lent, 1 March, 2009
- Black Saturday. Bishop Graeme Rutherford, Acting Vicar, St Peter's Eastern Hill. Special Bushfire Service, Sunday 15 February, 2009
- The Treasure Seeker & the Oyster Farmer Bishop Graeme Rutherford, Assistant Bishop of Newcastle. Preached at St Peter's on Ordinary Sunday 17: July 24, 2005
Sermons by Assistant Clergy
- Presentation of Christ in the Temple. Fr Samuel Dow, Assistant Curate at St Peter's. Candlemas: February 3, 2013
- From Water into Wine to Death into Life. Fr Philip Gill, Assistant Priest at St Peter's. Ordinary Sunday 2: January 20, 2013
- The Gifts of the Magi. Fr Philip Gill, Assistant Priest at St Peter's. Feast of the Epiphany: January 6, 2013
- The Rich Young Ruler. Fr Philip Gill, Assistant Priest at St Peter's. Ordinary Sunday 28: October 14, 2012
- Prophets. Fr Tom Brown, Associate Priest at St Peter's. Second Sunday in Advent: December 4, 2011
- Ascension. Fr Tom Brown, Associate Priest at St Peter's. Ascension Day: June 2, 2011
- The Vision of God. Fr Tom Brown, Associate Priest at St Peter's. Ordinary Sunday 4: January 30, 2011
- Expectations. Fr Tom Brown, Associate Priest at St Peter's. Advent 3: December 12, 2010
- Widows and Judges and Saints. Fr Ian Morrison, Assistant Priest at St Peter's. Ordinary Sunday 29: October 17, 2010
- The Shrewdness of the Dishonest Steward. Fr Ian Morrison, Assistant Priest at St Peter's. Ordinary Sunday 25: September 19, 2010
- Will Christ come again?. Fr Tom Brown, Associate Priest at St Peter's. Ordinary Sunday 19: August 8, 2010
- What kind of world?. Richard Wilson, Theological Student on assignment at St Peter's. Easter 7: May 16, 2010
- A divided world. Jeremy Morgan, Theological Student on assignment at St Peter's. Easter 7: May 16, 2010
- The prodigal son. Fr Tom Brown, Associate Priest at St Peter's. Lent 4: March 14, 2010
- Death and Hope. Fr Tom Brown, Associate Priest at St Peter's. All Souls' Day: November 2, 2009
- Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe. Fr Chaplain Soma, Assistant Priest, St Peter's Eastern Hill. Easter 2, April 19, 2009
- Mass of Thanksgiving. Fr Stephen Miles, Assistant Priest, St Peter's Eastern Hill. Feast of St Nicholas, Saturday 6 December, 2008
- The compassionate shepherd. Br Chaplain Soma, Assistant Curate, St Peter's Eastern Hill. Ordinary Sunday 11, June 15, 2008
- Leading the sheep out. Br Chaplain Soma, Assistant Curate, St Peter's Eastern Hill. Easter 4, April 13, 2008
- A woman of Samaria. Br Chaplain Soma, Assistant Curate, St Peter's Eastern Hill. Lent 3, February 24, 2008
- The shift from doing to being. Fr Tat Hean Lie, Hospital Chaplain, St Peter's Eastern Hill. All Souls' Day, November 2, 2006
- Forgiveness: Not seven times, but seventy seven times Fr Tom Brown SSM, Assistant Priest at St Peter's. Ordinary Sunday 24: September 11, 2005
- The mountain-top experience Fr Tom Brown, Assistant Priest at St Peter's. Lent 2: February 20, 2005
- The process of Theological Reflection. Br Tat Hean Lie, Deacon, St Peter's Eastern Hill. Ordinary Sunday 17, July 27, 2003
- For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son. Br Tat Hean Lie, Deacon, St Peter's Eastern Hill. March 30, 2003
Sermons by Fr John Davis
Sermons at St Peter's by Visitors and Others
- The Prodigal Son. Br Bruce-Paul, SSF. Preached at St Peter's on the Fourth Sunday in Lent: March 10, 2013
- The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas. Nicholas Browne, Lay minister. Preached at St Peter's on the Fourth Sunday in Advent: December 23, 2012
- Generosity of Spirit. Sharne Rolfe, Theological Student and Candidate, Anglican Diocese of Melbourne on Ordinary Sunday 32: November 11, 2012
- Keys to the kingdom and spiritual border control. Fr Peter MacLeod-Miller, vicar of St Matthew's, Albury. Preached at St Peter's on St Peter's Day: June 29, 2012
- Where there is no Shrine there is no Home. Archbishop Roger Herft. Preached at St Peter's on the Third Sunday in Lent: March 11, 2012
- Transfiguration. Nicholas Browne, Lay minister. Preached at St Peter's on the Second Sunday in Lent: March 4, 2012
- The Baptism of Our Lord. Nicholas Browne, Lay minister. Preached at St Peter's on the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord: January 8, 2012
- The World Turned Upside Down. Nicholas Browne, Lay minister. Preached at St Peter's on the Fourth Sunday in Advent: December 18, 2011
- The Sense of Smell. Bishop John Bayton, AM. Preached at St Peter's on Ordinary Sunday 33: November 13, 2011
- The Law and the Prophets. Nicholas Browne, Lay minister. Preached at St Peter's on Ordinary Sunday 30: October 23, 2011
- The Kingdom of God is Like This .... Nicholas Browne, Lay minister. Preached at St Peter's on Ordinary Sunday 25: September 18, 2011
- The Martyrs of Papua New Guinea. Sr Josephine Margaret, CHN. Preached at St Peter's on New Guinea Martyrs' Day: September 4, 2011
- On reading the scriptures. Nicholas Browne, Lay minister. Preached at St Peter's on Ordinary Sunday 17: July 24, 2011
- Knowing and Following. The Very Rev'd Dr James Rigney, Dean of Newcastle. Preached at St Peter's on the Sunday in the Octave of St Peter: July 3, 2011
- St Peter's Day. Dr Simon Holt, Senior minister Collins Street Baptist Church. Preached at St Peter's on St Peter's Day: June 29, 2011
- Taking Up Our Cross?. Nicholas Browne, Lay minister. Preached at St Peter's on Ordinary Sunday 13: June 26, 2011
- Death be not proud. Sean Winter, Profesor of New Testament at the Centre for Theology and Ministry, Melbourne. Preached at St Peter's on the Fifth Sunday in Lent: April 10, 2011
- The Real Judgement. Nicholas Browne, Lay minister. Preached at St Peter's on the Fourth Sunday in Lent: April 3, 2011
- What do you want for Christmas?. Canon Dr Andrew McGowan, Warden of Trinity College, University of Melbourne. Christmas Midnight Mass, Decemeber 24, 2010
- The Truth of Christmas. Bishop John Bayton, AM. Preached at St Peter's on Christmas Day: December 25, 2010
- Living in the End Times. Nicholas Browne, Lay minister. Preached at St Peter's on the Second Sunday in Advent: December 5, 2010
- Matter and paradox. Nicholas Browne, Lay minister. Preached at St Peter's for Corpus Christi: June 3, 2010
- The triumphal entry? Nicholas Browne, Lay minister. Preached at St Peter's on Palm Sunday: March 28, 2010
- Journey of the Magi. Nicholas Browne, Lay minister. Preached at St Peter's for Epiphany: January 6, 2010
- It was no place to take a child .... Canon Andrew Nunn, Sub Dean Southwark Cathedral. Preached at St Peter's on Candlemas: January 31, 2010
- This is who God chooses. Nicholas Browne, Lay minister. Preached at St Peter's on Advent 4: December 20, 2009
- What sort of king do we have in Christ?. Nicholas Browne, Lay minister. Preached at St Peter's on the Festival of Christ the King: November 22, 2009
- Ordination of Robert Whalley. Fr Stephen Miles. Preached at Wangaratta on the occasion of the ordination of Robert Whalley to the Diaconate: December 4, 2009
- Christ King. Brother Christopher John SSF. Preached at St Peter's on the Festival of Christ the King: November 22, 2009
- The New Guinea Martyrs. Bishop Peter Ramsden, Bishop of Port Moresby. New Guines Martyrs' Day, August 31, 2008
- Church, Bishops, and St Peter. Canon Dr Andrew McGowan, Warden of Trinity College, University of Melbourne. St Peter's Day, June 29, 2008
- The stranger on the road. Brother Christopher John SSF. Preached at St Peter's on Easter 3: April 6, 2008
- Something of Christ revealed in a person. Fr Stephen Miles, Associate Priest at St Peter's, Eastern Hill. All Saints' Day: November 1, 2007
- Addresses on St Peter's, Eastern Hill. Addresses given by parishioners Guy Churchman, Alex Ross, Joyce Bruce and Mark Larrimore at High Mass on the Octave of St Peter, July 1, 2007
- Ss Peter and Paul The Most Rev. Philip Freier, Archbishop of Melbourne. Preached at St Peter's on St Peter's Day: June 29, 2007
- The Prodigal Son. Brother Christopher John SSF. Preached at St Peter's on Lent 4: March 18, 2007
- Vocation. Rev'd Dr Peta Sherlock, Dean of Bendigo. Preached at St Peter's Eastern Hill on Ordinary Sunday 5: February 4, 2007
- Mary, Mother of God. Philip Bewley, Pastoral Worker & Stipendiary Lay Minister. Preached at St Peter's on the Feast of Mary, Mother of the Lord: August 15, 2006
- Reflecting on the New Guinea Martyrs. Linda Kurti, Head of ABM Australia. Preached at St Peter's on New Guinea Martyr's Day: September 3, 2006
- Living in the Monastery. Dom Michael King, OSB, Abbot, Benedictine Monastery, Camperdown. Preached at St Peter's on Ordinary Sunday 19: August 13, 2006
- Holy Leisure. Philip Bewley, Pastoral Worker & Stipendiary Lay Minister. Preached at St Peter's on Ordinary Sunday 16: July 23, 2006
- Life's Annunciations Philip Bewley, Pastoral Worker & Stipendiary Lay Minister. Preached at St Peter's on the Feast of the Annunciation: March 25, 2006
- Disciples of Jesus do not fast Brother Christopher John SSF. Preached at St Peter's on Ordinary Sunday 8: February 26, 2006
- May the Lord give you peace!. Brother Bruce-Paul SSF. Preached at St Peter's on Ordinary Sunday 7: February 19, 2006
- All men are created equal?. Philip Bewley, Pastoral Worker & Stipendiary Lay Minister. Preached at St Peter's on Ordinary Sunday 6: February 12, 2006
- Blessing of Icons. Bishop Philip Huggins. Preached at St Peter's on the Feast of Epiphany: Friday 6 January, 2006
- The keys of heaven Dom Michael King, OSB, Abbot, Benedictine Monastery, Camperdown. Preached at St Peter's on Ordinary Sunday 21: August 21, 2005
- Patronal Festival 2005 Dr Tom Frame, Bishop to the Australian Defence Force. Preached at St Peter's on Wednesday 29 June, 2005
- Human Dignity and Equity in Employment Bishop Philip Huggins. Preached at an ecumenical service at St Peter's on Tuesday 28 June, 2005
- Funeral address for James Walters The Right Rev'd R David Farrer, Bishop of Wangaratta. Preached at St Peter's on Tuesday 31 May, 2005
- The form of living dust Rev'd Canon Dr Jane Shaw, Dean of Divinity, New College, Oxford. Lent 5: March 13, 2005
- Reflections on General Synod The Rev'd Dr Andrew McGowan, Trinity College, University of Melbourne. Preached at Trinity College: October 22, 2004
- The Benedictine monastic life. Dom Michael King, OSB, Abbot, Benedictine Monastery, Camperdown. Ordinary Sunday 16, July 18, 2004
- The Petrine ministry. Rev'd Dr Andrew McGowan, Director of the Trinity College Theological School. St Peter's Day, June 29, 2004
- Commemoration of the PNG Martyrs. Canon Donald Johnston, Preached at St Peter's, Ordinary Sunday 23, September 7, 2003
- Wouldest thou learn thy Lord's meaning in this thing?. Fr Ted Cosens, Associate Priest, St Peter's Eastern Hill. September 22, 2002
- Forgiveness is God's Gift: Our Response to God's Forgiveness. Rev'd Canon Sam Ata, Associate Priest, St Peter's Eastern Hill. September 15, 2002
- New Guinea Martyrs' Day Observance. Rowan Callick journalist with the Financial Review reflects.
Sunday September 1, 2002
- Freely ye have received; freely give. Peter Burke, Magdalene Centre, Adelaide. Preached at St Peter's on the 11th Ordinary Sunday: June 16, 2002
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Sacramental Living. A series of two lectures given by The Most Reverend Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Wales at Trinity College in 2002.
- The Experience of the Holy Spirit. The Most Reverend Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Wales. The sermon preached by the Archbishop at St Peter's on Pentecost Sunday, May 19, 2002
- Relationships, Family, Community and Society. Bishop Andrew St John. Preached at St Peter's on Trinity Sunday: May 26, 2002.
- Shepherd and Bishop. Easter 4: April 21, 2002. Fr Nick Mercer from St Mary's, Bourne Street, London, preaches at St Peter's while visiting Melbourne.
- Does Ministerial Priesthood
have a Future? The Most Rev'd Dr Peter Carnley, Archbishop of Perth and
Primate of Australia. Preached at St Martin's, Hawksburn: July 11, 2001
- Papua New Guinea: Martyrs Day.
Rowan Callick - journalist with the Financial Review - reflects.
Sunday September 3, 2000
- The Future of Catholic
Anglicanism. Dr Keith Rayner, Archbishop of Melbourne and Primate of Australia, preaches on the Anniversary of John Keble's Assize Sermon. July 14, 1999
- St Peter's Day, 1999.
The Archbishop of Melbourne: The Most Revd Dr Keith Rayner, AO. June 29, 1999
- Trinity Sunday, 1999.
Fr Philip Gill, Assistant Priest, St Peter's Eastern Hill. May 30, 1999
- Unexpected Pentecosts.
Fr Grant Bullen, Rector of St Mary Magdalene, Adelaide. Pentecost Sunday: May 23, 1999
- God in the 'Third Person'?
Fr Richard Treloar, Associate Chaplain, Trinity College. Easter 7: May 16, 1999
- The Way, the Truth, and the
Life. The Rev'd Canon Professor J. Robert Wright, St Mark's Professor of Ecclestiastical History, New York. Easter 5: May 2, 1999
- Induction Sermon.
Bishop Andrew Curnow, Bishop of the Northern Region, preaches at the induction
of the Rev'd Dr John Davis as the Ninth Vicar of St Peter's, Eastern Hill.
October, 1998
- The Good Shepherd. The Most Rev'd Dr Philip Strong, Bishop of New Guinea, 1936-1962, preaches at St Peter's on New Guinea Martyrs' Day, 1981. September 2, 1981
- Redeeming the Time. The Most Rev'd Dr Joseph Booth, Archbishop of Melbourne, 1942-1956, preaches at St Peter's on the Sunday celebrating the Centenary of the parish, and the dedication of the New Guinea Memorial Window. October 27, 1946
- The New Guinea Martyrs. Canon Farnham E Maynard, Vicar of St Peter's, 1926-1964, preaches at St Peter's in response to the first news of the deaths of missionaries in New Guinea, 1942. October 11, 1942.
Other Papers and Articles
- Vicar's Report, 2012.
Report to the AGM, November 25, 2012
- Jean Henderson.
Eulogy delivered by Rowan Callick at Jean Henderson's funeral, July 7, 2011
- Vicar's Report, 2009.
Report to the AGM, November 18, 2009
- Claiming our catholic inheritance.
Address given at Christ Church, Castlemaine, for the regional celebration of the founding of the Oxford Movement in the Church of England: 5 July 2009
- Vicar's Report, 2008.
Report to the AGM, November 30, 2008
- Anglicans can affirm truth while embracing difference. A Viewpoint article by the Vicar, published in The Melbourne Anglican, March 2008.
- Vicar's Report, 2007.
Report to the AGM, November 18, 2007
- Book Launch: Australian Soul. Launch speech by Dr John Davis, December 11, 2006
- Vicar's Report, 2006.
Report to the AGM, November, 2006
- Dedication Festival 2006. Address by Dr Janet Crawford in the hall after High Mass on Sunday August 6, 2006
- Book Launch: The New Puritans. Address by the author, Dr Muriel Porter, March 29, 2006
- Muriel Porter: The New Puritans.
Speech by Charles Sherlock at the launch of Dr Muriel Porter's book, March 29, 2006
- Vicar's Report, 2005.
Report to the AGM, November 20, 2005
- Vicar's Report, 2004.
Report to the AGM, November 22, 2004
- Vicar's Report, 2003.
Report to the AGM, November 19, 2003
- Vicar's Report, 2002.
Report to the AGM, November 25, 2002
- Vicar's Report, 2000.
Report to the AGM, November 20, 2000
- Reconciliation the mark of a
civilized society. Archbishop Peter Watson, Archbishop of Melbourne,
at the Institute for Spiritual Studies seminar, October 25, 2000
- Women Bishops' Working Party reports to Synod, October 14, 2000.
- Anglicans and Homosexuality.
A paper by Dr Caroline Miley.
- Leadership Profile Paper.
A paper prepared by the Leadership Strategy Group of the Archbishop in Council,
Diocese of Melbourne.
- Lay Presidency Update.
Recent developments are discussed by the Vicar, The Rev'd Dr John Davis.
December 9, 1999
- St Francis and Assisi
A note by Fr John Davis for Apostrophe, Issue 41, October 1999
- Victorians showing the way.
Co-operation, covenants and a code: the Anglican-Uniting Church experience.
Now How about the Catholics? The Halifax-Portal Lecture #3. Delivered in Sydney by Dr John Davis.
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