This book belonged to John Cowtan. He was a purchaser of land near Cassady’s Bridge in Warrnambool and an important and early settler in Port Fairy. The land that John Cowtan selected, was bought by William Cassady whose sister, Ann, was married to John Cowtan. Cassady established the property, Boughton where Cassady’s Bridge is today. This book came from a Cassady estate sale early in the 21st century. Between 1839 and 1844 John Cowtan was a ship’s captain for John Griffiths, a ship owner and entrepreneur. In 1844, Cowtan established a merchant trading and produce business in Port Fairy with John Bland. In the 1860 John Cowtan went to live in Melbourne.This book is of great interest because of its early date (one year after the founding of Warrnambool) and because of its association with John Cowtan, a pioneer settler of Port Fairy with connections to Warrnambool.This is a brown leather covered book of 385 pages. The spine has gold lettering. The binding has come apart and has been mended with white cotton material on the inside of the cover. The insides of the cover have a brown, white, blue and yellow mottled pattern. The cover is stained and torn at the edges and has a deep gouging on the front. The first page has been torn and mended with tape and some of the pages are stained. There are two pressed fern fronds, one loose newspaper cutting and a bookmark with a sepia-coloured image, lace paper edges and coloured embroidery contained within the pages. The book has a preface and 58 chapters. The inscription is handwritten in black ink. ‘J. Cowtan 1848’ john cowtan, port fairy history, william cassady

Roman style chasuble, part of a full vestment set used in the Catholic Cathedral Ballarat in the 1920s. This style of vestment was superseded in the1970s following the second Vatican Council. This set is unusual in its use of art-deco design.The main component of a set of vestments for use in the Catholic liturgy rare in its use of art-deco style embroidery. Roman style.Symbolism of wheat and vine with central medallion of Christ as the Sacred Heart. Also a Chiro in lower section of orphery.vestment, chasuble, art-deco, sacred heart,

Sister Miriam-Therese WinterMedical Mission Sister Miriam-Therese Winter. Now professor of Liturgy, Worship and Spirituality at Hartford Seminary Connecticut USA

Reverend Norah Norris, who had been a deaconess since the 1950s, was ordained in South Austrralia in 1976 and was Clerk of General Assembly Presbyterian Church, and served at Ardrossan, Gilles, Port Pirie, Chaplain Modbury Hospital/Secretary Assembly Liturgy Commission, Lower Murray/Secretary Assembly Liturgy Commission. Reverend Brian Ball was ordained in 1961 and served in Hopetoun, Highton, Thailand, Christian Education Supervisor, BOEMAR, Golden Grove, Chaing Mai Conmmunity Church Thailand, SA Mission Officer, South Coast and Goolwa/NangkitaRev Norah Norris and Rev. Brian Ball; upper body; in conversationSouth Australia Reverend Brian Ball and Reverend Norah Norris October 1976 rev. norah norris; rev. brian ball; clerk of general assembly s.aust

Soft cover book with a picture of a dove and cross on frontnon-fictionreglion

2 glass cruets and tray formerly in chapel at Bishop's Palace Ballarat. These vessels were used for the water and wine poured into chalice as part of the liturgy of the Mass in the Bishops' oratory in Sturt St Ballarat. The gilt decorative scrolls with IHS within a central decorative gilt medallion.The gilt decorative scrolls include IHS within the central medallion on the body of each cruet.

A burse is a stiffened, often embroidered square cloth case used in Christian liturgy to hold the corporal (a linen cloth) during Communion services, usually matching the Mass vestments. It is placed on top of the veiled chalice and sometimes used to carry the Eucharist to the sick. Synonyms include purse, pouch, or pocketbook.A burse is a flat, square, fabric-covered case in which a folded corporal cloth is carried to and from an altar in church. The background material is a slub silk with the design worked in browns, black and golds. Black and gold cord around the edge. Design has an off centre cross worked in gold with 4 arches in various rich materials and canvas embroidery. Elizabeth Elvin 4 Harmar Close Wokingham, Berks.embroidery, ecclesiastical, england, metal thread, 20th century

Historical Information: The Most Reverend Frank Little DD was Roman Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne Head and shoulders drawing of Most Rev Frank Little with details of Stational Mass for the Local Church on the reverse Most Reverend Thomas Francis Little DD thanks you for participation in today's Liturgy. He asks for your continued prayer, 'united with Mary, the Mother of Jesus and with the brethren' (Acts 1:14) for the welfare of the Church of Melbourne. Church and Nation 29 June 1977 p5archbishop frank little; roman catholic church; melbourne diocese

Agnus Dei: Latin - Lamb of God. The triumphal lamb is shown with a waving banner. A title for Jesus Christ originating from John 1:29. It refers to a specific prayer in Western Christian liturgies (Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran) sung or said during the fraction rite (breaking of the bread) before Communion, often accompanied by musical settings.Silver and gold metal thread, gold sequins on square of blue silk. Possible 30-40 years old - 1960-80. Red velvet flag.embroidery, ecclesiastical, chasuble, 1960-80, australia, metal thread

These slippers came in the colours of the seasons of the church and the collection has a full set. These episcopal sandals, slippers or pontifical sandals, are a pontifical vestment worn by bishops when celebrating liturgical functions according to the pre–Vatican II rubrics. After the Second Vatican Council, the episcopal sandals fell out of common use following the revisions of the liturgy resulting in the Mass of Paul VI. This set was used in the cathedral at Ballarat for Pontifical High Mass prior to 1970.Two pair of liturgical slippers one red, the other green. slippers, sandals, episcopal, vatican ii. paul vi

The Second Vatican Council or Vatican II, addressed relations between the Catholic Church and the modern world. Other Christians outside the Catholic Church attended as observers but did not cast votes in the approbation of the Council documents. The Council 1962 - 1965 was attended by the Bishop of Ballarat and these documents record some of the votes from the Council signed off by the Bishop. These documents were important in bringing about changes in modes of practice and liturgy in the Catholic Church in Australia and in its relations with other denominations and religions.Signed by J.P.O'Collins with annotations.vatican ii council,, john xxiii,

Two photographs relating to the Ballarat South Uniting Church. .1 The red brick church with information board .2) Information of the closure of the church due to the Covid19 pandemic shutdown due to only 2 peoplebeing able to congregate at one time. "Note: Worship services have been suspended for the time being. We're sorry for any inconvenience. Please get in tourch if your have any questions." "Follow is on Facebook (look for Ballarat South Uniting Curch" for live streamed events and liturgy-at-home resources, and check out website (Ballaratsouth.uniting church.org.au) for more info. If you need anythign (a phone call, some groceries etc) get in touch with our minister Carlynne on 0409 285 182, or [email protected] Be kind to yourseld and others, and stay in touch. God bless you."ballarat south uniting church, corona virus, covid19, pandemic, uniting church

The Rev. Dr Robert Gribben was born in 1943 in country Victoria where he was educated through primary and secondary state schools. He entered Queen’s College in 1961 in order to study degrees in law and arts, but after two years discontinued his legal studies and completed his Bachelor of Arts whilst beginning his candidature for the Methodist ministry. In 1965 he and his wife Susan became engaged, but before he could begin his theological studies he was offered the opportunity to undertake his theological studies in Cambridge University in Wesley House. After Susan completed her law degree with honours at Melbourne University, she followed Robert to England in June 1967, and they were married in June 1968 as Robert was completing his Cambridge B.A. He’d received notice that his first Methodist ministry appointment was to be in “Portland No. 2”, but as they had six months before he was to take that up, they moved to India where Robert worked for the Student Christian Movement and Susan for the Church of South India sorting out their legal records. Robert’s placements that followed in the Methodist Church were Portland and Heywood and Highbury Grove Kew, and in the Uniting Church as chaplain of Ormond College, Trinity Church North Balwyn, General Secretary of the Victorian Council of Churches, Wesley Church Melbourne, and Professor of Worship and Mission at the UCA Theological Hall and UFT. He formally retired in 2008. He has been involved with, lectured in, studied at, worked for, chaired committees or directed at one or more times — La Trobe University, Christian Television Association, Australian Consultation on Liturgy, UCA Assembly committees, Lincoln College, England, Brugge Catholic Faculty, Oxford Institute for Methodist Theological Studies, Graduate School in Ecumenism at Bosse, the English Language Liturgical Consultation, World Methodist Council, World Council of Churches, Christian Unity Working Group, the Victorian Casino and Gambling Authority, Centre for Ecumenical Studies, Cambridge Society of Australia, Fellow of the School of Historical Studies Melbourne University, Queen’s College Council, Fellow of Queen’s College, Editor of the Australian Journal of Liturgy, Professorial Fellow of Charles Sturt University, President of the Cornish Association of Victoria, and member of the Council of the Genealogical Society of Victoria. He has written some seven books and edited both editions of Uniting in Worship. On top of all that he has visited, worked in, or represented one body or another in — Colombo, Cairo, Rome, Geneva, Parish, the UK, Bangalore, Mysore, Madras, Kottoyam, Agra, Jaipur, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Philippines, Japan, Hong Kong, the USA, Canada, Vienna, Israel, Netherlands, Poland, Bangkok, Singapore, Romania, Bucharest, Bulgaria, Greece, Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus, Turkey, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Jordan, Italy, Tonga, Finland, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Samoa, South Africa, Spain, Sicily, Chile, Indonesia, New Zealand, Ghana, Nigeria, Russia, Antigua and Jamaica. And on top of all that, he’s had two audiences with the Pope! Susan and Robert have two children and three grandchildren. Head and shoulders portrait of Rev. Dr Robert Gribben."Rev. Dr Robert Gribben", "Church & Nation"rev. dr robert gribben; liturgy; theological hall melbourne