Youngsters share vision of Church
Age is no barrier when it comes to having a say on the future of the local Church, as students at St Bernadette’s School in St Mary’s discovered when they participated in a pre-Dialogue Week session recently.
Age is no barrier when it comes to having a say on the future of the local Church, as students at St Bernadette’s School in St Mary’s discovered when they participated in a pre-Dialogue Week session recently.
In its 60th year, Caritas Australia’s annual Lenten appeal was launched in the place where it all began – St Bernadette’s Church at St Mary’s – on Shrove Tuesday.
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Eight months after their parents were tragically killed in a car crash, Bhava and Palvith are smiling again and full of hope, thanks largely to the wonderful support of their loving aunt, family friends, members of the Indian community and St Bernadette’s School.
With families from over 20 different cultural backgrounds and many different religions represented in the school community, there is no wonder that Harmony Day is such a big celebration at St Bernadette’s School in St Mary’s.
Weekday Mass followed by a cuppa and a good old natter is providing the perfect way for parishioners at Seacombe Gardens to provide a warm sense of welcome and outreach to all members of the community.
When Iris Steward, Nora Nelson, Myrt Lynch and Gert Richards got together on July 23 1969 to start making clothes for needy families, little did they know that 50 years later the St Marys Sewing Group would still be meeting once a week and producing thousands of items each year.
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