Gala Kirk in Cranbrook, Tasmania, Australia | Landmark & historical place

Gala Kirk

Locality: Cranbrook, Tasmania, Australia

Address: Tasman Hwy, Cranbrook TAS 7190, Australia 7190 Cranbrook, TAS, Australia

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25.01.2022 Today 199 years ago on St Patrick’s Day .... Adam & John Amos, of Glen Gala and Cranbrook respectively and their families to whose memory the tablet was erected, landed in Hobart Town on March 17th 1821, from a voyage of six months from London. The Emerald was the first ship under private charter direct from England to Van Diemen’s Land. (The Mercury- Tuesday 22nd March 1921)

24.01.2022 Flowers arranged & COVID-Safe & ready for our Christmas Service tomorrow at 9.30. All most welcome.

23.01.2022 Gala Kirk history & photographs included. You just need to register to view.

22.01.2022 Ross Uniting Church also part of the Frontier Patrol Ministry for rural and remote areas.

22.01.2022 The Mercury Saturday Oct 30th 1943

21.01.2022 A recent Amos family Wedding at Gala Kirk with reception following at Craigie Knowe Vineyard. What a beautiful combination for a memorable event! Congratulations Sonia and Nick and many blessings x

20.01.2022 GALA KIRK, Cranbrook, Tasmania (1845)

19.01.2022 Daily Telegraph Jan 19th 1884 Extensive Bush fires raging around Swansea & Gala Kirk narrowly escapes being burnt to the ground !

17.01.2022 Centenary of Gala Kirk 1945

16.01.2022 This is a very rapid put-together for today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef6te_DA0pk

13.01.2022 Social isolation in the cemetery today at Gala Kirk working on recording graves off a drone photo with Pat Greenhill.

12.01.2022 Gratitude & thanks for God’s rain and the volunteers who care for our church grounds & cemetery, Doug Poole & Wayne Webb.

12.01.2022 Gala Kirk, Cranbrook https://taschurches.org/church/FMrGAzvDCBEQ8QcsA/gala-kirk

10.01.2022 So lovely to stay at Freycinet and walk the Parks. Also visited great, great grandfather at Gala Kirk Alexander Reid who owned the farm Waters Meeting and helped build the church with the Amos family

10.01.2022 Another Monday afternoon last week spent transcribing & plotting the graves with Pat Greenhill. Here is a Coles Bay connection, the grave of Jane Cole (nee Martin) a free settler & wife of Silas Cole, after who Coles Bay was named. They had 10 children. Silas Cole was transported in 1842 as a convict to VDL. In 1848 he received his ticket of leave & about this time he worked as a farm hand in the Cranbrook area and also a shepherd for Capt. Robert Hepburn at Sherborne. Si...las supplemented his income by burning oyster shells taken from middens behind Richardson’s beach (Coles Bay) in his kiln. The lime was then shipped across Great Oyster Bay to Swansea & used for mortar in the buildings. Silas Cole died at Derwent River Farm, Sandy Bay two years after Jane in 1899. See more

09.01.2022 Ellen Nora Payne carved the Amos Family Centenary Panel in 1921 displayed behind the pulpit in Gala Kirk.

09.01.2022 Landscape design for the Amos200 Cairn has been finalised and approved. A unique and limited opportunity will be made available to have your family details paved into the cairn garden, stay tuned. Also see https://www.amos200.com/family-news/2021/1/19/amos200-cairn

09.01.2022 As the situation continues to unfold in Victoria our thoughts and prayers are with all of those affected. Our theologian-in-residence, Rev Dr Ji Zhang, who's based in Melbourne too, has written a prayer for all of those who are suffering. Stay safe everyone

07.01.2022 Captain Robert Hepburn (1782-1866) one of the districts early settlers is buried in the Gala Kirk Cemetery.

07.01.2022 After cleaning Gala Kirk, such beautiful features Gala Kirk 175th Anniversary Service, this Sunday 29th November @ 11am, followed by lunch.

07.01.2022 Uniting Church Minister and senior ADF Chaplain Rev Charles Vesely has prerecorded a special ANZAC Day service. Filmed at Brisbane's historic Toowong Cemetery ...where the first ANZAC Day services were held, Rev Vesely reflects on Psalm 23 - The Lord is my shepherd, and the comfort he has seen it bring to those in active service. Sergeant Steve Carter, Bugler of the Australian Army Band, Brisbane plays the Last Post and the Rouse. An Order of Service is available on the Uniting Church Assembly website. https://assembly.uca.org.au//3173-anzac-day-2020-resources The 21 minute service includes stirring versions of the national anthems of New Zealand and Australia. The performance of God Defend New Zealand was kindly contributed by the Knox Church Choir and Congregation from Dunedin, a congregation of the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand. Vocals and arrangement by Abigail Knudsen, with thanks to Rev Kerry Enright and Karen Knudsen for their assistance. Advance Australia Fair is sung by Kathleen Sikuea from the Roger Page Congregation of Auburn Uniting Church in Sydney. Arrangement by David Fungalei. "Join us to remember and honour the ANZACs and other military members and their families who served, or are serving now, at home and abroad," said Rev Kaye Ronalds, the Uniting Church member of the Religious Advisory Committee to the Services. "We think of veterans who carry the scars of their service in body, mind and spirit. "We pray for the Uniting Church Chaplains in Navy, Army and Air Force who support people of faith or no faith at all." #Lestweforget #ANZACDay2020

05.01.2022 Away in a manger no crib for a bed, The little Lord Jesus lay down his sweet head, The stars in the bright sky look down where he lay, The little Lord Jesus asleep in the hay.

05.01.2022 In her annual Easter Sunday video message, the President of the Uniting Church in Australia Dr Deidre Palmer has said Australians are standing with each other in a time of crisis and trauma.

05.01.2022 Come along and celebrate Jesus’ birthday.

03.01.2022 UC National News - Holy Week - 9 April 2020 - Many streams to the Cross as 200+ congregations go digital for Easter. Praying for Safety, Lent Event and more - https://mailchi.mp/nat/2020week11holyweek9april

03.01.2022 On Saturday we celebrate the wedding of Sonia Pavey to Nicholas Coc. Sonia is a descendant of John Amos & James Amos of Cranbrook House who helped build this Kirk.

02.01.2022 Yes we can - stream to stay connected! Shout out to Leichhardt Uniting Church - LUC who had 3000+ engagements with their two streamed services last Sunday and ...received some great media coverage on the ABC. We're constantly updating the livestreaming and podcast suggestions on the COVID-19 resources page on the Assembly website. The lectionary-based podcast By the Well with Fran Barber and Robyn Whittaker is another resource definitely worth checking out. https://bythewell.com.au/ Please keep sharing your recommendations to our Circle FB groups: Transforming Worship - Uniting Church in Australia Discipling the Next Generations - Uniting Church in Australia Walking Together as First and Second Peoples - Uniting Church in Australia Seeking Common Ground - Uniting Church in Australia Working for Justice - Uniting Church in Australia Being a Multicultural Church - Uniting Church in Australia Growing in Faith - Uniting Church in Australia