St Alban’s Anglican Church in North Melbourne
is the church to visit if you are looking for a community to belong.
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The members
of St Alban’s
Anglican Church North Melbourne are a faithful, loving, caring, and joy-filled
community. They are a family that praise God through devotion, song
and action and receive sustenance for living through love and prayer.
St Alban’s is a church family
that has a strong involvement in the community of North Melbourne. The
church runs a Monday to Saturday Op-Shop, a Food Co-op and a Homework
Club – a service that provides free tuition in Mathematics and
English for Secondary School children every Wednesday after school.
The parish has developed a strong future-oriented
vision that can cater to people from all walks of life, living in North
Melbourne and beyond. |
Location:
St Alban’s Anglican Church
55 Melrose Street (Cnr of Melrose & Mark Streets)
North Melbourne
Melways map 2A E5
Melways
map showing location of St. Albans.
Contact Phone Numbers:
Fr Palapathwala |
9376 6920 |
The Revd Margaret Taylor |
9879 8527 |
Church Office |
9328 4762 |
The Op-Shop |
9329 9885 |
Worship time Every Sunday 10am
The parish family meets every Sunday at 10.00 a.m. for worship and fellowship
afterwards. A service especially tailored for youth and children is being planned
for Saturday evenings. This evening service will involve music, community building,
fellowship and instruction for a praiseworthy life.
For other special services please see the Notice Board outside the Church.
Every day the church is open for anyone to drop in for a quiet time of prayer
or contemplation. Come in and light a candle for someone you love.
From Monday to Friday you can also drop in for a free cup of tea or coffee
between 10.00 a.m. and 2.00 p.m. and spend time in the company of the members
of our church community.
Other services such as weddings, baptisms, blessing of homes, anointing the
sick and the dying can be arranged by appointment. Contact the parish priest.
The vision of St Alban’s is to:
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form a community of people unreservedly devoted to God and deeply committed
to one another.
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warmly welcome the new, the wandering, the poor and the unloved.
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show compassion and strive for justice and fairness to all in our community.
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grow into a church that is creative and alive, contemporary
and led by God’s Spirit.
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be relevant to people’s needs and co-operatively
seek answers to questions we ask about our lives and living.
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strive to care for people of all faiths and to support and encourage them
on their journeys through life.
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operate as a community of servants with men and women using their gifts.
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serve as an inspiration for other churches.
Our Services to the community Include:
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The Op-Shop – operated by committed volunteers as
a service to our community.
The Op Shop is open 9 a.m. to 3.00 p.m.
Monday to Friday and 9 am to 12.00 noon on Saturday.
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Food Co-op – a service to individuals and families
in need in our community.
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Homework Club – a service that provides free tuition
in maths and English for Secondary School children. The club meets every
Wednesday from 4.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. after school.
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Piano and Guitar Lessons – a service due to start
free of charge to children in our community.
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The Romanians also provide services to their community from our building.
Invitation:
The parish invites anyone who reads this article to come and experience a
new meaning for life while belonging to a church family that will support and
journey with you.
If you would like to find out more about being a part of this nurturing community,
please phone Father Ruwan on 9376 6920 or email him at: ruwanp@trinity.unimelb.edu.au
