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Mother’s Day

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

The Four Brothers

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

Old Times

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

Mons Peter Jeffrey

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

EASTER CEREMONIES

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