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Congratulations to St John's on your 150th
October 21, 2009
Nelson Bros is delighted to congratulate and support the 150th anniversary of St John' s Anglican Church in Toorak this November. After celebrating own 150th anniversary last year, we are pleased to recognise and celebrate other organisations and institutions in the same way.
St John' s is holding a commemorative service on Sunday 22nd November at 10am to celebrate 150 years of Christian ministry. The service will be led by the Archbishop of Melbourne, the Most Revd Dr Philip Freier, and will be attended by the Governor of Victoria.
The foundation of St. John’ s Toorak can be traced back to a meeting hosted by Mr. H. W. Dauglish in his Heyington Place home (now part of St Catherine’ s School) in November 1859. Like the wider city of Melbourne itself, Toorak was, at the time, a rapidly growing district. Whilst previously Toorak residents had attended Anglican church services at Christ Church South Yarra, it was now felt by Mr. Dauglish and those present in his home that there were sufficient residents to sustain an Anglican congregation in Toorak. It was resolved at this meeting to appoint trustees and commence subscriptions for the building of a church in Toorak.
Nelson Bros works closely with the Parish and Ministry at St John' s to provide quality funeral service.
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