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- David BRayong, Thailand9,302 contributionsI was staying with my brother and his wife in Canberra, and being Sunday, and they being Christians, they were heading to their church, the Presbyterian Church of St Andrew.
While I am not a Christian, in a spirit of family solidarity I went with them.
St Andrew's is the cathedral church of the Presbyterian community in Australia. Building started in 1929 but was not completed until 1934, Further extensions and additions were made in 1948, 1955 and 1962.
It is a large church of yellow sandstone, with stained glass windows and solid wooden pews. It has a Gothic feel to it, but I am not an expert of church architecture.
The minister and the congregation were most friendly and made me feel welcome.Written 21 February 2019This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - David BRayong, Thailand9,302 contributionsSt Christopher's Cathedral is in Roman Catholic see of Canberra-Goulburn. The Cathedral was started in 1939, but due to lack of funds was not completed until 1973.
It is a stately yellow brick building with stained glass windows and heavy wooden pews.
I was waiting outside for my brother to pick me up during a visit to Canberra, but he phoned to say he would be late.
So I went into the coolness of the church to escape the heat and dry, dusty wind developing outside. While I am not a Christian, the cathedral offered a sanctuary that i appreciated while waiting for my brother.Written 21 February 2019This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - JouanCanberra, Australia4 contributionsThe place is peaceful, I really like there.
Many places are being renovated and I look forward to the day when it will be finished.Written 31 December 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - auriel bCanberra, Australia144 contributionsAll Saints was dismantled and transported to Canberra in 1950s from Sydney. It has been a community church undergoing gradual and sensitive modernisation over the years. Well worth a visit if you are interested in history.Written 7 August 2018This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Phil JCanberra, Australia1,635 contributionsBuilt in 1966 by the Corps of the Royal Australian Engineers. This is a medium sized chapel on the grounds of the Australian Royal Military College (RMC) the training college for officers of the Australian Army. It provides church services for both Catholic and Anglican members of the base and the wider community and is a particularly popular venue for military weddings. It provides a spiritual centre of the College for members of the Corps of Officer Cadets and for staff. It conducts prayers and church services for Australian troops and their families in conflict and in peace It is often used for the funerals of past and serving members of the Australian Army. For those reasons it is a place, even if you're not religious, of deep spirituality and significance.It is not big on decoration, peeps deliberately being quite plain.Written 12 August 2017This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Phil JCanberra, Australia1,635 contributionsAverage, if you're looking for somewhere to pray. Pointless if you're looking for tourist attractions. This isn't one.Written 17 July 2015This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- EndlessTravelsGreater Melbourne, Australia38,542 contributionsgreat congregation at this church that was built in 1929. welcoming of all and active in social causesWritten 21 December 2017This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- EndlessTravelsGreater Melbourne, Australia38,542 contributionsa fairly modern church (1930s) compared to some in ACT. worth a visit if in area otherwise skip it. friendly congregationWritten 21 December 2017This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Chris MCanberra, Australia261 contributionsIt has a wonderful atmosphere - quiet, peaceful, tranquil and welcoming. You'll feel better to visit the Baha'i Centre.Written 8 November 2012This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- EndlessTravelsGreater Melbourne, Australia38,542 contributionsfirst mosque in canberra that was helped in it’s founding by the then Indonesian ambassador. it’s in the embassy area and has lovely bushealking nearbyWritten 7 October 2017This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- gregoryjarosch50Vilnius, Lithuania203 contributionsThe Ukrainian Orthodox Centre, Church and Museum in McKay Gardens,Turner, is within walking distance of the centre of Canberra and the Australian National University.
From the front of the church near the Holodomor (Great Famine) Memorial, one can look up to the nearest high rise building in a southerly direction and see the Ukrainian blue on yellow flag flying from the top level corner where the Ukrainian consul offices are located.
A visit to the church during services such as those held in largely English language on Sundays 10.00 am - 11.30 am or by appointment on other days will amaze and inspire the visitor as to how colourful and how detailed are the saints, stories, situations of orthodoxy as included in the internal design and architecture of the prayer space. The colours blue, yellow, gold, predominate.
Even more surprising is the museum housed within two spaces within the church grounds. One of these spaces houses not only religious artefacts from centuries ago, but bishops and priests cloaks, head gear etc. as well as musical instruments, paintings, religious books hand written during the immediate post WWII period by Ukrainian priests in Displaced Persons Camps in Germany, or incense holders crafted in this same period from whatever metal pieces were available.
In the other church museum space one can trace and see Ukrainian church, social and political history going back centuries and covering crafts, costumes worn by Ukrainians from various regions e.g. Ukrainians from the Carpathian region and the variations in colours and designs. There is also a section that covers the 20th century and periods where Ukrainians fought for independence and their own nation state against the highest odds so as not to be beholden to or become a vassal state controlled by others. While millions died and the dream of sovereignty would take a long time to achieve and then sustain, people somehow found the strength to keep believing in a higher spirit, force, reckoning.
This small museum is packed with artefacts and stories of the challenges faced by Ukrainians with few natural allies, fewer secure borders and almost no chance of fighting and winning conflicts on multiple fronts, not dissimilar to the current security situation on Ukraine's eastern borders.
Ukrainian folklore, history, religion, periods of freedom and subjugation is all entwined, complex, and never ending. The museum goes some way to bring such to the fore and show how despite dark periods in Ukraine's history, rays of light - national costumes, religion, crafts, traditions could still prevail to preserve national identity from extinction. Religion and orthodoxy in Ukraine was a way of retaining one's bearing, when all else seemed chaotic, confused, against all the odds or simply overwhelming. When it came to asserting one's freedom and independence and sense of being, Ukraine's legacy and challenges is right up there.
The museum costumes made from linen and dyed with vegetables e.g. beetroot is colourful and the embroidery intricate, emanating from the Ukrainian desire to show its best in design, colours, headgear, footwear and how advanced it's national costumes can be by any measures.
Take the time to quiz your museum and church guide and don't worry if you still have questions unanswered or that come to mind after your tour has ended and remember "if Rome wasn't made in a day", why should you expect Kiev, Ukraine to be any different.
Another aspect that comes through this small museum is how diverse and multicultural Ukraine was/is, long before it became popularised in Australia, and that's why you can visit this museum multiple times and learn something new you didn't know before each time.
The church grounds house the memorial to some estimated 7 million Ukrainians who died in the years 1932-3 at the hands of the Soviets who confiscated all food from those suspected of being enemies of the state, including the elderly, the very young, church goers, priests, and anyone not prepared to sell their soul to the devils who came to epitomise atheists bent on reshaping societies in which there would be no place for forgiveness, or God or resurrection. Nothing says more about the place of people, religion, and culture, than in a period and place where "one death is a tragedy and a million or more deaths is a statistic". The memorial to the famine dead at the hands of the well fed, is a fitting addition to the church museum as it is a stark reminder of how quickly centuries of tradition can change and be swept away in just a few years.
Like visits to any museum, the more you can focus on what you see, the more questions that come to mind, receive replies, the more enlightened you will become and the more you'll realise how little you know and how much there is to learn. Quiz questions: Who was the Ukrainian bard equivalent to Shakespeare in last 300 years? Who were the leaders of Ukrainian independence movements, over the past 300 years? Which Ukrainian Orthodox Bishops paid the ultimate price for not succumbing to Communist ideological doctrines? This church museum will provide the answers and point one in the right direction for more information.
So there is lots to take in and contemplate on and probably more than one visit is required to really take it all in.
To arrange visits to the church museum other than during Sunday church service times, email: uaoccanberra@bigpond.com or ring 02 6257 1884.
Greg JaroschWritten 10 November 2018This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.