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Holy Trinity, Adelaide’s Pioneer Church

Thursday, June 18th, 2009 at 2:23 am

Although Adelaide is renowned as the City Of Churches, only one church can be known as being the first church in Adelaide. That church is the Holy Trinity, Adelaide’s Pioneer Church.

Governor Hindmarsh laid the foundation stone to this Anglican Church on January 26th 1838. The Tower Clock was built in 1836 by William IV’s Clockmaster and became Adelaide’s Town Clock at that time.

The church is located at 87 North Terrace Adelaide. They have their own website, Holy Trinity Adelaide, which is full of information including all the Church Services.

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St Nicholas Parish Of The Russian Orthodox Church

Sunday, May 3rd, 2009 at 2:44 am

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Located on 41-42 Greenhill Road Adelaide, I’ve driven past this church on many occasions but never took the time to stop and take a photo of it. It really is quite a beautiful church that was established 1946. The original church that existed on the site was demolished to make way for this more traditional Russian Orthodox Church design. The blue and gold domes are a stark contrast to beautifully rendered white walls.

As is stated on their website;

St. Nicholas is a parish of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad. While adhering to Russian Church Tradition, it is a multi-ethnic parish reflective of the ethnic-cultural mix of the state of South Australia.

The Divine Liturgy is celebrated in Church Slavonic and English.

Mass times, photos and other interesting information can also be found on their website.

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St. George The Martyr Goodwood Anglican Church

Monday, December 29th, 2008 at 11:59 pm

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I saw this church out of the corner of my eye and I simply had to go back to have a better look. The thing is that although I’ve noticed the church on more than one occasion, it wasn’t until I started this blog that I’ve actually taken time out of my busy schedule to stop and take photos.

The church turned out to be St. Georges Anglican Church on 147 Goodwood Rd. Goodwood. It is really quite remarkable as from the front the thing that stands out the most is the statue of Christ on the cross.

At first I thought that this was part of the building proper but it turned out to be a monument, and a quite impressive one at that.

You can see from this angle how it is not part of the actual building.

I tried to get some shots from within the church but the low light made it quite difficult. A tripod would have been really handy. I did get a photo of on of the lead light windows though.

For a lot more information just visit the St. George’s Goodwood home page.

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The Queen Of Angels Catholic Church

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 at 12:55 am

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When choosing a name for a church you usually find they are named after a saint or something. Not so with the the Queen Of Angels Catholic Church. I thought to myself that all in all it was a pretty cool name for a church, and I would suggest that perhaps quite a few people would agree with me.

Located on the corner of South Rd and Kintore St Thebarton it has a commanding presence and as you can see from this photo it is quite an impressive church. I find the cream colored rendering against the stark red brick very appealing as is the cross endowed spire.

As of the posting of this article the Parish Priest is Rev Father Anthony Densley PP.

Weekday masses are held Wed., Thurs. and Friday at 8.30am.
Saturday Vigil 6pm
Sunday Mass 10pm

Reconciliation: Sat 5.45pm

Phone: 08 8352 8668
Fax: 08 8351 9040
Email: thebqofa@bigpond.com

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St. Augustine’s Church Salisbury

Friday, October 17th, 2008 at 3:12 am

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The St. Augustine’s Chapel in Salisbury is a heritage listed building that was completed in 1857. Surprisingly building commenced in 1851 when the foundation stone was laid but it face a few problems and construction was delayed because of the Victorian Gold Rush. I reckon a whole lot of people decided they would try their fortunes intestate for awhile. It seems that it wasn’t the luckiest project as both the architect Walter Hunter and the builder Peter Walsh died within the first year.

This is a picture taken from the rear of the church, and I reckon that the crosses look very Gothic. I also thought it strange that there was two of them.

The front of the church is also rather unique in that the tower is similar to that of a small castle.

I once attended a wedding in this chapel and it was very beautiful inside. Unfortunately there was no information displayed anywhere in regards to hiring it out so I am not sure if it is still used for weddings and such.

This Roman Catholic church can be found on Commercial Road Salisbury, next to the newer St. Augustine’s Church and school.

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