St Michael's Uniting Church

Workshop with Prof Joseph Camilleri
2019-09-19 17:45 - 21:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | St Michael’s Hall, 120 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
Professor Joseph Camilleri OAM returns to St Michael’s to deliver three exciting lectures offering new perspectives on life in the ‘age of cyberspace’.
He will also run a training workshop on new ways of approaching conversation and dialogue in different social settings.
We’re living though uncertain, anxious times.
Powerful currents are shaking the very foundations of national and global society.
Technology generally – and the internet, mobile platforms, social media, and computing power in particular – is one of these seemingly unstoppable currents, for good or ill.
Technological innovation is said to have generated economic growth, increased productivity and life expectancy, and given digital connection to more than 4 billion people. In the next few years, another 2 billion people are expected to come online. Endless possibilities for useful communication and collaboration have opened up.
But the digital revolution brings us much else: crippling cyber-attacks, manipulated elections, a new age of high-stakes corporate and state espionage, ever more lethal and costly weapon systems, financial volatility, job insecurity, the porn epidemic, cyber bullying, and mind numbing addiction to the screen.
Where does all this leave the search for meaning and purpose and the vitality of our cultural and political life?

Training Workshop: Communication and Dialogue Skills for Anxious Times
Thursday 19 September, 5.45pm to 9.30pm (doors open at 5.30pm)
To handle the challenges of the digital age, we need effective pathways and skills for communicating with others – for building bridges across boundaries based on gender, social standing, race, religion, culture, nationality, ethnicity and ideology.
The workshop looks at many forms of communication, but the focus is on dialogue: What are the key principles of dialogue?
What can dialogue achieve?
Who can engage in dialogue?
What are the conditions for effective engagement?
How does dialogue work in conversation, advocacy, community action, and conflict resolution?
The workshop includes interactive presentations, role play, practical exercises and resource materials.

Tickets:
$20 per lecture
$50 for 3 Lectures
$25 for workshop
Bookings:
Lectures:
Book Now
or 9654 5120
Seats are limited, book early to secure yours.

A Celebration Lunchtime Concert with Greta Bradman
2019-09-19 13:00 - 14:00 | St Michael’s Uniting Church, 120 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia
GRETA BRADMAN (Soprano)
RHYS BOAK (Piano & Organ)
Music for soprano from grand opera to sublime lieder.
Leading soprano and ABC presenter Greta Bradman sings some of her favourite works accompanied at the organ & piano by Rhys Boak.
The Program:
1. Ave Maria – Charles Gounod (1818-1893) after J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
2. Songs my mother taught me – Antonín Dvořák (1941-1904)
3. Simple Gifts – Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
4. The nightingale and the rose – Nikolai Rimshy-Korsakov (1844-1908)
5. Repentir – Charles Gounod (1818-1893)
6. Casta diva from Norma – Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835)
7. O Waly Waly arranged by Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
8. The Last Rose of Summer – Friedrich von Flotow (1812-1883)
9. Lo! Hear the gentle lark – Henry Bishop (1786-1855)
10. When I have sung my songs – Ernest Charles (1895-1984)
Free Entry | General Admission
Donations are Welcome and will support the Mingary Counselling Service.
About Greta Bradman
Stunning soprano Greta Bradman is one of Australasia’s most celebrated operatic and concert artists. Her 2015 début album for Decca Classics My Hero (c. Richard Bonynge; English Chamber Orchestra) received five-star reviews and topped the classical and classical crossover ARIA charts for several months. Her recent album Home (c. Luke Dollman; Adelaide Symphony Orchestra) was released in 2018 with similar ARIA charts success.
Recent performance highlights include Mimi (La bohème) for Opera Australia, Lisa (La sonnambula) for Victorian Opera and the title roles in Theodora (Canberra) and Rodelinda (Melbourne).
Greta has sung extensively in the United Kingdom, United States, Europe and throughout the Asia Pacific. A regular soloist with all the state symphony orchestras, her collaborators have included Zubin Mehta, Richard Bonynge, Matthias Foremny, Richard Tognetti, Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Benjamin Northey, Rosario La Spina, Aled Jones, Russell Watson and Il Divo.
She has performed for world leaders from the UK, USA, China, India, Monaco and Australia; highlights include singing for Barack Obama, and a 2014 recital in St James’s Palace for the British Royal Family. Winner of the 2013–14 Australian International Opera Award and the APRA/AMCOS Award in 2013, Greta is a Helpmann Award nominee and was Limelight Magazine’s 2010 Newcomer of the Year and their 2015 Australian Artist of the Year.
Greta is an outstanding supporter of Australian composers, and has had works written for her by Peter Sculthorpe, Betty Beath, Ross Edwards, Katy Abbott, Paul Stanhope, Quentin Grant, Calvin Bowman, Tom Henry, Carl Crossin and many others. Greta is also a regular presenter on ABC Classic-FM.
After obtaining her music degree from the Elder Conservatorium of Music, Greta received her Fellowship from the Australian National Academy of Music before completing a Graduate Diploma in Advanced Vocal Studies at the Wales International Academy of Voice – where she studied under Dennis O’Neill CBE and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa.

Lecture 3 with Prof Joseph Camilleri OAM: Navigating Life in the Age of Cyberspace
2019-09-17 18:15 - 20:30 | St Michael’s Hall, 120 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
Professor Joseph Camilleri OAM returns to St Michael’s to deliver three exciting lectures offering new perspectives on life in the ‘age of cyberspace’.
He will also run a training workshop on new ways of approaching conversation and dialogue in different social settings.
We’re living though uncertain, anxious times.
Powerful currents are shaking the very foundations of national and global society.
Technology generally – and the internet, mobile platforms, social media, and computing power in particular – is one of these seemingly unstoppable currents, for good or ill.
Technological innovation is said to have generated economic growth, increased productivity and life expectancy, and given digital connection to more than 4 billion people. In the next few years, another 2 billion people are expected to come online. Endless possibilities for useful communication and collaboration have opened up.
But the digital revolution brings us much else: crippling cyber-attacks, manipulated elections, a new age of high-stakes corporate and state espionage, ever more lethal and costly weapon systems, financial volatility, job insecurity, the porn epidemic, cyber bullying, and mind numbing addiction to the screen.
Where does all this leave the search for meaning and purpose and the vitality of our cultural and political life?

Lecture 3 Politics in the Digital Age. Is There Life After Death?
Tuesday 17 September, 6.15pm to 8.30pm(doors open at 6.00pm)
Politics in Australia and elsewhere is in disarray: political parties driven largely by short-term self-interest; parliaments that don’t work; those in authority, leaders in name only; lies and cover-ups the order of the day. The end result: a deeply disturbing policy vacuum.
All this is well known and has been canvassed in previous lecture series. But there are early signs of ‘new life’. What might these be? How can they be nurtured? How can we bring them to the attention of a wider public? Are the conventional and social media a help or a hindrance?
What might be useful communication and action strategies?

Training Workshop: Communication and Dialogue Skills for Anxious Times
Thursday 19 September, 5.45pm to 9.30pm (doors open at 5.30pm)
To handle the challenges of the digital age, we need effective pathways and skills for communicating with others – for building bridges across boundaries based on gender, social standing, race, religion, culture, nationality, ethnicity and ideology.
The workshop looks at many forms of communication, but the focus is on dialogue: What are the key principles of dialogue?
What can dialogue achieve?
Who can engage in dialogue?
What are the conditions for effective engagement?
How does dialogue work in conversation, advocacy, community action, and conflict resolution?
The workshop includes interactive presentations, role play, practical exercises and resource materials.

Tickets:
$20 per lecture
$50 for 3 Lectures
$25 for workshop
Bookings:
Lectures:
Book Now
or 9654 5120
Seats are limited, book early to secure yours.

Sunday Address
2019-09-15 10:00 - 11:00 | St Michael’s Uniting Church, 120 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia
Being True to our Deepest Intuitions
with Rev Peter Burnham
Music: Rose Riebl (Piano) and Rhys Boak (Organ)

Lunchtime Organ Recital
2019-09-12 13:00 - 13:30 | St Michael’s Uniting Church, 120 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia
Enjoy a magical moment at the St Michael’s Lunchtime Organ Recital.

Weekly Organ recitals are held at St Michael’s Uniting Church every Thursday lunchtime.
They give our visitors a moment to take a break and soak up the beauty of this remarkable church and its grand organ and the excellence of our musicians.
This Thursday 12 September, Sergio Orabona will be performing at the Lunchtime Organ Recital Series.
Free entry.
Doors open at 12.30pm.

Lecture 2 with Joseph Camilleri OAM: Navigating Life in the Age of Cyberspace
2019-09-10 18:15 - 20:30 | St Michael’s Hall, 120 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
Professor Joseph Camilleri OAM returns to St Michael’s to deliver three exciting lectures offering new perspectives on life in the ‘age of cyberspace’.
He will also run a training workshop on new ways of approaching conversation and dialogue in different social settings.
We’re living though uncertain, anxious times.
Powerful currents are shaking the very foundations of national and global society.
Technology generally – and the internet, mobile platforms, social media, and computing power in particular – is one of these seemingly unstoppable currents, for good or ill.
Technological innovation is said to have generated economic growth, increased productivity and life expectancy, and given digital connection to more than 4 billion people. In the next few years, another 2 billion people are expected to come online. Endless possibilities for useful communication and collaboration have opened up.
But the digital revolution brings us much else: crippling cyber-attacks, manipulated elections, a new age of high-stakes corporate and state espionage, ever more lethal and costly weapon systems, financial volatility, job insecurity, the porn epidemic, cyber bullying, and mind numbing addiction to the screen.
Where does all this leave the search for meaning and purpose and the vitality of our cultural and political life?

Tuesday 10 September, 6.15pm to 8.30pm (doors open at 6.00pm)
Lecture 2: A Cultural Renaissance: Realistic Prospect or Just a Pipe Dream
The extraordinary information revolution is helping to integrate societies and provides new opportunities for many. But with it also comes a loss of uniqueness of local culture, a loss of identity, a sense of exclusion, and often populism, extremism and conflict.
What is the cultural antidote to this trend? Can we protect and regenerate local cultures? Is a mutually enriching dialogue of cultures and civilisations possible? How? Is the ground in Australia more or less fertile than it was 5 or 10 years ago? What are feasible next steps? And what of the most daunting obstacles?

Tuesday 17 September, 6.15pm to 8.30pm(doors open at 6.00pm)
Lecture 3 Politics in the Digital Age. Is There Life After Death?
Politics in Australia and elsewhere is in disarray: political parties driven largely by short-term self-interest; parliaments that don’t work; those in authority, leaders in name only; lies and cover-ups the order of the day. The end result: a deeply disturbing policy vacuum.
All this is well known and has been canvassed in previous lecture series. But there are early signs of ‘new life’. What might these be? How can they be nurtured? How can we bring them to the attention of a wider public? Are the conventional and social media a help or a hindrance?
What might be useful communication and action strategies?

Training Workshop: Communication and Dialogue Skills for Anxious Times
Thursday 19 September, 5.45pm to 9.30pm (doors open at 5.30pm)
To handle the challenges of the digital age, we need effective pathways and skills for communicating with others – for building bridges across boundaries based on gender, social standing, race, religion, culture, nationality, ethnicity and ideology.
The workshop looks at many forms of communication, but the focus is on dialogue: What are the key principles of dialogue?
What can dialogue achieve?
Who can engage in dialogue?
What are the conditions for effective engagement?
How does dialogue work in conversation, advocacy, community action, and conflict resolution?
The workshop includes interactive presentations, role play, practical exercises and resource materials.

Tickets:
$20 per lecture
$50 for 3 Lectures
$25 for workshop
Bookings:
Lectures:
Book Now
or 9654 5120
Seats are limited, book early to secure yours.

Sunday Address
2019-09-08 10:00 - 11:00 | St Michael’s Uniting Church, 120 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia
Leadership and Power
with Rev Peter Burnham
Music: Gintaute Gataveckaite (Piano) & & Rhys Boak (Organ)

Lunchtime Organ Recital
2019-09-05 13:00 - 13:30 | St Michael’s Uniting Church, 120 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia
Enjoy a magical moment at the St Michael’s Lunchtime Organ Recital.

Weekly Organ recitals are held at St Michael’s Uniting Church every Thursday lunchtime.
They give our visitors a moment to take a break and soak up the beauty of this remarkable church and its grand organ and the excellence of our musicians.
This Thursday 5 September, Jennifer Chou will be performing at the Lunchtime Organ Recital Series.
Free entry.
Doors open at 12.30pm.

Lecture 1 with Prof Joseph Camilleri OAM: Navigating Life in the Age of Cyberspace
2019-09-03 18:15 - 20:30 | St Michael’s Hall, 120 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
Professor Joseph Camilleri OAM returns to St Michael’s to deliver three exciting lectures offering new perspectives on life in the ‘age of cyberspace’.
He will also run a training workshop on new ways of approaching conversation and dialogue in different social settings.
We’re living though uncertain, anxious times.
Powerful currents are shaking the very foundations of national and global society.
Technology generally – and the internet, mobile platforms, social media, and computing power in particular – is one of these seemingly unstoppable currents, for good or ill.
Technological innovation is said to have generated economic growth, increased productivity and life expectancy, and given digital connection to more than 4 billion people. In the next few years, another 2 billion people are expected to come online. Endless possibilities for useful communication and collaboration have opened up.
But the digital revolution brings us much else: crippling cyber-attacks, manipulated elections, a new age of high-stakes corporate and state espionage, ever more lethal and costly weapon systems, financial volatility, job insecurity, the porn epidemic, cyber bullying, and mind numbing addiction to the screen.
Where does all this leave the search for meaning and purpose and the vitality of our cultural and political life?

Lecture 1: Searching for Meaning and Purpose
Tuesday 3 September, 6.15pm to 8.30pm (doors open at 6.00pm)
The word ‘spirituality does not mean organised religion. Nor is it limited to spiritual practices, such as meditation. Rather it suggests a powerful impulse for life shaped by purpose, values, and perhaps transcendence.
The question is: What does such a path mean in the digital age, especially as the ‘sacred’ is being invoked through digital channels to justify the most heinous crimes?
Is there a spirituality that is receptive to mystery, beauty and wonder, yet comfortable with insecurity? Can spirituality accept a dialogue with those who espouse different even opposing beliefs and worldviews? If so, what form does it take? And how does it relate to the current technological explosion?

Lecture 2: A Cultural Renaissance: Realistic Prospect or Just a Pipe Dream
Tuesday 10 September, 6.15pm to 8.30pm (doors open at 6.00pm)
The extraordinary information revolution is helping to integrate societies and provides new opportunities for many. But with it also comes a loss of uniqueness of local culture, a loss of identity, a sense of exclusion, and often populism, extremism and conflict.
What is the cultural antidote to this trend? Can we protect and regenerate local cultures? Is a mutually enriching dialogue of cultures and civilisations possible? How? Is the ground in Australia more or less fertile than it was 5 or 10 years ago? What are feasible next steps? And what of the most daunting obstacles?

Lecture 3 Politics in the Digital Age. Is There Life After Death?
Tuesday 17 September, 6.15pm to 8.30pm(doors open at 6.00pm)
Politics in Australia and elsewhere is in disarray: political parties driven largely by short-term self-interest; parliaments that don’t work; those in authority, leaders in name only; lies and cover-ups the order of the day. The end result: a deeply disturbing policy vacuum.
All this is well known and has been canvassed in previous lecture series. But there are early signs of ‘new life’. What might these be? How can they be nurtured? How can we bring them to the attention of a wider public? Are the conventional and social media a help or a hindrance?
What might be useful communication and action strategies?

Training Workshop: Communication and Dialogue Skills for Anxious Times
Thursday 19 September, 5.45pm to 9.30pm (doors open at 5.30pm)
To handle the challenges of the digital age, we need effective pathways and skills for communicating with others – for building bridges across boundaries based on gender, social standing, race, religion, culture, nationality, ethnicity and ideology.
The workshop looks at many forms of communication, but the focus is on dialogue: What are the key principles of dialogue?
What can dialogue achieve?
Who can engage in dialogue?
What are the conditions for effective engagement?
How does dialogue work in conversation, advocacy, community action, and conflict resolution?
The workshop includes interactive presentations, role play, practical exercises and resource materials.

Tickets:
$20 per lecture
$50 for 3 Lectures
$25 for workshop
Bookings:
Lectures:
Book Now
or 9654 5120
Seats are limited, book early to secure yours.

Sunday Address
2019-09-01 10:00 - 11:30 | St Michael’s Uniting Church, 120 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia
The Future of God
with Rev Peter Burnham
Music: Erica Tandiono (Soprano) and Rhys Boak (Organ)

Saving Jesus with Rev Peter Burnham
2019-08-25 12:00 - 13:30 | Waratah Room, 120 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
Session 12:
Join Marcus Borg, John Dominic Crossan, Matthew Fox, Amy-Jill Levine, James Forbes and a host of others for an exploration of the relevance of Jesus Christ for the third millennium.
The format for this 1 – 1.5 hour session includes a conversation around the readings, a 20 minute video segment and guided discussion.

Book Launch: 'Blue Sky Mind' with Ian Gawler
2019-08-25 12:00 - 13:00 | Waratah Room, 120 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
Ian Gawler has written a brilliant new book on meditation.
Clear, precise, accessible, it clarifies what meditation really is and how to do it.
Blue Sky Mind is a book for these times and will help many to experience the fullness of what Meditation has to offer.
Meditation provides a reliable means to let go of the busyness, to regain clarity and balance, think clearly once again and find inner peace and contentment.
St Michael’s is fortunate to have Ian Gawler involved in the service on Sunday 25th August.
A book signing and Q & A session will be held after the service to allow for Ian to share his insights and experience with us.

Mindfulness Meditation
2019-08-25 11:30 - 12:00, 2019-08-18 11:30 - 12:00, 2019-07-21 11:30 - 12:00 | Wellbeing Studio, 120 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
Presenter: Karen Ellis
Meditation has long been part of Karen’s life, with 40 years of personal practice.
For the last 10 years, her interest has extended to sharing this with others for health and wellbeing, including in her role on staff in a large acute hospital, working in the area of grief and loss.
She participates in ongoing study and has completed meditation teacher training.
Sessions at St Michael’s will be held twice monthly with dates being advertised in the Order of Service, our website and other media.
All welcome

Sunday Address
2019-08-25 10:00 - 11:30 | St Michael’s Uniting Church, 120 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia
Choices Which Lead to Wholeness
with Rev Peter Burnham
Music: Zoe Black (Violin), Joe Chindamo (Piano) & (Rhys Boak, Organ)

Saving Jesus with Rev Peter Burnham
2019-08-18 12:00 - 13:30 | Waratah Room, 120 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
Session 11:
Join Marcus Borg, John Dominic Crossan, Matthew Fox, Amy-Jill Levine, James Forbes and a host of others for an exploration of the relevance of Jesus Christ for the third millennium.
The format for this 1 – 1.5 hour session includes a conversation around the readings, a 20 minute video segment and guided discussion.

Sunday Address
2019-08-18 10:00 - 11:30 | St Michael’s Uniting Church, 120 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia
Get Real or Being Authentic
with Rev Peter Burnham
Music: Helen Bower (Violin) and Rhys Boak (Piano & Organ)

Sunday Address
2019-08-11 10:00 - 11:30 | St Michael’s Uniting Church, 120 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia
Let’s Get Rid of the Kingdom of God
with Rev Peter Burnham
Music: Georgia Wilkinson (Soprano) & Rhys Boak (Piano & Organ

Saving Jesus with Rev Peter Burnham
2019-08-04 12:00 - 13:30 | Waratah Room, 120 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
Session 10:
Join Marcus Borg, John Dominic Crossan, Matthew Fox, Amy-Jill Levine, James Forbes and a host of others for an exploration of the relevance of Jesus Christ for the third millennium.
The format for this 1 – 1.5 hour session includes a conversation around the readings, a 20 minute video segment and guided discussion.

Sunday Address
2019-08-04 10:00 - 11:30 | St Michael’s Uniting Church, 120 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia
Life Is An Inside Job
with Rev Peter Burnham
Music: Georgia Wilkinson (Piano) and Rhys Boak (Organ)

Saving Jesus with Rev Peter Burnham
2019-07-28 12:00 - 13:30 | Waratah Room, 120 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
Session 9:
Join Marcus Borg, John Dominic Crossan, Matthew Fox, Amy-Jill Levine, James Forbes and a host of others for an exploration of the relevance of Jesus Christ for the third millennium.
The format for this 1 – 1.5 hour session includes a conversation around the readings, a 20 minute video segment and guided discussion.

Sunday Address
2019-07-28 10:00 - 11:30 | St Michael’s Uniting Church, 120 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia
Human Growth and a Lesson From the Garden
with Rev Peter Burnham
Music: Amir Farid (Piano) and Rhys Boak (Organ)

Saving Jesus with Rev Peter Burnham
2019-07-21 12:00 - 13:30 | St Michael’s Uniting Church, 120 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia
Session 8:
Join Marcus Borg, John Dominic Crossan, Matthew Fox, Amy-Jill Levine, James Forbes and a host of others for an exploration of the relevance of Jesus Christ for the third millennium.
The format for this 1 – 1.5 hour session includes a conversation around the readings, a 20 minute video segment and guided discussion.

Sunday Adress
2019-07-21 10:00 - 11:30 | St Michael’s Uniting Church, 120 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia
What To Do When Living Hurts.
with Rev Peter Burnham
Music: Christopher Busietta and Rhys Boak (Organ)
Guest Artist: Melbourne born Christopher Busietta is currently principal lyric tenor in the opera ensemble of Stadttheater Bremerhaven.
He began his professional work in Australia in 2004 as a soloist in concert and oratorio with local choirs and orchestras in Melbourne, and as a professional chorister with Opera Australia and Victorian Opera. He then went on to become a principal tenor with Opera Australia’s (OzOpera) primary schools company, touring Rossini’s Barber of Seville and Cinderella as well as singing leading roles for Lyric Opera of Melbourne and iOpera.
After winning the 2009 German Australian Opera Grant, he relocated to Germany, singing roles with Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden (ensemble member in 2009/10), Theater Augsburg (ensemble member from 2010-2017), Stadttheater Bremerhaven (ensemble member from 2018) as well as performing as a guest artist with Theater Aachen, Landestheater Niederbayern, Theater Magdeburg, Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz (Munich)and Oper Frankfurt.
Amongst the many operatic roles in his repertoire are Nemorino (L’elisir d’amore), Tamino (Die Zauberflöte), Don Ramiro (La Cenerentola), Don Ottavio, (Don Giovanni), Alfred (Die Fledermaus), Pedrillo (Die Entführung aus dem Serail), Belfiore (La Finta Giardiniera), Witch (Hänsel und Gretel), Basilio (Le Nozze di Figaro) and der Steuermann (Der Fliegender Holländer).
In 2017, he won the Augsburger Theaterpreis (Theatre Prize) for Opera.
Amongst other music theater roles, he has also performed as Marius in Les Misérables, Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar, Freddy in My Fair Lady, Woof in Hair and Curt in Blues Brothers – the latter two shows broke Theater Augsburg’s box-office records at the open-air theatre (Freilichtbühne).
He graduated from the Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music in 2006. He also holds a Bachelor of Computer Science from Monash University (Clayton).

Mindfulness Meditation
2019-07-14 11:30 - 12:00 | Wellbeing Studio, 120 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
Presenter: Karen Ellis
Presenter: Karen Ellis
Meditation has long been part of Karen’s life, with 40 years of personal practice.
For the last 10 years, her interest has extended to sharing this with others for health and wellbeing, including in her role on staff in a large acute hospital, working in the area of grief and loss.
She participates in ongoing study and has completed meditation teacher training.
Sessions at St Michael’s will be held twice monthly with dates being advertised in the Order of Service, our website and other media.
All welcome

Sunday Address
2019-07-14 10:00 - 11:30 | St Michael’s Uniting Church, 120 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia
Choosing the Story of Your Life
with Rev Peter Burnham
Music: Peter Sheridan (Flute) and Rhys Boak (Organ)

Saving Jesus with Rev Peter Burnham
2019-07-07 12:00 - 13:30 | Waratah Room, 120 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
Session 7:
Join Marcus Borg, John Dominic Crossan, Matthew Fox, Amy-Jill Levine, James Forbes and a host of others for an exploration of the relevance of Jesus Christ for the third millennium.
The format for this 1 – 1.5 hour session includes a conversation around the readings, a 20 minute video segment and guided discussion.

Sunday Address
2019-07-07 10:00 - 11:30 | St Michael’s Uniting Church, 120 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia
Leaving or Staying – Two Choices in Life
with Rev Peter Burnham
Music: The St Michael’s Singers and Rhys Boak (Organ)

Spirituality - Mingary Program
2019-06-30 12:00 - 13:00 | Waratah Room, 120 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
Only the start of something special.
The decline of church membership and attendance over the past century does not reflect a diminishing need for people to have a spiritual dimension in their lives.
St Michael’s has always promoted spiritual wellbeing, and Mingary was a first step to providing alternative ways to nourish the Spirit and Soul.
Spirituality has a positive impact on Wellbeing.
Please join Rev Peter Burnham and Richard Siegersma, as they explore the opportunities to enhance the spiritual dimension in our lives.
Dr Lisa Miller wrote in the New York, Best Seller -‘The Spiritual Child’ –
“Science now tells us that this spiritual faculty is inborn, fundamental to the human constitution, central in our physiology and psychology. Nothing radically lowered the risk for depression like a shared spirituality. Spirituality links brain, mind, and body.”

Nearly 70% of Uniting Church congregations are over 50! Where have all the people gone? We must find appropriate, evidence-based ways to nourish the Soul, so more people have the Fruits of the Good Spirit in their lives and want to show them. Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, Self-control.
You can help.
Come along and join Rev Peter Burnham and Richard Siegersma to explore and be part of an inspiring and insightful conversation about a fantasy for the future.
