Richard Prideaux has spent his life thus far in education..as a student, a school teacher, a headmaster and a chaplain. He is currently the part -time senior chaplain at Newhaven College on beautiful Phillip Island in Victoria Australia. He has degrees from Melbourne University (BA majoring in English and Biogeography); Monash University (Dip Ed); London University ( BD 2nd class hons, upper division); Australian College of Theology (Thl, 1st class hons); and La Trobe University (MA by thesis: “The Place of the Epistle of James in the Growth of the Primitive Church” supervised by Dr John Painter). He is the co-author of “Science and Faith: What is the Problem” with the late Dr Anthony Pepper. Richard is passionate about his gorgeous wife Ann, their two children and six grand children. His interests include a lifelong study of Biblical Greek and Hebrew, European and Asian Art, Ancient, Mediaeval, Gothic and Romanesque architecture, English literature, the history and philosophy of science, the theology of Romans, travel, philately and collecting 1930’s-60’s die-cast Dinky Toy model cars. He longs for God’s peace, justice and love to reign in this world as folk of every nation come to know and love the living God of all creation.
-
Archives
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- November 2020
- October 2020
- September 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- April 2013
-
Meta
Hi Richard, I was a Seaford CEB and a server at St Silas back in the 60s. I’m interested in history – and alliteration. I took part in some events at the Frankston CEBS camp and imagine that’s where I met you. I’d like to reconnect and ask what you might remember of the people and events connected with St Silas. Later I was a student then an employee of La Trobe and John Painter was an examiner for my honours thesis. Cheers – Leon
leonjlyell@gmail.com
Hi Leon, good to hear from you. I lived at the CEBS Camp where my father Dick Prideaux was Warden for about 13 years before moving to Carlton for uni studies. I went to at least one service at St Silas S.Seaford and my still friend Greg Davies lived close by. Dad ran or started CEBS groups at the Camp, St Paul’s Frankston, St Luke’s Frankston and St Silas..an amazing effort when I look back on it on top of the pressure of running the camp. I recall we formed a CEBS basketball team and he drove us into South Melbourne every Saturday night in the season to play
Hi Richard, Thanks for writing. Would you be able to put me in contact with Greg, please? I last bumped into him ‘some time ago’ when he attended a science teachers conference at La Trobe. He’ll remember many of the St Silas people; my memory has snippets – Albert Church, of course, then Bruce [surname?] Penninsual School chaplain, Eric [?] Jones genuine Welshman and choirmaster, [?] Strickland, an older minister, [?] Stanley, I think he was a lay preacher and drove a Cortina! I remember some of the congregation – Hoskings, Palmer, Nichols and a Yorkshire woman who spoke to my mother in French and Hindi. Norman Rae made a big impression. A relative of his wrote an article about his life with the missing piece being St Silas. I’d like to write an article on the history of St Silas. It seems little has survived either in writing and nothing (so far) in photographs. Cheers – Leon
Hi Richard,
Just checking in to ask if you were able to pass Greg my contact details. It would be great to connect with him if possible. Thanks and best wishes – Leon
leonjlyell@gmail.com
Hi Leon I thought I had replied. Obviously my tech skills are lacking. Greg’s mobile is 0408 393 164. Greg married Suzie Church so they should remember a fair bit about St Silas. My mobile is 0418515336 if you need any further info.
Cheers Richard
Thanks very much, Richard, No worries – I’ve done worse with technology (or vice versa). Sounds like they will have an excellent idea of things and it will be great to reconnect. Today I put an item on my blog by a relative of Norman Rae’s. The main thing he didn’t know about was St Silas.
Hi Richard, I thought you may find this of interest. I’m hoping to catch up with Greg in the near future. Cheers – Leon
https://leonjlyell.blogspot.com/2021/04/i-was-ceb-and-server-at-st-silas-south.html