On Thursday the 15th of August, St Joseph’s Primary school in Collingwood, Melbourne gathered for a whole school mass to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption. Two students of the school, Brandon and Benji also celebrated their baptisms into the faith.
On the 20th of July, the Our Lady of The Southern Cross celebrated "Christmas in July" for their parish fun night, a popular event that occurs every year.
All parishes have their own characters, activities, and special quirks that make them just a little bit different, a little bit special compared to everyone else. St John Bosco in Engadine, (about 35km south of Sydney) is no different! It is an incredibly active parish with a vibrant community, that sees a wide range of people come together to form the parish community. It has all the trappings of a normal parish, however one of its special quirks is that of the travelling Mary statues.
On Sunday the 7th of July fifteen Ministers of the Word of God and twenty Ministers of the Eucharist made their renewals with the blessing of their ministry at the St Francis De Sales Parish in Salelologa, Savaii, Samoa. Their preparation begun the night before, with a seminar given by parish priest Fr Visesio Tovia Muliaga on the theme of “Faithful as God’s Servants”.
Saint John Bosco Parish of Nasinu, in Suva, Fiji is the baby of the Salesians in East-Asia Oceana, still in its infancy yet growing stronger day by day! Initial construction of the parish church begun last January and the presbytery has finally been opened but until now, the Parish hall has not been able to be completed, due to a year-long delay in the delivery of vital steel.