Joy to serve in country parishes
Born and raised in the city, Fr Peter Milburn spent many years as a parish priest in the country – times that he remembered fondly in the lead up to his 60th anniversary celebrations next month.
Born and raised in the city, Fr Peter Milburn spent many years as a parish priest in the country – times that he remembered fondly in the lead up to his 60th anniversary celebrations next month.
The launch of a book comprising stories of past and present priests and people of the Kangaroo Island parish will be one of the highlights of the community’s 70th anniversary celebrations next month.
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Seventeen year old Audrey Robinson likes nothing better than being in the water and catching a wave when she visits her beloved Kangaroo Island. So when the opportunity arose for her to combine her passion for surfing with her Year 12 studies, she jumped at the chance.
Ashes taken from a blackened roadside on Kangaroo Island have provided a symbolic reminder of devastation and new hope for locals who attended an ecumenical Ash Wednesday service on February 26.
When the devastation from the recent bushfires in South Australia became clear, a group of female prisoners in Adelaide decided they wanted to help those affected in some way.
A month after bushfires devastated areas of the Adelaide Hills and Kangaroo Island, local parishioners have spoken about picking up the pieces with the support of their local Catholic communities and charities.
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