St Michael's Uniting Church

Sunday Service
2017-07-23 10:00 - 11:00, 2017-07-30 10:00 - 11:00, 2017-09-17 10:00 - 11:00, 2017-10-01 10:00 - 11:00, 2017-10-08 10:00 - 11:00, 2017-10-22 10:00 - 11:00, 2017-10-29 10:00 - 11:00, 2017-11-05 10:00 - 11:00 (Australia/Melbourne) and 7 more dates | St Michael’s Uniting Church, 120 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia
St Michael’s is a unique church in the heart of the city. Unique for its relevant, contemporary preaching that embraces and inner wellbeing as its core message.

Sunday services include a mix of traditional and modern presentations interspersed with inspirational music performed by world-class musicians.
St Michael’s affirms and encourages the best expression of humanity, not only through the Sunday service but though our wellbeing programs and our commitment to counselling and psychotherapy. We believe faith, spirituality and a meaning to life are vital ingredients for our health and wellbeing and that there is a need to get hold of a more authentic religious understanding.
Sunday services commence at 10am.

Sunday Service
2017-08-06 10:00 - 11:00
St Michael’s is a unique church in the heart of the city. Unique for its relevant, contemporary preaching that embraces and inner wellbeing as its core message.

Sunday services include a mix of traditional and modern presentations interspersed with inspirational music performed by world-class musicians.
St Michael’s affirms and encourages the best expression of humanity, not only through the Sunday service but though our wellbeing programs and our commitment to counselling and psychotherapy. We believe faith, spirituality and a meaning to life are vital ingredients for our health and wellbeing and that there is a need to get hold of a more authentic religious understanding.
Sunday services commence at 10am.

Free Spirit is a group of people who aim to enrich Christian worship through music. Formed over 30 years ago to bring an alternative style of music to worship at Glen Waverley Uniting Church, Free Spirit also likes to be part of other congregations from time to time in addition to their regular part of the worship at Glen Waverley. The ages of members range from 13-80+ and their repertoire includes gospel, spirituals and traditional styles, plus some secular songs for concert use.

Sunday Service
2017-08-13 10:00 - 11:00
St Michael’s is a unique church in the heart of the city. Unique for its relevant, contemporary preaching that embraces and inner wellbeing as its core message.

Sunday services include a mix of traditional and modern presentations interspersed with inspirational music performed by world-class musicians.
St Michael’s affirms and encourages the best expression of humanity, not only through the Sunday service but though our wellbeing programs and our commitment to counselling and psychotherapy. We believe faith, spirituality and a meaning to life are vital ingredients for our health and wellbeing and that there is a need to get hold of a more authentic religious understanding.
Sunday services commence at 10am.

Music will be performed by Timothy Reynold (tenor)
Music between the readings: An old German spring song – Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Music during the offering: ‘David of the white rock’ – Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
The Postlude: Cannonade – Claude Balbastre (1734-1799)
Artist Bio:
Timothy has recently returned from Europe where he performed with The Gesualdo Consort Amsterdam, The Bach Akademie Stuttgart with Hans Christoph Rademann, Opera Holland Park, Philharmonischer Chor Esslingen and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He also understudied a number of roles at Opera Stuttgart. In Australia, he has worked with many groups including Victorian Opera, Opera Australia, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra with Simone Young and Sir Andrew Davis, the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, the Melbourne Bach Choir, Ludovico’s Band, La Compania and Gloriana. Timothy graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Music, a Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching and a Master of Music – Opera Performance in conjunction with Victorian Opera.

Sunday Service
2017-08-20 10:00 - 11:00
St Michael’s is a unique church in the heart of the city. Unique for its relevant, contemporary preaching that embraces and inner wellbeing as its core message.

Sunday services include a mix of traditional and modern presentations interspersed with inspirational music performed by world-class musicians.
St Michael’s affirms and encourages the best expression of humanity, not only through the Sunday service but though our wellbeing programs and our commitment to counselling and psychotherapy. We believe faith, spirituality and a meaning to life are vital ingredients for our health and wellbeing and that there is a need to get hold of a more authentic religious understanding.
Sunday services commence at 10am.

Christopher Busietta (Tenor)
Music between the readings: Quanto è bella, quanto è cara – Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
Music during the offering: Una Furtiva Lagrima – Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
The Postlude: Andante from Symphony No. 94 in G – ‘The Surprise’ – F. J. Haydn (1732-1809) transcribed for organ by King Hall.

Sunday Service
2017-08-27 10:00 - 11:00
Guest Artists: Jenna Roubos (Soprano) & David Paterson (Piano)
Music between the readings: Après un rêve – Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Music during the offering: Gebet & Auf ein altes Bild – Hugo Wolf (1860-1903)
The Postlude: Mondnacht (Liederkreis) & Er der Herrlichste von allen (Frauenliebe und Leben) – Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Soprano Jenna Roubos holds a Bachelor of Music Performance from the Victorian College of The Arts and a Master of Teaching from Melbourne University.
Jenna’s awards and scholarships include Winner of The National Liederfest, the Bendigo Aria Vocal Award, The Robert Salzer Vocal Scholarship, and the Maroondah singers scholarship.
Jenna has appeared as a finalist in Australian Opera Scholars featured in ‘Opera in the Market’ performing with Orchestra Victoria, Semi finalist in the Herald Sun Aria, The German Opera Grant and finalist in the Armstead Singing Award.
Jenna’s debued her role as Belinda in Dido and Aeneas with the XL Arts Project and Georgie in “A Garden of Money” a lied production written by Noel Fidge.
Jenna has appeared in productions with the Victorian Opera, Melbourne Opera and Opera Scholars Australia. Recently returning from England, Jenna gave a recital with pianist Penelope Thwaites.
Founded in 2016, Jenna joined Trio Lorelei comprising of Mezzo-Soprano Alexandra Mathews and Pianist Georgina Lewis for vocal duet and piano.
Jenna has given numerous solo recitals for musical organisations including Australian Music Events Opera Scholars, BMW Edge, Federation Square, The Lieder Society of Victoria, The Musical Society of Victoria, The Team of Pianists, The National Gallery of Victoria and churches in Melbourne.
Born in Sydney, David began playing the violin at the age of 4, the piano at 7 and within five years had completed the initial eight grades of the A.M.E.B. piano scheme. At 12, David entered Newington College as a music scholar and in addition to his piano studies, studied composition and musicology with Richard Gill for a period of eight years before moving to London to complete his B.Mus (Hons) at the Royal College of Music where he studied with noted pianist and professor, Julian Jacobson. David has also received tuition from Boris Berman, Olli Mustonen, Paavali Jumppanen and Geoffrey Lancaster.
Whilst living in London, David worked extensively as a session pianist in addition to giving numerous recitals and concerts with a number of esteemed soloists and chamber groups. David has featured on a number of occasions on ABC Classic FM, Radio National, 2mbsFM and 3mbsFM in addition to having performed in many of the major concert halls and venues in Australia, Romania and the United Kingdom. David continues to work as a pianist specializing in chamber music in addition to his commitments as an avid educator.

Sunday Service
2017-09-03 10:00 - 11:00
St Michael’s is a unique church in the heart of the city. Unique for its relevant, contemporary preaching that embraces and inner wellbeing as its core message.

Sunday services include a mix of traditional and modern presentations interspersed with inspirational music performed by world-class musicians.
St Michael’s affirms and encourages the best expression of humanity, not only through the Sunday service but though our wellbeing programs and our commitment to counselling and psychotherapy. We believe faith, spirituality and a meaning to life are vital ingredients for our health and wellbeing and that there is a need to get hold of a more authentic religious understanding.
Sunday services commence at 10am.

Music between the readings: Beauty for Brokenness – Graham Kendrick (b.1950)
Music during the offering: “A Prayer of St. Richard of Chichester” – L.J. White (1910 – )
Music during communion: Ave Verum – W.A. Mozart (1756-1791)
The Postlude: Carillon du Longpont – Louis Vierne (1870-1937)

Sunday Service
2017-09-10 10:00 - 11:00
St Michael’s is a unique church in the heart of the city. Unique for its relevant, contemporary preaching that embraces and inner wellbeing as its core message.

Sunday services include a mix of traditional and modern presentations interspersed with inspirational music performed by world-class musicians.
St Michael’s affirms and encourages the best expression of humanity, not only through the Sunday service but though our wellbeing programs and our commitment to counselling and psychotherapy. We believe faith, spirituality and a meaning to life are vital ingredients for our health and wellbeing and that there is a need to get hold of a more authentic religious understanding.
Sunday services commence at 10am.

Esther Schöpf (Violin) and Norbert Groh (Organ and Piano)
Visiting from Germany, the Duo Esther Schoepf and Norbert Groh is renowned for its diversity and liveliness – its broad repertoire spanning nearly all musical genres from classical concerts to so-called „easy-listening“ music.
Besides their own performances, Esther and Norbert regularly work together on numerous projects with theaters, film-makers, performance artists and also compose music for radio plays. Over the past years they have arranged the music for over 40 features and plays for the “Bayerische Rundfunk“ – including the six-part series „Die Kinder der Manns“ (The Children of the [Thomas] Mann Family) which also appeared as an audiobook.
The Duo´s latest CD production „Begegnungen“ (Encounters) was released in the Fall, 2015 under the label „Stringendo“ (Stringendo Music); under which they have also collected and recorded numerous chamber music works suitable for young aspiring musicians.

Music between the readings: Allegro moderato from the Sonata in A major for piano and violin – César Franck (1822-1890)
Music during the offering: Etude No 2 in C sharp minor for piano, opus 2 – Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)
The Postlude: Romanze in G major for violin and organ, opus 26 – Johan Severin Svendsen (1840-1911)

Esther Schöpf (violin)
Born in the Odenwald region of southern Hesse (Germany), Esther started playing violin at the age of four and after graduation from high school went on to study violin and chamber music at the Music Conservatories of Munich (Germany) and Geneva (Switzerland). Together with her chamber music ensembles “Schwabinger Klaviertrio” and “NonSordino” she frequently performs at various national and international festivals (e.g. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival, Würzburger Mozart Festspiele and Heidelberger Frühling). She is concertmaster of the Munich Daimler Orchestra and of the Chamber Orchestra Stringendo. In addition, Esther develops projects combining music and literature that regularly lead to co-productions with various theaters in Munich. Numerous CD productions document her artistic work.

Norbert Groh (piano, organ)
Born near Bamberg in Bavaria (Germany) Norbert started playing piano, organ, cembalo and accordion at an early age. His exceptional versatile musical talent soon earned him numerous awards in various competitions. He went on to study music at the “Musikhochschule” (University-level College of Music) of Munich, Karlsruhe and Vienna. In addition he studied conducting at the Richard Strauss Conservatory in Munich, which led to positions at the Augsburg Municipal Opera and the Bavarian State Opera in Munich.
As soloist (piano, organ, cembalo), as chamber musician and as conductor, Norbert regularly performs at various national and international venues such as the Schleswig-Holstein Festival, the Munich Opera Festival, the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival and the festival “amici della musica, Milano”. Concert tours have led him to the USA, Spain, Finnland, and other countries. He also composes and arranges music for radio plays for the “Bayerischer Rundfunk” (Bavarian Radio) and an audio-book publisher. Numerous CD and radio productions document his artistic work.

St Michael's Day Service
2017-09-24 10:00 - 11:00
The theme for this years St Michael’s Week is ‘Nurture’.
St Michael’s has a tradition of helping people grow and develop their life and their faith. Our faith should always be growing as should our lives, but unfortunately many young people have that growth stinted through a range of tragedies that negatively affect their lives.
With this in mind, St Michael’s will be honouring the work of the Mirabel Foundation which nurtures children who have been orphaned or abandoned due to parental illicit drug use.

St Michael’s Medallion Recipient
It is a privilege to welcome Jane Rowe to St Michael’s. Jane personifies “to give and not to count the cost”. Through Mirabel she has supported thousands of seriously disadvantaged children by giving them hope and a future.
Mirabel is an Australian Children’s Charity that was established in Victoria in 1998 and extended into New South Wales in 2003. Mirabel is the vision of Jane Rowe, who identified a vulnerable group of children and took action to make a positive difference in their lives. In her work as a drug and alcohol counsellor, Jane witnessed the devastating effects that drug use has on the children of drug users and the cycle of abuse that repeats itself through generations if action is not taken.
Jane believed that it was possible to bring about positive change to the lives of these children. Through her insight, passion and experience, she has raised awareness of this vulnerable group of children and in December 1998, with the support of countless individuals, Mirabel was launched with a two-night benefit concert in Melbourne. Since this time, Mirabel has provided vital assistance and support to thousands of children living throughout Victoria and New South Wales.

Sunday Service
2017-10-15 10:00 - 11:00
St Michael’s is a unique church in the heart of the city. Unique for its relevant, contemporary preaching that embraces and inner wellbeing as its core message.

Sunday services include a mix of traditional and modern presentations interspersed with inspirational music performed by world-class musicians.
St Michael’s affirms and encourages the best expression of humanity, not only through the Sunday service but though our wellbeing programs and our commitment to counselling and psychotherapy. We believe faith, spirituality and a meaning to life are vital ingredients for our health and wellbeing and that there is a need to get hold of a more authentic religious understanding.
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Christmas Eve Service
2017-12-24 10:00 - 11:00

Sunday Service
2018-01-07 10:00 - 11:30, 2018-01-14 10:00 - 11:30
St Michael’s is a unique church in the heart of the city. Unique for its relevant, contemporary preaching that embraces and inner wellbeing as its core message.

Sunday services include a mix of traditional and modern presentations interspersed with inspirational music performed by world-class musicians.
St Michael’s affirms and encourages the best expression of humanity, not only through the Sunday service but though our programs and our commitment to counselling. We believe faith, spirituality and a meaning to life are vital ingredients for our health and wellbeing and that there is a need to get hold of a more authentic religious understanding.
Sunday services commence at 10am.

This Sunday at St Michael’s, we welcome guest minister Rev Paul Tonson.

Sunday Service
2018-01-21 10:00 - 11:30
St Michael’s is a unique church in the heart of the city. Unique for its relevant, contemporary preaching that embraces and inner wellbeing as its core message.

Sunday services include a mix of traditional and modern presentations interspersed with inspirational music performed by world-class musicians.
St Michael’s affirms and encourages the best expression of humanity, not only through the Sunday service but though our programs and our commitment to counselling. We believe faith, spirituality and a meaning to life are vital ingredients for our health and wellbeing and that there is a need to get hold of a more authentic religious understanding.
Sunday services commence at 10am.

This Sunday at St Michael’s, we welcome guest minister Rev David Dawes.

Sunday Service
2018-01-28 10:00 - 11:30
St Michael’s is a unique church in the heart of the city. Unique for its relevant, contemporary preaching that embraces and inner wellbeing as its core message.

Sunday services include a mix of traditional and modern presentations interspersed with inspirational music performed by world-class musicians.
St Michael’s affirms and encourages the best expression of humanity, not only through the Sunday service but though our programs and our commitment to counselling. We believe faith, spirituality and a meaning to life are vital ingredients for our health and wellbeing and that there is a need to get hold of a more authentic religious understanding.
Sunday services commence at 10am.

This Sunday at St Michael’s, we welcome guest minister Rev John Smith.

Sunday Service
2018-02-04 10:00 - 11:30
St Michael’s is a unique church in the heart of the city. Unique for its relevant, contemporary preaching that embraces and inner wellbeing as its core message.

Sunday services include a mix of traditional and modern presentations interspersed with inspirational music performed by world-class musicians.
St Michael’s affirms and encourages the best expression of humanity, not only through the Sunday service but though our programs and our commitment to counselling. We believe faith, spirituality and a meaning to life are vital ingredients for our health and wellbeing and that there is a need to get hold of a more authentic religious understanding.
Sunday services commence at 10am.

This Sunday at St Michael’s, Rev Ric Holland will Preside over the Sunday Service during Midsumma Festival in Melbourne.

Sunday Service
2018-02-11 10:00 - 11:30
St Michael’s is a unique church in the heart of the city. Unique for its relevant, contemporary preaching that embraces and inner wellbeing as its core message.

Sunday services include a mix of traditional and modern presentations interspersed with inspirational music performed by world-class musicians.
St Michael’s affirms and encourages the best expression of humanity, not only through the Sunday service but though our programs and our commitment to counselling. We believe faith, spirituality and a meaning to life are vital ingredients for our health and wellbeing and that there is a need to get hold of a more authentic religious understanding.
Sunday services commence at 10am.

Rev Ric Holland with preside over the service this Sunday, and we will also hold the Commissioning of new and returning Church Councillors, as well as Baptism celebrations including communion.
