St Ignatius Church Norwood

Saturday, April 27

Jesuit leader visits SA

Jesuit Superior General Fr Arturo Sosa, the Venezuelan head of the Society of Jesus, visited Australia to oversee a change of Jesuit leadership in the Asia-Pacific region last month.

Honouring Jesuit pioneers

The Jesuit communities at Norwood and Sevenhill celebrated the 175th anniversary of the first Jesuit presence in Australia in December.

Members of the choir, back from left, Jane and David Barker, Gariella Patti-Reid, Stephen McDonald, Neil Almeida and Gordon Carter; front, Kathy Guerin, Jackie Kitschke, Jeff Baker, Rosemary McGrath and Trish Purvis.

Finding new talent

When St Ignatius Norwood choir leader Veronica Ziesing asked the congregation to consider making a Lenten offering by joining the music preparations for Easter, Rosemary McGrath was quick to take up the offer.

Rejoicing precious jubilees

The Sisters of St Joseph gathered with families and friends to celebrate significant jubilees in the life of 11 of their Sisters on March 19.

Vibrant Korean community welcomes new chaplain

Young, vibrant and faith-filled are some of the wonderful attributes of the Korean Catholic Community based in Norwood, according to new chaplain Fr Paul Park.

Window to crucifixion

A stained glass window depicting Jesus’ crucifixion has become a talking point for Norwood parishioners since its unveiling in St Ignatius’ Church last year.

Rare vestments on display

Vestments sewn by women of the Austrian court for the first Jesuits who came to Sevenhill in 1848 were displayed at St Ignatius parish, Norwood, as part of the parish’s sesquicentenary celebrations.