This page contains news, views and opinions from St Peter's. The main resource is an archive of sermons from the Vicar Fr John Davis, Assistant Priests Fr Craig D'Alton, Fr Colin Holden and Fr Neville Connell, other associated clergy, and visitors. These sermons are indexed in what is essentially date order for each preacher. There are also some more general articles, papers and addresses. These are separately indexed.

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Past sermons by the Vicar

1. Dedication Festival. Ordinary Sunday 18: 3rd August, 2008
2. For those who love God. Ordinary Sunday 17: 27th July, 2008
3. Lambeth and others. Ordinary Sunday 12: 22nd June, 2008
4. There is more to come. Pentecost: 11th May, 2008
5. Do it with gentleness and reverence. Easter 6: 27th April, 2008
6. The Easter good news. Easter Sunday: 23rd March, 2008
7. Sight and insight. 4th Sunday in Lent: 2nd March, 2008
8. Too much talk of truth and not enough talk of love. Presentation of Christ in the Temple: 3rd February, 2008
9. Growing in faith and in social action. Fourth Sunday in Advent: 23rd December, 2007
10. God tries again. Third Sunday in Advent: 16th December, 2007
11. Dreaming dreams and seeing visions. Second Sunday in Advent: 9th December, 2007
12. Even then there is God. Ordinary Sunday 33: 18th November, 2007
13. Zacchaeus: a life turned around. Ordinary Sunday 31: 4th November, 2007
14. A prayer of the head and a prayer of the heart. Ordinary Sunday 30: 28th October, 2007
15. St Fracistide. Ordinary Sunday 27: 7th October, 2007
16. Rejoicing when the lost is found. Ordinary Sunday 24: 16th September, 2007
17. Where is your heart?. Ordinary Sunday 19: 12th August, 2007
18. A space for the holy in a busy life. Ordinary Sunday 17: 29th July, 2007
19. A simple story simply told. Ordinary Sunday 10: 10th June, 2007
20. Corpus Christi 2007. Preached at Christ the King, Maryborough, Corpus Christi: 9th June, 2007
21. Do not let your hearts be troubled. Easter 6: 13th May, 2007
22. Some Good Friday reflections. Good Friday: 6th April, 2007
23. A time for moving along. Lent 2: 4th March, 2007
24. Do to others as you would have them do to you. Ordinary Sunday 7: 18th February, 2007
25. We have seen a great light Christmas Midnight Mass: 24th December, 2006
26. What must we do? Third Sunday in Advent: 17th December, 2006
27. On the edge of things. Ordinary Sunday 33: 19th November, 2006
28. Love is at the centre of it all. Ordinary Sunday 31: 5th November, 2006
29. Whoever is not against us is for us. Ordinary Sunday 26: 1st October, 2006
30. A vision of fulfilment and hope. Ordinary Sunday 23: 10th September, 2006
31. Dedication Festival – 160 years. Dedication Sunday: 6th August, 2006
32. Feed my sheep. Sunday of the Octave of St Peter: 2nd July, 2006
33. An event, gifts and grace.Pentecost Sunday: June 4, 2006
34. The Good Shepherd.4th Sunday of Easter: May 7, 2006
35. Christ is risen. Easter Day: April 16, 2006
36. Trying to make sense of dying and living. 5th Sunday in Lent: April 2, 2006
37. To take our part. Ordinary Sunday 33: November 13, 2005
38. A broad shape and an over-arching principle. Ordinary Sunday 30: October 23, 2005
39. On making choices. Ordinary Sunday 28: October 9, 2005
40. On growing healthy congregations. Ordinary Sunday 26: September 25, 2005
41. In fear and in hope. Ordinary Sunday 15: July 10, 2005
42. Division, family and friendship. Ordinary Sunday 13: June 26, 2005
43. Not then just the abject rotters.... Ordinary Sunday 10: June 5, 2005
44. A middle reasonable ground–developments from February. Easter 5: April 24, 2005
45. St George's Patronal Festival. Easter 5: April 24, 2005
46. On being able to see – and 'false peace'. Lent 4: March 6, 2005
47. A middle reasonable ground. Melbourne Anglicans Together address. Delivered at St Stephen's Richmond: February 20, 2005
48. Harvest Thanksgiving. Ordinary Sunday 5: February 6, 2005
49. A challenge to faith and to love. Baptism of Our Lord: January 9, 2005
50. Laughter, peace and goodwill. Christmas Day: December 25, 2004
51. A kindling of a spark of hope. Christ the King: November 21, 2004
52. The shining lights in dark places. All Saints' Eve: October 31, 2004
53. On General Elections and General Synods. Ordinary Sunday 28: October 10, 2004
54. Being good stewards. Ordinary Sunday 26: September 26, 2004
55. An urgency about the times and the challenges. Ordinary Sunday 21: August 22, 2004
56. Dedication Festival. Ordinary Sunday 19: August 8, 2004
57. Melbourne Welsh Church 151st Anniversary. Ordinary Sunday 16: July 18, 2004
58. Sunday within the Octave of St Peter. Ordinary Sunday 14: July 4, 2004
59. A matter of public importance. Ordinary Sunday 11: June 13, 2004
60. Out of Love comes Action. Easter 3: April 25, 2004
61. A stirring in the hearts of many people. Easter Day: April 11, 2004
62. Palm Sunday 2004. Palm Sunday: April 4, 2004
63. Tempted to condemn. Lent 5: March 28, 2004
64. Lady Day 2004. Annunciation to the BVM: March 25, 2004
65. That Golden Rule. Ordinary Sunday 7: February 22, 2004
66. The wedding at Cana. Ordinary Sunday 2: January 18, 2004
67. Christ the King, 2003. Sunday before Advent: November 23, 2003
68. About little people offering much. Ordinary Sunday 32: November 9, 2003
69. Outward and visible signs. Ordinary Sunday 25: September 21, 2003
70. A different sort of heart test. Ordinary Sunday 22: August 31, 2003
71. A truly hospitable God. Ordinary Sunday 20: August 17, 2003
72. Sustaining a community of faith. Ordinary Sunday 18: August 3, 2003
73. Unbounded care. Ordinary Sunday 16: July 20, 2003
74. Shaping a community of faith. Ordinary Sunday 15: July 13, 2003
75. Towards 'communities of understanding'. Pentecost: June 8, 2003
76. On the Easter Faith. Easter 3: May 4, 2003
77. Easter Vigil, 2003. Easter Eve: April 19, 2003
78. Palm Sunday, 2003. Palm Sunday: April 13, 2003
79. Cleansing a Temple, responding to a war. Lent 3: March 23, 2003
80. Ash Wednesday 2003. Wednesday: March 5, 2003
81. Thanksgivings great and small. Ordinary Sunday 8: March 2, 2003
82. On finding a place to be quiet and pray. Ordinary Sunday 5: February 9, 2003
83. Following God. Ordinary Sunday 2: January 19, 2003
84. Baptism of our Lord, 2003. Ordinary Sunday 1: January 12, 2003
85. Peace on earth–a light in the darkness. Midnight Mass: December 24, 2002
86. Niggling fears–gift and response. Advent 4: December 22, 2002
87. Advent Sunday 2002. Advent 1: December 1, 2002
88. Seasons in a life of faith. Ordinary Sunday 31: November 3, 2002
89. On wedding banquets and diocesan synod. Ordinary Sunday 28: October 13, 2002
90. Between us and a terrible unknown. Ordinary Sunday 23: September 8, 2002
91. No boundaries to grace. Ordinary Sunday 20: August 18, 2002
92. A place of worship and a community of faith. Dedication Festival 154 years on. Ordinary Sunday 18: August 4, 2002
93. Fear can do dangerous things to compassion. Ordinary Sunday 16: July 21, 2002
94. So, do not be afraid. Ordinary Sunday 12: June 23, 2002
95. Something of a tonic. Ordinary Sunday 9: June 2, 2002
96. On the Sunday after the Ascension. Easter 7: May 12, 2002
97. Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. May she rest in peace. Address at a special Requiem Mass: Friday April 5, 2002
98. Christ is risen!. Easter Day: March 31, 2002
99. A faltering in high places. Lent 2: February 24, 2002
100. Thoughts on and around a national day. Ordinary Sunday 3: January 27, 2002
101. Returning by a different way. Epiphany: Sunday January 6, 2002
102. God still comes. Advent 4: December 23, 2001
103. On the Kingship of Christ: another model of leadership. Christ the King: November 25, 2001
104. On comforting hearts and strengthening work. Ordinary Sunday 32: November 11, 2001
105. A national call to prayer. Ordinary Sunday 29: October 21, 2001
106. On a call to deeper community in hard times. Michaelmas: September 30, 2001
107. The costs of discipleship. Ordinary Sunday 23: September 9, 2001
108. Reflections on General Synod, the state of the diocese of Melbourne and place of a church such as St Peter's.. The Transfiguration and Dedication Festival: August 5, 2001
109. On proving to be neighbour to others. Ordinary Sunday 15: July 15, 2001
110. On Patronal Festivals and finding encouragement. Preached in St Paul's Cathedral: Sunday June 24, 2001
111. Pentecost 2001. Whitsunday: June 3, 2001
112. On loving and feeding and contemporary pressures. Easter 3: April 29, 2001
113. On temptation and challenge: Confronting reality, and hard times for any church. Lent 1: March 4, 2001
114. On being part of the Christian catch Ordinary Sunday 5: February 5, 2001
115. Holy Family. Christmas 1: December 31, 2000
116. On radical uncertainty and hope. Advent 1: December 3, 2000
117. Related sermons on discipleship from the Vicar.
     • On discipleship and being on the margins.
       Ordinary Sunday 30: October 29, 2000
     • On discipleship and the centrality of love: Love of God, love of neighbour. Ordinary Sunday 31: November 5, 2000
118. On the responsibilities, burdens and joys of historic churches. The Vicar preaches at Christ Church, Geelong on their Foundation Day: Sunday October 8, 2000
119. On recent Ecumenical Developments, Institutional Exclusivity and Today's Gospel. Ordinary Sunday 26: October 1, 2000
120. The Rumour of Angels. Michaelmas: September 29, 2000
121. Betty Jeffrey, OAM RN. Memorial service address: September 27, 2000
122. Reflecting on Thomas Merton. Ordinary Sunday 24: September 17, 2000
123. Related sermons on the spiritual life: by the Vicar.
     • Towards the heart of the spiritual life.
       Ordinary Sunday 18: August 6, 2000
     • Further :towards the heart of the spiritual life.
       Ordinary Sunday 20: August 20, 2000
124. There is God, and there is no other God. Trinity Sunday: June 18, 2000
125. That they may be one. Easter 7: June 4, 2000
126. Uncertainty, doubt, and love. A current Australian debate in a biblical context. Easter 3: May 7, 2000
127. Holy Saturday Vigil. The Vicar reflects on the magnitude and symbolism of the Vigil. April 23, 2000
128. Covenant - "I will put my law within them". Lent 5: April 9, 2000
129. The Vicar, close to the 20th anniversary of his priesting, reflects. Ordinary Sunday 7: February 20, 2000
130. Call and Christian discipleship. Ordinary Sunday 3: January 23, 2000
131. Christmas Day - Children's Church. December 25, 1999
132. The Annunciation. Advent 4: December 19, 1999
133. Priest and people. The vicar reflect on his first year back at St Peter's. Ordinary Sunday 28: October 10, 1999
134. Mary, Mother of Our Lord. Feast of the Assumption: Sunday August 15, 1999
135. Marshall Memorial Eucharist. Trinity College, Monday August 9, 1999. Marking the anniversary of the death of Fr Barry Marshall.
136. The Sower and the Seed. Ordinary Sunday 15: July 11, 1999
137. Reaching out today! Ordinary Sunday 11: June 13, 1999
138. Easter Day, 1999. Easter Sunday: April 4, 1999
139. A place for us in the Kingdom. Preached at All Saints', East St Kilda. Christ the King: November 26, 1998
140. Ordinary Sunday 28, 1998. The first sermon by Rev'd Dr John Davis as Vicar of St Peter's. October 11, 1998

1. Come unto me, all that travail and are heavy laden.... Ordinary Sunday 14: July 6, 2008
2. Our Baptismal Vocation. Easter 5: April 20, 2008
3. Freshness and freedom in the Risen One . Easter Day: March 23, 2008
4. Do you believe?. Lent 5: March 9, 2008
5. Evil and Reconciliation. Lent 1: February 10, 2008

1. Just how big is heaven?. Easter 4: April 29, 2007
2. Mary of Magdala. Easter Day: April 8, 2007
3. Sex and Sin. Lent 5: March 25, 2007
4. All our journeys. Epiphany: January 7, 2007
5. Salvation by the grace of God. Lent 4: March 26, 2006
6. Water, the baptiser's tool. Baptism of the Lord: January 8, 2006
7. Christmas: a time for celebration. Christmas Day: December 25, 2005
8. Christianity without Christmas?. Advent 2: December 4, 2005
9. Commitment Sunday. Ordinary Sunday 25: September 18, 2005
10. Trinity–three co-equal persons. Trinity Sunday: May 22, 2005
11. There's lots of room in heaven. Easter 5: April 24, 2005
12. With God all things are possible. Easter Day: March 27, 2005
13. Sin and Death or Grace and Life?. Lent 1: February 13, 2005
14. Consider your own call. Ordinary Sunday 4: January 30, 2005
15. Why does God do such things?. Christmas 2: January 2, 2005
16. The challenge of love. Advent 4: December 19, 2004
17. The challenge to prophesy. Advent 3: December 12, 2004
18. The Challenge of Repentance. Advent 2: December 5, 2004
19. Religion and Politics. Ordinary Sunday 27: October 3, 2004
20. Of money, and related matters. Ordinary Sunday 25: September 19, 2004
21. A New Heaven. Easter 5: May 9, 2004
22. Fr Craig's series of Lenten sermons for 2004:
    From Temptation to Transformation.
    1. Tempted by power. Lent 1: February 29, 2004
    2. Tempted by glory. Lent 2: March 7, 2004
    3. Tempted by self-righteousness. Lent 3: March 14, 2004
    4. Tempted by jealousy. Lent 4: March 21, 2004
23. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us. Christmas 2: January 4, 2004
24. Christmas: not the end but the beginning. Christmas Day: December 25, 2003
25. The Advent journey. Advent 4: December 21, 2003

1. Two Sides of God's Truth. Robert Whalley, Senior Chaplain, RMIT. Preached at St Peter's on Epiphany Sunday: January 6, 2008
2. Beginning the season of Advent. Robert Whalley, Senior Chaplain, RMIT. Preached at St Peter's on the First Sunday in Advent: December 2, 2007
3. Forgiving it all. Robert Whalley, Senior Chaplain, RMIT. Preached at St Peter's on Ordinary Sunday 25: September 23, 2007
4. The Third Sunday of Easter. Robert Whalley, Tertiary Chaplain, RMIT. Preached at St Peter's on Easter 3: April 22, 2007
5. Feet, food and gardens. Robert Whalley, Tertiary Chaplain, RMIT. Preached at St Peter's on Maundy Thursday: April 5, 2007
6. Advent concerns and questions. Robert Whalley, Tertiary Chaplain, RMIT. Preached at St Peter's on the First Sunday in Advent: December 3, 2006
7. The centre of where we are. Robert Whalley, Tertiary Chaplain, RMIT. Preached at St Peter's on Ordinary Sunday 29: October 22, 2006
8. The complexity and simplicity of God. Robert Whalley, Tertiary Chaplain, RMIT. Preached at St Peter's on Trinty Sunday: June 11, 2006
9. You are my friends Robert Whalley, Chaplain, RMIT and La Trobe Universities. Preached at St Peter's on the 6th Sunday of Easter: May 21, 2006
10. Reflections for Advent Robert Whalley, Chaplain, RMIT and La Trobe Universities. Preached at St Peter's on Advent Sunday: November 27, 2005
11. Scripture, tradition, reason and experience Robert Whalley, Chaplain, RMIT and La Trobe Universities. Preached at St Peter's on Ordinary Sunday 22: August 28, 2005
12. Sunday within the Octave of St Peter Robert Whalley, Chaplain, RMIT and La Trobe Universities. Preached at St Peter's on the Ordinary Sunday 14: July 3, 2005
13. The road to Emmaus Robert Whalley, Chaplain, RMIT and La Trobe Universities. Preached at St Peter's on the Third Sunday of Easter: April 10, 2005
14. Formation for Evangelism Robert Whalley, Chaplain, RMIT and La Trobe Universities. Preached at St Peter's on Ordinary Sunday 3: January 23, 2005
15. Our particular and peculiar liturgies Robert Whalley, Chaplain, RMIT and La Trobe Universities. Preached at St Peter's on Advent Sunday: November 28, 2004
16. Preparation for the Advent of God. Robert Whalley, M Div. Preached at St Peter's, Advent 3, December 14, 2003

1. The compassionate shepherd. Br Chaplain Soma, Assistant Curate, St Peter's Eastern Hill. Ordinary Sunday 11, June 15, 2008
2. Leading the sheep out. Br Chaplain Soma, Assistant Curate, St Peter's Eastern Hill. Easter 4, April 13, 2008
3. A woman of Samaria. Br Chaplain Soma, Assistant Curate, St Peter's Eastern Hill. Lent 3, February 24, 2008
4. The shift from doing to being. Fr Tat Hean Lie, Hospital Chaplain, St Peter's Eastern Hill. All Souls' Day, November 2, 2006
5. The process of Theological Reflection. Br Tat Hean Lie, Deacon, St Peter's Eastern Hill. Ordinary Sunday 17, July 27, 2003
6. 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

1. Church, Bishops, and St Peter. Canon Dr Andrew McGowan, Warden of Trinity College, University of Melbourne. St Peter's Day, June 29, 2008
2. The stranger on the road. Brother Christopher John SSF. Preached at St Peter's on Easter 3: April 6, 2008
3. Something of Christ revealed in a person. Fr Stephen Miles, Associate Priest at St Peter's, Eastern Hill. All Saints' Day: November 1, 2007
4. 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
5. 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
6. The Prodigal Son. Brother Christopher John SSF. Preached at St Peter's on Lent 4: March 18, 2007
7. Vocation. Rev'd Dr Peta Sherlock, Dean of Bendigo. Preached at St Peter's Eastern Hill on Ordinary Sunday 5: February 4, 2007
8. 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
9. 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
10. Living in the Monastery. Dom Michael King, OSB, Abbot, Benedictine Monastery, Camperdown. Preached at St Peter's on Ordinary Sunday 19: August 13, 2006
11. Holy Leisure. Philip Bewley, Pastoral Worker & Stipendiary Lay Minister. Preached at St Peter's on Ordinary Sunday 16: July 23, 2006
12. Life's Annunciations Philip Bewley, Pastoral Worker & Stipendiary Lay Minister. Preached at St Peter's on the Feast of the Annunciation: March 25, 2006
13. Disciples of Jesus do not fast Brother Christopher John SSF. Preached at St Peter's on Ordinary Sunday 8: February 26, 2006
14. May the Lord give you peace!. Brother Bruce-Paul SSF. Preached at St Peter's on Ordinary Sunday 7: February 19, 2006
15. All men are created equal?. Philip Bewley, Pastoral Worker & Stipendiary Lay Minister. Preached at St Peter's on Ordinary Sunday 6: February 12, 2006
16. Blessing of Icons. Bishop Philip Huggins. Preached at St Peter's on the Feast of Epiphany: Friday 6 January, 2006
17. Forgiveness: Not seven times, but seventy seven times Fr Tom Brown SSM, Assistant Priest at St Peter's. Ordinary Sunday 24: September 11, 2005
18. The keys of heaven Dom Michael King, OSB, Abbot, Benedictine Monastery, Camperdown. Preached at St Peter's on Ordinary Sunday 21: August 21, 2005
19. 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
20. Patronal Festival 2005 Dr Tom Frame, Bishop to the Australian Defence Force. Preached at St Peter's on Wednesday 29 June, 2005
21. Human Dignity and Equity in Employment Bishop Philip Huggins. Preached at an ecumenical service at St Peter's on Tuesday 28 June, 2005
22. 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
23. The form of living dust Rev'd Canon Dr Jane Shaw, Dean of Divinity, New College, Oxford. Lent 5: March 13, 2005
24. The mountain-top experience Fr Tom Brown, Assistant Priest at St Peter's. Lent 2: February 20, 2005
25. Reflections on General Synod The Rev'd Dr Andrew McGowan, Trinity College, University of Melbourne. Preached at Trinity College: October 22, 2004
26. The Benedictine monastic life. Dom Michael King, OSB, Abbot, Benedictine Monastery, Camperdown. Ordinary Sunday 16, July 18, 2004
27. The Petrine ministry. Rev'd Dr Andrew McGowan, Director of the Trinity College Theological School. St Peter's Day, June 29, 2004
28. Commemoration of the PNG Martyrs. Canon Donald Johnston, Preached at St Peter's, Ordinary Sunday 23, September 7, 2003
29. Wouldest thou learn thy Lord's meaning in this thing?. Fr Ted Cosens, Associate Priest, St Peter's Eastern Hill. September 22, 2002
30. 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
31. New Guinea Martyrs' Day Observance. Rowan Callick – journalist with the Financial Review – reflects. Sunday September 1, 2002
32. Freely ye have received; freely give. Peter Burke, Magdalene Centre, Adelaide. Preached at St Peter's on the 11th Ordinary Sunday: June 16, 2002
33. Sacramental Living. A series of two lectures given by The Most Reverend Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Wales at Trinity College in 2002.
34. 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
35. Relationships, Family, Community and Society. Bishop Andrew St John. Preached at St Peter's on Trinity Sunday: May 26, 2002.
36. 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.
37. 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
38. Papua New Guinea: Martyrs Day. Rowan Callick - journalist with the Financial Review - reflects. Sunday September 3, 2000
39. 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
40. St Peter's Day, 1999. The Archbishop of Melbourne: The Most Revd Dr Keith Rayner, AO. June 29, 1999
41. Trinity Sunday, 1999. Fr Philip Gill, Assistant Priest, St Peter's Eastern Hill. May 30, 1999
42. Unexpected Pentecosts. Fr Grant Bullen, Rector of St Mary Magdalene, Adelaide. Pentecost Sunday: May 23, 1999
43. God in the 'Third Person'? Fr Richard Treloar, Associate Chaplain, Trinity College. Easter 7: May 16, 1999
44. 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
45. 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
46. 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
47. 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
48. 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.

1. Anglicans can affirm truth while embracing difference. A Viewpoint article by the Vicar, published in The Melbourne Anglican, March 2008.
2. Vicar's Report, 2007. Report to the AGM, November 18, 2007
3. Book Launch: Australian Soul. Launch speech by Dr John Davis, December 11, 2006
4. Dedication Festival 2006. Address by Dr Janet Crawford in the hall after High Mass on Sunday August 6, 2006
5. Book Launch: The New Puritans. Address by the author, Dr Muriel Porter, March 29, 2006
6. Muriel Porter: The New Puritans. Speech by Charles Sherlock at the launch of Dr Muriel Porter's book, March 29, 2006
7. Vicar's Report, 2005. Report to the AGM, November 20, 2005
8. Vicar's Report, 2004. Report to the AGM, November 22, 2004
9. Vicar's Report, 2003. Report to the AGM, November 19, 2003
10. Vicar's Report, 2002. Report to the AGM, November 25, 2002
11. Vicar's Report, 2000. Report to the AGM, November 20, 2000
12. Reconciliation – the mark of a civilized society. Archbishop Peter Watson, Archbishop of Melbourne, at the Institute for Spiritual Studies seminar, October 25, 2000
13. Women Bishops' Working Party reports to Synod, October 14, 2000.
    • Dr John Davis, St Peter's, Eastern Hill
    • Dr Muriel Porter, St John's, Camberwell
14. Anglicans and Homosexuality. A paper by Dr Caroline Miley.
15. Leadership Profile Paper. A paper prepared by the Leadership Strategy Group of the Archbishop in Council, Diocese of Melbourne.
16. Lay Presidency Update. Recent developments are discussed by the Vicar, The Rev'd Dr John Davis. December 9, 1999
17. St Francis and Assisi A note by Fr John Davis for Apostrophe, Issue 41, October 1999
18. 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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