St Michael's Uniting Church

Lunchtime Recital
2016-06-16 13:00 - 13:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | St Michael’s Uniting Church, 120 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia
Every Thursday at 1 pm, the St Michael’s Carillon is sounded and the grand organ comes to life for a free 30 minute recital. Now into their ninth year, these recitals are well attended by the public.
Performed by organist Rhys Boak, and visiting artists, brings the joy and beauty of live music to many Melbournians and visitors.
Please check your orders of service or our Facebook page each week to see who will be performing the following Thursday.
Music has an important role to play in the functioning of society and has had for many thousands of years. No human culture appears to be without music. Singing, in particular, seems to be universal. Music is invariably expressed in relation to religion. The music program at St Michael’s each week brings us some of the best musicians and music that Australia has to offer to enrich our experience during our Sunday services at special events during the year.

The program today is:

Toccata and fugue in d minor ‘The Dorian’ BWV 538 – J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Colonial Song – Percy Grainger (1882-1961)
Prelude in G – William Harris (1883-1973)
Chorale Improvisation ‘Nun Danket Alle Gott’ – Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933)

Trivia
2016-06-19 11:45 - 13:30 | Waratah Room, 120 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
Following the first after-church Trivia in April there were requests for this program to continue. We are pleased to announce that on the 3rd Sundays in May and June Trivia will be held with Val and John Little.
It is great fun, particularly if you get to use some of the information you have subconsciously stored in your brain over the years. Everyone knows something. Questions on a wide range of topics including geography, sport, films, politics, musicals, music, literature, history, or just general knowledge, you may have the answer to at least one question which will help the team you join.
Join in the fun and come to the Waratah Room on 1st floor. Trivia is played in teams of no more than 6. If you do not have a team do not worry, teams will be formed on the day. It is also a good chance to meet with other St.Michael’s people. Trivia will commence at 11.45, tea and coffee available immediately after the service, you can bring your lunch if you wish. Program will conclude at 12.40.
if you could register your interest on the list at the Information desk or Email the Littles ironacton@bigpond.com It will assist us knowing the number of chairs and tables to have set up.

Lunchtime Recital
2016-06-23 13:00 - 13:30, 2016-06-30 13:00 - 13:30, 2016-07-07 13:00 - 13:30, 2016-07-21 13:00 - 13:30, 2016-07-28 13:00 - 13:30 | St Michael’s Uniting Church, 120 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia
Every Thursday at 1 pm, the St Michael’s Carillon is sounded and the grand organ comes to life for a free 30 minute recital. Now into their ninth year, these recitals are well attended by the public.
Performed by organist Rhys Boak, and visiting artists, brings the joy and beauty of live music to many Melbournians and visitors.
Please check your orders of service or our Facebook page each week to see who will be performing the following Thursday.
Music has an important role to play in the functioning of society and has had for many thousands of years. No human culture appears to be without music. Singing, in particular, seems to be universal. Music is invariably expressed in relation to religion. The music program at St Michael’s each week brings us some of the best musicians and music that Australia has to offer to enrich our experience during our Sunday services at special events during the year.

What Matters in the End
2016-06-26 11:45 - 12:45, 2016-07-17 11:45 - 12:45 | Wellbeing Studio, 120 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
Discover your end-of-life options at these three informative sessions.
Making plans for your funeral is a task easily postponed. Explore your options and create an ending that reflects your life and what is important to you.
Give yourself the peace of mind of knowing that when the time comes; things will be done your way, without placing the burden on your loved ones.
The program will include helpful advice on how to produce a document that includes all your final wishes.
Presented by Marilyn Cobain and Janette James.

Philosophy for Beginners
2016-06-26 11:45 - 12:45, 2016-08-28 11:45 - 12:45 | Camellia Room, 120 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
Thinking outside the square
A lively, interactive discussion group, presented by Dr Peter Kingsbury, focusing on thinking outside the square.
Designed to inspire creative and innovative thinking.

I found Happiness Exhibition Opening
2016-06-26 11:45 - 12:45 | St Michael’s Gallery, Level 1, St Michael's Administration Building, Melbourne, 3000
Join us for the opening of this beautiful exhibition of original paintings by Christine Minter.

Christine Minter is a self-taught Melbourne artist with a passion for painting.
Her works include mixed media acrylic on canvas. She uses colour to evoke a feeling of happiness and calm and her use of texture suggests movement and depth.
The inspiration for most of Christine’s art comes from landscapes and the ocean.
She was a recent winner of the 2015 St Michael’s Art Prize.

OPENING CELEBRATIONS
SUN 26 JUN 12PM – 1PM
Exhibition Dates
26 JUN – 31 JUL

Mobile Minds
2016-06-26 11:45 - 12:45 | Waratah Room, 120 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
Get more out of your mobile device with these ‘show and tell’ sessions designed to allow users to share interesting apps and ideas with others.
Current users of a smartphone or tablet are invited to attend. Both Apple and Android users are welcome.
Take advantage of the life-boosting potential of your mobile device with interesting, informative, entertaining and helpful apps.
Bring your mobile device and your ideas to share with others. After the workshop, try out the ideas that interest you.

S.A.G.E. Healthy Ageing Seminar
2016-06-30 11:00 - 13:00 | St Michael’s Hall, 120 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
SAGE is a monthly seminar program that is presented by renowned psychotherapist and author Dr Francis Macnab. Each month we choose a theme and bring you a series of strategies and tools to help you cope with the big stresses in the years post 55, reshaping your meaning of life, dealing with the fears that flit through these years, living well and knowing the books to read, the music to listen to that will inspire wellbeing.

This month Dr Macnab will be exploring:

Cost: $20 (which includes tea, coffee and a light lunch.)

French Conversations
2016-07-03 11:45 - 12:45 | Camellia Room, 120 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
Join native French speaker, Johanna Hersey, for a fun and informal French conversation class where all are welcome to practice their French and receive some pointers in basic French conversation skills.
Beginners and fluent speakers alike will find someone to chat to in French with help and guidance on hand.

HOPE: HELPING OUR PLANET EARTH
2016-07-10 11:45 - 12:45 | Waratah Room, 120 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
St Michael’s environment group, exploring the environmental issues of most concern for the wellbeing of our planet.
There will be guest speakers to inform and enlighten you and a discussion about the actions we can take in our home and workplaces to better care for our world.
Gain credible information, to become more aware and more active in environmental matters. Every individual can help care for the environment and these workshops will help you to do that.
Please bring with you an inquisitive mind and some good ideas to add to the discussions.
FREE EVENT
no bookings required

Lunchtime Reticle
2016-07-14 13:00 - 13:30 | St Michael’s Uniting Church, 120 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia

S.A.G.E. HEALTHY AGEING SEMINAR
2016-07-29 11:00 - 13:00 | St Michael’s Hall, 120 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
SAGE is a monthly seminar program that is presented by renowned psychotherapist and author Dr Francis Macnab. Each month we choose a theme and bring you a series of strategies and tools to help you cope with the big stresses in the years post 55, reshaping your meaning of life, dealing with the fears that flit through these years, living well and knowing the books to read, the music to listen to that will inspire wellbeing.

This month Dr Macnab will be exploring:

Cost: $20 (which includes tea, coffee and a light lunch.)
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GUIDED AWARENESS AND MEDITATION
2016-07-31 12:00 - 13:00 | Wellbeing Studio, 120 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
Join meditation practitioner Sian Ellett and discover the energy of your body and the world around you through guided awareness.
This 1 hour session will include:

a welcome and introduction to the
concept of guided meditation.
a guided body awareness meditation,
utilising movement, visualisation and breath;
discussion of experiences and time to ask questions.

Sian is a writer and meditation practitioner specialising in health, wellbeing, meditation and personal development.

Hiroshima Peace Service
2016-08-07 10:00 - 11:00 | St Michael’s Uniting Church, 120 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia
St Michael’s pauses to remember Hiroshima Peace Day.
We are delighted to announce that the Consul-General of Japan, Ms Keiko Haneda, will be attending the service.
During this service we will be remembering the 140,000 irreplaceable human lives that were lost, either on the day of the bombing or in the ensuing months, and the numerous atomic bomb survivors who still suffer from its aftereffects even to this day.
We do this for four reasons:
We have a valued relationship with the Melbourne Japanese Consulate.
St Michael’s stands for the prevention of war and violence.
We as humanity are affected by the vast loss of human lives.
Many of St Michael’s have visited Hiroshima and heard the Hiroshima Bell sounded across the peace garden of Hiroshima.

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 Entry

Guest artist: Brett Kelly (Trombone)
Music between the readings: Recitative and Air from ‘Elijah’ – Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847)
Music during the offering: Cavatine Op. 144 – Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
The Postlude: ‘Nimrod’ from the Enigma Variations – Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Artist Bio: Brett Kelly has been the Principal Trombone of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra since 1981. Brett played in Newcastle Brass Band and was Principal Trombonist in the Australian Youth Orchestra before joining the orchestra of Opera Australia and later taking up his position at the MSO.
Committed to new Australian music, Brett has been a core member of three influential Australian contemporary music ensembles – Flederman, The Seymour Group and Elision and has played or conducted the premieres of over 300 new works. From 1989 to 2004 Brett was Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of The Academy of Melbourne, a chamber orchestra comprising his colleagues in the MSO. He has also conducted the Melbourne, Tasmanian, Adelaide, Queensland and West Australian Symphony Orchestras, along with Orchestra Victoria, Sydney Symphony, Auckland Philharmonia and Southern Sinfonia.
Since 2003 he has been Resident Conductor of Chamber Made Opera. Brett has conducted the orchestral scores of more than 20 major films, seven of which have been by David Hirschfelder.

In Memory of Hiroshima Peace Day - Exhibition
2016-08-07 11:00 - 2016-09-11 17:00 | St Michael’s Gallery, Level 1, St Michael's Administration Building, Melbourne, 3000
Junko Azukawa grew up in Toyama, Japan. She started learning traditional Japanese calligraphy at the age of five and has experienced the vast possibilities of calligraphy and Japanese ink painting – Sumie can be expressed with just simple monotone brush strokes.
Since becoming a resident of Melbourne, Australia in 2005, Junko has brought her unique artistic talents and outlook to the Australian art scene. She started teaching Japanese calligraphy and painting with children and adults at numerous schools, organisations and the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), Australia including exhibitions of her works in Australia and in Japan. Currently one of her artwork is also exhibited at the NGV.
In 2011 Junko started to use her art with with mental illness patients as a form of therapy and great compassion. She is also sought after in the commercial design work for her skillful brushwork from bottle label design to restaurant interior design.

She has had her illustrations published in the novel “NAVIGATIO” authored by Patrick Holland in 2014.

Junko is committed in sharing her Japanese culture in Australia. A lifelong study of traditional calligraphy and Sumie ink painting, Junko has found peace in her work and evolved as a unique artist creating highly contemporary pieces.
Website: www.junkoazukawa.com

In Memory of Hiroshima Peace Day - An Exhibition
2016-08-07 11:30 - 12:30 | St Michael’s Gallery, Level 1, St Michael's Administration Building, Melbourne, 3000
After our Hiroshima Peace Day commemoration service you are invited to celebrate the opening of a special exhibition by Japanese artist Junki Azukawa.
Junko Azukawa grew up in Toyama, Japan. She started learning traditional
Japanese calligraphy at the age of five and has experienced the vast possibilities that calligraphy and Japanese ink painting.
Since becoming a resident of Melbourne, Australia in 2005, Junko has brought her unique artistic talents and outlook to the Australian art scene. She started teaching Japanese calligraphy and painting with children and adults at numerous schools, organisations and National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), Australia, including exhibitions of her works in Australia and in Japan. Currently one of her artwork is also exhibited at NGV.

Mobile Minds
2016-08-07 11:45 - 12:45 | Waratah Room, 120 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
Smartphones and Tablets!
This is the time to take advantage of your skills in using mobile technology.
Using your mobile device and the many apps available is a fantastic way to keep your mind active.
Bring your mobile device and come have some fun with Roger Hersey.
You can get more information,
entertainment and help from your Phone or Tablet.
Bring your mobile device and your ideas. Share with others. After the
workshop, try out the ideas that interest you.

Sunday Service
2016-08-14 10:00 - 11:00 | 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.
Free Entry

Guest Artist: David Paterson (Piano)
Music between the readings: Song without words Op. 53 No. 2 – Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Music during the offering: Adagio Cantabile from the Pathetique Sonata Op. 13 – L. Van Beethoven (1770-1827)
The Postlude: Now thank we all our God – Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933)
Artist Bio: Born in Sydney, David Paterson 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.

David’s compositional quest began at the age of 7 with a series of short Bagatelles for solo piano. Soon after these first works were completed, the tutelage of Trevor Pierce was to guide and encourage a formidable body of work consisting of over a hundred solo violin caprices after Paganini (One of which was awarded a ‘highly commended’ in the 1996 ‘Sydney Morning Herald Young Composer Awards’), several sets of short piano pieces, a number of pieces for various chamber ensembles, movements for a Piano Concerto, Violin and Viola Concerto and two Violin Concertos to name but a few.
The proliferation of David’s enthusiasm for the art form was to take a more focused approach at the age of 12 when he was placed under the mentorship of Richard Gill. For the following 3 years, David’s compositional output consisted mainly of compositional exercises based on harmony (Riemenschneider) and counterpoint (Fux), which laid the basis for a number of works in the style of the past masters, most notably J.S.Bach. It is during this time that David entered Newington College as a music scholar where he was awarded the annual prize for composition for 5 consecutive years. After transferring to the Royal College of Music (London) from the Sydney Conservatorium in 2004, David drew upon the direction of such composers as Jonathan Cole (Professor RCM), William Mival (Head of Composition, RCM), Edwin Roxburgh, Robin Holloway and Mark-Anthony Turnage to aid the development of his own musical language. In addition to his activities at the RCM, David was invited to study with Rolf Martinsson as a guest of the Malmö Academy of Music (Sweden) for a short period in 2006.
David has had works played by a number of esteemed soloists, and groups including the Australian Youth Camerata, RCM Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Sinfonia and the London Contemporary Consort. Recent compositions have included: Impromptu Sessions for piano solo (written for Alexander Gavrylyuk) 2007, Introduction and Rondo for small orchestra (commissioned for the SSO Sinfonia as part of the Discovery Concert series at the Sydney City Recital Hall, Angel Place) 2009, Phantasmagoria for solo violin (commissioned for Sarah Curro as part of VOLUME 3 series at BMW Edge, Federation Square, Melbourne) 2009, The Legend of Nintendo for String Quartet (commissioned by Ensemble Urbane) 2012 and Tasting Notes commissioned for the Tarrawarra Estate (Yarra Valley), 2014.

HOPE: HELPING OUR PLANET EARTH
2016-08-14 11:45 - 12:45 | Camellia Room, 120 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
St Michael’s environment group, explores the environmental issues of concern for the wellbeing of our planet.
We will be showing an environmentally inspiring film that will inform and enlighten you. Holding discussions about the actions we can take in our home and workplace to take better care of our world.
Every individual can help care for the environment and these workshops will help you to do that.

As Helping Our Planet Earth underpins all our continued existence we meet again next week to discuss and share environmental ideas. An environmentally inspiring video will be shown in this session.
Look forward to seeing you .Tea and Coffee supplied.

The Trivia Challenge
2016-08-21 11:45 - 12:45 | Waratah Room, 120 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
The Trivia Challenge, presented by Val and John Little is back by popular demand.
Covering a range of topics including sport, geography, films politics, music, musicals, literature, history, and general knowledge.
Join in the fun in teams of no more than six. If you do not have a team do not worry, teams will be formed on the day.
Register you interest at the Information desk on Sundays or email ironacton@bigond.com.
This will assist us knowing the number of chairs that have to be set up.

Professor Joseph Camilleri 2016 Lecture Series
2016-09-06 18:00 - 20:30 | St Michael’s Hall, 120 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
The Winter Of Our Discontent And The Promise Of Spring
September 2016 Lectures
In these four lectures Professor Camilleri will address one of the most critical yet poorly understood ailments of our time, the psychology and culture of violence, and its remedies.
The lectures will consider both the global and Australian contexts. The violence to be explored will range from family violence to gang warfare, from the narcotics trade to rising military budgets, from civil unrest to conflicts in the Middle East and Asia, from escalating nuclear dangers to the plunder of our natural environment.
The lectures will also examine the many efforts, often far removed from the public gaze, that are aiming for a more peaceful and harmonious world. New trends and creative initiatives are under way – locally, nationally and internationally – which hold the promise of more cohesive and caring societies committed to human flourishing.
The lectures will help to make sense of a world in profound transition where forces, old and new, are contending to shape the human future.

‘The Age of Extremes’: From the ‘Great War’ to the killing fields of Syria
Tuesday 6 September
The first lecture puts the spotlight on one of the most momentous periods in human history. Over the last hundred years, mass violence has been relentless and pervasive: two world wars, the Holocaust, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Cold War, a succession of regional and global crises, civil and inter-state wars, genocides and bloody revolutions, and now terrorism, the ‘war on terror’ and a nuclear threat that shows no sign of ending.
It is easy enough to list these events, but how are we to explain the evil they entail. Who or what is responsible? Can human psychology or culture shed any light? Do our economic and political arrangements hold the key? Are the extremes of violence we’re experiencing unavoidable, or can we learn from the lessons of history?

Tickets $15 per lecture
or
$50 season pass (all for lectures)
Dates:
Tuesday 6 September
Tuesday 13 September
Tuesday 20 September
Tuesday 27 September
Please note seating is limited
BOOK NOW

HOPE: HELPING OUR PLANET EARTH
2016-09-11 11:45 - 13:45
St Michael’s environment group, explores the environmental issues of concern for the wellbeing of our planet.
We will be showing an environmentally inspiring film that will inform and enlighten you. Holding discussions about the actions we can take in our home and workplace to take better care of our world.
Every individual can help care for the environment and these workshops will help you to do that.

On Sunday 11th Sept we will hold a round-up of all the 4 Rs of Recycling and other information our interesting members care to share.

Guided Meditation
2016-09-11 12:00 - 13:00 | Wellbeing Studio, 120 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
Join meditation practitioner Sian Ellett and discover the energy of your body and the world around you through guided awareness.
This one hour session will include:

a welcome and introduction to the concept of guided meditation
a guided body awareness meditation, utilising movement, visualisation and breath
discussion of experiences and time to ask questions

Sian is a writer and meditation practitioner specialising in health, wellbeing, meditation and personal development.

PROFESSOR JOSEPH CAMILLERI 2016 LECTURE SERIES
2016-09-13 18:00 - 20:30 | St Michael’s Hall, 120 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
The Winter Of Our Discontent And The Promise Of Spring
September 2016 Lectures
In these four lectures Professor Camilleri will address one of the most critical yet poorly understood ailments of our time, the psychology and culture of violence, and its remedies.
The lectures will consider both the global and Australian contexts. The violence to be explored will range from family violence to gang warfare, from the narcotics trade to rising military budgets, from civil unrest to conflicts in the Middle East and Asia, from escalating nuclear dangers to the plunder of our natural environment.
The lectures will also examine the many efforts, often far removed from the public gaze, that are aiming for a more peaceful and harmonious world. New trends and creative initiatives are under way – locally, nationally and internationally – which hold the promise of more cohesive and caring societies committed to human flourishing.
The lectures will help to make sense of a world in profound transition where forces, old and new, are contending to shape the human future.

Ghosts of Violence: Australia at home and abroad
Tuesday 13 September
The Australian nation has much to celebrate in its history. Yet violence is no stranger to Australia, its culture and its politics. The tragically violent and bloody nature of Australia’s settlement was followed by our numerous overseas military expeditions. At home deaths in custody, widespread domestic, family and sexual violence, much of it directed against women, and the harsh treatment of refugees and asylum seekers continue unabated. So does the pollution of land, air and water.
This lecture will explore what drives various forms of personal, social and ecological violence, how our political, military, cultural and legal institutions have contributed to the problem, and the role that education and media play in shaping public attitudes and policy responses.

Tickets $15 per lecture
or
$50 season pass (all for lectures)
Dates:
Tuesday 6 September
Tuesday 13 September
Tuesday 20 September
Tuesday 27 September
Please note seating is limited
BOOK NOW
