Reflections

Princess Matilda is articulate, swift of mind, exquisitely manicured and media savvy. But Matilda has a problem. A vicious pestilence has broken out in her tiny kingdom of 17,000 souls. At the moment the afflicted are small in number, but she is shoulder to cheek with neighbours on every side and this pestilence will not...Continue reading→

The Easter Sundays mass will be streamed from one of the parish churches at 10:30am every Sunday morning. Please click on this link. https://www.facebook.com/AnglicanHamilton

A service for Good Friday will be streamed on Friday 10th of April at 3:00pm https://www.facebook.com/AnglicanHamilton

A service for Holy Thursday will be streamed on Thursday 9th of April at 7:30pm https://www.facebook.com/AnglicanHamilton

Advance notice of AGM.  To be held after a combined parish service at Christ Church Hamilton at 10.30am followed by a bring and share lunch. Electoral enrolment forms will be available in June.  Every member of the parish who wishes to vote must complete an electoral enrolment form.  Nomination forms for the positions to be...Continue reading→

On Sunday 28th April 2019 the Right Reverend +Garry Weatherill, Bishop of Ballarat, visited our Parish for Confirmation. Five young people were confirmed. We congratulate Charlotte Tonissen Michaela Tonissen Warrick Tonissen Ava Murrihy and Harriet McMullen on their confirmation of their Christian Faith. A large congregation (over 100) attend this celebration and enjoyed the lunch...Continue reading→

On Sunday 28th April Bishop +Garry Weatherill visited the Parish for Confirmation. At the conclusion of the liturgy he announced that The Reverend David Oulton will be the next Rector of Hamilton. Fr David is currently the Rector of St John’s Ballarat North where he has served for the last 12 years. In announcing this...Continue reading→

11th Bishop of Riverina On Saturday 23rd February the Synod of Riverina Diocese elected  our Rector, Fr Donald Kirk, to be their next Bishop. As a parish we share some sorrow at Fr Donald leaving after such a short time here but, at the same time, congratulate him on his election and wish him well...Continue reading→

On Friday 26th and Saturday 27th October the annual gathering of the Synod of the Diocese took place at the Cathedral and Diocesan Centre, 49 Lydiard Street South, Ballarat. Bishop Garry presided and the Clergy of the Diocese and Lay Representatives of every Parish in the Diocese attended. There were three significant issues that the...Continue reading→

Sunday 29th July 2018 Following the 10.30am Sung Parish Eucharist over 50 people attended the Annual General Meeting in the Canon Julien Centre. The meeting lasted for just under 30 minutes. The reports and financial statements were presented and accepted by all present. Overall it was a harmonious gathering and the parishioners are pleased at...Continue reading→

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A celebration on Advent Sunday, 3rd December, at Christ Church Hamilton where the Sunday School present the story of the Birth of Jesus, and we sang Carols, and rejoiced in the gift of pets as companions to life. Everyone was invited to bring their pets to Church with them for a blessing, and many did....Continue reading→

On Sunday 29th October 2017 the Right Reverend +Garry Weatherill, Bishop of Ballarat, presided over the Eucharist at Christ Church Hamilton and Confirmed four young men in the Christian Faith: Stirling Cuming, Ryan Hilsdon, George McMullen, and Hamish Murrihy. These are some photos of that wonderful day.

Anglicans and Roman Catholics should see in each other “a community in which the Holy Spirit is alive and active,” the latest communiqué from the official ecumenical dialogue between the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church says.Members of the third-phase of the Anglican – Roman Catholic International Commission (Arcic) met in the central German...Continue reading→