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PWA stands for the 

Presbyterian Women’s Association


The aims of the PWA:

  1. To unite women of the Presbyterian church throughout the state in a friendly comradeship for worship, mutual help and inspiration and for united service to Christ and his church in the local congregation, at home and abroad, by spreading the knowledge of God as revealed in his son Jesus Christ, and to provide a channel for information, expression of opinion and action in all matters which concern women;
  2. To extend the range of Presbyterian women’s influence by co-operation and or affiliation with other organizations (other than political organizations) of a religious, educational, social, national and international character, working for the advancement of God’s Kingdom, upon such conditions and subject to such provisions as the State Conference may approve.
The St Luke’s Branch closed a couple of years ago as the members were finding that age was against their taking up positions of responsibility. However we like to think of it as being “in recess” and would love to re-open the Roseville Branch within the next year or so.



The eye-catching Wall-Hanging currently placed in the foyer of the Church was made by the ladies of St Luke’s between 1995 and 1997, and presented to the Church on St Luke’s Day, 1997.


The panels represent four main themes:

  1. The symbols of our faith, as represented in St Luke’s Churches – the Cross (on the front wall of the new Church), the Bible and the lamp (on the pulpit and lectern falls), the crowns and the wheat and the grapes (from the communion table), and from the Foundation Church, he cross of St Andrew as depicted in the top of the side windows.  The burning bush, the symbol of God’s presence as revealed to Moses, and incorporated in the crest of the Presbyterian Church, is also seen.
  2. The whole armour of God (Ephesians 6: 14 – 18) – the helmet, the breastplate, sword, belt, shield and sandals are of Roman design of the first century.  St Paul also urges us to pray always, so the hands are raised in prayer.
  3. The people of St Luke’s are represented by the children of the Sunday School and Youth Group, the ladies by the PWA badge, and the Men’s League by the venturing Celtic galley.  The Sydney Seoul Presbyterian Church commenced worshipping at St Luke’s in 1989.
  4. The buildings and their date of construction – the Foundation Church (1918), the ‘new’ Church (1966), the Reid Hall (1922-26), the Manse (1938), the Brice Hall (1955) and the Heather Brae Units (1983).  The Church of St Columba at Forestville was “planted” by St Luke’s in 1985.

The strip at the foot of the wall-hanging represents a suburban steam train of the 1890’s, when the suburb of Roseville was opened up by the extension of the railway line on the north shore.