It appears that the font came from the first St Peter’s Church. The font cover is in memory of Edwin Taylor Measday who died in 1922. The adjacent Paschal candle has a most unusual holder in the form of an angel. This was given in memory of Genevieve Grace Norman who died in 1981. INDEX
The square design at left is the decoration of the base of the font. It uses the budded cross and the fleur de lis – common features of Christian art. The Bishop's shield can be found on the panelling of the Children’s Area. And the brass plate is the dedication from the font cover.
As we are about to leave St Peter’s we glance back to the nave pews and spot this long kneeler – another reflection on the history of St Peter’s Church and the Glenelg district. The Old Gum Tree is the birthplace of South Australia. It was here that Governor Hindmarsh read the proclamation that established the Colony of South Australia in 1836.
This window shows miracles Jesus performed during his ministry and celebrates his conquering of death. The upper section of the middle light shows Jesus risen in glory. Then from left to right we have the Raising of the Widow's Son, the Raising of Jairus’s Daughter, and the Raising of Lazarus. This completes our tour of St Peter’s Church, Glenelg.
I hope you have enjoyed visiting St Peter’s, Glenelg with me. It is a beautiful Church, missed by many of the visitors to Glenelg.
I am happy to receive constructive comments or corrections concerning this website. The best websites are the ones which have no errors! I am grateful to my wife Margie who has proof-read these pages.
Regarding the text, I have drawn on the contents of the small Visitor’s Guide put out by the Church, as well as the excellent publication ‘Images of Faith’ by Janet Simpson which describes the windows of the Church with colour photographs.
There is a Church website with address
http://www.glenelganglican.org.au
The photographs which appear on this site can also be found in higher resolution at:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/paulscottinfo/sets/
Paul Scott Site created 10 / 2014 Reformatted 07 / 2022
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