Posts Categorized: News and Events

Last week we celebrated the feast of the Sacred Heart, the name given to our parish. There are many parishes under the patronage of the Sacred Heart in our diocese. The symbol of the heart as the symbol of love is appropriate to the heart of Jesus. When I speak to the children, they can… Read more

Well the big news this week in the parish is the arrival of the new Yamaha Clavinova piano/organ. We have traded in our Yamaha organ to offset our costs. This organ I purchased when I arrived in the parish 14 years ago.  We rely heavily on the floppy discs for our music and the disc… Read more

This was launched officially in our diocese on Pentecost Sunday, the birthday of the Church.  We would all hope that it reigns in new hope for the Church in Australia. There are some positive signs. I like the Plenary Prayer; we are asked to reflect on the question:  “What do you think God is asking… Read more

Some four years ago I was approached by Mary McCormick on behalf of others for permission to put together a history of the parish. A previous undertaking was done by Fr Michael Endicott and his history covered 1878 to 1930. The parish was to celebrate 140 years in 2018 so they were wishing to have… Read more

Most times when writing under News and Events I am writing about some news that I would like to share. On this occasion it is about a special occasion which we all celebrate twice.  The occasion being Mother’s Day. We say it is often over commercialised and that can be so, but we can still… Read more

It may be part of the ageing process or a little bit of nostalgia because last week I spoke about time with a couple of old school buddies and this week I had lunch with my ageing brothers. The four of us meet every 6-8 weeks regardless of any other catch up in between time…. Read more

I have just spent several days with two school friends of mine. I went through primary and some secondary years with them. I broke tradition and went to a (Catholic) Technical School. We spent our teenager years together which included going to dances, sharing birthdays and being there (me) for their weddings. Employment, relationships, marriage,… Read more

Recently I was invited to attend the 80th birthday of Mons Peter, as he is affectionately called. It was held in one of the function rooms in a hotel in Mooroopna. Fortunately it was a large room because there was a very large gathering for a sit down luncheon. These occasions are always very joyous… Read more

We have had another beautiful spiritual experience with Holy Week and then the Easter Triduum. Well before Easter, Judith was making changes and printing the details of each of the (6) ceremonies. Then she and Marli were busy co-ordinating what was on the screen, with its beautiful graphics and with the ceremony itself.  The setting… Read more

I know of a family company which has developed into a very large business so much so that it is now operating in all states of Australia, in China and the United Kingdom. This rather large family and their respective families would be seen as being ‘well off’.  They have worked hard and reaped the… Read more