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  • Corpus Christie (Church of St John the Beloved)
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  •  Date Posted: Mon, 4 Jul 2022
    Corpus Christie
    On Sunday 19th June, St John The Beloved, Melbourne, celebrated the Feast of Corpus Christi.
    On this day the Holy Eucharist takes place before the Blessed Sacrament.
    The large Host – which is housed in the tabernacle - is installed in the monstrance and this is placed on top of the tabernacle during the service.
    The service is celebrated with all of the candles lit, and the altar and the celebrant vested in white.
  • Easter 2021 Photos from the Melbourne Parish (Church of St John the Beloved)
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  •  Date Posted: Wed, 7 Apr 2021
    Easter 2021 Photos from the Melbourne Parish





    Picture 1
    Prior to the beginning of the service, Blanche Lough gave the Easter Greeting to the people: “Christ is Risen”, responded by the congregation “He is Risen indeed”.
     
    Picture 2
    Immediately following the Processional Hymn, Fr Fred Shade, assisted by his sanctuary team, blessed the Paschal Candle.
     
    Picture 3
    The Vicar presents his reflection on the Mystery of Easter.
     
    Picture 4
    The sanctuary team:
    Back: Rev. Russell Cole, Rev. Alan Davis,
    Front: Len Lacey (organist), Fr Fred Shade (Vicar), Blanche Lough.
    It has been a long time since the parish witnessed a High Celebration.
     
  • Knights Templar Parade 25 August (Church of St John the Beloved)
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  •  Date Posted: Fri, 30 Aug 2019
    Knights Templar Parade 25 August
    The Church of St John the Beloved hosted Knights Templar on Sunday 25 August.  Read more about this fascinating order from the time of the Crusades on Wikipedia.
  • Early history of the LCC church in Melbourne (Church of St John the Beloved)
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  •  Date Posted: Mon, 24 Jun 2019
    The Very Rev. Fred Shade tells us about the early days of the LCC church in Melbourne. You can read this interesting story in his Whitsunday Sermon 2019 which you can find under Parishes/Melbourne News.
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