Maldon Holy Trinity

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"Enter the door.
As if the floor
Within were gold
And every wall
Of Jewels all
Of wealth untold
As if a Choir
In robes of fire
Were singing here
Nor shout, nor rush
But hush...
For God is here"

Inscription on door,
Holy Trinity

Address

History

Holy Trinity Maldon, 50 High Street, Maldon, 3463. PO Box 128 Maldon, 3463.

Holy Trinity Church, in High Street, Maldon celebrates its 150 th anniversary this year, 2011. A ragstone church, it was built and dedicated in 1861, eight years after gold was discovered in the area. The first Anglican service in Maldon was held under canvas in October 1853. Later, until the church was built, settlers worshipped in a brick and stone building erected in 1856 which served both as a school and church. (This was destroyed by fire; its successor is now the Penny School in Church Street ).

Holy Trinity continues to provide ministry to local people and visitors, through worship, pastoral care, social activities and being the church in the community - on Sundays and weekdays. It is open every day and is the only church in Maldon with a resident minister. There are opportunities to share with other local Christians both informally and in the World Day of Prayer, the Shrove Tuesday service and pancake supper and Good Friday and Easter services.

Holy Trinity is classified by the National Trust, and has a heritage-classified organ. A landmark in the town's past and present, it contains plaques, stained glass windows and other memorials to significant people in Maldon's history. Visitors come from all parts of Australia and many overseas countries. Its splendid acoustics make it a music space appreciated by local and visiting musicians and performers. Holy Trinity is an established venue for Maldon Folk Festival concerts and is used as part of the Goldfields Organ Festival.

Weddings

Because this church is open nearly every day courting couples can’t help but be touched by the beauty of the church building and requests for weddings are not infrequent and most welcome by the rector.

Several weddings are held each year for non-residents of the district, and this provides a further opportunity to reach out to others.

Brides have been known to arrive accompanied by bagpipes and in horse drawn carriages and vintage cars.

Holy Trinity in Wedding mode!

The National Trust classified Organ.

Features of
note

Once through the door and into the interior, the first thing to catch the eye is the gentle light coming through the stained glass window above the altar.

This window was donated to Holy Trinity by the Byrant Family of Barinhup. This looks spectacular in the morning when the sun is shining through it

Walking up the aisle towards the Altar, you pass other windows on the left and right. These feature a pictorial story of Christ. The window on the right for example, shows Christ ascending to Heaven while looking down on the apostles. The attention to detail on the windows is impressive, you can just see the marks in Christ's hands where he was nailed to the cross.

As you ascend the steps to the Altar, you pass the church organ. Although Holy Trinity was classified by the National Trust in 1977, it wasn't until 1989 that the organ received Historical classification.

Turning around to leave, you can see another stained glass window above the balcony. This is the window that can be seen from outside under the bell tower.

Contacts		(03)5475-2221
Service Details	First Sunday	Second Sunday	Third Sunday	Fourth Sunday	Fifth Sunday
	9:00 AM: HC	9:00 AM :HC	9:00 AM: HC	9:00 AM: HC	see 'latest'

HC = Holy Communion, MP= Morning Prayer

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