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Anglican Parish of Cressy
Welcome to Holy Trinity Church
Cressy, Tasmania
Join us for our Sunday service at 11.15 am
110 Main Street, Cressy, Tasmania, 7302
We are here to share the gospel, the good news of our Lord Jesus Christ with you,
to worship God with you, and enjoy fellowship in the presence of the Holy Spirit.
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We are a mission partner with Bush Church Aid, Australian Christian Lobby, the Far East Broadcasting Company, and the Helping Hand Association, 2 Marlborough Street, Longford.
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We support Vision Christian Radio Cressy 88.0 FM. Radio broadcasts transmit to a 5 km radius around the Cressy transmitter.
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We work with Child Evangelism Fellowship ministry offering holiday programs to primary school children.
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Cressy is one of the parishes in the Anglican Diocese of Tasmania.
'Holy Trinity' means God: Father, Son (Jesus) and Holy Spirit;
One God in three Persons.
Services
Hall Hire
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Looking for the perfect venue for your next event? Our church hall is available for hire! With spacious facilities, a welcoming atmosphere, and convenient amenities, it’s ideal for community gatherings, meetings, celebrations, and more.
Celebrate your love with a beautiful ceremony in our church.
Honour your loved ones with a compassionate and meaningful funeral service.
Welcome new members into our faith community through baptism.
Explore our Church Notice Board for the latest updates, events, and important announcements. From our newsletters to community activities, you'll find everything you need to stay engaged.
Meet Our Parish Minister
PARISH MINISTER: The Reverend Laurie Skilton, Dip.Th., M.A.
A word about myself
If I should say anything about myself it must be a testimony of Our Lord’s making, nothing that I have achieved can be my boast other than to say it is all of Him rather than of me.
Even my call to ministry was peppered with the unusual, brought up as I was in a home devoid of Christian commitment or church attendance.
It was the Lord’s direct intervention that I should be ordained by the Bishop of Oxford, deaconed in 1970 and priested in 1971 because I had no intent to enter the ministry and the call from the Bishop of Oxford came completely unexpectedly.
There is nothing that I can say about my ministry without acknowledging the place of Sylvia, my wife. Together we enjoyed family life with our son Dominic and our daughter Davinia who continue in their Christian walk with their spouses and children.
Together we prayed and wept, laughed and hoped for the people about us to embrace the Kingdom of God in two curacies, Vicar of St Philip’s West Bromwich, Rector of St Andrew's Thornlie in Western Australia and then of Wembley in Perth.
The journey from there is one of brokenness, the loss of dreams and restoration.
Travelling an ecclesiastical wilderness, we did many things to earn a living and we were never without a ministry on Sundays, I may have been preaching, but Sylvia always provided the music.
In those difficult days, I experienced the challenges of the business world and over a decade of teaching in high schools.
It was Bishop David Mulready who took us back into the Anglican ministry after a time in the wilderness. David with his wife Maureen opened his arms in the love of Christ and we were once again back looking after the parish of Northampton then Shark Bay and a spell in the Mission to Seafarers.
Sylvia and I have always known the imperative of our Lord’s call to serve Him and we continue to serve as long as health and opportunity prevail.
