St.Agnes Anglican Church, Black Rock
WELCOME TO ST. AGNES ANGLICAN CHURCH, BLACK ROCK
(One hundred and eleven years of Anglican worship and serving the community of Black Rock.)
Vicar : The Revd. Donald Bellamy - 9598 8348.
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ST. AGNES DAY - SUNDAY 22ND. JANUARY
Combined service and Eucharist at 10.00 am followed by a BBQ lunch in the church grounds in celebration of St.Agnes Day and Donald's second anniversary. Please bring BYO meat (or other) and drinks and a small plate of salad to share with others. Plates, cutlery, napkins and glasses will be available.
The weather should be fine so come along and enjoy some fellowship and fun together.
SEE "CHURCH SERVICES" PAGE FOR DETAILS OF SERVICES DURING JANUARY 2012
Prayer of the week
Almighty God,
by whose grace alone we are accepted
and called to your service:
strengthen us by your Holy Spirit
and make us worthy of our calling;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
History of St.Agnes Parish
The Anglican Parish of St.Agnes, Black Rock was established in 1895 when the parishes of Sandringham with Black Rock separated from Cheltenham. In 1898 the priest at the time decided that Black Rock should have a church of its own and a local landowner, George Hamilton Traill, purchased a block of land and donated part of it to the Church. Construction of a small weatherboard building commenced in 1899 and the church was dedicated in July of that year. Mr Traill donated two stained glass windows in memory of his wife - the Blessed Virgin Mary window and the St.Agnes window in the Sanctuary.
Mr Traill died in Rome in 1907 and the parish raised the money to install a window dedicated to his memory. This is the magnificent Simeon window in the Nave. (Photos of these windows can be seen in the Photo Gallery section).
In 1913 the little weatherboard church was destroyed in a bush fire - only the altar, pulpit, lectern and font were saved - the stained glass windows and the building were destroyed. A new brick building was built and dedicated in 1914. Fortunately the stained glass artist, W.H.Montgomery, was still alive and he was able to reproduce exactly the windows that had been lost.
The parish celebrated its 110th anniversary in 2009 and is still ministering to the local community with the present Vicar, The Revd. Donald Bellamy, who can be contacted on 9598 8348 or by email vicar@stagnesblackrock.org.au
Details of services available, worship times and the various activities of the parish can be found on the following pages.
Black Rock Beaumaris Churches.
St. Agnes Anglican Church is one of the covenant of Combined Churches of Beaumarish and Black Rock.
Committed to working together to serve the communities of Beaumaris and Black Rock, the Covenant Churches comprise the Anglican parishes of St.Agnes, Black Rock and St.Michael and All Angels, Beaumaris ; the Uniting churches of St.Martins, Beaumaris and St.Andrews-by-the-Sea, Black Rock ; the Catholic parishes of Stella Maris, Beaumaris and St.Josephs, Black Rock and the Beaumaris Baptist Church.
links to the other parishes in the Covenant are provided below :-
The combined churches website - www.blackrockchurches.org.au
St.Martins Beaumaris - www.stmartinsbeaumaris.org.au
St Andrews-by-the-Sea, Black Rock - www.standrewsblackrock.org.au
Beaumaris Baptist - www.beaumarisbaptist.org.au
St.Michael & All Angels - www.beaumarisanglican.net
Stella Maris & St.Josephs - www.stmstj.com
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