The St Paul’s College Symposiums are day-and-evening gatherings held in the Junior Common Room towards the end of each year.  Their subject matter is broadly theological, within the context of the history and current concerns of English-speaking Christianity.  The symposiums continue the rich and long-standing contribiution of the College to Christian scholarship in Australia.

The third St Paul's College Symposium, 30 November 2011, had the title, "Bounden to Say: The Book of Common Prayer, Now and Then".  Its focus was the Book of Common Prayer - the 350th anniversary of its publication falls in 2012.  It is a popular topic and there was an attendance of about 50.  The day opened with an address by Dr Christoper Haig, late of Christ Church Oxford, on "”Introducing the Prayer Book in 1552 and 1662”, and it ended after dinner with the annual Cable lecture (in honour of the late Dr Ken Cable), given by the Revd Dr Michael Jensen, with the title, “’Humble and Hearty Thanks': Some Reflections on the Book of Common Prayer and the Lost Art of Thanksgiving”.  There were six other speakers, including the Revd Dr Brian Douglas, a Fellow of the College, and the Revd Canon Colleen O'Reilly, who very kindly came from Melbourne (St George's Malvern) to speak on “Worlds Apart? Marriage and Funerals in 1662 and 1995”.  The afternoon featured three talks by scholars from the University of Newcastle, led by Professor John McDowell, who has spoken at all three St Paul's College Symposiums.