St Brigid's Rosary Group (Longreach) have purchased a modest, but beautiful, statue of Saint Joseph that is now displayed in the Church.  Previously when they had novenas to Saint Joseph they would lament the absence of an image of him in their Church and so decided to do something about this.  After much consideration, the Parish Pastoral Council agreed to its presence in the Church and it is now installed.

A very special thank you must go to both the small group of ladies who gather for Rosary, and also the generous local building contractor and hardware supplier who donated the materials along with the time and talents of himself and his staff to install the statue.  When asked 'What material would you like the shelf to be made from?', a rosary group member replied 'Well, silky oak like the pews would be nice'.  She was advised that it might be necessary to lower her expectations a little!  But low and behold, the men managed to source an appropriately sized piece of silky oak and carefully shaped it for the space available.

The statue was officially unveiled at Mass on Wednesday 15 July and I'm sure it will be another focal point of reverence for many generations to come.

Loretta McKeering