Read About The Legal Ink Urban Art Program 
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As community distress heightened and the costs of cleaning, escalated the need to be creative in dealing with the ever increasing problems of graffiti, tagging and related behaviours drew together a group of community minded people in Armadale.
From discussions with local businesses, Polytechnic West, local High Schools, and the young people themselves the “Legal Ink program was developed in 2009 which St Matthew’s coordinated with a grant of $30,000 from the Office of Crime Prevention.
The project was aimed at bringing thirteen to seventeen year old young people off the streets and into an environment that would value their artistic talents.
Participants in the program were encouraged and tutored by local artists into using their talents creatively and legally rather than in destructive and illegal ways. View The Full Story
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View The Full Story | Read About The Church Cafe 
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serves Fair Trade Coffee only
Fairtrade is about better prices, decent working conditions, local sustainability, and fair terms of trade for farmers and workers in the developing world. By requiring companies to pay sustainable prices, Fairtrade addresses the injustices of conventional trade, which traditionally discriminates against the poorest, weakest producers. It enables them to improve their position and have more control over their lives. |
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The Church Café is the beating heart of the Church in Armadale. Operated entirely by “volunteers” the café is open from 10am till 3pm Monday to Friday and it boasts the “best espresso coffee the freshest food ” and the friendliest service in Armadale. Most of the food is cooked on site. The fridge is always full of tempting cakes, slices and biscuits. The smell of hot soup wafts through the café, while hot meals and freshly made sandwiches are served by our committed staff.
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St Matthew's Anglican Church Armadale
Welcomes you!
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108 Jull St
Armadale
WA 6112
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Phone: 08 9497 7080
Fax: 08 9399 6355
E-mail: jgboyle@bigpond.com
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| Read About Worship at St Matthew's 
Worship at St Matthew’s is family friendly and welcoming with Holy
Communion and Morning Prayer services structured around “A Prayer Book for Australia.” We use both traditional and contemporary music played on a beautiful pipe organ and a piano. A small group of singers assists the congregation in learning new music and sings during communion on Sunday mornings. There is a children’s area in the church where children are free to wander. This area is stocked with “quiet” toys and drawing materials. The children are provided with activity materials and are targeted with a “kids talk” at an appropriate time during the service.
St Matthew’s organ is an outstanding musical instrument, it is one of only twelve built in Queensland. It has two full racks of pipes, the flute pipes have a distinctive sound caused by the mixture of zinc and lead used in their manufacture. It was purchased by St Matthew’s in 1994 and took almost three weeks to re-build on site. It is played on Sunday mornings and at weddings and funerals by special request. |
| Read About The History of St Matthew's Armadale 
St Matthew's Church was constructed in 1904, to a design by architect Joseph John Talbot Hobbs (later Sir).
St Matthew's Church was the second church in Armadale, the first being the Congregational Church built the previous year. The foundation stone for St Matthew's was laid by the Bishop of Perth, Reverend C. 0. L. Riley, on 1October 1904 and the Church was consecrated by Bishop Riley on the 18th December of the same year.
The acquisition by Martin Jull of a stained glass window depicting St Matthew is claimed to be the reason the Church was so named. In the early 1960’s Armadale parishioners decided to enlarge their church. Architects Forbes & Fitzhardinge designed a modern addition to the 1904 Church which was opened on the 12th April 1964. See The Conservation Plan |
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| View the Church Graf Exibition 
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