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Glenorchy

Mission region: City South Mission Network
Contact person: Revd Martin Woolley
Treasurer: Mr Henry Burbury
Email: stpaulsglenorchy@gmail.com
Telephone: (03) 6274 1875

St Paul's Church
480 Main Road
MONTROSE TAS 7010

Postal address:
PO Box 579
GLENORCHY TAS 7010

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Our church

St Paul's Church
476 - 480 Main Road, Montrose

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Our vision

To reach out into the community with God's love, encouraging people of all ages to use their God given gifts.

Worship service times

St Paul's congregations meet for worship at 9.00am each Sunday. A mid-week service is also held at 12.30pm on the first and third Wednesday of each month. An optional light luncheon follows this service.

Tea and coffee are served in our Parish Centre following our Sunday service. All are invited, as this provides an opportunity to get to know each other better. We are a welcoming, friendly, caring and supportive family at St Paul's. We encourage active involvement in Parish life, and the support of various ministries both within and outside our Parish.

History

Since settlement the Anglican Church in Glenorchy has seen many changes: to parish boundaries; to mergers and subdivisions; to building and demolishing; and to disposal of property. Our history began at St John's, New Town, from which we separated as a daughter church. In turn we later spread to include St Mary's Moonah, St Andrew's Central Glenorchy, Merton Vale Church, St Barnabas's Glen Lusk, St Alban's Claremont, St Martin's Chigwell, St George's Old Beach, St Martin's Dromedary, St Mary's Bridgewater, and Sth Bridgewater Chapel (Granton)

What an amazing story it has all become and we recommend to you our two books of parish history which explain what has happened to all these buildings.

Today there are three parishes in the municipality with St Paul's church being at the centre, and Moonah and Claremont being southern and northern neighbours.

There have been twenty priests serving God at St Paul's throughout its history. Since 1846 there has been a centre of worship on the St Paul's site, for it was in that year the Revd John Yarker purchased from Gamaliel Butler for £24 the land on which St Paul's church stands. A small chapel cum schoolhouse was built and named St Mary Magdalene Chapel. John Yarker served for two years as the first priest for the Glenorchy parish and the small chapel was used up to 1869 and then demolished to make way for the building of the nave of the present St Paul's building.

Inevitably when we speak of the history of St Paul's we speak of land and buildings and dates and expenditure. The real history however, is written in the lives of the people and in their faith in the living Christ. We hope that from these web pages you will catch something of our vision for taking to the people of this age the good news about Jesus Christ.

Dates

• Mary Magdalene Chapel 1846 to 1869
• Foundation stone for St Paul's 22 June 1869
• Consecration service (nave) 22 June 1870
• Addition of vestry April 1902
• Chancel April 1926
• Porch 1927
• Belfry and spirelet - Yet to come?

Prayer life

The prayer life of our Parish is very much one of praise and thanksgiving, together with special requests and personal needs.

• The Parish prayer meeting is from 8am to 9am on the second, fourth, and fifth Saturdays of the month.
• There is an open opportunity for members of the congregation to pray during the services of worship.
• For matters of a personal and private nature there are prayer partners available at the front of the church at the conclusion of the services.
• There is also a prayer chain which is a group of parishioners who receive prayer requests by telephone, often of an urgent nature. A request is received, is passed to other members of the chain, and prayer is immediately made to God.

Acts of prayer

Adoration
Confession
Thanksgiving
Supplication

God's answers to our requests:

 
Yes  or  No  or  Wait.

New initiatives

Jesus and Pizza

This is a monthly learning activity for families with children aged 16 years and under. We meet in our Parish Centre at 4pm on a Sunday afternoon for games, craft activities, the singing of action songs, and the sharing of a teaching time. By the time this is completed pizza has arrived and we all share a meal together - children, their parents and carers, and the Parish team.

A positive feature of this event is that the children are able to move around and interact freely together. Here the young ones are central to the gathering.

Thursday night pot luck tea

This is another monthly event and is a shared meal held in our Parish Centre. Parishioners invite and bring those who may be alone or who may not have much social interaction. Each one brings a main course dish or a dessert to share. The meal that follows is a time for conversation and laughter, with the benefits being that we get to know one another better, as well as caring for some who may feel lonely or disconnected.

'Cuppa and chat' ministry

A parishioner has found that often when she has paused for a coffee in the Food Hall of a local shopping centre, people she knows will join her for a 'cuppa'. During these times she is able to listen to people's joys and woes, and offer her Christian love and wisdom. If she feels it is appropriate she can talk about faith in the Lord, and pray with the person. She takes a few Christian booklets with her to give if it seems helpful at the time.

This parishioner has recognised a mission opportunity, and with prayer support from the parish is now making this an intentional outreach activity.