St Michael's Uniting Church

Sunday Gathering Online
2020-05-31 10:00 - 10:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | https://stmichaels.org.au/the-church/gatherings-reflections/#servicevideo
“Presence: always and everywhere” – click here for link to the video
with Rev Dr Margaret Mayman
Music: Peter Sheridan (Flute) & Rhys Boak (Organ & Piano)

Sunday Gathering Online
2020-05-24 10:00 - 10:30 | https://stmichaels.org.au/the-church/gatherings-reflections/#servicevideo
“Praying a new story”
with Rev Dr Margaret Mayman
Music: Elyane Laussade (Piano), Dr. Kim Tan (Flute) & Rhys Boak (Organ & Piano)

Sunday Gathering Online
2020-05-17 10:00 - 10:30 | https://stmichaels.org.au/the-church/gatherings-reflections/#servicevideo
“God is changing too”
with Rev Dr Margaret Mayman
Music: Helen Bower (Violin), Bruno Siketa (Trumpet) & Rhys Boak (Organ & Piano)

Sunday Gathering Online
2020-05-10 10:00 - 10:30 | https://stmichaels.org.au/the-church/gatherings-reflections/#servicevideo
“Troubled hearts, trusting souls”
with Rev Dr Margaret Mayman
Music: James Emerson (Baritone), Georgia Wilkinson (Soprano) & Rhys Boak (Organ & Piano)

Sunday Gatherings Online
2020-05-03 10:00 - 10:30 | https://stmichaels.org.au/the-church/gatherings-reflections/#servicevideo
“Who will lead us in troubled times?”
with Rev Dr Margaret Mayman
Music: Peter Sheridan (Flute) & Rhys Boak (Organ & Piano)

Sunday Gathering Online
2020-04-26 10:00 - 10:30 | https://stmichaels.org.au/the-church/gatherings-reflections/#servicevideo
“Known in breaking the bread”
with Rev Dr Margaret Mayman
Music: Maximillian Riebl (Countertenor), Rose Riebl (Piano) & Rhys Boak (Organ)

Sunday Gathering Online
2020-04-19 10:00 - 10:30 | https://stmichaels.org.au/the-church/gatherings-reflections/#servicevideo
“Trauma and Transformation”
with Rev Dr Margaret Mayman
Music: Francesca Hiew (Violin), David Paterson (Piano), Dr. Elyane Laussade (Piano) & Rhys Boak (Organ)

Online - Easter Sunday 10am
2020-04-12 | https://stmichaels.org.au/the-church/gatherings-reflections/#servicevideo
Easter Sunday from 10am

“For A World Reborn”
with Rev Dr Margaret Mayman.
– Georgia Wilkinson (Soprano & Cantor), Christopher Watson (Cantor) & Rhys Boak (Organ)

Easter Online - Good Friday 9am
2020-04-10 | https://stmichaels.org.au/the-church/gatherings-reflections/#servicevideo
Good Friday from 9am

“Grief and Hope Entwined”
with Rev Dr Margaret Mayman.
– Rose Riebl (Piano), Rhys Boak (Organ), Mr Christopher Watson & Mr James Emerson (Cantors)

Easter Online - Maundy Thursday 6pm
2020-04-09 | https://stmichaels.org.au/the-church/gatherings-reflections/#servicevideo
Maundy Thursday – from 6pm

“Such Love”
with Rev Dr Margaret Mayman.
– Dr Kim Tan (Flute), Helen Bower (Violin), Rhys Boak (Organ & Piano) & Georgia Wilkinson (Cantor)

Sunday Gathering Online
2020-04-05 - 2020-04-06 | https://stmichaels.org.au/the-church/gatherings-reflections/#servicevideo
Palm Sunday
“Resistance and Hope”
with Rev Dr Margaret Mayman.
– Dr Kim Tan (Flute) & Rhys Boak (Organ & Piano)

First Three Services in January
2020-01-05 10:00 - 2020-01-19 10:00 | St Michael’s Uniting Church, 120 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia
Please join us for our first three services in January which include:
“Hindsight is 2020 Vision” with Rev David Dawes on Sunday 5 January
Music: Helen Bower (Violin) & Rhys Boak (Organ & Piano)
“The Loving Spirit of God will Change the World for Good” with Rev John W H Smith on Sunday 12 January
Music: Dr Kim Tan (Flute) & Rhys Boak (Organ & Piano)
“We are the Revolutionaries that Value Life and Love” with Rev John W H Smith on Sunday 19 January
Music: David Paterson (Piano) & Rhys Boak (Organ)

Sunday Address
2019-12-01 10:00 - 11:00 | St Michael’s Uniting Church, 120 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia
“Anticipating Preparation – A Voice In The Wilderness”
with Rev Peter Burnham
Georgia Wilkinson (Soprano) & Rhys Boak (Organ & Piano)

Lunchtime Organ Recital
2019-11-21 13:00 - 13:30, 2019-11-14 13:00 - 13:30, 2019-11-07 13:00 - 13:30, 2019-10-31 13:00 - 13:30, 2019-10-24 13:00 - 13:30, 2019-10-17 13:00 - 13:30, 2019-10-10 13:00 - 13:30, 2019-10-03 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.
Free entry.
Doors open at 12.30pm.

Trio Anima Mundi: Three's Company
2019-10-20 14:00 - 15:00 | St Michael’s Uniting Church, 120 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia
Trio Anima Mundi continues its ‘Piano Trio Archaeology’ mission of presenting rarely-heard works from the piano trio repertoire as well as works of the canon such as Ravel and Haydn.
Concert 3 brings us to the series title, Three’s Company, with a look at two works which were arranged for piano trio by the composer…who needs dozens of players if it can be done by three..?!​

Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No.2 in D Major, Op.36​
Camille Saint-Saens – Septet in E-flat Major, Op.65

​Tickets: $45.00 (adults), $35.00 (concession)
Tickets available from www.trioanimamundi.com

Sunday Address
2019-10-13 10:00 - 11:00 | St Michael’s Uniting Church, 120 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia
Do You Have Anything to Declare?
with Rev Peter Burnham
Music: Zoe Wallace (Cello) & Rhys Boak (Organ)

Sunday Address
2019-10-06 10:00 - 23:00 | St Michael’s Uniting Church, 120 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia
Little Things Do Mean A Lot
with Rev Peter Burnham
Music: Georgia Wilkinson (Soprano) & Rhys Boak (Piano & Organ)

Mindfulness Meditation
2019-09-29 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.
All welcome

Sunday Address
2019-09-29 10:00 - 11:00 | St Michael’s Uniting Church, 120 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia
Life After Death
with Rev David Dawes
Music: Anna Pokorny (Cello), David Paterson (Piano) & Rhys Boak (Organ)

Lunchtime Organ Recital
2019-09-26 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 26 September, Robert James Stove will be performing at the Lunchtime Organ Recital Series.
Free entry.
Doors open at 12.30pm.

St Michael's Day
2019-09-22 09:30 - 12:00 | St Michael’s Uniting Church, 120 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia
ST MICHAEL’S DAY
9:30am |
Smoking/Cleansing Ceremony
10:00am |
St Michael’s Day Service:
Forgiveness, Mental Health and Wellbeing with Rev Peter Burnham
With music from:

The Academy of St Michael’s
The St Michael’s Brass Ensemble
The St Michael’s Singers
Joe Chindamo (composer and conductor)
Rhys Boak (Organ)

After Service |
Mingary Pilgrimage (to the sounds of the Celtic Harp)
Wine and Cheese served in St Michael’s Hall

A Celebration Evening of Jazz with the Joe Chindamo Trio
2019-09-20 19:00 - 20:00 | St Michael’s Uniting Church, 120 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia
Joe Chindamo (Piano)
Nick Haywood (Bass)
Danny Fischer (Drums)
The Joe Chindamo Jazz Trio explores classic jazz canons from the “Great American Songbook”

Free Entry | General Admission
Donations are Welcome and will support the Mingary Counselling Service.

Joe Chindamo is musical polyglot in the tradition of Bernstein and Previn. He is routinely described as one of the best jazz pianists in the world, though his art transcends jazz, having composed concertos, chamber music and film music. He possesses an uncanny ability to personalise anything which enters his orbit, as is evident in his work with violinist and duo partner Zoe Black.

With twenty three CDs in his wake, many of them topping charts in Japan, countless world tours and a plethora of awards, he can comfortably take his place amongst the best jazz pianists in the world. Joe’s abilities and musical activities transcend jazz, as is demonstrated by his work with violin virtuoso Zoë Black, with whom he has formed a innovative duo and recorded two CDs entitled REIMAGININGS. and DIDO’S LAMENT.
A man with an international reputation, Joe has performed concerts all over the world. Of particular note, the Umbria Jazz Festival, The Tokyo Dome and The Lincoln Centre in New York. He also toured with famed US drummer Billy Cobham for over years.
His formidable pianism has earned him admiration from amongst the classical elite. In 2008 Joe was invited to perform three concerts in italy by the celebrated classical pianist Michele Campanella. (Joe was invited back to perform in Naples by Campanella in 2011). The celebrated piano maker Paolo Fazioli heard Joe at the Umbria Jazz Festival and invited him to play at his auditorium in Venice as a result of an enthusiastic recommendation by the formidable Nikolai Demidenko. In Australia, Joe is routinely invited to perform at all the principal festivals and a host of other venues ranging from house concerts to jazz clubs to the Sydney Opera House ( where, along with James Morrison, was a featured soloist with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra )
Amongst a plethora of awards, Joe has twice won the MO award for Jazz Instrumental performer of the year, two BELL AWARDS for best album and the APRA award for best jazz composition of the year in 2009 for ‘Something Will Come to Light.”
More recently, Joe’s unique gifts as a composer of chamber music have come to the fore. Joe has been commissioned to compose and arrange for chamber ensembles such as ACACIA Quartet, the Freshwater and Seraphim Trios, Sarah Curro, the Flinders Quartet, David Berlin and Wilma Smith. Two of his works for string orchestra were recently performed by Australian Chamber Orchestra 2.

Workshop with Prof Joseph Camilleri
2019-09-19 17:45 - 21:30 | 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?

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:
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