Historical information

Rev Marlene Thalheimer was inducted as the first female minister in the Presbyterian Church in 1974.

Physical description

G146.1 Black leather-look hinged box with two clips and a handle at the top. The box is lined with white satin in the lid and blue velvet in the box. The contains:
G146.2 communion chalice; G146.3 and G146.4 patens; G146.5 - G146.8 two lidded communion wafer containers; G146.9 plastic communion wafer container with wafers; G146.10 oblong tray with central handle containing G146.11 - G146.18 eight communion glasses. The boxed with fitted out to hold all these items together with a bottle which is missing.
The box has two plaques on its front.

Inscriptions & markings

Plaque on lid: ""PRESENTED TO REV. M.J.THALEIMER WITH APPRECIATION BY ST JOHN'S PRESBYTERIAN CHUIRCH ESSENDON - 1974 - ""
Plaque on box: "PRESENTED TO ST JOHN'S UNITING CHURCH ESSENDON - 1991 - BY ROY, HUSBAND OF THE LATE REV. M.J.THALHEIMER A MINISTER OF ST JOHN'S THE FIRST ORDAINED WOMAN MINISTER OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF AUSTRALIA"