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Celebrating our Volunteers
On the 27 / 28 May we celebrated our wonderful volunteers at weekend masses. Volunteers were given a Parish renewable bag and a special...
Jane
Jul 4, 20231 min read
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Original song about Port Phillip Bay
Chris Lazzaro, a wonderful musician and occassional teacher at St Columba Primary School has recently prepared a powerpoint presentation...
Jane
Jun 9, 20221 min read
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Celebrating ANZAC Day Elwood style
The Friends of the Elwood RSL organised a wonderful ANZAC Day commemoration on the Elwood foreshore. Proceedings commenced with a prayer...
Jane
Apr 27, 20221 min read
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Massive Murray Paddle
Our wonderful Andy from school and her team of fantastic paddlers are once again undertaking the gruelling Massive Murray Paddle and...
Jane
Feb 18, 20221 min read
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Saving our Sacred Heart Statue
A few years ago, Neville, one of our wonderful parishioners, volunteered to try and resurrect our Sacred Heart statue. It was in pieces...
Jane
Feb 9, 20221 min read
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St Columba has been verified as an IB World School
St Columba primary school: International Baccalaureate (IB) world school Excerpt from Principal, Daniella Maddalena’s in a recent school...
Jane
Dec 17, 20212 min read
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Spring- fresh blooms can lift a jaded spirit
In these times of COVID and the protracted lockdown it has been difficult sometimes to pick myself up, a feeling I’m sure, not unfamiliar...
Toni
Sep 12, 20213 min read
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FR JOHN INDUCTED INTO HALL OF FAME
On Friday 19 March 2021, Fr John was inducted into the Salesian College Hall of Fame. Fr John and four others were recognised and...
Jane
Mar 23, 20211 min read
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Cookalong 23rd October 2020
Grand Final Eve saw members of our parish and wider community come together for a cooking workshop run by yours truly. Some participants...
Toni
Oct 25, 20203 min read
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Art and Soul
My dear friends, Being home because of COVID19 gave extra time to start a website on art and spirituality. The website is called Art and...
Adrian
Aug 23, 20201 min read
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Spreading the Good News
The Archdiocese of Melbourne Youth Office has been in contact with us, getting to know our young adult group's mission, activities, goals...
Youth Minister
Jul 24, 20202 min read
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Listening to God
On Friday night the Young Adults met via zoom, focusing on the theme of encountering God in the scriptures. As St Jerome says, "when we...
Youth Minister
Jul 19, 20202 min read
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The Bread of Life
Last Friday night our lovely young women Allie and Natalia led our young adults on a reflection on the Eucharist - the true presence of...
Youth Minister
Jul 6, 20202 min read
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Serving and Sharing Gifts: The Work of an Apostle
Though restrictions have tightened again, the young adults have still been able to meet together with a maximum of 10 people each week....
Youth Minister
Jun 27, 20201 min read
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Peace in the Storm
The 'new normal' for our young adults group didn't stop us from connecting in a deep and prayerful night (at a safe social distance and...
Youth Minister
Jun 20, 20202 min read
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Mingle on a Monday
Sharing a reflection of our first "Mingle on a Monday" event from Kelley McMenamin - a parishioner who now lives in Ireland. Dia dhaoibh!...
Carlo Marcon
Jun 2, 20202 min read
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Happy Birthday!
Happy birthday to the Church! The feast of Pentecost marks the birth of the church. On listening to Bishop Robert Barron’s homily, I...
Youth Minister
May 30, 20206 min read
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The Feast of the Ascension of Our Lord: What it means for our lives
The Ascension can be a hard idea for people to understand. What does that have to do with me? What does the feast mean for us today? Well...
Youth Minister
May 24, 20202 min read
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The great realisation
When I came across this viral video sent to me from one of our parishioners this week, I could not stop watching it and sharing it. It's...
Adrian
May 9, 20201 min read
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Our Young Adults - Hope filled as ever!
April Update Over the past month with “stay at home” restrictions, social distancing and online liturgies, our young adults have...
Youth Minister
May 2, 20203 min read
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