St Paul's
Beaconsfield

Anglican Church near Fremantle, Western Australia

Building the Community: St Paul's Beyond the Walls

Our parish is a community that seeks God and the fullness of creation by finding ourselves in relation to others. Our giving to the common, to the other, our sharing of ourselves is our commitment to this endeavour.

Building work has begun 2 October 2010

The community housing alongside St Paul’s is taking shape, a sign of growth and change and an icon of “I AM making all things new”... May we all be renewed and called to rekindle the gifts of God within us as we participate in the delightful building of a community ‘In Christ’.

Community foundations 17th September 2010.

The concrete pour begins. As the concrete trucks are about to arrive and begin the DAMA concrete pour, we place coins in the foundations at the corners of each of the three houses to be built, a symbol of the wealth that is unfolding..

And to make the day even more auspicious we celebrate the Life of Elsa MacRae who died the previous evening aged 102 years. As our oldest member dies so we pour out the foundations of a new community. What a beautiful day. Perhaps, with Elsa, we can glimpse ourselves Residing In Paradise....

DAMA News

St Paul’s ‘Without the Walls’

The development of 166 & 168 Hampton Road is becoming an inspiring process. . There is a sense that we are Rebuilding and Reshaping the St Paul’s precinct, creating a new reality and a new presence, re-creating community as a place to live and a place to be. This in turn reflects our inner journey as we a life in light of the Resurrection…..

. The new development has been designed by Laneway Construction who are the builders of the project.

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St Paul’s Foundation
The development of the community units on 166 & 168 Hampton Road is budgeted to achieve a ‘profit’ and this will be used to establish a ‘Foundation’ for the ongoing ‘Ministry’ and ‘Development’ of St Paul’s....
It is an opportunity for us to establish a financial foundation for the many creative initiatives that this community generates...
Likewise, a bequest from members of the community to the foundation would be a wonderful gift that enables us to continue giving and to acknowledge the gift of this community for the future.

DAMA is made up of a small group of parishioners who have committed to developing the two blocks on Hampton Road alongside the church to create community housing and to initiate a “Foundation” to contribute to the sustainable ministry of the St Paul’s community.

There may be an opportunity to take a rental lease on 160 Hampton Road [the small heritage cottage alongside the rectory] and for this to evolve into the overall DAMA vision. If you are interested in renting the property please let Ronny in the office know.

			22 Jun 2011 Fences down
Feb 2011 scaffolding		Community Nov Dec 2010	Progress Houses Oct Nov 2010
Community 24 Sep to 4 Oct 2010		Concrete pour 17 September	Community 14 16 Sep 2010
Community 5 to 11 Sep		Community 19 to 28 Aug 2010	Building community 28 April 2010 to 3 Aug 2010

Beginning

Early Plans for St Pauls without walls June 2008