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The Leaflet August 2015 The The Scots’ Church, Melbourne Issue No. 1053 August 2015 Senior Minister, the Rev. Douglas Robertson THE SCOTS’ CHURCH, MELBOURNE The First Presbyterian Church in Victoria – Founded 1838 LOCATIONS The Scots’ Church, Melbourne, 77 Russell St (cnr Collins St), Melbourne Assembly Hall Building, Werner Brodbeck Hall, Grnd Flr, 156 Collins St, Melbourne Assembly Hall Building, Robert White Hall, 1st Flr, 156 Collins St, Melbourne St Stephen’s Church, Flemington and Kensington, 26 Norwood St, Flemington WORSHIP SUN: 9.30 am Service, St Stephen’s Church 10.30 am Indonesian Language Service (www.icc-melbourne.org), Werner Brodbeck Hall 11.00 am Traditional Service, The Scots’ Church 5.00 pm Engage City Church Contemp. Service, Robert White Hall (Crèche and Sunday school are available during all Sunday services.) TUE: 7.00 pm City Bible Study (CBS), Robert White Hall WED: 1.00 pm Service, The Scots’ Church THU: 1.00 pm Lunchtime Worship and Meeting, Werner Brodbeck Hall (Prayer requests may be given to the church office during office hours, or to any duty manager at any service.) MEETINGS SUN: 9.15 am Choir practice WED: 10.30 am PWMU (second Wednesday) 7.30 pm Kirk Session (first Wednesday) 7.30 pm Board of Management (fourth Wednesday, bi-monthly) DIRECTORY Senior Minister Rev. D. R. Robertson 9650 9903 Minister, Central Business District Rev. R. O’Brien 9650 9903 Assistant Minister Rev. D. E. P. Currie 9650 9903 Minister, St Stephen’s, Flemington Rev. P. Court 9650 9903 Minister, Indonesian Language Congregation Rev. C. Tirtha 9650 9903 Pastor, Indonesian Language Congregation Dr S. Sendjaya 9650 9903 Administrator Mr A. North 9650 9903 Ministers’ Secretary Mrs W. Gregory 9650 9903 Church Officer Mr K. Bowden 9650 9903 Building Officer Mr R. Holt 9650 9903 Bookkeeper Mr M. Hirst 9650 9903 Director of Music Mr D. Lawrence OAM 9650 9903 Assistant Organist Dr R. Batterham AO 9650 9903 Session Clerk Miss D. R. Anstee AM DSJ 9650 9903 Chair, Scots’ Church Properties Trust Miss D. R. Anstee AM DSJ 9650 9903 Hon. Treasurer, Board of Management Mr J. Nuske FCPA 9650 9903 Hon. Secretary, Board of Management Dr D. Sherman 9650 9903 Convenor, Planned Giving Mr G. Harris 9650 9903 Christian Education Convenor Mr G. Harris 9650 9903 Superintendent Sunday School Mrs D. Sherman 9650 9903 Superintendent Indo. Language Sunday School Mrs L. Sendjaya 9650 9903 Editor, The Leaflet Miss R. Strother 9650 9903 Welcome to The Scots’ Church, Melbourne, and this edition of our bi-monthly newsletter, The Leaflet The Scots’ Church Melbourne is a diverse and eclectic body of God’s people who come together each week to worship God in a variety of styles and settings. Beyond our weekly gatherings, we seek to love and serve the Lord by being faithful in our devotion to the Word of God, caring in our fellowship with one another and visitors, and generous in our outreach to the communities in which God has placed us. We would be delighted to meet you at any of our church services or at any of our other public meetings and functions. If you want to know more about the Christian faith, the Presbyterian Church, Scots’ Church or the range of activities and ministries that we’re involved in, please don’t hesitate to contact us: 1st Floor, 156 Collins Street, Melbourne, Vic, 3000 Tel: (03) 9650 9903 / 9650 9904 Fax: (03) 9654 3982 Email: [email protected] Web: www.scotschurch.com Cover image entitled Collins Street, Sunday Morning, watercolour, c. 1880. (Source: State Library of Victoria, donated by Mrs Wright.) T HE L EAF L E T – A UGUS T 2 0 1 5 In This Edition Dear Friends ........................................................................................................................ 1 Books Helpful in Teaching Children About the Christian Faith .................................... 3 Sally Lloyd–Jones — Author ............................................................................................. 4 Thorns in Our Flesh ........................................................................................................... 5 The International Organ Series 2015 ............................................................................... 8 From the Archives .............................................................................................................. 9 St Paul’s Presbyterian Church, Spring Hill, Brisbane..................................................... 10 Interview: Greg Matthews ................................................................................................ 11 Know Your Church ........................................................................................................... 13 The Order of Saint John of Jerusalem ........................................................................... 16 Groundbreaking Ceremony at Kirkbrae ........................................................................ 18 Plants of the Bible ............................................................................................................ 20 Interview: Audrey Holder ................................................................................................ 22 St Richard of Chichester .................................................................................................. 24 Sundials: Timekeepers Before Church Clocks ............................................................... 25 For Kids ............................................................................................................................. 27 Victorian Presbyterian Churches Past and Present ...................................................... 28 Cardinia Celebrates its Centenary ................................................................................. 33 In Memoriam .................................................................................................................... 35 The Rev. Ray Russell ......................................................................................................... 36 The Weekday Welcome Desk .......................................................................................... 37 Bible Places ...................................................................................................................... 39 Biblical Crossword ........................................................................................................... 42 T HE L EAF L E T – A UGUS T 2 0 1 5 Senior Minister The Rev. Douglas Robertson Dear Friends, At the moment there are more than 11 million refugees around the world. That’s a truly staggering figure: 11 mil- lion people who have left their homeland because of a genuine fear for their life, usually as a result of war or savage political oppression; 11 million people who are the victims of ‘man’s inhumanity to man’. That’s a phrase first used in the 18th century by the Scottish poet Robert Burns, though I think it expresses a sentiment, a fear, a frustration with our inability to live at peace with one another that dates back through the whole scope of human history. We all want peace. We all want to have the freedom to learn and grow and work and develop our communities without the fear that it might be destroyed and our lives wrecked at any moment by the capricious and mendacious acts of others. In Australia, more than in many other countries of the world, we have the great blessing of living at peace with our neighbours. It’s not perfect, but it’s very good and we should give thanks to God for it every day and be diligent in our efforts to maintain it. Is there more that we can do to share this peace, and the prosperity that it allows us to develop, with those who currently live the life of a refugee? I believe there is. There must be. And no matter how much we do, there will always be more we can do. I’m not about to offer any great political insights, as if I might have the answers to ‘solve’ the current refugee crisis, but I also know there’s more that we can do as a church to reach out to the poor around us; the people who, for a wide variety of reasons, struggle to participate in the prosperity of our nation. We already have several groups that reach out to people in need: the Pastoral Care team, the Outreach Committee, the monthly sausage sizzle that raises funds for mission or charity etc. However, in response to the needs of the poor and the mar- ginalised in the city centre, the Session has established a discussion group, chaired P AGE 1 T HE L EAF L E T – A UGUS T 2 0 1 5 by Phil Court who leads the congregation and mission in Flemington, to explore more ways and better ways that we can expand our involvement in the lives of those who live on the fringes. There are already many Christian organisations working in myriad ways to relieve suffering in the city centre, often with their own specific focus on the homeless, or asylum seekers, or running employment retraining schemes, or feeding the hungry, or giving legal or financial advice. Some organisations, like the Salvation Army and the Melbourne City Mission, are very large and are involved in many different areas of this kind of work. This is not exactly the same as trying to deal with the world’s refugee crisis, but at its heart all human suffering is both avoidable and redeemable and it is incumbent upon us as Christians, to minister to the immediate material needs of our neigh- bours and to address the root problem, which is human sin. Greed, pride, jealousy, anger, hatred, selfishness, lust: take an honest hard look at any human suffering and you will find
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