41. LECTERN AND FONT

The platform supports various wooden items of furniture. The lectern at left holds the Bible; it is from here that the Scripture is read week by week. The item at right is the baptismal font. The Uniting Church acknowledges that Christ has commanded his Church to proclaim the Gospel both in words and in the two visible acts of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper.     INDEX

42. COMMUNION TABLE

The focal point in Roman Catholic and many Anglican churches is the altar. Many other denominations prefer to have a communion table. This reflects an emphasis that Christ died once for all, but he is now risen and lives today. From this table the elements of the Lord’s Supper are blessed and distributed.   

43. PULPIT AND FLOWER STAND

Much of the furnishing in St Andrew’s is matching, as here with the pulpit and flower stand. On a Sunday, the pulpit is the place from where the message is given – an exhortation, reflection, study, based on the Word of God.

44. ORGAN PIPES

Major repair and refurbishing of the organ was carried out in 1986 by Mr Leith Jacob, a local organ builder. The organ has two manuals, Swell, and Great, and Pedal board. There are 1098 pipes and 19 speaking stops.

45. APSE ROOF

The organ pipes sit in the apse which has a neat curved ceiling.

46. SOUTH WALL

We next continue our exploration by making our way back along the South wall. There are several interesting windows, a memorial tablet, and two banners.

47. TABLET AND SMALL WINDOWS

The memorial tablet is for John Martin of Plympton who was a generous benefactor to this Church. He lived from 1841 to 1889. The two colourful little windows are placed above the exit doors on this side.

48. BANNERS

The Holy Spirit banner features a white dove, signifying the descent of the Holy Spirit, and flames of fire. The story is told in Acts 2:1–4. At right is another Australian banner. The dominant feature is the gold cross with the dove of peace superimposed. On either side are a variety of Australian symbols on black and white backgrounds.    

49. SOUTH WINDOWS II, IV

There are four windows of interest on this wall. The left windows have the texts: ‘Glory to God in the highest’ and ‘I will be with thee’. These windows were given in memory of Caroline Mary Phillips. At right, the Good Shepherd window was in memory of William Parkin MLC of Plympton who died in 1889. The Light of the World window is also in memory of William Parkin, with special mention of his legacy.

50. INTERIOR: SOUTH WEST VIEW

To finish our tour of this lovely Church we stand in each of the corners in turn, and enjoy the views.

51. INTERIOR: NORTH WEST VIEW

This is the view from the North West corner.

52. INTERIOR: NORTH EAST VIEW

The view from the front North East corner.

53. INTERIOR: SOUTH EAST VIEW

Our final view is from the South East corner. This concludes our tour of St Andrew’s by the Sea.