Welcome New Parishioners

On Friday, 1^st March, the Parish Team and Parish Stewardship Council hosted the annual New Parishioners Welcome soiree.  Name tags were affixed to “lost -looking” souls and introductions made, drinks and finger food were served, and conversations started. This is a great way for the brave new parishioners to meet a small group of locals and become familiar with parish people and activities. They shared their experiences of parish to date as well as a brief portrayal of themselves, their families, their town or country of origin, and the skills they have that may be offered as gift to our parish. We have gained several very good cooks, three ukulele players, a singer-songwriter, a karaoke champ, a tennis player who loves a beer, a keyboard player, a guitarist, and some singers, and a young family. We see them now at Mass and can say “hello”.

100 Years Celebration of the Christian Brothers in Bundaberg

 The weekend of February 23^rd & 24^th was set aside on the “old boys’” calendars for this celebration of great achievement by a group of dedicated Christian Brothers 100 years ago. The brothers founded the Bundaberg school in February 1919, offering boys education from grade 5 through 12, until they merged with the girls' Loyola College in 1984 to create what we now know as Shalom College. The first four principals of Shalom were Christian Brothers, with the longest standing brother, Br Rochford, remaining on staff until the end of last year.

To celebrate Shalom College hosted a dinner inviting Brothers, past students and staff of Bundaberg Christian College and Shalom College, with Mass the following morning at Holy Rosary Church.  All the guests at the dinner enjoyed looking through the old hand written enrolment book from Bundaberg Christian Brothers as well as photos, newspaper clippings and memorabilia from the 100 years.