Services at St Theodore's
Breaking Bread is our children’s service and has been running for over 8 years. All are welcome to attend this special Eucharist service, which is a service run by children, for children, with the assistance of adults. We meet in the church on Sunday afternoons at 3:!5pm – twice a month – on the first and third Sundays of each month, excluding January. This service is not live-streamed. St Theodore’s ensures all Children’s Safer Ministry requirements are met, in accordance with Diocesan and SA Government regulations.
If you would like more details, please contact Rev’d Dr Matthew Anstey.
Order of Service
Download a copy of this week's order of service which includes the relevant readings and prayers
Pewsheets
Download a copy of this week's and/or past weeks' pew sheets
St Theodore’s Tidings
Parish Newsletter
‘The Tidings’ is the newsletter of the Parish of St Theodore’s Anglican Church, Toorak Gardens. It is published three times each year – the first issue in early February (following the Annual Vestry meeting) and includes Lent and Easter; the second in June, and includes the Patronal Festival of St Theodore; and the third in December, and includes Advent and Christmas.
Pastoral Care
Over a period of years, a Parish team has delivered pastoral care to those parishioners unable to attend worship – mostly by visiting people in their homes with Holy Communion (sometimes just for an informal chat), but there have also been visits to people in hospital and when in respite in residential care facilities …. although in recent visits to nursing homes and hospitals have been made difficult becaue of COVID restrictions.
Mavis Evans
Towards the end of last year, a review was held to adapt and extend the work of the Pastoral Care Team. Two long-term faithful pastoral carers – Meredith Fantham and Diana Thorpe – would continue in those roles, with Mavis Evans and Peter Burke now added …. thereby also creating a potential for a more direct link with Parish Council as well as extended capacity to offer pastoral care as required.
When the pandemic first arose in March 2020, a Telephone Network was established but that has since virtually ceased: however there are signs of renewed interest in reviving this as a means of informal contact and pastoral care when parish members are unable to attend church for extended periods.
It is important to recognise that a lot of pastoral care happens informally as well as through the Pastoral Care Team. There is a growing culture of pastoral care through spontaneous and informal care including things like transport to church and informal visiting and contact. The delivery of ‘The tidings’ to people’s homes is also seen as a means of maintaining contact.
Peter Burke