On Tuesday 27 May 2025, a Service of Baptism and Confirmation was the College’s final Chapel service of Semester 1. During the service Auryn Griffiths was baptised by the Chaplain and Auryn, Hunter Hyde and Rory Lambert, were Confirmed by the Bishop of South Sydney, the Rt Rev. Dr Michael Stead.  Baptism is an outward sign of the inward transformation that comes through turning to Christ and putting one’s faith in him, that moment when a person publicly declares his or her faith and discipleship. Baptism is with water in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and the candidate proclaims the heart of the Gospel: that Jesus died for their sins, was buried, and rose again, identifying themselves with Jesus as Lord and Saviour. Confirmation is for those already baptised who wish to make a mature and public affirmation of their faith in Jesus Christ. It is also the moment when the Church formally recognises and confirms their membership within the Body of Christ.

During the service Auryn is Baptised by the College Chaplain the Rev’d Antony Weiss prior to the Confirmation rite.

Conducted by our Director of Music, Dr Jack Stephens, the Choral Communion service was sung by the Chapel Choir augmented by over 20 alumni choir members with the setting of Mass in Honour of Mary MacKillop by David Drury, College Organist and Composer-in-Residence. The Bishop gave the sermon on building life on good foundations and the service concluded with Fanfare by William Matthias played by 2025 Organ Scholar, Bailey Yeates.

The enlarged chapel choir including over 20 choir alumni rehearses

After the Service family, friends and choristers all gathered down at the Salisbury concluding what was a particularly special evening in the life of St Paul’s College.

After the service, sampling the Salisbury Larger are: the Chaplain, Rev’d Antony Weiss, the Bishop of South Sydney, Rt Rev’d Dr Michael Stead, and the Warden Rev’d Dr Ed Loane.