News from Emerald
Police Chaplaincy
Fr Raj and Rev Rod McLennan receiving their Police Chaplaincy stoles at the Emerald Ceremony held in August. Fr Raj and Rev Rod will preside at the 2019 Police Remembrance Mass, along with other church leaders within our community. The Mass will be held at St Patrick’s on Friday, 27 September, St Patrick’s Church.
Multicultural Mass
On Sunday, 25 August St Patrick’s Parish acknowledged and celebrated the diversity of its faith community. The theme was: We acknowledge with grateful hearts the many voices that pray with one voice in our parish. Readings, prayers, song and dance were presented in Tongan, Filipino, Irish, Zimbabwean and Indian. Families came in traditional dress and the parish was a sea of vibrant colour and sounds. A shared meal followed where the egg sandwiches and lamingtons took second place to the sensational rice and pasta dishes, continental sweets and spicy soups.