Upcoming events
2025 Open House Melbourne
10am - 4pm, saturday 26th july.
organ recital by resident organist rhys arvidson: 2pm.
free event.
Come along and find out more about our own parish building. Spend some time with the Venetian Last Supper mosaic purchased at the Great Exhibition of 1890, the bronzes by Melbourne sculptor Andor Mészárdos, the wooden carvings of artist Ola Cohn, and the numerous artworks which enrich our worship. This event is free and no bookings are required.
Feast of the Papua New Guniea Martyrs
high mass: 10.30am, sunday 31st august.
with guest preacher bishop jeffrey driver, former principal of the modawa institute of higher education, oro province, papua new guinea.
The martyrs of Papua New Guinea were Christian priests, teachers and medics who chose to remain with the communities they were serving in Papua New Guinea after the Empire of Japan entered the Second World War in 1941. They were executed by soldiers during the initial phase of the occupation in 1942.
Bishop Jeffrey Driver is the former Principal of the Modawa Institute of Higher Education in PNG, which incorporates Newton Theological College, the St Margaret School of Nursing, and the David Hand School of Teaching, incorporated under the symbol of the Modawa tree (Papua New Guinea Rosewood), itself a sign of the growth and strength of the church represented by the New Guinea martyrs.
Arts and the Faith
wednesday 20th august: a presentation on the visual art of st peter’s
thursday 30th october: faith and film
For more information on these events, click here.
The St Peter’s Bookroom
The St Peter’s book room is a ministry within St Peter’s Eastern Hill, Melbourne; a place of social outreach, book selling and welcome for the public. We sell not only books but also gifts, devotional items, and church supplies.
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